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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.
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Kingston
Beer & Cider Festival 2024 – 23rd, 24th & 25th May 2024
Kingston Workmen's Club
& Institute, 25 Old London Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT2 6ND 12:00 – 22:30 Thursday; 12:00
– 22:30 Friday; 12:00 – 18:00 Saturday. Last year tickets were £5 Thursday & Friday,
£2 Saturday. Run by Kingston & Leatherhead
CAMRA.
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11th
Winchester Beer & Cider Festival – 7th & 8th June 2024
University of Winchester
Students Union, Sparkford Road, Winchester SO22 4NR Four sessions Fri 11:30 – 16:00 & 18:30
– 22:30, Sat 11:30 – 16:00 & 18:30 – 22:30. Each session £10, tickets on sale soon.
Up to 75 cask ales plus a range of real ciders and perry, a key keg bar and a selection of bottled beers. Run by
our own Southern Hampshire CAMRA branch.
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11th
Maidenhead Beer & Cider Festival – 5th & 6th July 2024
NMCC Sports Bar,
Summerleaze Park, off Summerleaze Road, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 8SP 12:00 – 23:00 Friday & 12:00
– 23:00 Saturday, tickets price £tba in advance, £tba discount for CAMRA members. Run by Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead CAMRA
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23rd Devizes
Beer Festival – 13th July 2024
The Wharf, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1EB One day only
11:30 – 22:00. Tickets £15 in advance only. Mainly an open air festival, with some under canvas,
beside Kennet & Avon Canal. Over 100 real ales and cider; food also available. Family orientated, with live
music. Run by Devizes CAMRA.
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Woolston Beer
Festival – 1st & 2nd November 2024
Pear Tree Church Hall, Woolston, Southampton
SO19 2HA Advance notice of the dates. Expect 26 real ales, 5 real ciders, plus craft beers, bottled beers
& food. Open Fri 18:00 – 22:30; Sat 11:30 – 16:00 & 18:00 – 22:30. Tickets £tba
– includes glass & programme. £tba beer tokens to card carrying CAMRA members. Entertainment
both evenings. All details will be on woolstonbeerfestival.camra.org.uk once confirmed.
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 19/04/2024
– Sat 20/04/2024 |
Newbury Racecourse Beer Festival
The Racecourse, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7NZ
The opening of Newbury's flat racing season featuring the Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials meeting and a Beer
Festival. This is their 11th event with up to 30 real ales & ciders on offer. Any raceday ticket get you
in, from £22 in advance on Friday & £29 Saturday, on gate prices somewhat higher. See newburyracecourse.co.uk/raceday/dubai-duty-free-spring-trials-friday-3
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• Fri 19/04/2024
– Sun 21/04/2024 |
Overton 'Firkins & Fizz' Beer Festival
St. Mary's Hall, High St, Overton RG25 3HA
A range of real ales from around the country along with some ciders and a bar dedicated to Prosecco. Music
& food too. Four sessions 19:30 – 23:30 Friday, 11:30 – 15:30 & 19:30 – 23:30
Saturday; 12:00 – 15:30 Sunday. Tickets on sale £10 plus 50p on-line charges, or from Overton
outlets. See www.overtonbeerfestival.co.uk for all details.
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• Sat 20/04/2024 |
Beers in the Barn 2024
Manor Farm, Manor Road, Hayling Island PO11 0QW
24 craft beers from 6 breweries, plus live music and street food. Afternoon session 13:00 – 17:30,
evening 18:00 – 22:30. Tickets from £25.75 including festival glass and some beer tokens. See bigblackshed.com/events/beers-in-the-barn-2024 for all details
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• Sat 27/04/2024 |
Wellington Arms Annual St Georges Day Beer Festival
56 Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton, SO15 3DE
All day, 11 real ales, 4 real ciders plus three live bands. Details on their Facebook - www.facebook.com/100062953614003
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• Fri 03/05/2024
– Mon 06/05/2024 |
Queen Inn, Winchester
28 Kingsgate Road, Winchester SO23 9PG
Bank Holiday Weekend Beer Festival. Expect 100+ Real ales & ciders, all day food and barbecue, live music
on three evenings. See Facebook event at www.facebook.com/events/1098793948032394. The pub's website is www.thequeeninnwinchester.com
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• Sat 04/05/2024 |
Drop the Anchor 7th Anniversary Beer Festival
Building 9, East Close Farm, Lyndhurst Road, Hinton BH23 7EF
One day only, 12:00 – 21:00, £5 entrance. 20+ hand crafted ales-ciders-gin bar, Live Music See www.droptheanchorbrewery.co.uk/events for all updates.
