Beer Festival Diary


Photo by Josh Shortt for Oxford CAMRA

Large and small, CAMRA, pub, brewery or community run, we love all kinds of beer festivals. This is the list of the close(ish) to Oxford festivals we know about. If you have a festival you think should be on this list please email chair@oxford.camra.org.uk

Nationally CAMRA runs about 180 festivals.
These are listed here: CAMRA Festivals

September 4, 2026
  • Finstock Ale
    Starts: September 4, 2026
    Ends: September 5, 2026

    Location: Finstock Village Hall, Well Hill, Finstock, Chipping Norton OX7 3BU


    Description:

    Annual village charity beer festival. Usually over 40 cask and keg beers, some cider, other drinks. £5 gets glass, programme, and first drink. Opens 6pm Friday and 12noon Saturday. Get the S2 bus from Oxford, get off at Fawler Manor stop and walk up Dark Lane; or X9 bus from Witney goes to Finstock; or well-trodden path across the fields from Charlbury.

  • Headington Beer Festival
    Starts: September 4, 2026
    Ends: September 6, 2026

    Location: Masons Arms, 2 Quarry School Pl, Headington, Oxford OX3 8LH


    Description:

    Annual beer festival at this fine pub. Usually 40+ cask ales, some keg, cider. Starts 5pm Friday then Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Free entry.

  • Wallingford BunkFest
    Starts: September 4, 2026
    Ends: September 6, 2026

    Location: Wallingford OX10


    Description:

    Town-wide festival with music and dancing at various venues all over town including the heritage railway and the river. Beer tent in Kinecroft, where the main stage is (open from 12noon, 11 Saturday), and there are 2 other bars selling ale specially brewed by Hook Norton, Loddon, and Loose Cannon. Free access. There is a park & ride system in operation, including for buses from outside, and free vintage buses run to centre.

September 11, 2026
  • Moreton-in-Marsh Beer & Cider Festival
    Starts: September 11, 2026
    Ends: September 12, 2026

    Location: Moreton-in-Marsh Cricket Club Ground, Batsford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 9QA


    Description:

    Annual festival run by North Cotswold CAMRA so free entry for CAMRA members (may be in the form of beer tokens). Usually 45 cask ales, 20 ciders, food, entertainment. Open 11-11 both days.

October 3, 2026
  • Oxford Downs CC Beer Festival
    Starts: October 3, 2026
    Ends: October 3, 2026

    Location: Oxford Downs Cricket Club, Abingdon Rd, Standlake, Witney OX29 7QH


    Description:

    Annual beer festival in Standlake. 12 beers (not local), some keg, cider, food. Last year £12 got glass and 2 tokens.

October 7, 2026
  • Wetherspoons Autumn 'Beer Festival'
    Starts: October 7, 2026
    Ends: October 18, 2026

    Location: your local Wetherspoons


    Description:

    30 cask ales often including some one-offs and collaboration brews. Up to 5 at a time will be available in your local Wetherspoon pub.

October 9, 2026
  • Pub Autumn Beer Festival
    Starts: October 9, 2026
    Ends: October 10, 2026

    Location: The Plum Pudding, 44 High St, Milton, Abingdon OX14 4EJ


    Description:

    Annual Autumn Beer Festival at this fine pub. Usually 16 well-chosen casks at a good price. Free entry.

October 22, 2026
  • Swindon Beer festival
    Starts: October 22, 2026
    Ends: October 24, 2026

    Location: STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Fire Fly Ave, Swindon SN2 2EY


    Description:

    38th annual beer festival from Swindon & North Wilts CAMRA.  Thursday 5-10, Friday 12noon to 10pm , and Saturday 12-7). 80 beers plus some cider/perry. Food, music(not Friday). All day sessions now – Thursday and Friday CAMRA members £13in advance buy from tckty link on Swindon CAMRA web site or main camra.org - goto events, or £15 on door, gets glass, programme, £10 tokens. Saturday £10 both in advance and on the door.

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