This festival is held at the Victoria Hall in Saltaire and features around 110 cask ales plus ciders and world beers. Advance tickets advisable. Website. Direct coaches run from Sheffield to Bradford (National Express and Flixbus) or regular trains are available with a change at Leeds.

Organised by Peddlers Market at their warehouse venue, this festival features numerous bars hosted by the brewers themselves along with their own bar and a cask showcase. There will also be street food traders and music. Advance tickets advisable.

The Spring edition of the Wetherspoon pub chain’s regular programme of real ale festivals, featuring 30 beers including some international collaborations. In most pubs they will be on rotation across the guest lines, however the Bluecoats in Rotherham town centre will be hosting a pop up bar with all 30 beers available.

The 49th Loughborough Beer Festival takes place as usual at the Polish Club. Over 55 Real Ales, plus Real Cider, Perry and KeyKeg. More information on their website. Regular EMR trains run direct from Sheffield.

The independent craft beer festival held at Trafalgar Warehouse in Sheffield City Centre that kicks off Sheffield Beer Week, with the majority of bars hosted by brewers showcasing their beers. The festival is split over 3 separately ticketed sessions – Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening and advance booking is recommended as capacity is limited – see their website.

The long established annual beer & cider festival at Burton town hall featuring over 100 different cask ales plus cider, kegged craft beer, gin & wine bar and food. More details on their website. Regular Cross Country trains run from Sheffield to Burton, either direct or via Derby with a Derbyshire Wayfarer bus & train day pass offering a good value travel ticket option.

At Hopetown with 50 beers plus cider and entertainment. Website.

The regular bank holiday weekend beer & cider festival hosted at the Old Hall Hotel in Hope. This features a marquee taking over part of the car park with a festival bar, food stalls (in addition to the pub, restaurant and team room menus) and seating. There is also a programme of live music and DJs, in the beer tent during the afternoon and inside the pub in the evening. Buses 173 and 272 go past the pub or it is a short walk from Hope railway station. For more information see their socials or website.

The Spring edition of the event where a number of venues along Ecclesall Road collaborate to offer a pub crawl with a variety of different beers to try at each stop. Grab a stamp card and if you visit all the participating venues you get entered into a prize draw.

These two pubs close to Derby railway station team up for a joint beer festival.

The 48th Newcastle Beer & Cider festival is at Northumbria Students Union, championing great real ale and cider. With over 100 beers, 30 ciders and a selection of other beverages, there is sure to be something for everyone.

The old Rotherham Real Ale & Music Festival makes a comeback at Magna! This is an independently organised charity fundraiser. Open Wednesday & Thursday evening from 6pm, all day noon to 11pm Friday & Saturday. Advance tickets available online. The Tram Train service will (hopefully) be stopping at the new Magna tram stop by then (except on Saturday night) or bus X3 stops on the main road outside Magna. Discount entry is offered to CAMRA members paying on the door.

This pub in Beeston, near Nottingham, hosts a beer festival with around 100 beers! To get there by train from Sheffield change at either Derby or Nottingham, regular services operate.

The regular bank holiday weekend beer & cider festival hosted at the Old Hall Hotel in Hope. This features a marquee taking over part of the car park with a festival bar, food stalls (in addition to the pub, restaurant and team room menus) and seating. There is also a programme of live music and DJs, in the beer tent during the afternoon and inside the pub in the evening. Buses 173 and 272 go past the pub or it is a short walk from Hope railway station. For more information see their socials or website.

A beer & music festival set in the fairly unique and atmospheric setting of a working railway roundhouse near Chesterfield. The bars feature a range of up to 400 beers plus cider, gin and more whilst outside there is a food court with a variety of street food traders. Live entertainment features every day and on Friday and Saturday afternoon train rides are included in the ticket. Shuttle buses operate from Chesterfield railway station or the local Stagecoach bus 90 serves the venue. More information and advance tickets at railalefestival.com.

Hosted at Northern Monk Refectory. Regular trains and coaches run Sheffield to Leeds.

Keighley & Craven CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) is delighted to present the 18^th  Skipton Beer Festival. The event will be held in the historic Town Hall, High Street, Skipton at the following times, with payment on the door: Thursday & Friday: 11am to 10pm, Saturday: 11am to 8pm. Entry £4 (free for members). The event will feature 10 real ales on handpumps, plus 50 on traditional gravity, a selection of real ale on KeyKeg, and a range of real cider and perry. The choices will reflect the local area, the wider county of Yorkshire, and a few carefully chosen gems from further afield. More details on their website.

the 44th Lincoln Beer Festival will again be held in the atmospheric Southside, formerly St Katherine’s Church, offering a range of real ale, cider & perry.

The regular bank holiday weekend beer & cider festival hosted at the Old Hall Hotel in Hope. This features a marquee taking over part of the car park with a festival bar, food stalls (in addition to the pub, restaurant and team room menus) and seating. There is also a programme of live music and DJs, in the beer tent during the afternoon and inside the pub in the evening. Buses 173 and 272 go past the pub or it is a short walk from Hope railway station. For more information see their socials or website.

The event space at the farm shop, cafe and bar on Beltonville farm hosts a beer festival.

A fantastic multi venue party across a number of pubs, clubs and breweries in and near Dronfield featuring beer, music and food! All usually offer free entry. The majority of venues are walkable from Dronfield railway station, the rest are on local bus routes.

The Stockport Beer Festival is returning for its fourth time at the Stockport Guildhall, a Grade II listed building on Wellington Road South, from June 18 to 20. The Guildhall is a versatile venue with multiple rooms.

This pub in Heeley hosts the summer edition of their regular beer festival, which features a pop up bar in the conservatory and further festival beers in the kiosk outside.

The annual fundraiser for St Margaret Church in Swinton, near Rotherham. There is a railway station on the edge of Swinton or bus 221 (Rotherham-Doncaster) goes past the venue.

The annual charity fundraiser event.

The pub’s annual event

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The regular bank holiday weekend beer & cider festival hosted at the Old Hall Hotel in Hope. This features a marquee taking over part of the car park with a festival bar, food stalls (in addition to the pub, restaurant and team room menus) and seating. There is also a programme of live music and DJs, in the beer tent during the afternoon and inside the pub in the evening. Buses 173 and 272 go past the pub or it is a short walk from Hope railway station. For more information see their socials or website.

The event space at the farm shop, cafe and bar on Beltonville farm hosts a beer festival with live music. Advance tickets required and camping is available.

The annual beer festival organised to raise funds for the local Scout group which also features food, live music and a family fun day with bouncy castle and face painting for the kids. Bus 53/53a runs to Bolsover from Sheffield.

Charity event, TBC

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Regular pub beer festival

We’re back at Kelham Island Museum for our 50th Steel City Beer & Cider Festival featuring about 200 different cask ales plus other craft beers in keg, bottle and can along with traditional cider & perry, live music, games, street food traders and more.

40+ ales, ciders and perries plus food and music at the Gainsborough Trinity Supporter’s (The Blues) Club.

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Direct trains run from Sheffield to Darlington

This pub in Heeley hosts the winter edition of their regular beer festival, which features a pop up bar in the conservatory and further festival beers in the kiosk outside. This event normally sees a number of strong and dark options!

Hackney, East London. TBC