Nottingham Craft Beer Festival

About Nottingham Craft Beer Festival

Around 4,000–5,000 visitors are expected across three sessions at Nottingham Craft Beer Festival 2027, a craft beer event at Sneinton Market Avenues, Nottingham.

The festival grew out of Nottingham Craft Beer Week, which ran from 2013 to 2022. Its first edition took place at Sneinton Market in 2018, and the festival continued after the wider beer week ended.

Beer is poured by brewery representatives at their own stalls. The site is cashless.

Lineup and Programme

The programme pairs craft beer with street food, live music and DJs. Music runs across Main Stage and The Grove.

Activities include sampling beers from brewery-run stalls, buying street food, watching live music and using the festival app to browse beers and schedule. A souvenir festival glass is included with the ticket.

Who Is It For?

The audience is adults interested in independent craft beer, street food and live music. The event is 18+; no one under 18 is permitted on site except by prior agreement with a steward.

Challenge 25 applies. The ticket price range is £10–£20.

The Venue and Site

Sneinton Market Avenues is a working city-centre market area, with independent businesses able to remain open during the event. The festival uses the open-air avenues.

Facilities include drinking-water taps on the plaza, a wheelchair-accessible toilet, wheelchair-accessible beer and food stalls, street food stalls, live music and entertainment. There is no cloakroom on site.

Travel

The site sits at Sneinton Market Avenues in Nottingham, with access points and parking around the market streets.

• Nearest station: Nottingham station, about 15 minutes’ walk from the festival.
• Festival entrance: Freckingham Street is listed for the festival entrance and upgrade entrance.
• Parking: Sneinton Market Square Car Park on Aberdeen Street is the nearest car park; the festival says it is free for the first hour and has EV charging points.
• Other parking: Lace Market Car Park and the Stoney Street NCP are both within about a 5-minute walk, with some nearby on-street parking.