A free festival is coming to Reading as the town’s flagship celebration event to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Water Fest will see Forbury Gardens, Abbey Ruins and the River Kennet transformed by music and dance acts including Ukrainian dance group Prolisok on June 4.

A huge array of traders, charities and community organisations will line the Kennet and Chestnut Walk, where, visitors will also have the chance to spot beautifully painted boats and a duck race.

“This exciting ‘Royal’ themed event will be brim-full of exciting activities and performances, alongside arts and crafts activities galore,” said Adele Barnett-Ward, Reading Borough councillor for Leisure and Culture.

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“I’m also delighted to welcome Ukrainian Dance group Prolisok – I can’t wait to see their folk routines on the Global Stage.

This will be the thirty-third Water Fest, with favourites such as Ding Dong Daddios, Dolly and the Clothespegs, and La Mort Subite and Limpopo Groove returning to the Chestnut walk floating stage.

Visitors might also bump into a few characters from the past, dressed in full replica costumes, as they wander around Reading’s historic quarter.

Join Reading Museum and The Museum of English Rural Life with Museum on Wheels, where you can handle some real objects from Huntley and Palmers, and have a go at the biscuit or jubilee themed craft.

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In the Forbury Gardens where Blue Collar Street Food will be offering a great selection of food and drink from around the world.

Four artists in residence will be collecting inspiration and sharing their creative processes within and around the grounds of Reading Abbey in recognition of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Join Becoming Mums and mothers from all across the town for ‘Mothers are Queens’ sharing stories in their new project based on Chestnut Walk on the day. Bring a piece of fabric that means something to you and join in with the Jubilee quilt making.

The event will take place between 11am and 5pm, thanks Reading Borough Council in partnership with the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust.