Click below to see past events and showcases.
In the CultureMix Arts Archive you can read about past events and activities.
Archive - Events & Showcases
Jazz Reggae Afrobeat Concert
Youth Orchestra finale performance
Mon 27 Nov 2023 6.30pm-7pm.
CultureMix Centre Reading
Black History Month Festival 2023
Black History Month with CultureMix Arts celebrates diversity with reggae and calypso showcase events free for under 16s.
RASPO Showcase
75th Windrush Anniversary Event
Sat 21 Oct 6.30-8.30pm
Tickets £5/£7.50. Under 12s FREE
Reggae Fridays
Reggae Fridays Open Mic night with live band the Reading Reggae Collective and guest performances
RASPO Live!
25th Anniversary
Sat 26 Nov 2022 4-6pm
Tickets £5. 7-10pm Soca DJ Party £7. Both £10
Soca Dance Class
Soca Dance Classes @ CultureMix Centre
Saturdays 14, 21, 28 October 10.30am-11.30pm.
Tickets £5
Carnival of the World
Our free annual international event is a cultural carnival showcase of live music, song, dance and the Broad Street Parade.
Steel Band Festival
Featuring hundreds of school children in a spectacular showcase orchestra of steel pan music, song and dance.
Peace and Love Concerts
The Peace and Love Concerts celebrate musical diversity and provide emerging artists with access to high quality live music venues for showcase performances with established artists.
Distant Mix Project
Distant Mix is an online lockdown music project with RASPO and guests.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
RASPO performs at The BBC Sports Personality of the Year, a glittering annual event televised live to millions of viewers.
RASPO at Reading Carnival
The RASPO Marquee returns to Reading Carnival for a day of performances and free have a go workshops with steel pans.
Notting Hill Carnival
RASPO performs annually in the famous London Notting Hill Carnival with international collaborations featuring guests like Ylê de Égbá from NE Brazil.
UK Steel Band Championship
RASPO wins 4th place in the London Notting Hill Carnival 2018 National UK Steel Band Championship known as 'Panorama'
Reggae for Reparations
CultureMix presented Donstrumental Dubz and Jnr Watson for a Reading Dub Club collaboration at RISC Reading to celebrate Black History Month with talks, food, live music and dancing.
CultureMix at Readipop Fest
CultureMix regularly presents a showcase of artists at the Readipop Festival in June at Christchurch Meadows in Caversham.
Calypso & Carols Concerts
Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra presents the annual Calypso and Carols fundraising concerts in Reading UK.
