Local Events

The next Shropshire Real Ale Trail run by the Ale Trail Company. This one-day moving bus-based festival offers a unique opportunity to explore the charming pubs of Shropshire while indulging in a variety of handcrafted ales with your best friends without the worry of driving. The Ale Trail Company will be putting on buses to transport everyone around some fantastic pubs in rural Shropshire. For more information and to purchase tickets, please see their website here. For the list of pubs being visited during this trail, please see the diagram below.

Oktoberfest beer festival at the Wheatsheaf pub in Frankwell, Shrewsbury on Saturday 12th October. Hot food will be served all day and there will also be live music. German lager in steins, mulled cider and winter warmer cocktails will be served out of the caravan bar. £5 entry.

A celebration of bier and food over three days, plus music events. Around 20 beers, including guest lagers and hazy ales. Friday 11am-6pm free entry / Friday 8-11.30pm (TICKETS ONLY Head Honcho Oktoberfest Brewery Gig) Saturday 10am-5pm free entry / Saturday 7.30-11pm (TICKETS ONLY The Classic Blues Show) Sunday 12pm-8pm free entry - Open Mic Sunday 4.30-8pm

Beer and cider festival in J.A.K.K.S. Barn at the Lower Lacon Caravan Park in Wem. 20+ traditional beers and ciders. Disco Friday night, and live band on Saturday night. See their Facebook page for more details. Please note that times are approximate.

Oktoberfest at the White Lion Community Pub, in Ash near Whitchurch. This is a ticket only event (£20), so call into the pub or message them on Facebook to book a ticket. There will be real German beers and German food included in the ticket price, table service and an Oompah band and DJ all night.

Wyre Forest CAMRA will again be hosting this popular event at the Kidderminster Harriers Supporters and Social Club on the 7th-9th November 2024. For more information, please see Wyre Forest CAMRA's website.

Everyone is invited to the presentation of the national CAMRA Pub of the Year finalists certificate at the Bailey Head, Oswestry, at 1pm on Saturday 23rd November. The bar will feature three collaboration cask beers brewed between the Bailey Head and Riverhead (Ossett), Castle Rock and Stonehouse.

A Winter beer festival at the Clive Hub village hall in Clive, near Wem. This is a charity event in aid of Severn Hospice. Thursday: 7:30 - 11:00pm, Friday: Family's Night - 6:00pm onwards with carol singing, Saturday: 5:00pm until barrels are empty. Food will be available on Friday and Saturday. A beer list will be published shortly.

Ludlow Brewery's three-day Valentines festival of beer, the Valentine's Ale Massacre, returns in February 2025. Free entry during the day.Friday 14th February - 11am-6pmSaturday 15th February - 10am-5pmSunday 16th February - 12pm-8pm (Open mic 4.30-8pm) 20 + beers, lager, ciders and more. The Pizza Girls Saturday 12-5pm The Beefy Boys Sunday 12-5pm Ticketed live comedy + live music evenings at night.Friday Night Comedy Club - 8pm-11pmSaturday - 7.30pm-11.30pm Live Music

The Prince of Wales in Shrewsbury, our current Shrewsbury Pub of the Year, are having a Winter Beer Festival on the 21st to 23rd February 2025. There will be a selection of 16+ of local and regional ales, seasonal guests, and local cider.

Tap takeover by Weetwood Brewery at Cromwell's Tap House in Shrewsbury. At 7pm on Thursday 3rd April, there will be the opportunity to meet the brewer, and Weetwood beers will be available until at least the end of Saturday 5th.

The Horseshoes Inn in Tilstock near Whitchurch is having another Steam Festival. There will be historic British steam engines on display as well as a collection of classic/vintage cars, tractors and bikes. There will also be live music throughout the day, and food and drink stalls.