Beer Festivals
STOP PRESS: All festivals entirely run by CAMRA now offer FREE entry to valid CAMRA card holders to at least one session. This does not apply to festivals run in collaboration with other parties.
Below is a list of other beer festivals and beer events in the local Derby CAMRA area or an easy journey from Derby. Information on local activities can also be found in the Derby Drinker. If you are visiting pubs, please remember to score the beer and enter your scores on the CAMRA Pub Data Site website.
For a list of national CAMRA beer festivals visit the CAMRA national website events page.
2026
May
20th to 24th - Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby.
20th to 25th - Merchants Inn, 5-7 Little Street, Rugby, CV21 3AN.
21st to 23rd - Lincoln CAMRA Beer Festival, South Side, Colegrave Street, Lincoln. Direct train from Derby.
22nd to 25th - Victoria and Albert Vaults, 141 Watson Street, Derby. First beer festival featuring around 12 different beers.
28th to 31th - Mallard, Worksop Station, Worksop. 25th birthday beer festival. Train from Derby changing at either Sheffield or Nottingham.
September
10th to 12th - Tamworth CAMRA Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, Corporation Street, Tamworth, B79 7DN. Direct train from Derby.
25th to 26th - Hinckley CAMRA Beer Festival, Hinckley Rugby Club, Leicester Road, LE10 3DR.
October
7th to 10th - Nottingham CAMRA Beer Festival, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham. Direct Red Arrow, Indigo and i4 route buses or train from Derby.
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14th to 17th - Derby Heritage Beer Festival, Market Hall, Derby.
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21st to 24th - Sheffield CAMRA Beer Festival, Kelham Island, Sheffield. Direct train from Derby.
Notes and Information
If you are making a special journey to visit one of the above festivals, you are strongly advised to check dates and opening times directly with the venue.
If you have any information regarding this page, please send an email to the Pubs Officer (pubsofficer@derby.camra.org.uk).
Last updated 17th May 2026.