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• Sat 04/05/2024
– Mon 06/05/2024 |
19th Isle of Wight Steam Railway Beer Festival
The Railway Station, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight PO33 4DS
19th Real Ale Festival featuring beers from around the country and the Isle of Wight. Plus, there will be a
range of hot and cold food available. Free admission (to beer festival, not trains) 11:00 – 19:00
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 – 17:00 Monday. Extra steam trains running during the festival. See iwsteamrailway.co.uk/event/real-ale-festival
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• Mon 06/05/2024 |
St. Mary's Church May Fayre
Fratton Road, Fratton, Portsmouth
The 31st May Fayre Real Ale and Cider Tent. 18 Real Ales, plus Ciders and Perry. Although not a CAMRA event,
the beer tent at St Mary's Church May Fayre is predominantly staffed by CAMRA volunteers. Open 10:30 –
16:30, or more likely earlier, when the beer runs out. Free entrance. All profits are donated to the church.
This festival is also looking to bolster the number of volunteers helping to run it – if you can help
out please email Chris Bleach – crbleach@gmail.com. Benefits include
food & drink on the day plus more when presentations are made later.
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• Fri 10/05/2024
– Sat 11/05/2024 |
Awakening 2024
St John's Church, Forton Road Gosport PO12 4TQ
Beer, cider, music and food. Three sessions: Friday 18:00 – 23:00; Saturday 12:00 – 17:00 and
18:00 – 23:00. Tickets £16.96 per session. See www.facebook.com/events/905393057368446 for the Facebook Event page.
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• Fri 10/05/2024
– Sun 12/05/2024 |
Gala Diesel Weekend & Beer Festival
Corfe Castle Railway Station, Station Road, Corfe Castle, Dorset BH20 5EJ
We think this is similar to previous years at Corfe Castle station in a carriage on the cattle dock and with
30+ Real Ales and Ciders on offer. There will also be hot food available on site throughout the day and
evening. Ticket prices include a day rover on the railway, so quite pricey, from £35, though savings can
usually be made by buying early. We are not sure about independent entry to the Beer Festival part. The
locomotive details should appear at www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/diesel-gala and on a Facebook event www.facebook.com/events/275985505389648 but not too much about the beer.
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• Sat 11/05/2024 |
Beer, Bricks and Buses
Brickworks Museum, Swanwick Lane, Swanwick, SO31 7HB
The 7th Bursledon Brickworks beer festival. 12:30 – 17:30. Over 20 real ales, ciders, hot and cold food,
and live entertainment, plus some access to the museum. Tickets, advance only, went on sale at 09:00 1st March
– and are already SOLD OUT. Card payment preferred for token purchase. The heritage bus service from
Swanwick station is included. See thebrickworksmuseum.org/event/the-bricks-beer-and-buses-festival-2024 for all details or Facebook event
www.facebook.com/events/816504847200996. You may be able to join a waiting list for returned tickets.
