An award winning street show, Punch and Judy, circus shows, balloon modelling and stilt walkers will transform the town centre into a children's playground next week. They have been lined up for the annual Town Centre Day on May 30th, one of the highlights of Reading's Children's Festival, when streets and stores come alive with music and mayhem.

To complement the children's event Reading Town centre will also see comparable events for adults; the "Are You Looking At Me Bird" street show, wife beating puppets sponsored by Stella, the Friar Street Freak Show, Inflate the Durex Over Your Head competition and 100 Yard Pissed High-Heel staggering. These events have been lined up for every Friday and Saturday night for the foreseeable future, when the streets and pubs come alive with loud music, stabbings, punchings and mayhem.