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Reading, MA: snow rules, trash delays and events
What Reading has posted for the holiday weeks: winter parking and snow rules. Every item links to the town's own page.
Photo: John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0About Reading
Reading's oldest building is the Parker Tavern at 103 Washington Street, built in 1694 by the blacksmith and farmer Abraham Bryant Jr. The town acquired it in 1916, the Reading Antiquarian Society bought it in 1923, and the society opened it as a house museum in 1930.
The tavern is open to visitors on Sundays from 2 to 5 pm, May through October.
Sources: Parker Tavern: History.
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Snow and trash rules at a glance
- Overnight winter parking. No parking on any street or town lot 1-6 a.m. Details below
- Snow emergencies. Town Manager (or designee) declares a snow emergency on the DPW Director's advice; parking rules change for its duration. Details below
- Christmas trees. Reading picks up trees curbside one week in January and also takes them at the Compost Center on one January Saturday. Details below
Winter parking and snow rules in Reading
Standing rule. No parking on any street or town lot 1-6 a.m. (Traffic Rules Sec. 5.9, Oct 2026). Police enforce streets only when snow is forecast; Downtown and town lots are enforced always. Fine $25. Traffic Rules and Regulations (Oct 2026) ↗
Snow emergencies. Town Manager (or designee) declares a snow emergency on the DPW Director's advice; parking rules change for its duration. Cars on the street are ticketed and towed at the owner's cost. Traffic Rules and Regulations (Oct 2026) ↗
Alerts. Parking-ban notices go on the town website and social media; trash postponements go out by automated call, website and social media. Sign up for Community Alerts and Trash Alerts. Reading Notify Me / Alert Center signup ↗
Public works: Department of Public Works, Highway Division, 781-942-9092. Rules as of November 8, 2026; confirm with the town before relying on them.
Holiday trash and recycling in Reading
Reading has not posted a 2026 holiday trash schedule. Check the town's collection page for changes.
Collection by Republic Services. Fully automated town carts since July 6, 2026; weekly trash and recycling same day; recycling out by 6 a.m. DPW 781‑942‑9077.
Christmas trees. Reading picks up trees curbside one week in January and also takes them at the Compost Center on one January Saturday. The town has not posted 2027 dates. Source ↗
Events in Reading
No confirmed 2026 events in Reading yet. These are the next confirmed events around Greater Boston, and the full list has filters.
Tue, Nov 10 · Doors 7 pm, show 8 pm
Geoff Tate: Operation: Mindcrime, The Final Chapter
The former Queensryche singer performs the 1988 concept album Operation: Mindcrime from start to finish.
On now · Nov 6 - Dec 27
Snowport
Outdoor winter village with a 130+ vendor holiday market, food and drink, iceless curling, a Christmas tree market and photo spots.
Tue, Nov 10 · Doors 6:30 pm, show 7:30 pm
The Music Box Open Mic
Hosted open mic night with Brian Donnelly in the Off Cabot room.
Near Reading
Confirmed events within about 8 miles, nearest first.
- Saturday Story Time (ages 3‑5), Wakefield · Nov 21 - Dec 12 · about 2 mi
- Family Trivia at the Library, Wakefield · Nov 27 · about 2 mi
- One Up Games: History of Nintendo, Wakefield · Dec 5 · about 2 mi
- Thanksgiving Holiday Market (Wakefield Farmers Market), Wakefield · Nov 21 · about 2 mi
- 23rd Annual Tree Lighting on the Town Common, Stoneham · Nov 29 · about 3 mi
- It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Stoneham · Nov 27 - Dec 20 · about 3 mi
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