Beer festival news
- Sheffield CAMRA’s 46th annual Steel City Beer & Cider Festival We are pleased to be able to announce our festival will be returning to Kelham Island Museum again this year from the 21st to 24th October. As ever we will have lots of real ale and other craft beers, cider & perry, street food, games, … Continue reading Beer festival news
Sheffield Beer Week
- Beer Week is a City-wide beer celebration hosted across multiple venues. Now in it’s sixth year, look out for brewery open days, tap takeovers, food and beer pairing menus, guided walks and more. The week itself runs from 9th to 15th March, however things kick off the previous weekend with the Indie Beer Feast, taking … Continue reading Sheffield Beer Week
Thanks from the beer festival tombola!
- The organisers of the recent 45th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival would like to thank the following for donating items to the festival tombola and to sell for the Burton Street Foundation Charity:- The Fat Cat, Kelham Island Tavern, Gardeners Rest, Shakespeares, Kelham Island Brewery, Abbeydale Brewery, Triple Point Brewery, The Brew Foundation, Brian … Continue reading Thanks from the beer festival tombola!
My Steel City Beer & Cider Festival – Poppy Hayhurst
- The festival is always one of the highlights of my year, but what you may not realise is that planning for the event begins way back in January. I have volunteered on the organising committee for the past two years and amongst other things oversee the press and trade session, press contact and social media … Continue reading My Steel City Beer & Cider Festival – Poppy HayhurstMy Steel City Beer & Cider Festival – Polly
- I’m Polly, I’m 23, and I’ve been a member of CAMRA for three years. This October’s 45th Steel City Beer Festival was the sixth I’ve attended, but the first I’ve volunteered at. As luck would have it, a week off work coincided with the setup of the festival, so I thought I’d give it a … Continue reading My Steel City Beer & Cider Festival – Polly
Below is a guide to beer festivals in or near Sheffield that we are aware of over the coming weeks. While we believe the information is correct, we advise checking with the venue/organisers before making any special journeys.
CAMRA festival listings can also be found on the national CAMRA events page and commercial festivals on aletalk.
Leicester CAMRA
Wed 26 – Sat 29 Feb
Held at the Haymarket Theatre, featuring around 130 beers plus cider and perry. More info here
Getting there: direct trains from Sheffield to Leicester operated by East Midlands Railway.
Magna (Rotherham)
Thu 27 – Sat 29 Feb
The well established charity real ale & music festival returns to Magna, a former steel works, after a year off and on the traditional week of the year. The event features around 140 real ales on handpump plus other craft beers, cider & perry, gin and two live music stages!
Advance tickets are available online, however note there is a discount for CAMRA members that is only available on the door.
Getting there: Bus X1/X10 goes directly there from Sheffield City Centre and Meadowhall Interchange.
Gardeners Rest
Sat 29 Feb – Sun 1 Mar
The Gardeners’ latest mini beer festival (basically a tap takeover) showcases 4 breweries from Nottinghamshire with a list of 14 different ales to choose from. Music also features on Friday night and Sunday afternoon and in the fridge the usual sandwiches and pork pies will be joined by venison pies.
Loughborough CAMRA
Thu 5 – Sat 7 Mar
Held at the Polish Club with around 60 real ales and ciders.
Getting there: direct trains from Sheffield to Leicester operated by East Midlands Railway.
Scarborough CAMRA
Thu 5 – Sat 7 Mar
features 75 real ales, 20 ciders and more at the Spa complex’s Ocean Room.