St Albans Beer & Cider Festival

Introducing our new logo for 2026! See the story behind this year's theme and get your tickets by heading to our website. Free admission packages are available for CAMRA members - and for everyone else, you can use the code EARLY2026 for a 10% early bird discount.

Our team have taken on an extra project - co-ordinating the St Albans City of Ale weekend, this April! This will see venues across St Albans come together to host an incredible celebration of beer, cider and pub culture. Search “St Albans City of Ale” online for details

RIP to beer writer and ray of happiness Des de Moor Thank you Des for many things; inspiring writing that spurred us onto great days out; companionship on beer sommelier courses; your expertise & passion on a cracking London pub walk. The list goes on. Raising a glass to Des 🍺

Fantastic day yesterday, helping celebrate the conclusion of Peter Hill of @DudleyCAMRA’s challenge to visit every pub in the 2020 Good Beer Guide! Excellent choice ending at @MermaidStAlbans Thanks to @libdemdaisy and @RogerProtzBeer for joining us. Pics by Will Lewis.

🍻 Know someone who loves beer, pubs and festivals? ⛄ Then a CAMRA membership may be the perfect Christmas present for them! They'll save money in pubs, get to attend CAMRA festivals for free, and that's just the start. 🎁 Gift a membership here: orlo.uk/X1gTY

🙌 After attending @stalbansbf, local MP and Lib Dem Deputy Leader @libdemdaisy has been asking the Government if they will introduce a 'Guest Beer right' for tenants of tied pubs in England and Wales. 👉 See Daisy's Parliamentary questions here: orlo.uk/3KFFP

⏰ Just THREE days left to help choose the Champion Beer of Britain 2027! 🗳️ Nominations are exclusive to CAMRA members so if you’re part of the Campaign, now’s the time to make your voice heard!: orlo.uk/GEETM 👉 Join here: orlo.uk/7qq4B

👀 Tried TasteMatch yet? 🍺Offering tailored onboarding to build your taste profile, you can get started in just 5 minutes. 🍻 Completely free with a CAMRA membership or 99p/month with an Explorer Pass. What are you waiting for? 👉 Explore here: orlo.uk/TR58m

We’re celebrating our tenth anniversary this month (yes it really is 10 years!) with this wonderful West Coast IPA - 40 firkins being filled tomorrow - a golden cracker at 4.8% abv and BAGS of dry hops 🍻🍻🍻 #craftbeer #caskale #locale #camra #broxbourne

The festival is now packed away for another year and the @albanarena is back to resembling a theatre once again! We’ve got far more people to thank than fits within the character limit on X! Please head over to our FB page to see the list in full… facebook.com/share/p/17aq1W…

St Albans Beer Festival 2025 @SouthHertsCAMRA @stalbansbf

@furyghost1977 Hi - on the door admission is £5 for CAMRA members / £10 non-members. Glasses are £5 but refundable when you leave if you don’t want to keep it.

@stalbansbf Hi, What's the price on the door for today (saturday)?

It’s sun all day - what better weather to enjoy a beer festival with a large outside patio and a balcony with views of the city, as well as three floors of amazing bars? We're open from midday. Plus incredible live music all evening from 5pm. Hope to see you later!

We’re set for an epic final day at the festival. The fun starts from 12 with rugby on our giant screen plus live music. And we’ve got great entertainment and flowing beer and cider right into the evening. Come down and join us!

@caskmarque @caskaleweek @ossettbrewery Just had a pint of Barghest @stalbansbf 👌

🍻 Celebrate @caskaleweek by checking out our local events! @stalbansbf & @ShrewsAleFest are happening right now! 📖 From a Dark Trail by Rail to a Good Beer Guide 2026 social, there's more to choose from: orlo.uk/6nzzg 📸 orlo.uk/0a6ac #CaskAleWeek #events

HERTFORDSHIRE BEER OF THE YEAR 🏆 We are ecstatic to announce that Side Pocket for a Toad has won 'Hertfordshire Beer of the Year', scooping top cask prize at St Albans Beer Festival. First brewed in the year 2000 - still going strong twenty-five years later! Cheers all 😄🍻💛

Our anniversary usually coincides with @stalbansbf - 44 years today!

Grok knows the score

Your weekend starts here! We’re open from midday with more amazing beer, cider, food and entertainment. You can still get tickets online to guarantee entry, or (subject to venue capacity) pay on the door. See you at the bar!