Beer Festival planning meeting
7:30pm Tue 15 Sep
We continue work planning our 50th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival. The meeting is held upstairs at the Gardeners Rest. Get there on bus 7/8 which stop outside the pub, alternatively it is a 5-10 minute walk from Infirmary Road tram stop.
Social – local area pub tour
2pm Sat 19 Sep
With Autumn arriving we are back in the City of Sheffield for our pub tour socials and this month we’ll be taking a wander around Crookes and Walkley, starting in the Old Grindstone. Bus 52/52a goes there.
Committee meeting & Beer Matters distribution
8:30pm Tue 22 Sep
The monthly business meeting for the committee. The venue is the Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre. We also aim to have the new issue of Beer Matters from the printers ready for distribution volunteers to come and collect from the afternoon onwards. Note it is quiz night on Tuesdays.
RambAle – Worksop to Ranby
11:30am Sat 26 Sep
Our RambAles combine a gently paced walk with a pub or two. This one is a little outside our area but continues with an ongoing theme of the Chesterfield Canal! We set off walking from the Mallard Inn at Worksop railway station at 1pm for 5.5 mile walk to the Chequers Inn at Ranby, mostly along the canal towpath. We return to Worksop by bus to catch a train back to Sheffield. The recommended train from Sheffield is at 11:38, which offers about 4o mins to relax with a beer in the Mallard before the walk.
Special award – Mark Simmonite
8pm Fri 25 Sep
Join us at Perch bar for a drink as we present Mark with his certificate.
Branch meeting
8pm Tue 6 Oct
All our members are welcome to come along, share pub, club and brewery news, discuss campaigning updates, get involved and more importantly enjoy a beer with us! The venue this month is the Old Shoe in Orchard Square, Sheffield City Centre.
Pub of the Month
8pm Wed 14 Oct
Join us for a beer or two as we present the award at the Pangolin micropub, located on the inbound platform of Hillsborough Park tram stop.
Steel City Beer & Cider Festival
21 October 2026 to 24 October 2026
At Kelham Island Museum. Volunteer staff also needed on site to help set up from Sunday 18 October and take down on Sunday 25 October. The festival features a huge range of beers plus cider & perry, street food, entertainment and more.
Committee meeting & Beer Matters distribution
8:30pm Tue 27 Oct
The monthly business meeting for the committee. The venue is the Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre. We also aim to have the new issue of Beer Matters from the printers ready for distribution volunteers to come and collect from the afternoon onwards. Note it is quiz night on Tuesdays.
Brewery tap social & mini RambAle
1pm Sat 31 Oct
On the last Saturday of the month Fuggle Bunny Brewhouse run tap events at the brewery with a street food trader and live music as well as the bar. We’ll be meeting there for social drinks from 3pm. For those that also fancy a walk this will be proceeded by a mini RambAle around Rother Valley – if you wish to join this meet at the Scarsdale Hundred (JD Wetherspoon) at Beighton for a 1pm start.
Branch meeting
8pm Tue 3 Nov
All our members are welcome to come along, share pub, club and brewery news, discuss campaigning updates, get involved and more importantly enjoy a beer with us! The venue this month is TBC (hopefully the Princess Royal in Crookes).
Special Award Presentation
8pm Thu 12 Nov
Join us at Beerworks, the Abbeydale Brewery tap, as we recognise Sue & Pat Morton, founders of Abbeydale Brewery, for their ongoing contribution to Sheffield’s beer scene. Buses 75/76 and 97/98 go there.
Festival volunteers coach trip
11am Sat 14 Nov
We’re doing the pubs of Belper plus a bonus stop at Drone Valley Brewery’s tap near Dronfield on the way. Bookings for this are taken at the festival staffing office.
Beer Festival washup meeting
7:30pm Tue 17 Nov
We look back and review what went well and what can be improved next year. The meeting is held upstairs at the Gardeners Rest. Get there on bus 7/8 which stop outside the pub, alternatively it is a 5-10 minute walk from Infirmary Road tram stop.
Committee meeting & Beer Matters distribution
8:30pm Tue 24 Nov
The monthly business meeting for the committee. The venue is the Dog & Partridge on Trippet Lane in Sheffield City Centre. We also aim to have the new issue of Beer Matters from the printers ready for distribution volunteers to come and collect from the afternoon onwards. Note it is quiz night on Tuesdays.
Branch meeting
8pm Tue 1 Dec
All our members are welcome to come along, share pub, club and brewery news, discuss campaigning updates, get involved and more importantly enjoy a beer with us! The venue this month is the Bankers Draft (JD Wetherspoon) in Sheffield City Centre next to Castle Square tram stop.
Social – not a Christmas dinner
3pm Fri 11 Dec
Our final get together before Christmas and we’re doing it a little different this year by going for a curry along with beers around Kelham Island. We will be meeting at the Harlequin.
Info and bookings For more info and bookings, please contact our social secretary. Neighbouring branches Dronfield area events and news can be found on their branch website whilst for Rotherham visit their Facebook page. Other nearby CAMRA branches include Barnsley, North Nottinghamshire, Chesterfield and High Peak. Public transport Timetables, maps and ticket information for all buses and trams can be obtained from Travel South Yorkshire or Derbyshire County Council. For train travel visit National Rail Enquiries. CAMRA Experience website Information on pubs including location can be found on CAMRA’s online guide. Survey volunteers needed – see here for more info