
Upcoming events.
Stay connected with what’s happening in our community! Check out the list below for upcoming events you won’t want to miss. From local meetings and town events, to educational workshops and public gatherings, there’s something for everyone.
Send us an email at tgregory@TheReadingObserver.com to add local events to the calendar.
Scroll down to explore highlights from past events and see what we’ve been up to!

Commercial Peak Demand Response Webinar
This webinar is designed specifically for RMLD commercial and industrial customers and will share details and benefits of PDR and the RMLD Commercial PDR program.

August Blood Pressure Screening
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Frank Tanner (22 Frank Tanner Drive)
Take a proactive step toward better health - stop by for a free, walk-in blood pressure screening with the Town Nurse.
Regular blood pressure monitoring is a simple but powerful way to protect your health. High blood pressure often has no noticeable symptoms but can increase your risk for serious conditions like heart disease, stroke, and kidney problems.

Green Communities Designation Event
Reading is excited to host a Green Communities Designation Recognition Event on the Reading Town Common on Thursday, August 21st at 10:00 am. This event will include Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney, Representatives of the Reading Delegation, the Reading Select Board, Various town committees, and Town of Reading employees. RCTV will record the recognition event and post it for distribution. The general public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Reading Voices: Tell Your Story, Live!
Everyone has a story to tell - what's yours? Take your writing or personal experience from page to stage and tell us out loud in a Moth-style live community storytelling event.

Reading Community Singers Open Rehearsals
Mark your calendar! The Reading Community Singers is pleased to announce our Fall season will begin with Three OPEN Rehearsals, starting Tuesday, August 26, 2025, and continuing on to September 2 and 9. New and Returning Singers are welcome!
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.

Select Board Office Hours with Karen Gately Herrick
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: Pleasant Street Center (49 Pleasant Street)
Stop by to ask questions, share your thoughts, or just say hello! Office hours with State Senator Jason Lewis will follow office hours with Karen Gately Herrick.

Reading Community Singers Open Rehearsals
Mark your calendar! The Reading Community Singers is pleased to announce our Fall season will begin with Three OPEN Rehearsals, starting Tuesday, August 26, 2025, and continuing on to September 2 and 9. New and Returning Singers are welcome!

Fall Street Faire
Excitement is building as the Reading Rotary begins preparations for the annual Reading Fall Street Faire, one of the town’s most beloved community events! Mark your calendars for this fun-filled day featuring food, entertainment, family activities, and more.

Select Board Office Hours with Karen Gately Herrick
Date: Monday, September 8, 2025
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: Pleasant Street Center (49 Pleasant Street)
Stop by to ask questions, share your thoughts, or just say hello! Office hours with State Senator Jason Lewis will follow office hours with Karen Gately Herrick.
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.

Reading Community Singers Open Rehearsals
Mark your calendar! The Reading Community Singers is pleased to announce our Fall season will begin with Three OPEN Rehearsals, starting Tuesday, August 26, 2025, and continuing on to September 2 and 9. New and Returning Singers are welcome!

Best Selling Author Juliette Fay Book Reading and Signing
Join this special author event with bestselling novelist Juliette Fay as she shares her new historical fiction book The Harvey Girls, a novel celebrating female empowerment, loyalty, and friendship.

Town of Reading Finance Committee Financial Forum
Finance Committee to hold a Financial forum for residents to gain a better understanding of the Town’s financial status and upcoming Capital projects.
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.

Reading Vaccine Clinic
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Coolidge Middle School (89 Birch Meadow Drive)
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.

Beer Garden on Reading Common
Hosted by the Reading - North Reading Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Reading in conjunction with Fitness Within and the Operation Run to Heal 5K road race preceding the Beer Garden.

Reading Vaccine Clinic
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Coolidge Middle School (89 Birch Meadow Drive)
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.

Connected Reading
Whether you're a new resident, remember the days of The Atlantic, or arrived sometime in between, you are welcome to Connected Reading: An Open House for Our Community!
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.

Reading Vaccine Clinic
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Coolidge Middle School (89 Birch Meadow Drive)

Puzzle & Board Game Swap
Do you love puzzles and games? Now's your chance to refresh your collection! Trade your old favorites for exciting new ones at the library, where you can snag a free puzzle or game!
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.
Select Board Meeting
Information will be updated when the agenda and packet are posted prior to the meeting.

Bike Rally
Decorate your bike, meet other riders, learn some bike safety tips, and join our bike parade. This event is rain or shine.

Vehicle Day
It's the 26th annual Vehicle Day at the Reading Public Library! Join your children's librarians in the library parking lot for some bright & early touch-a-truck fun. This event is rain or shine.

Select Board Office Hours with Karen Rose-Gillis
Date: Monday, August 11, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Town Hall, Berger Conference Room (16 Lowell Street)
Stop by to ask questions, share your thoughts, or just say hello!

Silent Reading Party
Kick back in the fresh air for reading and discussion, and beach vibes out on the library lawn! Join us for refreshing lunchtime summer snacks and beverages, and share with others what you're reading!
Kick back in the fresh air for reading, discussion, and beach vibes on the library lawn! Join us for refreshing lunchtime summer snacks and beverages and share with others what you're reading!
Gather on the library lawn (or inside if you prefer!) for 30 minutes of silent reading of your current summer picks. Then we'll have refreshing summer snacks and beverages to chat and share recommendations with fellow readers! Teens and adults welcome.
All books, new or old, finished or newly opened, are welcome. Bring a folding chair, a beach towel, or a summer hat and sunscreen to soak up the rays!
Recommended reads will become a "Patron Summer Picks" list to share with the community.
Attendees will be entered into a raffle for a summer beach-themed giveaway, and an extra entry into summer reading program prize raffles for gift cards to local businesses.

