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A list of other forthcoming Local and Regional Beer Festivals follows:-

FEBRUARY 2010
Thurs 18th - Sun 21st - (NON CAMRA) - Wicksteed Park Winter Beer Festival, Kettering. Winter Beer Festival in the Pavilion. Thursday 18th - evening only, Friday 19th - daytime and evening, Saturday 20th - daytime and evening, Sunday 21st - lunchtime only. 30+ beers and live bands. £2 entry (£1 to CAMRA members. www.wicksteedpark.co.uk
Mon 22nd - Sun 28th - (NON CAMRA) - The Criterion One Week Beer Festival. Millstone Lane, Leicester. Featuring Northants and Warwickshire beers.
Fri 26th - Sun 28th - (NON CAMRA) - The Old Hall Inn Beer Festival. Old Hall Inn at Whitehough (postcode SK23 6EJ), which is about a 15 minute walk down the country lane from Chinley Railway Station station on the Sheffield - Manchester railway line. It will feature a large selection of real ales plus cider, folk music, mulled wine, gin and winter stew. There will be around 30 winter ales to try along with the odd pale hoppy number to keep up with some peoples preferences. www.old-hall-inn.co.uk for more info.
MARCH 2010
Thurs 4th - Sat 6th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Loughborough Beer Festival, Polish Club, True Lovers Walk off Willam St, Loughborough. 70+ Real Ales. Also cider, perry, local wine + continental bottled beer. Open: 4 -11pm Thu; 12 -11pm Fri; 11am -11pm Sat. Admission: Thu-free; Friday 12-6pm £1.50, after 6pm £3; Sat 11am-6pm £1.50, after 6pm £3. Free to CAMRA + University Real Ale Society members all times. Quiet night Thu. Live music Fri + Sat. Hot food avail all sessions. Festival commemorative glass available to buy or hire.
Fri 5th - Sat 6th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Coventry Beer Festival, Coventry Rugby Football Club, Butts Park Arena, Butts Road, Coventry. 95 beers (special beers from local breweries) plus Cider/Perry + Country Wines. Open: 12noon-4pm, then 6pm-11pm Fri/Sat. Admission: £1 lunch, £2 evening - free for card-carrying CAMRA members at all times. Glass hire £2 (refundable). Food available all sessions. www.covnwcamra.org.uk
Fri 5th - Sun 7th - (NON CAMRA) - Clipston Charity Beer Festival, Clipston Village Hall (between Mkt Harborough and Northampton). 10 beers and 2 ciders / perrys from East Mids region breweries. Entrance £3.50 including commemorative pint glass.  Hot and cold food available at lunch times.  Snacks and soft drinks available. Friday open 18:00 - 23:00, Sat 11:00 - 23:00, Sun 12:00 - 15:00. More information and full beer list visit www.clipstonbeerfestival.org.
Wed 10th - Sat 13th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Leicester Beer Festival, The Charotar Patidar Samaj, South Churchgate / Bay St, Leicester LE1 3AE. Over 220 ales and 40 Cider / Perry. Check Leicester 2010
Thurs 18th - Sat 20th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Burton Spring Beer Festival, Town Hall, Burton on Trent. Open Thurs. 7 - 11 pm, Fri & Sat all day.  100+ real ales + 28 ciders/perries, fruit wines, Driver's Bar. www.burtoncamra.org.uk.
Thurs 18th - Sun 21st - (NON CAMRA) Fat Cat Spring Beer Festival, The Fat Cat, Alma St, Sheffield. It will feature 80 seasonal real ales plus cider & perry virtually all new to the Fat Cat. There will be food available and live music. Entry tickets cost £5 and CAMRA members are being offered a free half pint on production of their membership card when buying a ticket. Opening hours: Thursday 18th 12:00-23:00. Friday 19th 12:00-23:00. Saturday 20th 12:00-23:00. Sunday 21st 12:00-19:00. The venue is easily walkable from the City Centre, alternatively bus 53 (operated by First) runs from the railway station to the nearby Harlequin pub.
APRIL 2010
Thurs 29th - Mon 3rd May - (NON CAMRA) - The Heathcote Arms, Croft Beer Festival, 1st Bank Holiday Beerfest. 15 real ales  3 Ciders. Thursday evening - festival opening and meet the brewer from 6.00 pm. Friday - drinkers day. Saturday evening - live background music. Sunday - drinkers day. Monday - village duck race, Bar Snacks Available 12.00 - 9.00pm. Open all day for the 5 day festival".
MAY 2010
Thurs 6th - Sat 8th - (NON CAMRA) - Poppies Beer Festival, Kettering Town FC, Tinhat Lounge, Kettering. Up to 30 ales + 3 ciders, Food available all sessions. Open Thurs 6pm - Midnight, Friday 5pm - Midnight and Saturday 12 - Midnight. £2.50 admission, includes glass.
Thurs 13th - Sat 15th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Rugby Beer Festival, Rugby  Thornfields Bowling Club. Opening times: Thursday  5:30pm -11pm, Friday      5:30pm -11pm, Saturday  11am   - 11pm. Highlights include: 50+ Ales, LocAle Bar, Ciders, Perries, Foreign bottled beer Bar, Food at all sessions. Our infamous tombola during the festival and auction on Saturday afternoon. Rugby Website
Thurs 27th - Sat 29th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Northampton Delapre Beer Festival. More info awaited.
JUNE 2010
Fri 11th - Sun 13th - (NON CAMRA) - Welland Valleyl. More info awaited.
JULY 2010
AUGUST 2010
Tues 24th - Sat 28th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Peterborough Beer Festival. More info awaited.
SEPTEMBER 2010
Thurs 9th - Sat 11th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - 3rd Hinckley Beer Festival. More info awaited.
OCTOBER 2010
Thurs 14th - Sun 17th - CAMRA FESTIVAL - Nottingham Beer Festival.        More info awaited.

Disclaimer: Please note that only listed beer festivals with CAMRA in the festival name are official CAMRA Festivals approved by CAMRA HQ and organised by CAMRA branches. Other festivals listed are organised by pubs, breweries and other bodies and are not necessarily recommended, endorsed, sponsored or otherwise supported by CAMRA. All details are provided in good faith - check before you visit.

 

This page last updated: February 8, 2010

 
 
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