After 6am, Food & drink, Beer festival

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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

…and 2 more dates until 13 Oct

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

…and 5 more dates until 27 Oct

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

£5 for entry (members £4) / 0131 477 3500

  • 12:00 – 23:00

Fri 12 Jul

£5 for entry (members £4) / 0131 477 3500

  • 12:00 – 23:00

Sat 13 Jul

£5 for entry (members £4) / 0131 477 3500

  • 12:00 – 23:00

Sun 14 Jul

£5 for entry (members £4) / 0131 477 3500

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Beer Mutiny

Craft beer festival with a choice of over 30 handpicked artisan beers.

Arch 402, London,

Wed 19 Jun

£15 includes ten beers to taste and free Chipotle burrito voucher (With snacks goody bag £20) / 020 3432 2134

  • 19:00 – 21:00

Thu 20 Jun

£15 includes ten beers to taste and free Chipotle burrito voucher (With snacks goody bag £20) / 020 3432 2134

Fri 21 Jun

£15 includes ten beers to taste and free Chipotle burrito voucher (With snacks goody bag £20) / 020 3432 2134

…and 2 more dates until 23 Jun

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 13 Sep

Prices to be confirmed / 01259 215111

  • 10:30 – 16:30

7th Ascot CAMRA Beer Festival

Over 220 real ales, ciders and perries accompany the races, which include The Betfred Challenge Cup, as well as The Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes, The John Guest Bengough Stakes and The BMW Cornwallis Stakes.

Ascot Racecourse

Sat 5 Oct

£27 premier; £18 grandstand / 0870 727 8765

  • 13:25 – 16:45
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7th Ascot CAMRA Beer Festival

Over 220 real ales, ciders and perries accompany the races, which include the Listed Ascot Underwriting Noel Murless Stakes.

Ascot Racecourse

Fri 4 Oct

£20.70 premier; £11.70 grandstand / 0870 727 8765

  • 14:00 – 17:25

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
…and 2 more dates until 17 Aug

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

Sat 22 Jun

£15 (£13; Children £9; £23–£34) / 01509 230726

  • 09:40 – 16:15

Sun 23 Jun

£15 (£13; Children £9; £23–£34) / 01509 230726

  • 09:40 – 16:15

Wed 26 Jun

£15 (£13; Children £9; £23–£34) / 01509 230726

  • 10:30 – 14:30
…and 34 more dates until 10 Nov

The Fish Pond, Matlock

Fri 9 Aug

THe Ball Room

Free / 01629 760 240

  • 17:00 – 23:00

Sat 10 Aug

THe Ball Room

Free / 01629 760 240

  • 12:00 – 23:00

Sun 11 Aug

THe Ball Room

Free / 01629 760 240

  • 12:00 – 16:00

Mid Cheshire Scooter Rally and Beer Festival

Custom and classic scooter show with a hog roast, charity stalls and a roll-a-dice game to win a customised Lambretta.

Blakemere Village, Northwich

Fri 12 Jul

£10–£15 / 01606 883261

  • 07:00 – 13:00

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

Southside Beer Festival

Glasgow's Southside gets into the beer fest action with this inaugural go, featuring brews from Loch Lomond, WEST, Hippo, Kelburn and others.

Langside Halls, Glasgow

Sat 27 Jul

£10

  • 12:00 – 21:00