Events
Here is an up-to-date list of the major UK beer festivals for 2009. If you want your festival listed here, please send the details to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
January
21st – 24th January
National Winter Ales Festival
New Century Hall, Manchester
Entry from £2
http://www.alefestival.org.uk/winterales/
23rd – 24th January
Redditch Winter Ale Festival
Entry is £4 and includes a glass and programme
http://www.redditchwaf.org.uk/
29th – 31st January
Bent & Bongs Beer Bash
Formby Hall, Atherton
Entry from £4
http://www.bentnbongs.com/FestivalDetails.asp
31st January
Alton Winter Beer Festival
http://www.altonbeerfestival.co.uk/festivals.html
February
5th – 7th February
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival
Essex County Council Social Club, Chelmsford
Entry from £2, free every day to CAMRA members
http://www.chelmsfordcamra.org.uk/wbf/index.html
5th – 7th February
Pendle Beer Festival
Municipal Hall, Colne
Entry from £2, free to CAMRA members
http://www.pendlebeerfestival.co.uk/
6th – 7th February
Tewkesbury CAMRA Winter Ale Festival
http://www.tewkesburycamra.org.uk/
6th – 7th February
Chesterfield Beer Festival
Chesterfield
Over 100 real ales
Tickets from £5 (includes souvenir glass, programme and first pint)
http://www.chesterfieldbeerfestival.org.uk/
6th – 7th February
Ilkley Beer Festival
Kings Hall & Winter Gardens, Ilkley
Tickets £5 including glass, programme and first pint
http://www.ilkleybeerfestival.org.uk/
6th – 7th February
Lichfield Winter Beer and Wine Festival
Lichfield Guildhall
Entry £1 before 5.30pm, £2/2.50 after
http://www.lichfieldarts.org.uk/winterbeer.asp
18th – 21st February
Rotherham Oakwood 2009 Real Ale & Music Festival
Oakwood, near Rotherham
Tickets £7.50 advance, £10 on the door (includes souvenir glass)
19th – 21st February
Liverpool Beer Festival
SOLD OUT
http://www.merseycamra.org.uk/page9/page9.html
26th – 28th February
Harrogate Beer Festival
Harrogate International Centre
Tickets £10 including souvenir glass and 8 beer tokens (half pint each)
http://www.harrogatebeer.co.uk/
26th – 28th February
Bradford Beer Festival
Victoria Hall, Saltaire
Entry from £1 to £5
http://www.bradfordcamra.org.uk/fest2008.html
26th – 28th February
Ale and Arty Beer Festival
Stockton-on-Tees
Entry £7 (beer festival only) or £20 (beer festival and entertainment)
http://www.clevelandcamra.org.uk/
March
11th – 14th March
Leicester Beer Festival
Entry from free to £3.50
http://www.leicestercamra.org.uk/Festivals/2009festival.shtml
18th – 20th March
London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival
Bidborough Street, London WC1
Entry £3, £1.50 for CAMRA members
http://www.camranorthlondon.org.uk/ldbf/
19th – 21st March
Leeds Beer, Cider and Perry Festival
Pudsey Civic Hall, Leeds
Entry from £3 (free on Thursday and Friday lunchtimes)
http://www.leedsbeerfestival.co.uk/
20th – 21st March
Winslow Lions Club Beer Festival
http://www.winslowlions.org.uk/beerfestival.html
20th – 21st March
Bristol Beer Festival
Temple Meads, Bristol
Entry £10 (includes £5 of beer tokens)
http://www.camrabristol.org.uk/news4.html
April
May
1st – 4th May
The Celtic Rally Beer Festival
Maker Heights, near Plymouth
150 real ales and some top bands, including The Levellers, Bad Manners, The Beat and Aswad
Tickets from £30 per day. A “Gold Adult Ticket” priced at £80 is for the full 4 days/nights and includes free food and drinks on the Saturday!
http://www.beerfestivalevents.co.uk/
7th – 9th May
Banbury Beer Festival
http://www.northoxfordshirecamra.org.uk/bbf09/index.htm
June
5th – 6th June
Wallingford Blues and Beer Festival
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Tickets from £7
http://www.bluesandbeer.co.uk/
6th June
Alton Summer Beer Festival
http://www.altonbeerfestival.co.uk/festivals.html
11th – 13th June
Tynedale Beer Festival
Corbridge, Northumberland
July
10th – 11th July
Newt Beer Festival
North Newton, Somerset
Entry price TBC
10th – 11th July
Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival
Howards Bank, Shrewsbury
Entry charges TBC
http://www.shrewsburycamra.org.uk/page10.html
16th – 18th July
Kent Beer Festival
Canterbury
Entry from £4, free to CAMRA members
http://www.kentbeerfestival.com
August
4th – 8th August
Great British Beer Festival
Earls Court, London
Day tickets (on the door) £8 (CAMRA members), £10 (non-CAMRA)
Save £2 per ticket by booking in advance.
http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=gbbf
13th – 15th August
Worcester CAMRA Beer, Cider & Perry Festival
Details TBC
http://www.peebee.plus.com/beerfest/www2007/index2007.html
September
8th – 12th September
23rd Chappel Beer Festival
East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne, Essex
Entry prices TBC
http://www.earm.co.uk/events/beerfest.php
30th September – 3rd October
St Albans Beer Festival
Entry cost TBC (free to CAMRA members)
http://www.hertsale.org.uk/beerfest/
October
1st – 3rd October
St Helens Beer Festival
Details TBC
http://www.sthelensbeerfestival.co.uk/
November
27th – 28th November
Heathrow Beer Festival
Details TBC
http://www.heathrowbeerfestival.co.uk/
December