Fourth Annual Festival: 7-9th May 2026

The 2026 festival will run for 3 days from 3pm on Thursday 7th May until last orders on Saturday 9th May 2026.

The Biggleswade Beer & Cider Festival is a joint venture between East Bedfordshire CAMRA and the Biggleswade Conservative Club.

For enquiries about the Biggleswade Beer Festival (including volunteering, supply, performance, or sponsorship), please contact organisers@biggbeerfest.org.

Please tag us on social media with #bbf26 or tag/share our FaceBook event.

For further information, including how to visit, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Festival Highlights

  • CAMRA managed festival bar with 45+ ales, perries, and ciders from around 20 breweries
  • Entrance is free for everyone – although if you want to drink you’ll need to buy some tokens and pay a deposit for your festival glass!
  • Food available throughout the festival.
  • Access to Club’s stunning garden and grounds (weather permitting).
  • The Club bar serves a full range of drinks including non-alcoholic beer (we’re thinking about the nominated driver).
  • The Club’s Sports and Lounge bars are open for Club members as usual.
  • The historic market town of Biggleswade features many excellent pubs and venues to visit while you’re here.
  • Exclusive Biggleswade Beer Festival 2026 glasses.
  • The region[s] that beers and ciders will be sourced from will be announced shortly.

Experience the Best of British Brewing from traditional cask ales to innovative craft beers at the Biggleswade Beer Festival. We expect to serve a carefully curated range of at least 45 different Real Ales, Craft Beers and Ciders all sourced from some of the best local and distant breweries across the United Kingdom.

We aim to showcase some of the best examples of many different styles including mild, bitter, pale, golden, red, porter, stout, IPA, and many more.