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Beer Festivals
Southern Hampshire CAMRA has been running Southampton
Beer Festival in its current format since 1997. The first 20 events were at Southampton Guildhall and
in 2017 Southampton Beer Festival moved to St Mary's Stadium.
In 2010 we added to this by organising an Autumn Festival, in Woolston, appropriately called Woolston Beer Festival. We repeated this the next year and
it has become annual event.
In 2011 we held Winchester Real Ale
and Cider Festival at the end of March, returning a CAMRA beer festival to Winchester Guildhall
after a gap of 28 years. This was another big success and remained so up until 2020 when it was the last CAMRA beer festival before the
Covid lockdown. Since then we have been unable to return to the Guildhall but 2024 is looking good for a new venue 7th & 8th June, more details soon.
All the staff at our beer festivals are volunteers. Many members of Southern Hampshire CAMRA also volunteer their
time to work at the Great British Beer Festival each year.
Some of our aims in running beer festivals are:
- To serve customers quality cask conditioned real ale.
- To promote real ale to the local community, therefore increasing its popularity.
- To promote membership of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.
If you'd like us to email you and let you know when we're holding beer festivals then join our "beerfests" mailing list and we'll keep you informed!
Listing policy
For CAMRA beer festivals we list those within 50 miles of our branch area. Please check the individual websites
for details. We to research non-CAMRA festivals as best we can and list those within 25 miles of our branch area. Inevitably we will miss
a few, some aren't well publicized, so if you know of more please drop us an
email and let us know. In any case you should check with the venue for any last minute changes before attending.
CAMRA Beer Festivals
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46th Farnham Beerex
– 18th, 19th & 20th April 2024
Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9
7QR Jointly run by Farnham Lions Club, Farnham Maltings, CAMRA Surrey/Hants Borders Branch, and a number of enthusiastic volunteers, and famously
running for 46 years in the same venue. Expect around 60 real ales and 30 ciders & perries. Food and
entertainment each session. Open Thursday evening 18:00 – 23:00, and Friday & Saturday 11:00 –
15:00 & 18:00 – 23:00. All sessions £14 except Friday lunchtime £10. Saturday lunchtime
tickets are already sold out.
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Yapton Beerex – 17th, 18th & 19th May 2024
Yapton and Ford Village
Hall, Yapton, West Sussex BN18 0ET Always a good festival, especially if the weather is fine, and this year
is the 32nd Yapton Beer Festival. Fri 15:00 – 23.00; Sat 11:00 – 21:00; Sun 12:00 – 15:00.
Tickets £8 Friday, £8 Saturday (£4 from 17:00) and free entrance Sunday. Tickets available
online and from selected pubs. There is now a scheduled bus service (Stagecoach 500) to & from Barnham so
the vintage bus service has been retired. Run by Western Sussex CAMRA.
For CAMRA festivals over the whole of the UK see the main CAMRA website
Non-CAMRA Beer Festivals
Many beer festivals take place in our branch area, or nearby, that are not CAMRA beer festivals. Despite being
unable to endorse these events, we believe that any beer festival that sells quality cask-conditioned real ales
should be supported (see you there!). The information given here is purely for the benefit of readers, and is
accurate to the best of our knowledge. To get your beer festival listed here send an email to
beerfestivals@shantscamra.org.uk
• Fri 29/03/2024 |
Festival of Touch Rugby and Real Ales
Ellingham and Ringwood RFC, Parsonage Barn Lane, Ringwood BH24 1PZ
One of Ringwood's largest annual events, expect 40 casks of beer and 35 different ciders, and the
entertainment is 24 teams playing with one coming out victorious. The club's website is www.errfc.com
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• Fri 29/03/2024
– Sat 30/03/2024 |
Wareham Easter Beerex 2024
Wareham Masonic Hall, Howards Lane, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4HU
11:00 – 15:00 & 19:00 – 23:00 both days. Around 48 real ales & cider. Tickets £10
per session plus £1.55 fees on-line or from local outlets. More information from beerex.org.uk or their Facebook page www.facebook.com/WarehamEasterBeerex
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• Fri 05/04/2024
– Sat 06/04/2024 |
Alton Beer Festival
Alton College, Old Odiham Road, Alton GU34 2LX
37th beer festival. Two sessions, Friday 19:00 – 23:00, and Saturday 11:00 – 18:00. Tickets
£10, available on-line or from selected outlets. On door price £12. Help keep the festival green
by bringing your own glass. See www.altonbeerfestival.org.uk for all details.
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• Fri 19/07/2024
– Sat 20/07/2024 |
Eastleigh Beer & Cider Festival 2024
Eastleigh Football Club, Silverlake Stadium, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh SO50 9HT
Friday 17:00 – 23:00 (£10.50), and Saturday 14:00 – 23:00 (£12.60). Bundle/group
discounts available. Up to 60 cask ales, keg craft beer, various real ciders, and a selection of gin and
prosecco. Live Music and Street Food. Over 18s only, no dogs (except guide/assistance dogs). See www.eastleighfc.com/news-eastleigh-beer-cider-festival-2024 for details and ticket purchase. There's also
a Facebook page – www.facebook.com/102835339381447
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If you know of any more non-CAMRA beer festivals in our branch area then please
email the details to us.
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