Local Beer Festivals
We will list all local CAMRA, pub and club beer festivals that we know about on this page. Please support them!
- Black Lion Hopfest 2025
Monday 18 – Monday 25 August 2025
Black Lion, Leighton Buzzard
Annual festival at CAMRA award-winning pub on Leighton Buzzard High Street. Offering 28 festival cask ales plus 20 craft keg beers on tap during the week. Trays of 6 thirds cask ale £9.50.
For further details, including cask and keg beer lists, visit Black Lion Facebook page. For further details of pub, click underlined pub name above or search national pub guide (menu left).
- Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival
Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 August 2025
Large regional festival at Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF.
The festival is held in massive marquees on the river embankment (behind the Key Theatre), about 20 minutes walk from Peterborough railway station and bus/coach station. Taxis are available at the railway and bus stations and the festival provides a drop off/taxi rank near the Key Theatre at the entrance to the Embankment.
Admission £7 to all sessions, CAMRA members £4. For further details, including booking advance tickets and beer, cider, wine and gin lists, visit PBF website.
- 29th Watford CAMRA Beer Festival
Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 August 2025
Halsey Hall, Watford
The 29th Watford Beer Festival will be held at Halsey Hall on Rickmansworth Road, directly opposite Watford Town Hall. Short walk from rail stations. Expect more than 35 cask beers, many from local breweries, plus a selection of ciders available over the three days. Food will be available at all sessions.
Open Thu 4pm to 11pm; Fri & Sat 11am to 11pm. Admission £2.50, free to CAMRA members.
CAMRA member volunteers are welcome in any capacity, from bar workers to festival organisers. If you want to help out at the festival please email ku.gro.armac.droftaw@gniffats or call Graham Ross on 07905 895978.
- Devonshire Arms Summer Bank Holiday Beer Festival
Friday 22 – Monday 25 August 2025
Devonshire Arms
Bank holiday beer festival at one of CAMRA North Beds' regular award winners and favourite local pubs. Beers have been ordered, promising a delightful selection of ales and ciders to tickle your tastebuds! So why not camp out at the Devvy this bank holiday weekend for summer's last yahoo?
The lovely chaps from Crown & Heel will be there on Friday 5-8pm and Saturday/Sunday 3-8pm, with their scrumptious and oh so moreish smash burgers.
Live entertainment: Sunday 4-7pm - the fabulous Bonas Brothers; Monday from 3pm the equally fabulous Tap the Barrel.
For further details of the festival, visit Devvy Facebook page. If you don't know the Devvy already, click the underlined name above to display the address and other details. You have our assurance of finding well kept cask beer in an excellent local community pub!
- Fox Summer Bank Holiday Beer Festival
Friday 22 – Monday 25 August 2025
Fox
Twice yearly bank holiday festival at the Fox, Carlton, our welcoming CAMRA North Beds Pub of the Year 2025. Opens at noon each day, with a shed in the garden providing additional stillage for real ales and ciders. Visit Fox Facebook for further information as details of the beers, ciders and entertainers are confirmed. For further details of venue, click header then Fox name above, or click national pub guide link in menu (left) and search.