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Are You Listening?

May 2027, TBA

About AYL?

Are You Listening? Festival is expected to return to Reading in 2027...

Established in 2013, AYL? has enjoyed a decade long partnership with Reading Mencap, a local charity that supports people with Learning Disabilities and their families, raising nearly £100,000 in the process.

Shortlisted as a ‘Grassroots Champion’ nominee at the first national LIVE Awards in 2023, AYL? won ‘Cultural Contribution at the ‘Pride of Reading’ Awards in 2024, and has previously won ‘Festival of the Year’ and ‘Partnership in the Arts’ at the Reading Cultural Awards plus ‘Event of the Year’ at the inaugural Alt Reading Awards.