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

21^st – 24^th January

National Winter Ales Festival

New Century Hall, Manchester

Entry from £2

http://www.alefestival.org.uk/winterales/

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 23^rd – 24^th January

Redditch Winter Ale Festival

Entry is £4 and includes a glass and programme

http://www.redditchwaf.org.uk/

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29^th – 31^st January

Bent & Bongs Beer Bash

Formby Hall, Atherton

Entry from £4

http://www.bentnbongs.com/FestivalDetails.asp

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31^st January

Alton Winter Beer Festival

http://www.altonbeerfestival.co.uk/festivals.html

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February

5^th – 7^th 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

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5^th – 7^th February

Pendle Beer Festival

Municipal Hall, Colne

Entry from £2, free to CAMRA members

http://www.pendlebeerfestival.co.uk/

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6^th – 7^th February

Tewkesbury CAMRA Winter Ale Festival

http://www.tewkesburycamra.org.uk/

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6^th – 7^th February

Chesterfield Beer Festival

Chesterfield

Over 100 real ales

Tickets from £5 (includes souvenir glass, programme and first pint)

http://www.chesterfieldbeerfestival.org.uk/

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6^th – 7^th February

Ilkley Beer Festival

Kings Hall & Winter Gardens, Ilkley

Tickets £5 including glass, programme and first pint

http://www.ilkleybeerfestival.org.uk/

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6^th – 7^th 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

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18^th – 21^st February

Rotherham Oakwood 2009 Real Ale & Music Festival

Oakwood, near Rotherham

Tickets £7.50 advance, £10 on the door (includes souvenir glass)

http://realale-oakwoodtc.org/

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19^th – 21^st February

Liverpool Beer Festival

SOLD OUT

http://www.merseycamra.org.uk/page9/page9.html

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26^th – 28^th February

Harrogate Beer Festival

Harrogate International Centre

Tickets £10 including souvenir glass and 8 beer tokens (half pint each)

http://www.harrogatebeer.co.uk/

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26^th – 28^th February

Bradford Beer Festival

Victoria Hall, Saltaire

Entry from £1 to £5

http://www.bradfordcamra.org.uk/fest2008.html

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26^th – 28^th 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/

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March

11^th – 14^th March

Leicester Beer Festival

Entry from free to £3.50

http://www.leicestercamra.org.uk/Festivals/2009festival.shtml

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18^th – 20^th March

London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival

Bidborough Street, London WC1

Entry £3, £1.50 for CAMRA members

http://www.camranorthlondon.org.uk/ldbf/

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19^th – 21^st 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/

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20^th – 21^st March

Winslow Lions Club Beer Festival

http://www.winslowlions.org.uk/beerfestival.html

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20^th – 21^st March

Bristol Beer Festival

Temple Meads, Bristol

Entry £10 (includes £5 of beer tokens)

http://www.camrabristol.org.uk/news4.html

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April

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May

1^st – 4^th 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/

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7^th – 9^th May

Banbury Beer Festival

http://www.northoxfordshirecamra.org.uk/bbf09/index.htm

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June

5^th – 6^th June

Wallingford Blues and Beer Festival

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

Tickets from £7

http://www.bluesandbeer.co.uk/

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6^th June

Alton Summer Beer Festival

http://www.altonbeerfestival.co.uk/festivals.html

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11^th – 13^th June

Tynedale Beer Festival

Corbridge, Northumberland

http://www.visitnortheastengland.com/site/what-to-see-and-do/events/search-results/tynedale-beer-festival-2009-p30171

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July

10^th – 11^th July

Newt Beer Festival

North Newton, Somerset

Entry price TBC

http://www.newtbeerfest.com/

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10^th – 11^th July

Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival

Howards Bank, Shrewsbury

Entry charges TBC

http://www.shrewsburycamra.org.uk/page10.html

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16^th – 18^th July

Kent Beer Festival

Canterbury

Entry from £4, free to CAMRA members

http://www.kentbeerfestival.com

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August

4^th – 8^th 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

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13^th – 15^th August

Worcester CAMRA Beer, Cider & Perry Festival

Details TBC

http://www.peebee.plus.com/beerfest/www2007/index2007.html

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September

8^th – 12^th September

23^rd Chappel Beer Festival

East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne, Essex

Entry prices TBC

http://www.earm.co.uk/events/beerfest.php

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30^th September – 3^rd October

St Albans Beer Festival

Entry cost TBC (free to CAMRA members)

http://www.hertsale.org.uk/beerfest/

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October

1^st – 3^rd October

St Helens Beer Festival

Details TBC

http://www.sthelensbeerfestival.co.uk/

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November

27^th – 28^th November

Heathrow Beer Festival

Details TBC

http://www.heathrowbeerfestival.co.uk/

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December