Festival Team Take Over at Town Show

Photo Credit: Alex Hughes (alex_music_photos)

The Maidenhead Festival team brought a vibrant mix of music and community entertainment to the 12th annual Maidenhead Town Show on Sunday 19th October with their Festival Stage Takeover — a day celebrating local talent and community collaboration.

Held in partnership with Craft Coop, organisers of the much-loved Town Show, the event marked the next in a new programme of community initiatives from the Festival team. These events aim to continue promoting the arts and local engagement across the town following the announcement earlier this year that the annual two-day summer festival in Kidwells Park would not be returning in its traditional format.

The Festival Stage ran from 10am to 4.30pm, opening with Town Crier Chris Brown and Taskmasters Little Alex Horne - Patron of Thames Valley Adventure Playground, the charity being supported at the event.  Maidenhead MP Josh Reynolds was also present to officially launch the show.

Programme highlights included:

• Chance to Dance Stars CIC, a local dance school empowering disabled children and young adults through movement and music.
• Blend Choir, bringing uplifting harmonies and community spirit from their network of over 180 local singers.
• Windsor Ukulele Band, who filled the stage with fun, foot-tapping tunes and singalong favourites.
• Singer-songwriters Tara Deane, Blackmore, and Sophie Henderson, each delivering heartfelt performances celebrating creativity and connection.
• Teresa and Bruno, a violin and guitar duo performing as volunteers to raise funds for TVAP Charity, closing the day with their warm, melodic sound.
• The ever-popular Dog Show, raffle, and competition awards added extra excitement for families and visitors.

Speaking after the event, Lisa Hunter, Maidenhead Festival Chairman, said: “The Festival Stage Takeover was all about keeping the creative heartbeat of Maidenhead alive — giving local performers a platform and bringing people together to celebrate the incredible talent we have right here in our community. It was a joy to collaborate with Craft Coop and see so many smiling faces throughout the day.”
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The Festival team plans to continue running smaller community-focused arts and entertainment events throughout the year, working with local partners to ensure that the spirit of Maidenhead Festival continues to thrive in new and engaging ways.

The next event to look forward to is the Maidenhead Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 22nd November so watch this space!

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