Newcastle Beer Festivals 2026

The Whitley Bay Beer Festival is a three-day event hosted by Rockcliff Rugby Club that celebrates a wide range of drinks — including cask ales, ciders, rums, gins, and prosecco — plus live music every day and local street food from vendors.

The Durham Beer Festival will return for its 44th edition in September 2026. As with our last 6 festivals we'll be at the Durham City Rugby Club on Green Lane. Please note that this year we have changed our opening days to Thursday to Sunday. This gives us more time to let the beers settle before we start serving! Some details are still being finalized, but we currently plan on having 27 real ales and 6 ciders and perries available. Entry is free to CAMRA Members on production of a valid membership card; or £5 for non-members Keep an eye on our Social Media channels and the website for updates!

𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 – 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝕱𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝕻𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘: TYNEBOUND; A brand new event, presented by Fortress Festival and Reaper Agency, for the North East of England. In collaboration with Anarchy Brew Co. We’re proud to announce a new gathering in collaboration with Anarchy Brewery. A night of raw, uncompromising metal, fuelled by locally brewed craft beers and the unrelenting spirit of the north. Across two unforgiving days in early September, bands will summon everything from primitive raw black metal to bleak, expansive atmospheres, performed in close quarters and at full volume. This is music rooted in isolation, anger, and landscape - the kind that belongs in the North. To mark the occasion, Anarchy will be serving a curated range of their core beers and limited and exclusive brews - inc. the release of a new Fortress IPA beer - created specifically for the event and styles designed to complement the night: dark, bitter, strong, and unapologetic.

Full Circle Fest is back for the third year, after the roaring success of the past 2 events. Joining us for this weekend will be 12 of our favourite breweries from around the UK, alongside some of the best food vendors in Newcastle serving up some delicious scran. There will be 3 sessions across the weekend, each lasting 5 hours and there will be different beers pouring across all 3. So each session will have a variety of new and exciting beers to try, should you wish to attend more than one session. Your ticket secures you entry for the session of your choosing, your commemorative FCF branded glassware and a free 1/3 of Full Circle beer upon arrival. While you're at the festival you can purchase beers from any brewery of your choosing using our token system. This is the perfect chance for any beer lover to sample new beers from various breweries up and down the UK and chat directly to the teams behind these beers. We will be joined by 3 local street food vendors who will be providing delicious scran for everyone all weekend. Food vendors will take card payments, not tokens. The entire festival is a cashless event, please ensure you have your card when attending.