Beer Festivals
Beer Festivals within and around the branch area
- Rail Ale 2026 Thursday 14 – Sunday 17 May 2026
- Furnace Beer Festival Wednesday 20 – Sunday 24 May 2026
- 44th Lincoln Beer Festival Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 May 2026
- Not the Newark Beer Festival
Friday 22 – Monday 25 May 2026
It’s once again not possible to hold a festival in the castle grounds in May, due to the ongoing castle renovations. Newark pubs will be organising a “Not the Newark Beer Festival” (NTNBF) event over the late May Bank Holiday weekend. The same pubs as last year will be participating:
Fox and Crown
Flying Circus
Oscars
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More Than Just Beer
Prince Rupert
Organ Grinder
Final Whistle (Southwell) - Mallard 25 Years Beer Festival Thursday 28 – Sunday 31 May 2026
- The Garrison Beer Festival Thursday 28 – Sunday 31 May 2026 Garrison
- Matlock Beer Festival Friday 29 – Saturday 30 May 2026
- Ashover Tap-Takeover
Friday 29 – Sunday 31 May 2026
Picture House
- One Valley Festival 2026 Saturday 6 June 2026
- Electric Bear Tap-Takeover Friday 12 June 2026
- Nottingham Craft Beer Festival 2026 Friday 19 – Saturday 20 June 2026
- Steampacket Beer and Cider Festival Friday 24 – Sunday 26 July 2026
- 47th Peterborough Beer Festival Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 August 2026
- Potfest Thursday 27 – Monday 31 August 2026
- Collingham Cricket Club Beer Festival
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 August 2026
Collingham CC Beer Festival is being held over the August Bank Holiday weekend and will be open to the public on Saturday 29th August (6pm – 11 pm) and Sunday 30th August (1pm – 11 pm). There will be a wide range of beers, ciders and food on both days, plus live music from Beggars Belief on Sunday.
- Bolsover Beer Festival 2026 Thursday 3 – Saturday 5 September 2026
- Derby CAMRA Heritage Beer Festival
Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 October 2026
Save the date! The Derby Heritage Beer Festival is coming... to Derby Market Hall!
We're very excited to be joining the Derby Market Hall community this October. We will be bringing you over one hundred cask ales, keg beers, ciders and perries, celebrating not only local breweries and producers, but from all over the UK and beyond as well.
Sat right in the heart of Derby, our new home at the Market Hall promises to deliver a brilliant atmosphere and be one of the unmissable events in our city this Autumn.
Mark it in your calendars - Wednesday 14th October to Saturday 17th October.
More details coming soon!
- Newark Beer Festival 2026 (Winter Edition)
Friday 20 – Saturday 21 November 2026
The Beer Festival Committee are moving forward with detailed planning for the Newark Beer and Cider Festival (2nd Winter Edition) which is taking place
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st November 2026 in the magnificent Newark Town Hall Ballroom.