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• Thu 16/05/2024
– Sun 19/05/2024 |
Sportsman’s Rest, Porchfield
Sportsman's Rest, Main Road, Porchfield, Isle of Wight PO30 4LP
From 12:00 on Thursday to 18:00 on Sunday. 'Lots of Beers, Live Music and Great Food!'. See www.sportsmansrestiow.uk/event-details/sportsmans-rest-ale-festival
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• Fri 17/05/2024
– Sun 19/05/2024 |
The Cuckoo Beer & Cider Festival vol.1
Cuckoo Inn, Hamptworth, Wiltshire SP5 2DU
A bit off the beaten track near the A36 at Landford - OS SU244197, Lat/Long 50.9759, -1.6543. Over three days
with more than 40 real ales and 40 ciders, plus food from the barbecue. Live music Friday & Saturday
evenings and Sunday afternoon. No website but they have a Facebook www.facebook.com/100064908885018 though
there's no mention of the festival yet, but keep an eye on it for updates
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• Fri 24/05/2024 |
Beer Fest on the Green
Sarisbury Green Community Centre, The Green, Sarisbury Green, Southampton SO31 7AA
Friday 17:30 – 22:30 and Saturday 13:30 – 22:30. Tickets £14 Friday, £17 Saturday.
Under 18s permitted on the Saturday but only up to 18:00. See www.ticketsource.co.uk/sgcc for ticket sales. A Facebook event is at www.facebook.com/events/381525877656864/381525884323530
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• Fri 24/05/2024
– Sat 25/05/2024 |
20th Beacon Hill Beer Festival
Hindhead Royal British Legion Club, Beacon Hill Road, Beacon Hill, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6QB
Starting Friday at 18:00 and ending 22:30 Saturday we think, but we don't know the actual session times, keep
an eye on www.hindheadrbl.co.uk/beer-festival to see if more details appear. Tickets are on sale from £8.30 -
covers the whole weekend, see www.eventbrite.com/e/beacon-hill-beer-festival-2024-tickets-869437560147
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• Sat 01/06/2024
– Sun 02/06/2024 |
Coalie Fest
Coal Exchange, 21 South Street, Emsworth, Hampshire PO10 7EG
Beer and music festival. Usually beer & music all day and a barbecue in the garden. See website – www.thecoalexchange.co.uk/Coalie%20Fest.html
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• Fri 14/06/2024
– Sun 16/06/2024 |
Tap @ The Shed
The Shed, Sergeants Yard, Bordon GU35 0DJ
17:00 – 22:30 Friday; 16:00 – 22:30 Saturday; 12:00 onwards Sunday. Not much information except
for the tickets sales site – £11.55 per session. Sunday entrance is a free drink up the beer
session. Tickets – www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tap-the-sheds-annual-beer-festival-tickets-877908256227. Website is theshedwb.com/event/beer-festival/2024-06-15
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• Sat 29/06/2024 |
CBS New Forest Beer Fest 2024
Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7RY
An extension of Craft Beer South, 10 'LocAle' breweries within 25 miles of Brockenhurst with a selection of
cask and keg beers, plus live music, DJs and street food. Two sessions: 13:00 – 17:00 and 18:00 –
22:00. Early bird tickets £8.80, then £10 plus any fees. See www.belgiumandblues.co.uk/cbs/newforest for all details.
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• Fri 05/07/2024
– Sat 06/07/2024 |
Shanty Town Beer & Music Festival
Staggeringly Good Brewery, Unit 10 St George's Ind Estate, Southsea PO4 8SS
Craft beer – keg & cask, live music, street food, artisan cider. Three sessions: Friday 18:00
– 23:00; Saturday 11:30 – 16:00 and 18:00 – 23:00. Tickets £16.79 per session. See www.staggeringlygood.com/event/shanty-town-beer-music-festival 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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• Sat 03/08/2024 |
16th Fleet Lions Beer Festival
The Harlington, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hants, GU51 4BY
The 16th Fleet Lions Beer Festival. Around 42 Real Ales + 10 Ciders (local & afar!) + hog roast, music
etc. We have just the dates at the moment, keep an eye on their website www.fleetlions.org.uk/beerfest for more
details. Note: You must bring your own glass with legal measure markings – ticket price has been reduced
to reflect this.
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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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