Sussex Distillers Festival

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25/08/2026

Please give a very warm welcome to the newest member of the Sussex Distiller's Festival family, The Surrey Copper Distillery! 🥃

They’ll be joining us with their wonderful library of literary inspired spirits, including Copperfield Gin, based on a recipe dating all the way back to 1757, Sanditon Rum and their award-winning Mad Hatter Vodka.

We can’t wait for you to meet them and sample a few chapters from their collection at the Sussex Distillers Festival! 📖✨

📅 Saturday 28th November
📍 Platf9rm, Hove
🎟️ 12-4pm & 6-10pm

Early bird tickets available now!

05/08/2026

🍸 RAISE A GLASS TO SUSSEX! 🍸

The Sussex Distillers Festival is back this November, bringing a fabulous selection of Sussex drinks producers together under one roof!

Come along, meet the brilliant people behind the bottles and enjoy plenty of tastings, samples, cocktails, live music and demonstrations. You’ll also be able to stock up on bottles and locally made gifts ready for... can I say the word...? Christmas! 🎁🍾

Your ticket includes a welcome drink on arrival, access to all the producer bars and lots of lovely things to see and try throughout your session.

📅 Saturday 28 November
⏰ Afternoon: 12pm to 4pm
🌙 Evening: 6pm to 10pm
📍 Platf9rm, Hove Town Hall

Proudly in association with BITE Sussex and supporting Together Co. 💛

Early bird tickets are on sale now! Head to our bio for the link.

02/07/2026

SUSSEX… WE’RE BACK! 🍸

The Sussex Distillers Festival is returning for round three, and this time we’re heading back to Hove for a proper celebration of local drinks, local producers, and Sussex doing what Sussex does best.

📍 Platf9rm, Hove. BN3 2AF
📅 Saturday 28th November
🕛 Two sessions: 12–4pm and 6–10pm

Expect award-winning spirits, brilliant local makers, tastings, cocktails, live music, and a room full of Sussex talent all under one roof.

SAVE THE DATE!

More details, producers and ticket info coming very soon.

Sussex Distillers Festival is back… and we’re just getting started. 🥂

01/07/2026

A little Sussex Distillers Festival reunion under the sea 🐠🍸

Such a brilliant night at SEA LIFE Brighton for Cocktails & Canapés Under The Sea, run by Nick at BITE Sussex.

Lovely to see Devil’s D**e Distillery, Brighton Gin and DedBest Distillery all in the mix, paired with amazing chefs and bartenders.

Huge thanks to everyone involved, and to Julia Claxton for the gorgeous photos

And if you like the sound of Sussex spirits all in one place… keep Saturday 28th November free. Sussex Distillers Festival is coming back 👀

20/05/2026

WHAT. A. WEEKEND. 🍸✨

Sussex, you did it.

The Sussex Distillers Festival x Paper Daisy Spring Makers Fair was everything we hoped it would be and more. Brilliant drinks, beautiful makers, live music, sunshine, oysters, cocktails, fizz, rum, gin, cider, beer, cake, and a whole lot of amazingness!

A huge thank you to every single person who came along, bought a drink, chatted to the makers, discovered something new, brought their mates, and helped make the weekend feel so special.

And to our incredible exhibitors, musicians, makers, traders and everyone behind the scenes. THANK YOU.

Now for the little teaser…

Sussex Distiller's Festival is back for Christmas. 🎄🍸

📍 Platf9rm, Hove Town Hall
📅 Saturday 28th November
🕛 12–4pm and 6–10pm
🎟️ Tickets available soon

Think festive drinks, Sussex makers, Christmas shopping, cocktails, gifts, music, and a very merry amount of local spirit.

See you at the bar. Again. 👀🍸

11/05/2026

WHAT A WEEKEND 🥂✨

From all of us at Sussex Distillers Festival and Paper Daisy Spring Makers Fair, thank you SO much to everyone who came, sipped, shopped, chatted, supported local, met the makers, and brought the goodness this weekend.

We are honestly still on cloud 9.

To every single person who walked through the gates, bought a drink, picked up something beautiful from the makers fair, shared a post, brought a friend, or told someone about us, THANK YOU 🖤

This weekend was exactly what we hoped it would be. Brilliant Sussex drinks, gorgeous makers, live music, sunshine, community, and a whole lot of happy people!

A huge thank you from Bryony, Damo and Faye.

You made it what it was.

Big love, big cheers, and see you at the next one 🍸🌸

10/05/2026

🦪 OYSTERS & FIZZ IN THE SUN? GO ON THEN 🥂☀️

The vibes this weekend at the Sussex Distillers Festival have been absolutely fantastic… and a huge part of that has been due to the legends at Riddle & Finns 👏

Freshly shucked oysters. Ice cold fizz. Sunshine pouring. People living their BEST lives 🍾✨

It’s giving seaside indulgence. It’s giving “just one more”. It’s giving Sussex at its absolute finest 🖤

And the BEST bit? You can wander from oysters and Champagne straight into cocktails, local spirits, live music and the beautiful Spring Makers Fair with Paper Daisy Events 🌸🍸
Honestly… this weekend has been AMAZING!

We're doing it all again today at the British Engineerium with

10.30-5pm!
Free entry

10/05/2026

☀️ DAY ONE WAS PURE MAGIC ☀️

Yesterday absolutely blew us away 🖤
The sun was shining, the cocktails were FLOWING, the music was vibing, and the British Engineerium was packed with people eating, drinking, crafting and having the best time together 🍸✨

Sussex you were INCREDIBLE!

From award-winning spirits and local beer to oysters, cake, live music and incredible makers, the whole place just felt alive all day long 👏

A massive thank you to every single person who came down, supported local businesses, brought their mates, drank in the sunshine and made the atmosphere what it was 🥹

And HUGE love to Paper Daisy Events for bringing the beautiful Spring Makers Fair magic alongside us too 🌸✨ The mix of craft fair meets drinks festival has been SUCH a vibe.

BUT… we go again 👀🔥
It’s DAY TWO of the Sussex Distillers Festival x Paper Daisy Spring Fair and we’re ready to do it all over again 🍹

📍 British Engineerium, Hove
⏰ 10:30am - 5pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
See you at the bar 🍸

10/05/2026

🍸 PART TWO. BECAUSE ONE REEL WASN’T ENOUGH 🍸

Honestly… what a weekend this is turning into 🥹✨
More cocktails. More sunshine. More incredible people discovering just how GOOD Sussex drinks really are 👏

Watching everyone wandering between the bars, finding new favourites, dancing to the music, shopping the beautiful craft fair, sitting in the sun with oysters and fizz… THIS is exactly what we dreamed the Sussex Distillers Festival could feel like 🖤

The distillers have absolutely smashed it too. The level of cocktails, passion and creativity this weekend has been unreal 👀🔥

And alongside all the drinks magic, the gorgeous Spring Makers Fair from Paper Daisy Events has brought such an amazing atmosphere to the whole venue 🌸✨

Sussex. You’ve been iconic.
Now… who’s recovering today then?

09/05/2026

All our lovely drink producers are set up and ready to welcome you! Expect gin, rum, vodka, brandy, vermouth and cocktails!

Plus oysters and cake, of course!

Come down to the British Engineerium and join us!

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Brighton And Hove

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