Beer & Cider Festivals & events
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2025
Devon Diesel Society's Rails & Ales Beer Festival
Fri 22nd - Mon 25th August
South Devon Railway, Staverton Station
Summer Rails & Ales 2025
Rails & Ales Beer & Cider List August 2025
Both bars open from 11am till 10pm Friday 22nd -Sunday 24th.
We open 11am - 6pm on Monday 25th.
We have 2 bands lined up for live music.
Friday evening we have "Guy and the Upbeats".
Saturday evening we have "The Strydes".
Sunday evening will be quiz night.
Keep an eye out for train times. But there will be late trains Friday Saturday and Sunday.
NO PUBLIC PARKING AVAILABLE
Please access the festival by using the Heritage trains (only £10 return to Staverton) Free parking at Buckfastleigh.
National Trains to Totnes mainline and a short walk to the South Devon Railway.
We will be having a BBQ on site.
Fri 22nd - Mon 25th August
Cannon Inn, Newton Poppleford, Beer Festival
Fri: Pizza; Sat: Pizza & Kebabs, Live Music;
Sun: Hog Roast, Live Music, Music Bingo;
Mon: Pizza
Beer Festival, Beer & Cider, Music & Food
Saturday 30th August
The Ring of Bells, Cheriton Fitzpaine
More info to follow.
Fri 5th - Sun 7th Sept
Durant Arms Beer Festival
Ashprington, Totnes, TQ9 7UP
The 24th Wedmore Real Ale Festival
Fri 12th(7pm) – Sun 14th September(4pm)
Branch trip probable on Saturday 13th.
Glebe Field, Manor Lane, Wedmore, BS28 4EQ
Wedmore Beer Festival Website
Abbfest 21st Food, Beer & Music Festival
Thurs 18th - Sun 21st September 2025
Isaac's Field, Fermoy's Garden Centre, Ipplepen
Festival website
Abbfest 2025 Early Bird Tickets
Due to licensing and health and safety reasons Abbfest has taken the decision to only sell individual day tickets this year. This enables us to be able control the numbers over the weekend attending on each day.
Opening Times:
Thursday 18 Sept. 6:45pm to 10:30pm
Friday 19 Sept. 5pm - 11pm
Saturday 20 September 2025 11am - 11pm
Sunday 21 September 2025 10:30am - 4pm
The Big Pick 2025. Orchard Days -
Apple Picking, Pressing, Cider and Music
Sat 20th and Sun 21st Sept, both 11:00-17:00
Courtney's of Whimple, Cider Orchard
The Big Pick 2025
Thurs 25th - Sun 28th September
Thatched House, Exwick
Saturday 27th of September
Palmers Beer Festival, 11:00-23:00
Palmers Brewery, Bridport, DT6
30 beers from around the country + Cider and Wine in the Old Cellar.
All proceeds go directly to the Palmers Brewery Community Fund:
https://bit.ly/45s30O0
Get your early bird tickets now: https://bit.ly/43HvL6R
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4kiH2BD
Hunts Cider Festival 2025
Sat 4th October from 18:30
Hunts Cider Farm, Stoke Gabriel, TQ9 6PU
Hunts Cider Festival 2025 Tickets
Sir Walter Raleigh, East Budleigh
Beer festival
Fri 10th - Sun 12th October
Details to follow
37th Swindon CAMRA Beer Festival 2025
Thurs 23rd - Sat 25th October
STEAM - Museum of the GWR
Swindon CAMRA Beer Festival inc. Beer list
Swindon 2025 Tickets
2026
Exeter Festival of Beer (EFOB) 2026
Thursday 15th Jan (16:00-22:00) and Fri-Sat 16th-17th 11:00-22:00
(Subject to Budget approval; watch this space!)
Totnes Beer and Cider Festival
by South Devon CAMRA
Thurs 2nd - Sat 4th July 2025
Totnes Civic Hall
(Subject to Budget approval; watch this space!)