13th to 15th May. Rugby Beer Festival, Rugby  Thornfields Bowling Club. Opening times: Thursday  5:30pm -11pm, Friday 5:30pm -11pm, Saturday 11am - 11pm. Highlights include: 50+ Ales, LocAle Bar, Ciders, Perries, Foreign bottled beer Bar, Food at all sessions. Our infamous tombola during the festival and auction on Saturday afternoon.  www.rugbybeerfestival.com 

NON CAMRA BEER FESTIVALS

Organised by Pubs & other bodies etc    

• 11th to 14th March. Old Poets Beer Festival, Ashover. 50+ beers & ciders, entertainment nightly: Thu Helter Skelter, Fri Firegarden, Sat Idle Hands, Sun Paddy’s Sunday night shindig. www.oldpoets.co.uk
• Wed 17th.Victoria Hotel St. Patricks mini Beer Festival, Dovecote Lane, Beeston (next to Beeston railway station) Genuine Irish Beers from Messrs Maguire’s (Dublin), Franciscan
  Well (Cork) and White Gypsy (Tipperary). www.victoriabeeston.co.uk
•  17th to 21st March. Irish Beer Festival, Lion, Basford. St Patrick's Day Wed 17th. Shamus Oblivion and the Megadeath Morrismen 8.30pm. Free Irish Stew and Soda bread. Beers from Messrs McGuires, Franciscan Well, White Gypsy and Hilden, whose beers are badged both in their own name and that of College Green Brewery, which is not actually a brewery. www.thelionatbasford
• 18th to 21st March. Fat Cat Spring Beer Festival, The Fat Cat, Alma St, Sheffield. It will feature 80 seasonal real ales plus cider & perry virtually all new to the Fat Cat. There will be food available and live music. Entry tickets cost £5 and CAMRA members are being offered a free half pint on production of their membership card when buying a ticket. Opening hours: Thursday 18th 12:00-23:00. Friday 19th 12:00-23:00. Saturday 20th 12:00-23:00. Sunday 21st 12:00-19:00. The venue is easily walkable from the City Centre, alternatively bus 53 (operated by First) runs from the railway station to the nearby Harlequin pub.
•  29th March - all gone. Ye Old Red Lion Festival, 1 Park Street, Market Bosworth.CV13 0LL. Tel. 01455 291713. Four ales available each day until all gone
  2nd to 5th April. Victoria Hotel Easter Beer Festival, Dovecote Lane, Beeston (next to Beeston railway station) up to 30 beers at any one time from regional and local breweries, plusciders and perries. www.victoriabeeston.co.uk
• 7th to 25th April. Wetherspoons Beer Festival. See poster and beer list below
• 24th April. Annual St. George's Day Beer Festival. Royal Oak, Naseby, Northants NN6 6DA Tel: 07985 408240 www.royaloaknaseby.co.uk
  The Royal Oak, Naseby, run by CAMRA member Elaine Higgs and her daughter Nicky, is a traditional village free house, which concentrates on providing an ever changing range of real ales both "Locale" and from further afield. Food is not a distraction here, there is none, except a wide range of crisps, nuts etc. Darts and table skittles available, plus during inclement weather a welcoming open fire. During the festival beers will also be available from the stable bar which is also a designated smoking area. Should the weather co-operate (!) there is a large outdoor garden. As public transport in this part of Northamptonshire is pretty dire, Elaine is providing a FREE mini-bus service from Market Harborough to Naseby. Further details on 07985 408240
• 29th April to 3rd May.The Heathcote Arms, Croft Beer Festival, 1st Bank Holiday Beerfest. 15 real ales 3 Ciders. Thursday evening - festival opening and meet the brewer from 6.00 pm. Friday - drinkers day. Saturday evening - live background music. Sunday - drinkers day. Monday - village duck race, Bar Snacks Available 12.00 - 9.00pm. Open all day for the 5 day festival.
• 6th to 8th May. Poppies Beer Festival, Kettering Town FC, Tinhat Lounge, Kettering. Up to 30 ales + 3 ciders, Food available all sessions. Open Thurs 6pm - Midnight, Friday 5pm - Midnight and Saturday 12 - Midnight. £2.50 admission, includes glass.
  

   

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