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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Basingstoke Beer Festival – 4th, 5th & 6th September 2026
Basingstoke Sports & Social Club, May's Bounty Cricket Ground, Fairfields Road, Basingstoke, RG21
3DR
30 Cask ales, plus Craft keg beers and Ciders. Free entrance and Music Saturday evening. 12:00 –
23:00 Friday & Saturday, 12:00 – 15:00 Sunday. Run by CAMRA North Hampshire Branch.
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Weymouth Octoberfest – 16th & 17th October 2026
Weymouth Pavilion
Ocean Room, The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8ED
Session times 11:00 – 16:00 & 18:30 –
23:00 both days. Tickets £12.50 and go on sale 1st August. Tickets include glass & programme and some
beer tokens, more for CAMRA members. Lunchtime sessions are 'quiet', evening sessions have quiz/live music.
Entrance by advance ticket only. Run by West Dorset
CAMRA.
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38th
Swindon Beer Festival – 22nd, 23rd & 24th October 2026
Steam Museum, Fire Fly Ave,
Swindon SN2 2EY
Thursday 17:00 – 22:00; Friday 12:00 – 22:00; Saturday 12:00 - 19:00. Tickets,
which include £10 of beer tokens, £20 Thursday & Friday, £15 Saturday. Big discounts for
CAMRA members. Run by Swindon & North Wiltshire
CAMRA.
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28th Worthing Beer
Festival – 23rd & 24th October 2026
Guildbourne Centre, Ann Street, Worthing BN11
1LZ
11:00 – 16:00 & 17:00 – 23:00 Friday, 11:00 – 19:00 Saturday. Tickets £10.
Run by Arun & Adur CAMRA.
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20th Redhill Beer
Festival – 29th, 30th & 31st October 2026
Merstham Village Hall, Station Road
North, Merstham, RH1 3ED
12:00 – 22:30 Thursday & Friday; 12:00 – 18:00 Saturday. Ticketing
TBA. Run by East & Mid Surrey CAMRA.
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16th Woolston
Beer Festival – 30th & 31st October 2026
Pear Tree Church Hall, Woolston,
Southampton SO19 2HA
Just the dates for now, but expect up to 28 cask beers, ciders, craft beer, bottled
beers & food. Open Fri 11:30 – 16:00 & 18:00 – 22:30; Sat 11:30 – 16:00 & 18:00
– 22:30. Tickets £tba (incl. glass & programme). Entertainment both evenings. Everything tbc at
the moment. All details will be on woolstonbeerfestival.camra.org.uk. Run by Southern
Hampshire CAMRA.
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27th Poole Beer Festival – 30th & 31st October 2026
St Aldhelms
Centre, Poole Road, Branksome BH12 1AD
11:00 – 15:30 & 18:30 – 23:00 both days. Ticketing
details TBA but on sale 1st September. Run by East
Dorset 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 31/07/2026
– Sun 02/08/2026 |
Castle Inn, Sandown
12-14 Fitzroy Street, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8HY
We have the dates but no more information than that. See their Facebook event – www.facebook.com/events/2560805681024175. The pub's website is at sandowncastle.co.uk
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• Fri 31/07/2026
– Sun 02/08/2026 |
New Forest Nondescripts Club Beer Festival
1 Church Lane, Lyndhurst SO43 7EW
Mainly a music festival but with food and cask ales. Free entrance and open to non-members. See www.lyndhurstnondescripts.com/whats-on-1 for details. Their Facebook is www.facebook.com/nondies.lyndhurst
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• Fri 31/07/2026
– Sun 02/08/2026 |
Boot Inn Beer Fest 2026
Boot Inn, High Street, Tisbury SP3 6PS
12:00 – 23:00 each day, free entrance. 20 beers & ciders rotating on tap. Music, barbecues &
pizza. No website but they have a Facebook event www.facebook.com/events/2906608812880455
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• Fri 07/08/2026
– Sat 08/08/2026 |
White Lion Beer and Cider Festival
The White Lion, High Street, Niton, Ventnor IOW PO38 2AT
Live music & barbecue. The website doesn't say much about the beer & cider! whitelioniow.co.uk/beer-cider-festival
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| • Sat 08/08/2026 |
Barley Mow Beer & Music Festival
The Barley Mow, The Hurst, Winchfield RG27 8DE
From 12:00 until late. A selection of local craft beers and ciders. Live music, food. See www.barleymowwinchfield.co.uk/events/beer-music-festival and they have a Facebook, see www.facebook.com/events/1943917699841780
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| • Sat 08/08/2026 |
Newclose Beer Festival
Newclose County Cricket Ground, Blackwater Road, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 3BE
11:00 – 20:00 Saturday. Real ales and local craft beers. Food, musical entertainment and cricket. See www.newclose.org/upcomingevents for all
details or their Facebook event - www.facebook.com/events/1335675932044767
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| • Sat 15/08/2026 |
Triple fff Open Day
Unit 3, Magpie Works, Station Approach, Four Marks GU34 5HN
Annual open day at Triple fff Brewery from 12:00 to 20:30. Advance tickets £10 and that includes a pint.
