Peterborough Beer Festivals 2026

Discover Peterborough's growing beer festival culture in this accessible cathedral city. From community celebrations showcasing regional breweries to contemporary craft events, Peterborough offers genuine hospitality and excellent connections across East Anglia and beyond.

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Peterborough's beer festival scene

Peterborough hosts one of the largest beer festivals in the country, staged each year on its showground. It is a serious event for serious cask drinkers.

The headline festival offers one of the UK's widest selections, with traditional ales sitting next to a bit of modern experimentation. Smaller events around the area keep the local scene ticking through the year.

Explore the local brewers on our Peterborough breweries guide, then see what else is on across East Anglia.

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The Charters Annual Beer Festival

Tue 25 - Mon 31 August 2026

Charters Bar, Peterborough

Charters Annual Beer Festival will be showcasing 20+ Real ales, locally and nationally sourced, 8+ ciders and more! Great entertainment throughout the festival : Thurs 27th Aug – Pub Quiz 8pm Fri 28th Aug – Vinyl Night 8pm Sat 29th Aug – DJ Pat Unwin & Guests 2pm Sun 30th Aug – Outlaw Eagles 3pm & Music quiz 6.30pm Entry to the festival is free – all welcome.

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Peterborough Beer Festival

Tue 25 - Sat 29 August 2026

The Embankment, Peterborough

The 47th Peterborough Beer Festival is held in massive marquees on the river embankment in Peterborough. The site is about a 20 minute walk from Peterborough railway station and bus/coach station. Taxis are available at the railway station and bus station and we provide a drop off/taxi rank near the Key Theatre at the entrance to the Embankment

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Discover the award-winning breweries that make Peterborough a craft beer and real ale destination. Many of these breweries participate in regional festivals or host their own taproom events.

Bakers Dozen Brewing Co

Stamford

Baker’s Dozen is a two-person microbrewery bringing you modern cask, keg and canned beers from England’s smallest county. A lifetime in the pub industry has lead to a passion for cleaning and beer. Surely the natural progression is to start a brewery? Established in 2015 with a love of hop-forward cask beer, we wanted to brew the styles of beer we love for the local community. Ensuring consistency and high levels of quality has allowed the business to grow organically and win the hearts and palettes of drinkers across the East Midlands and East of England.

Bowler's Brewery

Peterborough

At Bowler’s Brewery, based in The Deepings near Peterborough, our aim is to produce premium quality bottle and keg conditioned beers, inspired by traditional British ales and US craft beers. Predominantly vegan friendly, we use local suppliers, but more than anything we like to produce beer that just tastes great! Our distinctive, tasty craft ales are now available for you to purchase online. Offering gift sets, merchandise and mixed bottle sets, these all make ideal gifts for celebrating special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas and New Year and also just because it’s the weekend and you can.

Digfield Ales

Peterborough

King's Cliffe Brewery

Peterborough

Established in 2014 in Northamptonshire, Kings Cliffe Brewery (KCB) produces handcrafted, traditional English ales. Located at 10 Kingsmead, the brewery specialises in cask and bottled beers, including the popular 3.8% ABV 5C golden session ale, the 4.2% ABV "66°" craft beer, and P51 porter. They offer direct brewery sales and local distribution.

Mile Tree Brewery

Peterborough

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Nene Valley Brewery

Peterborough

Our aim for the range is to offer a steady supply of new and interesting beers. Many of these are one-offs or collaborations which allow us to maintain our own interest along with our customers. Some of the one-off brews are too popular to only produce once and so our offering has expanded and we have to work quite hard to contain the variety of beers to a manageable number without disappointing too many customers.

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Peterborough Beer Festivals 2026

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