48th Bedford Beer & Cider Festival 2026

Calling all real ale fans, cider lovers and craft drinkers – your festival is back! 

Advance tickets £14, including:

✅ £10 beer tokens for CAMRA members - remember to bring your membership card or digital pass!

✅ Refundable non-festival glass included

✅ Option to hire standard glasses or purchase a limited-edition souvenir glass which sold out completely last year, so don’t miss out!

✅ £5 beer tokens for non-members.   

Advance tickets guarantee entry until 7pm. Pay-on-the-door entry is available but subject to capacity. Book early to avoid missing out!

 💳 Payment info: All bars accept beer tokens and some also take cards. Cashless bars: no cash sales at the bars but cash can be used for entry and purchasing beer tokens. 

🎉 WHAT’S ON OFFER

🍺 DRINKS: Around 100 cask, keg, international beers, ciders & perries; Rookery Craft Mead returns; new for 2026: Willow Tree Gin

🥧 FOOD: All-day refreshments from Better than Mammas, plus our famous award-winning pork pies – you ate every single one last year, so we’ve ordered even more!

🎶 ENTERTAINMENT: Live music on Wednesday & Saturday evenings

🧠 TASTINGS: Tutored beer and Mead tasting sessions running across the festival (More Details to follow)

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FAMILIES: Dedicated fun area – open Saturday only 12 - 6.30pm 

✨ EXTRAS: Pewterscribe engraving – join CAMRA at the festival and get your glass engraved FREE!

💛 CHARITY: All unused tokens & glasses maybe donated to Alec’s Angels, supporting children and their families with life limiting conditions 

🏅 TRIBUTE: This year we mark 48 years since the passing of local legend Harold Abrahams - 1924 Olympic gold medallist and inspiration for Chariots of Fire  

🤝 With thanks to our sponsors & supporters:

Gallagher Developments, Bedford Radio, Future Legend Media

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