CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival 2026, Tenterden Station
This CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival adds a distinctive twist: pints with a heritage railway backdrop at Tenterden Town Station. You can also go on a steam train ride…
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This CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival adds a distinctive twist: pints with a heritage railway backdrop at Tenterden Town Station. You can also go on a steam train ride…
One of the Côte d’Azur’s prettiest hilltop villages adds a beer-themed community weekend to the early-summer calendar. La Fête de la bière in Gassin is listed for 5–6 June 2026…
The Franconian Beer Festival Nuremberg (Fränkisches Bierfest) turns Nuremberg’s castle moat into a huge open-air beer garden showcasing Franconian brewing. Taking place from 3–7 June 2026, the festival is set…
Hrncovar Homebrew Festival is a focused celebration of home-brewed beer, showcasing one-off pours you’re unlikely to find on tap anywhere else. The 2026 event is scheduled for 30 May 2026…
TAPT Festival returns to Amersfoort for a weekend of beer-led borrel fun, with music, food and games alongside a broad drinks line-up. For 2026, the Amersfoort edition takes place at…
Štiavnická pivná cesta turns one of Slovakia’s most characterful historic towns into a two-day beer trail, with participating stops spread across Banská Štiavnica’s centre. The 2026 event runs on 29–30…
Thee 31st Mountain Brewers Beer Fest is a summer tasting event in Idaho Falls, designed as an afternoon of sampling and socialising. The 2026 festival is scheduled for 6 June…
Danske Ølentusiasters Ølfestival is a cornerstone date in Denmark’s beer calendar, hosted by the national beer enthusiast association in a spacious industrial venue. The 2026 festival takes place on 29–30…
Swansea Craft Brew Festival brings an afternoon of tastings and music to the Patti Pavilion in Victoria Park. Held on Saturday 30 May 2026, the festival runs for five hours…
FyneFest is Fyne Ales’ annual beer festival, returning to Cairndow for 28 May to 1 June 2026. Hosted at the brewery estate at the head of Loch Fyne, it’s a…
Hopfig is Aarau’s dedicated craft beer weekend in the city’s Markthalle. It’s best approached as a tasting-led event—arrive early, pace yourself, and use public transport where possible. The dates are…
A Valenciennes-area beer and music weekend returns for its second edition at the Cité des Congrès in Anzin. Bière FestiVAL is confirmed for 29–30 May 2026, organised by the Cité…
Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend (TCBW) is a two-day craft beer tasting event in Estonia’s capital. Held on 29–30 May 2026 at Kultuurikatel, it’s made for drinkers who want to explore…
Wiener Bierfest is a lively city-centre celebration that turns Vienna’s historic square Am Hof into a multi-day beer hub. The official festival site confirms the 15th edition will run from…
Aix-en-Provence hosts a late-May beer festival in one of the city’s best-known parks. Aix Bière Festival is confirmed for 28–30 May 2026 at Parc Jourdan in Aix-en-Provence giving travellers a…
Paris Beer Festival turns the capital into a week-long celebration of independent brewing. The 2026 edition is from 25–31 May 2026, with events spread across multiple venues in Île-de-France. Rather…
Bend Brews & Beyond is a spring beer festival in Central Oregon’s outdoor-loving hub, Bend. The event takes place on 23 May 2026 at The Box Factory, scheduled for 12:00–21:00…
TAPT Festival returns to Leiden for a weekend of beer-led borrel fun, with music, food and games alongside a broad drinks line-up. For 2026, the Leiden edition takes place at…
Vilnius’s Kalnų Park turns into a meeting point for fans of home-grown brewing at Lithuanian Beer Festival (Lietuviško alaus festivalis) 2026. Held on 22–23 May 2026 at the Kalnų Park…
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen (MBCC) or MIKKELLER BEER WEEK is one of Europe’s most anticipated craft beer gatherings, drawing an international brewery line-up to central Copenhagen. The 2026 edition runs on 22–23…
BeerQuake blends craft beer culture with a strong community spirit in the green setting of Bosco Albergati. The 2026 dates are 22–24 May 2026, hosted near Castelfranco Emilia in the…
Skipton Beer Festival is a classic market-town event hosted in Skipton Town Hall, right on the High Street. The 2026 festival runs from 21–23 May 2026 at Skipton Town Hall…
Erlangen’s Bergkirchweih is one of Franconia’s classic beer events, centred on the city’s historic beer cellars and outdoor seating under trees. This year it marks its 271st year. Running from…
Suuret Oluet – Pienet Panimot (SOPP) returns to Tampere with a multi-day programme of Finnish microbreweries. Taking place 21–23 May 2026 at Ratinanniemen festivaalipuisto (Ratinanniemi), SOPP is a long-running touring…
We love a good festival or two at Travel Begins at 40, which is why we have devoted a whole section to it – along with events.
In addition to giving a round-up of the most esoteric worldwide festivals for 2019, we have unique pages on many of the best – and most quirky – festivals from around he world. From spiritual and nature festivals such as India’s colourful Hindu festivals Diwali and Holi, and the Cherry Blossom Season Japan, to the messy but fun Boryeong Mud Festival in Korea and the outrageous Songkran new year celebrations in Thailand, we’ll have it covered. It’s a good idea to check up on what festivals there are in the place you are going on your holidays before setting off, although the delight of wandering unwittingly into a major cultural event can not be overstated.
We also have details of some of the biggest events – or our favourites – in the UK. So whether you are going to the Edinburgh Festival or the Notting Hill Carnival in August, or fancy a Watercress Festival in Hampshire, we have just the place for you.
Edinburgh is, of course, one of the highlights of the festival season in the UK, and we have pages devoted to both it and the Edinburgh Fringe.
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