Summer of Pub - CAMRA - Campaign for Real Ale

Summer of Pub is back!

Summer of Pub aims to support and promote pub-going throughout the summer and getting involved is as easy as planning a trip down your local!

The past few years have presented an enormous challenge for the whole sector, and venues and producers need our support like never before. Pubs are at the heart of so many communities across the UK, serving a huge range of beers, ciders and perries and hosting events that cater for every taste.

There’s something for everyone so check out the listings below to find events in your area, enter our national competitions and begin your Summer of Pub!

Get involved!

To get people down to the pub this summer we are encouraging publicans to host a series of celebratory events which we are publicising on our calendar below.

So whether you’re able to submit an event or want to search for one nearby, getting involved is just a click (and a pint) away!

Let us know you’re taking part with the #SummerofPub hashtag, and support the campaign on Twitter by adding the Summer of Pub profile picture Twibbon here.

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Creative Lives

With the support of CAMRA and Pub is the Hub, Creative Lives are holding an ideas-packed event to help publicans across England welcome creativity into their pub, taking place on 28 June from 9:30 am – 11:00 am. The virtual event is free to attend and will showcase fantastic examples and case studies of pubs hosting local creative groups.

Participants will discover how welcoming creative groups could help to:

Reinvigorate your pub following the pandemic
Further establish your pub as the hub of the community
Help to expand your customer base
Create a buzz in your pub during traditionally quieter times

Come along and find out how you can get creative with your pub!

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Creative Lives event poster. Online event: Welcoming Creative Groups into your pub

Jubilee Weekend Celebrations

CAMRA is partnering with the Good Beer Co who have crafted a limited edition Thank Brew – a 3.5% ABV Pale Ale for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations (which includes The Big Jubilee Lunch and Thank you Day). As part of the celebrations, licensed premises across the country will be selling Thank Brew in June and one hundred percent of the profits from sales goes to good causes.

Adnams Production Director Fergus Fitzgerald is providing a simple, flexible recipe to brewers looking to brew this beer in June. Brewers are invited to put their own creative spin on the drink, raising money for fantastic charities and publicity for the sector. Pubs are invited to stock the beer and organise events to celebrate the long bank holiday weekend.

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Thank you Day

Find events near you!

Dates For Your Calendar. 2nd May - Summer of Pub kicks off on May Bank Holiday, so check our events map and head to your local to start your Summer of Pub! 12th May - National Limerick Day. Send us your best pub limerick by tagging us on social media using #NationalLimerickDay 15th May - International Family Day. Treat your family to a Sunday dinner and a pint down the pub. Share on social media using #FamilyDay 27th May - Our friends at Ask for Clive are running their annual Pub Pride Day, check out our events map to find one near you! 1st - 7th June - National Volunteers Week. Volunteers make CAMRA’s campaigning possible, and we’ll be celebrating their work all week. 2nd June - National Leave the Office Early Day. Squeeze an extra hour into the extra bank holiday with a cheeky Thursday pint! 15th June - Beer Day Britain, and Beer Day NI. Join the UK wide celebrations and say Cheers to Beers! 21st June - National Selfie Day. If you’re down your local, make sure to snap a selfie and share online using #NationalSelfieDay 1st July - International Joke Day. Tell us your best pub joke by tagging us on social media and using #InternationalJokeDay 4th July - Independence Day. Cask is a uniquely British product, but it’s making a splash in the US too. 6th - 31st July - Women’s Euros. Head to WhatPub to find the perfect pub to cheer the Lionesses on! 17th July - World Emoji Day. Can you describe your last visit to the pub only using emojis and #WorldEmojiDay? 2nd - 5th August - Great British Beer Festival. CAMRA’s biggest festival is back! 5th August - International Beer Day. It’s publication day for the World Beer Book from Roger Protz, grab a copy from the CAMRA bookstore. 8th August - International Cat Day. Snap a pic of your favourite pub cat and share with #InternationalCatDay 15th August - National Relaxation Day. Having a ‘local’ has great wellbeing benefits, so celebrate by relaxing with a pint 26th August - National Dog Day. We can’t forget the pub dogs! Tag us and use #NationalDogDay 29th August - The last day of Summer of Pub – for 2022 at least

Competitions

Fancy getting your hands on some exclusive Summer of Pub prizes?

We’ll be running competitions and giveaways all summer so make sure to keep an eye on our social media for your chance to win. We’ll have everything from beer books, a round of drinks, events tickets and even a couple of surprises up for grabs.

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Marketing materials

Order marketing materials such as beer mats and window stickers, or download digital assets for social media here.

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Beer Gardens

Nothing beats a pint of real ale or cider in a pub’s beer garden, so support pubs and breweries and get back to the pub today!

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Brewery Tap Rooms

Start the New Year by testing out some new brews and beer styles. Why not start out at these Brewery Tap Rooms, recommended by our members.

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Pub Quizzes

CAMRA’s latest campaign highlights the amazing work that pubs do to foster community spirit and encourage social interaction – so celebrate the ever-popular pub quiz with us!

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