North Bedfordshire

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 Summer Beer Festival Monday 24 – Monday 31 August 2026 Black Lion, Leighton Buzzard

    Summer beer festival at the award-winning Black Lion in Leighton Buzzard. For further details, visit Black Lion Facebook. For daily live music, see poster (right).

  • 47th Peterborough Beer Festival Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 August 2026 Embankment, Peterborough

    Large, regional CAMRA festival held in massive marquees on the river embankment, behind the Key Theatre at Embankment Road, Peterborough PE1 1EF. About 20 minutes walk from Peterborough railway and bus stations, taxis are available. The festival provides a drop off/taxi rank near the Key Theatre.

    Open Tue 5.30-11, Wed-Sat 12-11. Admission £3 before 3pm, £7 after 3pm, CAMRA members free at all times. Over 550 beers from the UK and beyond, including up to 70 US casks and 4 Dutch wood casks, along with a wide range of ciders. Glasses available to hire, or bring your own as long as it's marked and lined for pint, half and third pints. For further details, including booking advance tickets and the beer, cider, wine and gin lists, visit PBF website.

  • 34th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival Wednesday 26 – Monday 31 August 2026 St Edmundsbury Cathedral

    CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders festival held for he fifth successive year in the beautiful St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, by kind permission of the Dean & Chapter.

    Open Wed 5.30-11, Thu/Fri 12-11, Sat 11.30-11, Sun 12.30-9, Mon 12-6. Admission prices vary between days, but all include festival glass and £10 bar vouchers. CAMRA members admitted free at all times. Over 250 real ales and craft beers, 60 ciders, food stalls, with a Sound Stage and full entertainment programme.

    For further details and advance tickets, visit East Anglian BF website.

  • Chequers Fenny Stratford Real Ale Festival Friday 28 – Monday 31 August 2026

    Bank holiday weekend festival at the Chequers, Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes.

    Featuring 16 Firkins from 15 local brewers across Bucks, Beds, Herts and Northants. Saxby's cider also available. As well as around 1,100 pints to drink, food trucks will be serving great street food and there will be daily live music to entertain you through the weekend. New customers all welcome!

    Easy trip from Bedford by Marston Vale train and just a short walk from the station. For further details of the festival , visit Chequers Facebook page. For further info on the Chequers, click the national pub guide link in menu column (left).

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  • Fox August Bank Holiday Beer Festival Friday 28 – Monday 31 August 2026 Fox

    Twice yearly 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 18 real ales and 8 ciders. Click Fox BF beer list for details.

    Festival food vans: Fri - Better Then Mamma's; Sat - Gurkha Street Food; Sun - Piggin' Great hog roast.

    Live music: Fri - Huggy Flares; Sat - The Reformers; Sun - Viviana Canta.

    For further details, visit Fox Facebook page or Fox website and select Upcoming Events.

    For further details of the venue, click header then Fox name above, or click national pub guide link in menu (left) and search.

  • Peelfest Six Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 September 2026 Sir William Peel, Sandy

    Sixth "Peelfest" - a beer, cider, music and fun packed weekend - at the Sir William Peel in Sandy, CAMRA's reigning Bedfordshire Pub of the Year 2026. The event is organised with The Sandy Guild to raise money for St John's Hospice and Biggleswade, Potton and Sandy First Responders. Last year an impressive sum was raised for charity and we hope the generosity of local people will boost the funds of these worthy causes again this year.

    Live music on Saturday: The Acoustic Stage opens at 1pm with The Biggleswade Barnacles The Main Stage closes with Ouse Valley Singles Club with plenty of amazing artists in between. The Budders Beats Stage will again be hosting Roll Your Own Records.

    Sunday's line up to be confirmed shortly.

    For further details of the festival. visit Sir WP Facebook. For more info on the host pub, open the national pub guide link (menu left) and search for "Sir William Peel".

  • Plough Langford Beer & Cider Festival Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 September 2026 Plough, Langford

    Annual beer, cider and music festival at the Plough, Langford, near Biggleswade..

    Visiting caterers:Thu, Spud Girls; Fri, Nuxies Kitchen; Sat, The Hog Father - see poster (right for details. Live music Sat evening from Alrite Jimmy's Live band

    For further information, visit Plough Facebook page. For more info on the Plough, click underlined pub name above or open national pub guide link (menu left) and search.

  • All Saints, Houghton Conquest. 3rd Annual Beer Festival Friday 11 – Sunday 13 September 2026 All Saints Church , Houghton Conquest

    Do come along to our little Beerfest at All Saints. Now in its third year! All the info is on the poster. Grant Palmer 42 bus details later. See you there Offers of help gratefully accepted.

    If you would like to display or share a copy of the poster (image left), click All Saints Beerfest to download a PDF.

  • 29th St Albans Beer & Cider Festival Wednesday 23 – Saturday 26 September 2026 Alban Arena, St Albans

    Annual beer and cider festival organised by South Herts CAMRA in St Albans city centre.

    Open noon to 11pm each day. Admission £10 at the door, plus £10 beer and cider vouchers and £5 festival glass hire, both refundable. CAMRA members admitted free! Advance booking offers several money-saving admission packages. Advance tickets guarantee entry at busy times when there may be a queue at the door.

    Explore an amazing choice of more than 300 cask ales, craft beers, international brews, ciders and perries, including many rare finds, limited editions brews, and even American casks shipped across the Atlantic exclusively for this event. Plus premium wines and spirits, non-alcoholic options and soft drinks available too.

    As well as bars and seating over three floors, there is more space outside with a delicious selection of street food and snacks. Great live bands performing every day, as well as special talks, tasting sessions and fun games to enjoy..

    The entertainment line-up is outstanding with live bands performing every day, plus special talks, tasting sessions and games to enjoy.

    For more festival details or to buy advance tickets, visit St Albans BCF website, where beer and cider lists will be available shortly. You can also follow the festival on SABCF Facebook, SABCF Instagram or SABCF X.

    Easy travel by Thameslink from Bedford, Flitwick and Luton, 15 min walk from St Albans City rail station.