Multiple venues, one beer list - The 2025 Harwich Ale Trail will run over the early Spring Bank Holiday weekend, Thursday 1st May to Monday 5th May!
Venues and beer details to be published closer to the event. Keep an eye on the Harwich Ale Trail social feeds!
The Turks Head's first beer festival.
Live music and pizza available also.
3rd Annual Beer Festival.
30 Beers and Ciders on offer and a specialist spirit bar.
BBQ on Friday Night
European Street food on Saturday from 2pm - 9pm
Mic On the Terrace with your host Charlie Law (open mic session)
Watch this space for more local talent gracing the "stage" to keep you toes tapping!
Saturday will see an annual touch rugby tournament.
Bouncy Castle to keep the little ones happy.
£5 entry.
Celebrate Good Friday in style at Prettyfields Vineyard’s with JackRabbit's Really Good Friday event!
Skylark BBQ are serving up loaded burgers, wraps and loaded fries, along with live music from local band Mura.
Sip on a selection of JackRabbit craft beers, Kent Co. cider, and wines from Prettyfields and other local East Anglian vineyards. Also, Skylark cocktails and a range of spirits to keep the evening flowing.
Annual May Bank Holiday Beer Festival - 24-26th May.
Father's Day 15th June 2025 - 12noon-4pm
Brewery Tours, Real Ale, Local Wines and Cider, Hog Roast, Kid's Entertainment, Live Music.
Admission Free
Non-refundable glass added for first bar order. Glass profits go to chosen charity (tbc).
33 East Street, Braintree, CM7 3JJ
Please bring rugs/chairs for comfort.
Support this FREE ENTRY event by refraining from bringing their own food and drink please.
Beer festival, BBQ, bouncy castle, live music
Selection of real ales and ciders, craft market and live music
Gosfield 1st annual beer festival confirmed. August 30/31. Live music, morris dancers,BBQ. All Courtyard Brewery beers will be available plus plenty of other guest beers. Wine and Prosecco for the non beer drinkers. All taking place at the Gosfield playing fields (CO9 1TL). Doors open at midday.
Ales from Gruff Brewery and others. Real cider & prosecco.
Wine by Bromley Brook Vineyard, food and soft drinks by Hopleaf.
Live music.
Tickets cost £15 and are available in advance only - Email gareth@gruff-brewery.co.uk or telephone 07970 667960
Cider and cheese festival at the Victoria Inn.
Join Other Monkey Brewing for a celebration of the season's brews at their Summer Beer Tap Takeover! Taking place from Wednesday 23rd July, to Sunday 27th July OMB will showcase an assortment of both seasonal draught and cask beers, each carefully selected by their team including their very own Other Monkey Brewing beer.
Whether you're a beer enthusiast or just looking to explore new tastes, the tap takeover has something to offer everybody.
FREE ENTRY
Saturday 20th June 2026
12 pm – 4 pm
Tickets Coming Soon (£30) – Watch the Colchester Brewery website for details as they are announced!
Ditch the predictable gifts this Father’s Day and give Dad something he’ll actually remember.
nce again the LB Events team will be taking over St Mary's Church, Little Bentley for their 4th Beer Festival.
This year they will have approx 20 beers on tap so come along and join them for a great time!
https://www.facebook.com/events/818380314548547(link is external)
£10 entry (includes refundable £3 deposit on a souvenir glass). Beer card system (£10 gets you 5 half pints).
All in aid of local charities.
Expect Brentwood's core range, spring specials, and (fingers crossed) a bit of sunshine!
On the Day:
Steak & ale pies
Live music from Riff Raff
Reserve your table for £10 a head and get two free pints each.
How to Book:
Grab your tickets on the brewery website (https://www.brentwoodbrewing.co.uk/(link is external)) or directly from the brewery.
Booking ahead is highly recommended, but walk-ins are also welcome!
A broad range of 20+ cask ales, many from regional breweries, plus ciders, lager, gin bar, wines and soft drinks.
This festival is a community-run celebration of real ales, ciders, local gins, food, music and good company, all staged within the historic Tithe Barn and its courtyard. It’s organised by volunteers on behalf of Sproughton Parish Council, with all proceeds going back into community causes and next year’s festival.
In association with the Anglian Craft Brewers - A beer festival where all the beers are made by homebrewers!
15 beer selection
Free food
Tutored tastings
Meet the brewers
Ticket only! - Tickets are priced at £15 and includes 4 pints of beer, served in 1/3 measures.
There will be 20 cask ales, 12 ciders and much more!
For families, there will be garden games and a face painter on the Monday
There will be live music throughout accompanied by a pizza oven food service
Their annual beer festival on the second May bank holiday. They will have pizza, karaoke, live music, hog roast and a family day - details below:
Saturday
5pm -Suffolk Pizza Company Pizza Truck
6pm -Karaoke
Sunday
Annual Hog Roast
12pm -Live music from Mike Allen-Pugh
2pm- Amandinus Band
Monday - Family Day
12-1pm -Rocky Animal Farm
12pm -Magic and Mayhem with World Of Magic
3pm-5pm - Live Music from James Burrage
Back again for the 3rd year, the Vic's Real Cider and Cheese/Charcuterie Festival.
A great range of Real Ciders, a Perry or 2 and a great selection of cheese and cured meats from the Church Street Deli.
Full details will be announced nearer the time!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1205180191338692(link is external)
aturday 20th June 2026
12 pm – 4 pm
Tickets Coming Soon (£30) – Watch the Colchester Brewery website for details as they are announced!
Ditch the predictable gifts this Father’s Day and give Dad something he’ll actually remember.
The 5th Little Earth Fest
Details TBA by the venue.
Father's Day 21st June 2026 - 12noon-4pm
Brewery Tours, Real Ale, Local Wines and Cider, Hog Roast, Kid's Entertainment, Live Music.
Admission Free
Non-refundable glass added for first bar order. Glass profits go to chosen charity - Helen Rollason Cancer.
Please bring rugs/chairs for comfort.
The brewery asks visitors to support this FREE ENTRY event by refraining from bringing their own food and drink please.