A ‘pint-sized’ festival in Hersham

There may not be many lace-up boots and corduroys but Hersham boys, and girls, will be in for a treat this weekend when the “perfect pint-sized summer festival” hits the town. And although Sham 69 aren’t on the bill, there will be live entertainment from Newport boys Goldie Lookin’ Chain and Judge Jules in the…

Deep South feels The Beat

The Isle of Man will be digging into a hearty helping of roots music when the Deep South Festival kicks off on the island from 30 June to 2 July this year. Now firmly established in its new surroundings at Colby Football Club, this year’s festival promises to build on the huge improvements made last…

Bromsgrove set for beer extravaganza

There will be 144 different beers and more than 50 ciders and perries available for visitors to taste at the Bromsgrove Beer and Cider Festival, which runs from Thursday, 29 June, to Saturday, 1 July, at Bromsgrove Rugby Club. Run by the Redditch and Bromsgrove branch of CAMRA, the town’s 15th beer and cider festival…

Lions, sevens and 23 great ales

Beer… tick. Gin… tick. Sport… tick. Live music… tick. Summer fun… tick. Seems the Ormskirk Beer Festival ticks all the right boxes for a fabulous weekend of great summer entertainment for all the family. Taking place at Ormskirk Rugby Club in Green Lane on 23-24 June, the festival will feature 23 great ales, lagers, craft…

It’s all happening at Kingskerswell

Taking place from 22-24 June 2017, the Kingskerswell Summer Moon Festival is a celebration of great beer and fine music followed by a community fun-day on the Sunday after the festival. Set on the Parish Meadow at Kingskerswell, near Exeter, all money raised from the festival goes to local charities. A “Night at the Proms”…

Saints go marching in for beer

There’s a brand new venue for this year’s Southampton Beer Festival… St Mary’s Stadium, home of Southampton Football Club. And there’ll be up to 90 high-quality cask ales and a range of up to 30 popular ciders and perries to tease the taste-buds from 23-24 June! This year’s festival features a new layout – with…

Taste of great ale in Glasgow

Nothing like an old fish market to get a bloke in the mood for a beer or two… so the ale should really be flowing at Glasgow Real Ale Festival (GRAF) next weekend. Organised and run by the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of CAMRA, the Glasgow Real Ale Festival takes place at the…

A real taste of Thames ales

The theme for this year’s Braintree Real Ale Festival is “A Trip Along The Thames”, with beers sourced from along the path of the river from its source in the Cotswolds to its mouth near Southend. The event gets underway at the Bocking Arts Theatre (formally the Braintree Insitute) on Thursday, 15 June, and runs…

Let’s drink a toast to German ale

The “Oktoberfest” theme will return to Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall on 21 October when fine ales from across the breadth of Germany will be on tap. After selling out in 2016 the German Beer Festival returns to the sound of traditional German drinking songs and dances, while bringing sizzling sausages and a continental flavour to the…

Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival

Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival will be serving up an exciting range of ales, ciders and foreign beers at Hitchin Rugby Club from Thursday to Saturday this week. Running from 8-10 June 2017, the festival will feature some of the great new breweries from across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire such as Hornes and Rockhopper, as well…