Whitley carnival 2025
On Sunday 20th of July 2025 we were part of the Whitley carnival. The theme this year was ‘Our beautiful world’. The event kicked off with a parade at 12pm from Reading Girls School, finishing at South Reading Leisure Centre. The parade included live music, costumes, dancing, with local children, families, schools, arts organisations and volunteers celebrating together.
Whitley carnival 2023
On Sunday 11th June 2023, Aspire2 presented its BIGGEST-EVER event… Whitley Carnival, with 5000+ people attending! The theme for this year’s Carnival was Whitley: Past, Present, and Future with all the performances, art, and culture reflecting exactly that!
A great community event
Whitley Carnival is a joint project with Whitley CDA that launched on Sunday 11th June 2023, with two parades that took place in the streets of Whitley. Following the parades, a Fun Day was arranged at the John Madejski Academy, including workshops and stalls put on by talent and charities from all over Reading.
The residents and community of Whitley joined the streets from noon, where two walking Carnival Parades departed from Reading Girls School and Ridgeway Primary School. The Parades included live music, dancing, costumes, props, puppets, walking sculptures, and more.