Cambridge Beer Festival

29/05/2026

As the last of the equipment leaves the site, we particularly thank those volunteers who have spent the past six days taking down the festival site and packing it away safely.

25/05/2026

Highlights from this year's festival: how much you raised for charity, your favourite drinks, and just how much cheese and pickle you ate!

2026 festival stats, how much you raised for charity, and the people we can’t do without

24/05/2026

You did it! Thank you to everyone who was able to donate their glass to Cambridge Samaritans when they left the festival this year. With your support, they exceeded their target of 5,000 glasses by a whopping 1,804 and you also donated in other ways during the festival. goers: you are the best!

23/05/2026

Please consider donating your glass to Cambridge Samaritans, this year's charity partner, before you leave the festival. Hand it to one of their volunteers around the site, and your £4 will support them💚to keep taking 1,000s calls from people in distress each year.

23/05/2026

Cambridge has a fantastic selection of pubs to visit when the festival's not open including the Cambridge CAMRA award winning
The Royal Standard on Mill Road and The Maypole on Portugal Place, near to Jesus Green. More info on our website: https://tinyurl.com/3kfe686h

Where to drink when Cambridge Beer Festival’s not open.

23/05/2026

If you're at the festival with young children, we have a dedicated family tent with games and toys, located to the right of the entrance marquee. You can take festival glasses in, as long as they are the plastic ones. There is also a baby-changing cubicle near to the family tent

23/05/2026

Music for your ears! Playing at 1pm and 2.15pm today - located to the right of the main entrance marquee - the fantastic CSD Brass! Their 25 musicians are busy tuning up - ready to play you a great selection of well-known classics, popular tunes and film themes 🎶

23/05/2026

There are still over 100 beers left for you to try, including blondes and goldens, as we head into the final day of this year's festival. There's also the International Bar, lots of cider, perries and meads available, as well as low and no-alcohol drinks. Enjoy!

22/05/2026

Let's help Cambridge Samaritans, our charity partner this year, smash their target of 5,000 donated glasses during the festival. Give your glass to one of their volunteers when you leave: your £4 will support them to keep taking 1,000s calls from people in distress each year 💚