August Blood Pressure Screening
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Pleasant Street Center (49 Pleasant Street)
Take a proactive step toward better health - stop by for a free, walk-in blood pressure screening with the Town Nurse.
Regular blood pressure monitoring is a simple but powerful way to protect your health. High blood pressure often has no noticeable symptoms but can increase your risk for serious conditions like heart disease, stroke, and kidney problems.

New England Aquarium Book Signing
The New England Aquarium is hosting a book signing for Charlesbridge Publishing’s recently published Turtles Heading Home! by Liza Ketchum, Phyllis Root, and Jacqueline Briggs Martin.
Select Board Meeting
Discuss and vote on Internal Borrowing related to Killam School, ReCAL, and Birch Meadow Phase II
Discuss Potential Override/Budget Review - Possible ways to Increase Revenues through Review of Field Advertising, Short Term Rentals, and Accessory Dwelling Units Rules and Regulations
Public Hearing: Discuss and Vote on Transfer of All-Alcohol Restaurant Liquor License for Florida Coal Fired Pizza LLC, d/b/a Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, located at 38 Walkers Brook Drive
Discuss forming a Water & Sewer Advisory Committee
Discuss Communication Tracking Methods

Select Board Office Hours with Karen Rose-Gillis
Date: Monday, July 28, 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Presence&Co. (557 Main Street)
Stop by to ask questions, share your thoughts, or just say hello!

Save a Life... Learn How to Stop the Bleed
No matter how fast professional emergency responders arrive, bystanders will always be first on the scene. A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes; therefore, it is important to quickly stop the blood loss.

Silent Reading Party
Silent Reading parties are a simple concept:
Come to the library with whatever book you're currently enjoying
Read it in silence, in the company of other Reading readers
Gather in the Community Room to enjoy refreshments and talk with others about your book(s).

Journey for Sight 5K and 1-mile walk
Join the Reading Lions Club and Friends of Reading Recreation for a special community tradition - the 40th annual Journey for Sight 5K - supporting eye research and vision-related causes through the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Charities.

Impaired Driving & Impact of Medication Management
Join the Reading Health Department and Middlesex Essex Public Health Collaborative for an important community presentation focused on impaired driving and the impact of medication management.

July Blood Pressure Screening
Take a proactive step toward better health - stop by for a free, walk-in blood pressure screening with the Town Nurse.
Select Board Meeting
Public Hearing: Discuss and Vote on Traffic Amendments
Discuss Potential Override/Budget Review (Recurring Discussion)
Discussion on Proposed Montessori School at Mattera Cabin
Discuss Forming a Water & Sewer Rate Advisory Committee
Discuss and Vote on Board & Committee FY26 Budget Requests
Discuss Communication Tracking Method

The Top Ten Genealogy Resources You Should Use
Join Linda MacIver, educator, lecturer, librarian, and genealogy researcher, in a virtual presentation on the best genealogy resources available to help you explore your family’s history. Linda will introduce you to the 10 genealogy resources you should use them.

July Blood Pressure Screening
Take a proactive step toward better health - stop by for a free, walk-in blood pressure screening with the Town Nurse.

Reading PorchFest 2025
Date: Saturday. June 28. 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Various locations throughout Reading

14th Annual Massachusetts Walking Tour 2025
Join the 14th Annual Massachusetts Walking Tour for a unique celebration of community, nature, and local music!
Select Board Meeting
Executive Session Purpose 2 & 3: Public employee committee health insurance agreement (all unions)
Discuss and vote to approve gift of land off Waverly Road
Discuss and vote to dedicate Archive Room per request from the Historical Commission
Update from Ad Hoc Commemoration Establishment Committee (ACE)
Discuss Town Manager goals
Discuss and vote on appointments of Boards & Committees
413 Main Street: Discuss and vote to acquire by gift or eminent domain, an approx. 261 sq. ft. portion of land located at 413 Main, from McDonald’s

Juneteenth Freedom Festival
Join us on Saturday, June 21, for the annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival - a family-friendly celebration honoring the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.

Community Garden Party
Dig into summer with your neighbors at the Community Garden Party!

20th annual Reading Friends & Family Day
Join the Reading Lion’s Club for a day of fun, food, and community!
The Reading Lion’s Club is excited to host the 20th annual Reading Friends and Family Day, also known as Town Day, bringing the community together for a day filled with activities, entertainment, and celebration.
Select Board Meeting
Select Board members to attend the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Advisory Board Executive Meeting

Cofee Connection at Marathon Sports in Reading
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am, with special store hours from 9:00 - 10:00 am
Location: Marathon Sports - 668 Main Street, Reading
Start the day by connecting in person with other business professionals. Finish your morning with new custom fitted shoes and apparel.
Select Board Meeting
Discuss and vote on Juneteenth Resolution
Discuss Arcadia Avenue Parking Issues
Economic Development Update
Public Hearing: Discuss and Vote on FY26 Water, Sewer, and Storm Water rates
Discuss and vote to Approve Inter Municipal Agreement for Regional Assessor through June 30, 2028
Discussion and vote to Extend or Execute a New Grant Agreement with RCTV and/or Instruct Town Manager to Explore Options Outlined in Town Counsel’s Memo
Discuss and vote on Select Board Policy Article 1, Section 1.4 Communication

Community Narcan Training
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Reading Public Library (64 Middlesex Ave)

Reading Pride Parade
Show your support for Reading’s LGBT+ community at the 5th annual Pride Parade & celebration!

Reading Police Department Annual Open House
Come down to the Reading Police Department headquarters to check out the building, enjoy some fun activities, and meet the first responders that serve our community!
