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Summer(beer)hall
All things beery, yeasty and delicious are packed into Summerhall for one ale-filled weekend. A pop-up bottle shop, live music, brewery tours and talks run alongside a smorgasboard of Barney's Beer (which is brewed onsite), a number of guest beers and, of course, some obligatory bratwurst and pretzels. Prost!
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fri 24 May
£5–£8 / 0845 874 3000
Sat 25 May
£5–£8 / 0845 874 3000
MHOR Festival
A huge array of activities are on offer at this festival, including baking competitions, a Great British Feast with food prepared by star Scottish chefs and many more activities for kids and adults alive. There's plenty to eat and drink, too – from a barbecue to an oyster bar, beer festival and a food market buffet. A…
Monachyle Mhor, Lochearnhead
Sat 25 May
Prices vary / 01877 384622
- 11:00
Aberdeen & North East CAMRA Beer Festival
CAMRA's (The Campaign for Real Ale) most northerly annual festival is now in its 27th year and offers the chance to sample from over 100 cask ales selected from throughout the UK, real ciders and perries and a selection of continental bottled beers.
Richard Donald Suite, Aberdeen
Thu 30 May
Times vary / £5 for three days / 01224 575940
Fri 31 May
Times vary / £5 for three days / 01224 575940
Sat 1 Jun
Times vary / £5 for three days / 01224 575940
ScotFest
A one-day celebration of homeland food and drink, craft, design and live music. You can nibble your way around the food fair, with samples of regional produce from Galloway Fudge to Arbroath Smokies. The craft fair sells a range of products from handmade cards to woodcarvings, while there's live music throughout the day.
Cochrane Park, Alva
Sat 14 Sep
Times & prices to be confirmed / 01259 215111
Sat 13 Sep
Prices to be confirmed / 01259 215111
- 10:30 – 16:30
Jesus Green, Cambridge
Thu 23 May
£4; £4 5pm-10.30pm; £3
- 17:00 – 22:30
Fri 24 May
£4; £4 5pm-10.30pm; £3
- 12:00 – 15:00
- 17:00 – 22:30
Sat 25 May
£4; £4 5pm-10.30pm; £3
- 12:00 – 22:30
Dumfries Folk 'n Ale Festival
Celebrating the complementary pastimes of music and ale-drinking, this festival favours the traditional versions of both, and brings live music sessions to local pubs as well as offering an open concert on the High St on the Saturday afternoon.
Various venues, Dumfries
Fri 12 Jul
Times vary / Free / 01387 267647
Sat 13 Jul
Times vary / Free / 01387 267647
Sun 14 Jul
Times vary / Free / 01387 267647
Oktoberfest
Party like you're in Bavaria, minus the plane fare. Drink the beer, eat the bratwurst, wear the lederhosen and party the night away, stein in hand. There's even a family-friendly Sunday lunch for the kinder.
Assembly @ Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
Wed 9 Oct
Free Free entrance Wed; Thu, Fri & Sun £5; Sat £10; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032
Thu 10 Oct
Free Free entrance Wed; Thu, Fri & Sun £5; Sat £10; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032
Fri 11 Oct
Free Free entrance Wed; Thu, Fri & Sun £5; Sat £10; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032
Glasgow Green
Thu 17 Oct
Free entrance Thu, Fri & Sun; Saturday £5; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032
Fri 18 Oct
Free entrance Thu, Fri & Sun; Saturday £5; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032
Sat 19 Oct
Free entrance Thu, Fri & Sun; Saturday £5; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032
Ale Tasting
Come and taste ales to your heart's delight, including five thirds of cask ale.
Curlers Rest, Glasgow
Sun 2 Jun
£5 / 0141 341 0737
Part of West End Festival.
- 12:00 – 16:00
The Great British Beer Festival
A chance to sample over 450 varieties of beer including golden ales, fruit beers, stouts, bitters and international real lagers as well as cider and perry.
Olympia, London W14
Tue 13 Aug
£10 ( £8) / 020 7385 1200
- 12:00 – 17:00
- 17:00 – 22:30
Wed 14 Aug
£10 ( £8) / 020 7385 1200
- 12:00 – 22:30
Thu 15 Aug
£10 ( £8) / 020 7385 1200
- 12:00 – 22:30
Scottish Real Ale Festival
Celebrate the fizzy, yeasty world of brews with the festival's selection of over 150 Scottish real ales, which makes it the largest collection of native brews in the world. CAMRA's Champion Beer of Scotland prize is also judged and announced at the event.
Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
Thu 11 Jul
Times vary / £5 (£3) / 0131 477 3500
Fri 12 Jul
Times vary / £5 (£3) / 0131 477 3500
Sat 13 Jul
Times vary / £5 (£3) / 0131 477 3500
Sun 14 Jul
Times vary / £5 (£3) / 0131 477 3500
FyneFest
Beer is the star at Fyne Ales brewery with over 100 different beers from the UK’s best breweries available over the weekend, accompanied by an equally tempting music programme and food from a range of local producers (local as in venison burgers from the estate and fresh oysters collected from the loch). This year's…
Fyne Ales, Cairndow
Fri 14 Jun
Times vary / £20–£30 / 01499 600120
Sat 15 Jun
Times vary / £20–£30 / 01499 600120
Sun 16 Jun
Times vary / £20–£30 / 01499 600120
Great Central Railway Beer Festival
Sample guest ales and ciders from breweries across the former LNER lines, including Castle Rock, Blue Bee, B&T, Belvoir, Jarrow and Priors.
Great Central Railway, Loughborough
Tue 28 May
£15 (£13; Children £9; £23–£34) / 01509 230726
- 10:30 – 14:30
Wed 29 May
£15 (£13; Children £9; £23–£34) / 01509 230726
- 10:30 – 14:30
Thu 30 May
£15 (£13; Children £9; £23–£34) / 01509 230726
- 10:30 – 14:30
Grillstock Manchester
It's a day of meat and music goodness as Grillstock takes over Manchester. Barbecue cooking competitions, rib eating challenges and barbecuing lessons are complemented by a varied roster of musical acts, including funk/jazz/hip hop melders Riots Jazz, country band the Good Intentions and local act Honeyfeet.
Albert Square, Manchester
Sat 8 Jun
£10 for a day ticket; £15 for a weekend ticket
- 11:00 – 22:00
Sun 9 Jun
£10 for a day ticket; £15 for a weekend ticket
- 11:00 – 22:00
Runnymede Beer Festival
Sample a variety of beers and ciders from local breweries, with entertainment and activities.
National Trust: Runnymede, Egham
Fri 30 Aug
Paddock Behind The Magna Carta Tea Room
£3 / 01784 432891
- 12:00 – 19:00
Sat 31 Aug
Paddock Behind The Magna Carta Tea Room
£3 / 01784 432891
- 12:00 – 19:00
Sun 1 Sep
Paddock Behind The Magna Carta Tea Room
£3 / 01784 432891
- 12:00 – 17:00