The brewery's website is triplefff.com but no further
information there; ticket sales are at www.eventbrite.com/e/triple-fff-brewery-open-day-2026-tickets-1990959832454
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| • Sat 15/08/2026 |
Vibrant Forest 15th Birthday Party
Unit 3, The Purlieu Centre, Hardley Industrial Estate, Hardley, Hythe SO45 3AE
At the Taproom in Hardley, 12:00 – 20:00. Tickets £5, under 18s free. Exclusive birthday beers,
street food, DJ sets plus more. See vibrantforest.co.uk/event/15thbirthday-2026 for full details.
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• Thu 27/08/2026
– Mon 31/08/2026 |
Barking Cat Summer Beer Festival
Barking Cat Alehouse, 182-184 Ashley Road, Poole BH14 9BY
We've seen the dates elsewhere, though there is nothing on the pub's website thebarkingcatalehouse.co.uk or Facebook www.facebook.com/BarkingCatAlehouse
yet.
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• Fri 28/08/2026
– Sun 30/08/2026 |
Pots Fest 2026
Flower Pots Inn, Brandy Mount, Cheriton, SO24 0QQ
From 12:00 on the Friday through to 22:30 on Sunday with around 20 cask ales from Flower pots themselves and
100 guest ales and lagers from around the UK. Food from the Flower Pots kitchen and live music too. New for
this year is a shuttle bus between Alresford and Cheriton Friday through to Sunday. Full details on www.theflowerpots.co.uk/beer-festival-2026-pots-fest. The pub's Facebook is www.facebook.com/290721778439069
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• Fri 04/09/2026
– Sat 05/09/2026 |
Yateley Cask & Cork Festival
Sean Devereux Park, Chandlers Lane, Yateley GU46 7SZ
Three sessions, Friday 18:00 – 23:00, Saturday 11:30 – 17:00 & 18:00 – 23:00. Advance
tickets £12 (recommended) or £14 on the door if there are any left. Under 18s tickets free
(advance) or £3 (on the door) for the Saturday lunchtime session only. Expect more than 30 local beers
and ciders, 20+ wines & proseccos, plus an array of soft drinks and food stalls. Three live acts each
session. See caskandcork.co.uk for all details.
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• Fri 04/09/2026
– Sat 05/09/2026 |
Burbage Beer Cider & Music Festival
Burbage & Easton Royal Cricket Club, East Sands, Marlborough SN8 3AN
10 ales, 5 continental lagers, 15 ciders and a barbecue. 18:00 – 24:00 Friday evening, tickets £10
if bought in August, £12 after. Saturday is a Family Festival from 12:00 and free entrance. See their
Facebook www.facebook.com/BurbageERCC and
scroll to a 29th July post.
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• Fri 04/09/2026
– Sun 06/09/2026 |
The Cuckoo Beer & Cider Festival vol.2
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,
usually with more than 40 real ales and 40 ciders, plus food from the barbecue. Live music Friday &
Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon. The website is www.cuckooinnhamptworth.com/events, and they have a Facebook www.facebook.com/100064908885018 with
some events posts.
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• Fri 11/09/2026
– Sat 12/09/2026 |
26th Langford Beer Festival
Langford Sports & Social Club, Steeple Langford Recreation Ground, Steeple Langford, Wiltshire, SP3 4ND
17:00 – 23:00 Friday & 12:00 – 23:00 Saturday. 30+ beers plus cider wine & gin. Tickets
Friday £15.95; Saturday £15.95; both days £26.25. Camping available £5.65 extra per
night. See www.langfordbeerfestival.org.uk for all details.
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| • Sat 12/09/2026 |
22nd Newbury Real Ale Festival
Northcroft Fields, Northcroft Lane, Newbury, RG14 1RS
12:00 – 23:00, entrance £27.36 in advance during August, then £38.02 in September. £35
(we think) on the door. All include a glass & 1 drinks token). A large number of Ales, Ciders &
Perries. Multiple food options and a varied musical line-up. Full details on www.n-fest.org/home
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• Sat 12/09/2026
– Sun 13/09/2026 |
Isle of Wight Steam Railway Cider & Cheese Festival
The Railway Station, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight PO33 4DS
Over 30 ciders and a huge variety of cheeses. 11:00 – 17:00 each day. Free entrance though steam train
rides are extra. See iwsteamrailway.co.uk/event/cider-cheese-festival
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| • Sat 19/09/2026 |
Curdridge Beer Festival & Family Fun Day
Curdridge Reading Room, Reading Room Lane, Curdridge (nr Botley), Hampshire SO32 2HE
Annual local beer and cider festival – date only so far this year. Last year's times were 16:00 –
23:30 and tickets were £12. Keep an eye on their website for more details – www.curdridgereadingroom.co.uk/events
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• Fri 25/09/2026
– Sat 26/09/2026 |
Burghfest 2026
The Recreation Ground, Burghfield Common RG7 3EN
A village festival with plenty going on including a beer tent. 15:00 – 23:00 Friday; 12:00 – 23:00
Saturday. Tickets start at £10.38 for single day early bird tickets but probably go up to £15 plus
fees. See their ticket website for current prices. You'll need to buy or rent a branded glass or bring a
Burghfest glass from a previous year. See burghfest.org.uk for details.
