A guide to beer, cider, wine, gin, and whisky festivals in Dorset
A month by month guide to drink festivals in Dorset including festivals at Easter, and a section for ad hoc festivals featuring organisers who run events at sporadic times during the year.
Alefests, beerfests, ciderfests and general drink festivals in Dorset. Including Dorchester, Bournemouth, Bridport, Poole, Wareham and Sherborne.
January
No listed festivals. Try the ad hoc section.
February
March
Chaplin’s & The Cellar Bar’s Spring Equinox Beer & Cider Festival
Weymouth Craft Beer Festival 2018
Easter
April
May
Christchurch Food and Wine Festival
Diesel Gala and Corfe Castle Beer Festival
Ferndown Bacon and Beer Festival
June
Chaplin’s & The Cellar Bar’s Summer Solstice Beer & Cider Festival
World Nettle Eating Championship
July
August
No listed festivals. Try the ad hoc section.
September
Chaplin’s & The Cellar Bar’s Autumn Equinox Beer & Cider Festival
Hall & Woodhouse Dorset Beer Festival
Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival
October
Halloween Cider Festival Bournemouth
Tiger Inn Beer and Cider Festival
November
No listed festivals. Try the ad hoc section.
December
Chaplin’s & The Cellar Bar’s Winter Solstice Beer & Cider Festival
Ad Hoc
West Parley: Owls Nest Beer and Pie Festival
Worth Matravers: Square and Compass