Beer & Cider Festivals & events
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2026
Friday 2nd October
Checkstone Brewery 10th Anniversary Octoberfest
The First and Last Inn, Exmouth
Sat. 3rd October (12:00)
Yeo!Cider 2026
Yeoford Community Hall
Yeo!Cider 2026 Cider List
Weds 7th - Sun 18th October
Autumn Beer Festival
JD Wetherspoon venues
A range of 30 real ales, including five from international brewers, will be available.
The overseas brewers are from China, Denmark, Singapore, Ukraine and the USA, with all festival beers being new to Wetherspoon.
It is also the first time that the festival will feature a real ale from Singapore and one from Ukraine
For further info see:
JDW Autumn Festival 2026
Fri 9th - Sun 11th October
Sir Walter Raleigh, East Budleigh
Beer festival
10 guest ales.
Further details to follow.
Thurs 15th (from 5pm) - Sun 18th October
Beer Festival
Thatched House, Exwick
Fri 16th - Sat 17th October
Dunsford Village Hall 3rd Beer & Music Festival
Note: Entry is free on Saturday between noon and 4pm!
Free half pint token on presentation of CAMRA membership card upon entrance.
Dunsford Tickets 2026
16th - 17th October
Weymouth Octoberfest 2026
The Weymouth Pavilion
Tickets - Octoberfest 2026
30th Oct - 1st Nov.
Albert Inn, Totnes
Halloween Festival
A mini-beer festival of four sourced beers plus Bridgetown beers and ciders.
2027
Exeter Festival of Beer (EFOB) 2027
The Corn Exchange, Market St, Exeter EX1 1BW
Thursday 14th Jan, 16:00-22:00 and
Fri-Sat 15th-16th Jan, 11:00-22:00
On Fri, Advance Tickets only between 11:00-16:00
Fri. 5th - Sat. 6th February
38th Dorchester Beerex
Dorchester Corn Exchange
10th-14th March 2027
MetAle Festival
Gryphon, Bristol
41 Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AP
The 26th Wedmore Real Ale Festival
Fri 17th – Sun 19th September
Branch trip likely on Saturday 18th.
Glebe Field, Manor Lane, Wedmore, BS28 4EQ
Wedmore Beer Festival Website
