Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival 2025

The 2025 Hitchin beer and Cider festival will run from Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th June at Hitchin Rugby Club. This is a shared CAMRA event, which is not possible without volunteers from CAMRA North Herts and Hitchin Rugby Club.

Around 200 beers, ciders, perries and meads will be available including cask ales & foreign beers!

Hitchin Beer and cider festival has been running almost continuously since 2008 with just one year lost to COVID. The festival began life at Hitchin Town Hall where it ran successfully for 5 years before moving to its current site of Hitchin Rugby Club in 2013 due to refurbishment works at the town hall.

The festival is organised and run entirely by volunteers, originally a partnership between Hitchin Round Table and North Herts CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale) before linking up with Hitchin Rugby club on its move to their venue. Today the festival is run by North Herts CAMRA and Hitchin Rugby Club in partnership.

Hitchin Rugby Club is a registered Charity whose mission is to participate in and promote the sport of rugby at all age levels within the Hitchin area. This includes Mini (U5-U12), Youth (U13-U18), Seniors (18+), Vets (35+), Ladies and Girls Rugby (U13, U15 and U18) as well as Adult Touch-Rugby. This participation and promotion is accomplished through various means including playing, coaching, refereeing and community development.

CAMRA is considered one of the most successful consumer organisations across Europe. Founded by four real ale enthusiasts back in 1971, today we represent beer drinkers and pub-goers across the UK. Visit camra.org.uk to find out more!