The roads will be bare and the shelves empty come Sunday evening as a nation come together to roar on Gareth Southgate's Three Lions in the final of the 2024 European Championships.
While tens of thousands head out to Berlin for England's second successive final, plenty more will be heading to garden parties and pub gardens in and around Reading.
We asked you, the reader, to recommend some venues for the big game and here is what you came back with.
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Walkabout
The popular Australian-themed bar is always a hit with punters in the town, with memories still fresh in the mind from the 2020 semi-final win and subsequent party in Friar Street after spilling out.
With plenty of room over two floors, tickets are required in advance and cost £7.
Wiston Terrace, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 1DG
👉PACKAGES FOR THE BOOTHS ARE NOW SOLD OUT, HOWEVER WE ARE PRIMARILY A WALK-IN VENUE WITH ALL OF THE TABLES AVAILABLE FOR WALK-INS, WE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED GETTING HERE EARLY ON SUNDAY TO GUARENTEE YOUR SPOT (WHEN WE REACH MAX CAPACITY IT’LL BE 1 IN 1 OUT) pic.twitter.com/MYK33jmT2r
— BLUE COLLAR 🌮🍔🍹 (@bluecollarfood) July 11, 2024
Blue Collar Corner
A smash hit since opening two years ago, it is a joyous celebration of local, independent food and drink vendors.
Perfect for a summer evening but also undercover in case rain makes an appearance, it has been packed out throughout the tournament.
They are taking bookings for booths, however, tables are on a first-come-first-served basis.
Blue Collar Corner, 15 Hosier Street, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 7QL
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The Butler
Recommended by multiple readers online, the Butler has the feel of a local pub while being not far from the town centre.
You can sit back and enjoy real ales in front of their 'Hoodge' screen and in recent weeks free pizza has been on offer.
What more could you want?!
85-91 Chatham St , Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 7DS
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