Branch Diary
- Branch Meeting
Thursday 16 May 2024 19:00
Red Lion
A monthly meeting to discuss and plan branch activities.
- Haywain Beer Festival 2024
Thursday 16 – Sunday 19 May 2024
Haywain, Bramling
Their annual beer festival returns with a large selection of ales & ciders with live music.
Website: https://thehaywainbramling.co.uk
- Conqueror Alehouse Beer Festival 2024
Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 May 2024
Conqueror Alehouse
A large selection of real ales, ciders, food & music.
- Woolton Farm Spring Cider & Beer Festival 2024
Friday 24 – Monday 27 May 2024
Woolton Farm, Bekesbourne
Live music, food, drink and entertainment over May Bank Holiday weekend.
Website: https://www.wooltonfarm.co.uk/collections/events-and-tours/products/cider-wine-jazz-festival
- XX Westerham & Friends Beer Festival Friday 24 – Monday 27 May 2024 Westerham Brewery, Westerham
- Crabble Corn Mill Beer & Cider Festival 2024
Friday 24 – Sunday 26 May 2024
Crabble Corn Mill, River
The Crabble Corn Mill Beer & Cider Festival returns, showcasing a great selection of beer and cider from across Great Britain.
There will be food throughout the festival weekend and live music from some of our very talented local bands.
- Beer & cider prices: Pint £3.00 and 1/2 pint £1.50.
- There is a £1.00 ticket discount for CAMRA members.
- Friday is pre-booked ticket only.
- Sponsorship packages are available. Click here for more information.
Website: https://www.ccmt.org.uk/index.php/events/beer-cider-festival-2024
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/761640519162100
- Kent CAMRA Regional Meeting
Saturday 8 June 2024 12:00
Olde Chequers Inn, Tonbridge
Bi-monthly meeting of branch representatives.
- Kent & East Sussex Railway Beer Festival 2024
Friday 14 – Saturday 15 June 2024
Tenterden Town Station, Tenterden
Beer, cider, music, food and, of course steam trains. What's not to like?
- Canterbury CAMRA Cricket Tents are back!
Sunday 23 – Wednesday 26 June 2024
Kent County Cricket Club
Canterbury CAMRA will be running their popular CAMRA real ale tent at Kent’s Spitfire Cricket Ground, Old Dover Road, Canterbury from Sunday, 23rd June to Wednesday, 26rd June. It’s during Cricket Festival Week, and Kent will be playing Lancashire in the County Championship match.
For all the information and a few things you need to know: https://kent.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=218359
- Sandwich Folk & Ale Festival 2024
Monday 1 – Sunday 7 July 2024
Around Sandwich
The Sandwich Folk Festival, is a multi-arts festival that highlights traditional and contemporary folk-life and folk arts, in a beautiful medieval town.
Lookout for details of their fund-raising events, their online shop and the event's schedule.
- Spirit of Tenterden Festival (Organised by Spirit of Tenterden CIC)
Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July 2024
Tenterden Recreation Ground, Tenterden
Come along for some fantastic food, drink & live music - street food, bar, real ale & cider, wine, lager, cocktails,artisan makers, creative stalls, live music, tea tent, coffee & cake, display arena, dog show.
A festival run by the community for the community - not for profit.
Friday, 3pm-10pm; Saturday, 10am-10pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm
Website: https://www.spiritoftenterden.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spirittenterden/ - 2nd Petham Beer & Craft Festival 2024
Saturday 6 July 2024
Petham Village Hall, Petham
Petham is holding their second Beer and Craft Festival, running on Saturday 6th July from noon at Petham Village Hall, There'll be over a dozen real ales, BBQ, 20+ local produce and craft stalls and in the evening freshly hand made pizzas and Elvis led karaoke and disco.
They are running a free (donations welcome!) shuttle bus from Canterbury and they will circulate contact details for bookings nearer the time - the drop off and pick up is at the bus station in Canterbury and we have a bright pink mini bus so can’t be missed!
There is extensive free parking on site.
- Wantsum Brewery Summer Fest 2024 Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 July 2024 Wantsum Brewery Tap
- CAMRA Beer Bar at Faversham Hop Festival
Saturday 31 August – Sunday 1 September 2024
Faversham Town Centre
CAMRA's street bar serves real ales and ciders from Kent producers at this colourful free entry festival in the streets of Faversham. You'll usually find us on East Street, ME13 8AF.
The bar is open from 10am to 5.30pm, on Sat 31st Aug and Sun 1st September.
See www.favershamhopfestival.org for details of entertainments, camping etc.
CAMRA contact: Gill Keay moc.tenretnitb@yaekyrregdnallig.
- Faversham Hop Festival 2024
Saturday 31 August – Sunday 1 September 2024
Faversham Town Centre
Internationally renowned local festival celebrating hops & harvest, with live music, stalls, great food, real ale, traditional dance, parade, puppet show, magic, children's fun area with fairground.
Website: https://www.favershamhopfestival.org
- 13th SPA Valley Railway Beer Festival 2024
Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 October 2024
SPA Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells
The world-renowned Beer & Cider Festival is back for its 13th year from 17th to 20th October – In association with West Kent CAMRA!
The South East's original Railway Beer Festival is back this October with 160 Real Ales and 50 Ciders perfectly complimented by live entertainment at Tunbridge Wells West, a range of food stalls and of course our steam and heritage diesel trains!
Website: https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/product.php?xProd=6520
- Time & Tide Rising Tide Craft Beer Festival 2024
Friday 8 – Saturday 9 November 2024
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury
With 50 beers from some of the UK's most. exciting breweries, plus street food and music. To be held in the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, in the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral.