About

The Maidenhead Town Show is a free to attend, not-for-profit annual 'country show in the town' in its 12th year, that brings together local people to celebrate their creativity.

It is led by Craft Coop, a CIC that supports over 150 local crafters with advice and low-cost shared retail space. The Show developed as Craft Coop wanted to give local non-professional artists and craftspeople the chance to share what they do - and to celebrate local creativity of all kinds.

The event has been growing since it began in 2013 with just 10 entrants in 4 classes. At the 10th Maidenhead Town Show in October 2024, we raised over £3500 for Thames Valley Adventure Playground (TVAP). In addition the Nicholsons Centre enjoyed footfall of 7,686, the highest footfall day for a Simday since Christmas Eve 2023 - the town was a-buzz!

The Maidenhead Show has grown from several tables in the shopping centre to a multi-site event across Maidenhead.

More specifically, in 2024, there were

28 craft competition categories - all free for children
6 dog show categories
40+ craftstalls, 10 local F&B providers and funfair rides
100+ participants of craft sessions (children and adults)
25+ volunteers to help set up
Many local musicians, morris dancers and a ceroq school
1 main charities - plus 10+ community organisations
A sponsored petting zoo for children and Maidenhead's biggest ever raffle...
In addition to Joshua Reynolds MP and a great MCee!

The Town Show has been held in several different locations across the Town Centre, including the the library amphitheatre. Since 2022, we joined the Nicholsons Centre's own fundraising event, to create an indoor-outdoor event incorporating the High Street providing an easy access, indoor-outdoor, weatherproof, safe venue, with lots going on.

The Town Show is volunteer-led and brings people together to celebrate local creativity in all its forms. Every year it grows in popularity and we can't wait to make the Maidenhead Town Show 2025 the best it has ever been and attract even more people, building a sense of pride in our town. Given the success of last year, we will be keeping the date as a Sunday again this year to take over the whole High Street and benefit from free parking!