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• Fri 25/09/2026
– Sun 27/09/2026 |
The Great Bransgore Beer Festival 2026
Three Tuns, Bransgore, Hampshire, BH23 8JH
A Bransgore Rotary Charity event in conjunction with The Three Tuns. 17:00 – 23:00 Friday; 12:00 –
23:00 Saturday; 12:00 – 17:00 Sunday. Tickets £18.90 on-line in advance which covers all sessions
and includes a commemorative glass or £20 on the day if room. Up to 75 beers and 20 ciders and a choice
of fine wines. Live music throughout the event. Mostly under cover alongside the large pub garden where you
can enjoy the late summer sunshine. Keep an eye on www.bransgorerotary.com/bransgore-rotary-beer-fest-2026 and www.threetunsinn.com for more details.
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• Fri 25/09/2026
– Sun 27/09/2026 |
10th Emsworth British Beer and Cider Festival
Emsworth Community Centre, North Street, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 7DD
25 ales that you wouldn't normally get around Emsworth plus a wide range of ciders and a selection of wines.
Friday 14:00 – 22:30; Saturday 11:00 – 22:30. Tickets £12.50 (+ £1.30 booking fees if
bought on-line) per session which includes a souvenir glass, programme and your first pint of beer or cider,
or glass of wine. Free session Sunday 12:00 – 16:00 or when the beer runs out - on Sunday you can bring
your own lined glass and if you want a carry out bring a container. See www.wemsfest.com/event/10th-emsworth-beer-wine-cider-festival for all details.
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• Thu 01/10/2026
– Sat 03/10/2026 |
22nd Selborne Zig Zag Festival
Selborne Arms, High Street, Selborne GU34 3JR and in the nearby Village Hall & Jubilee Tap
Real ale, fine wines and live music across three venues – The Selborne Arms, The Village Hall and The
Jubilee Tap. Tickets required for the hall £5 Thursday, £10 Friday & Saturday. Whole weekend
tickets £20 in advance and this one includes glass & some drinks. On sale now; Early Bird Weekender
tickets £15 until the end of August. The festival website is www.zigzagfest.co.uk and the pub's website is www.selbornearms.co.uk.
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• Fri 02/10/2026
– Sat 03/10/2026 |
Ale-ing Fest
Hayling Island Community Centre, Station Road, Hayling Island PO11 0HB
Usually about 24 beers & 15 ciders. Friday 18:30 – 23:00, Saturday 12:00 – 16:00 & 18:30
– 23:00. Entertainment both evening sessions. Advance tickets not on sale yet and prices tba. See www.ale-ingfest.co.uk
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| • Sat 03/10/2026 |
Portchester Charity Beer Festival 2026
Portchester Community Centre, Westlands Grove, Portchester, PO16 9AD
12:00 – 20:00 Saturday. Beer, cider & food. Live music on the Friday, Saturday is a quiet session.
Tickets £10, includes glass, programme and a drinks token. Keep an eye on www.portchestercommunitycentre.co.uk
for updates or go straight to ticket purchase where there are full details – www.ticketsource.com/portchester-community-centre/beer-festival-2026/2026-10-03/11:00/t-oeealma
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| • Sat 03/10/2026 |
Wickham Charity Beer Festival
The Wickham Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Nr. Fareham, PO17 5AL
About 30 beers and a few ciders. Food available during the sessions. Open 11:00 – 16:00 and 17:30
– 22:30. Tickets £8 & £11, or £13 for both sessions. Usually, the centre is open
between sessions if you go to both, the bar will be closed but you may be able to get food. The festival
website is wickhambeerfestival.co.uk and the
Wickham Centre is wickhamcommunitycentre.org.uk
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• Fri 23/10/2026
– Sat 24/10/2026 |
Oktoberfest Southampton
Guildhall Square, Southampton SO14 7FP
A German style Oktoberfest event in Guildhall Square (we assume in a tent) with oompah bands, sausages,
schnitzels & pretzels, and beer - which we expect to be all keg. Friday 18:30 – 23:00, Saturday
12:30 – 17:30 and 18:30 – 23:00. 'Standing' and 'seating' tickets available at various prices -
see www.oktoberfestsoton.com. There is a
Facebook event - www.facebook.com/events/792240203844555
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• Fri 23/10/2026
– Sun 25/10/2026 |
Junction Tavern Autumn Real Ale and Cider Festival
Junction Tavern, 1 Leesland Road, Gosport PO12 3ND
Usually about 15 beers on pumps and stillage with more in the cellar for back up. Keep an eye on www.junctiontaverngosport.co.uk for
details or you may find some information on their Facebook www.facebook.com/TheJunctionTavern
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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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