Essex Beer Festival Listings

Beer festival listings for Essex, covering 2026 & 2027, with dates, venues, official details and beer-list links where available.

Festival information can change, so use the official Details link on each listing before making travel plans.

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2026 Essex Beer Festivals

22 festivals
8 Sep 2026 – 12 Sep 2026

Chappel Beer Festival

Location: Chappel & Wakes Colne, Essex
Venue: East Anglian Railway Museum
CAMRA In-AssociationConfirmedTickets: Tickets availableDetailsBeer List
11 Sep 2026 – 13 Sep 2026

Beer & Baps Festival

Location: Stanway, Colchester, Essex
Venue: Live & Let Live, 12 Millers Lane, Stanway, CO3 0PS
Pub / Beer FestivalConfirmedTickets: Check venueDetails
17 Sep 2026 – 27 Sep 2026

Cask Ale Week @ Other Monkey Taproom

Location: Colchester, Essex
Venue: Other Monkey Brewing - The Taproom
Taproom / Cask Ale WeekConfirmedTickets: Free tasters; cask pints £3.80 during Cask Ale WeekDetails
18 Sep 2026 – 20 Sep 2026

Hops & Harvest Mini Fest

Location: Stow Maries, Essex
Venue: The Prince of Wales, 6 Woodham Road, Stow Maries, CM3 6SA
Pub / Beer & Wine FestivalConfirmedTickets: Free entryDetails
24 Sep 2026 – 27 Sep 2026

Oktoberfest @ Leigh on Sea Brewery

Location: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Venue: Leigh on Sea Brewery, 35 Progress Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5PR
Brewery / OktoberfestConfirmedTickets: Check breweryDetails
25 Sep 2026

Evening Real Ale Train

Location: North Weald / Ongar, Essex
Venue: Epping Ongar Railway
Railway / Real Ale & CiderConfirmedTickets: £18; drinks extraDetails
26 Sep 2026

Evening Real Ale Train

Location: North Weald / Ongar, Essex
Venue: Epping Ongar Railway
Railway / Real Ale & CiderConfirmedTickets: £18; drinks extraDetails
2 Oct 2026 – 3 Oct 2026

Oktoberfest @ Aerocraft Brewery

Location: Braintree, Essex
Venue: Aerocraft Brewery, Unit 5A/B Enterprise Court, Braintree, CM7 3QS
Brewery / OktoberfestConfirmedTickets: Check breweryDetails
2 Oct 2026 – 3 Oct 2026

Oktoberfest Colchester 2026

Location: Colchester, Essex
Venue: Lower Castle Park, Colchester, CO1 1UW
Oktoberfest / IndependentConfirmedTickets: Tickets availableDetails
9 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2026

Oktoberfest @ Datum Attitude Brewery

Location: Maldon, Essex
Venue: Datum Attitude Brewery, Unit 8 Heybridge Industrial Estate, Maldon, CM9 4XL
Brewery / OktoberfestConfirmedTickets: Tickets available; first drink includedDetails
16 Oct 2026 – 17 Oct 2026

Oktoberfest Southend 2026

Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Venue: Priory Park, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ND
Oktoberfest / IndependentConfirmedTickets: Tickets availableDetails
23 Oct 2026 – 24 Oct 2026

Oktoberfest Chelmsford 2026

Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Venue: Central Park, Chelmsford, CM2 0RW
Oktoberfest / IndependentConfirmedTickets: Tickets availableDetails
24 Oct 2026

Evening Real Ale Train

Location: North Weald / Ongar, Essex
Venue: Epping Ongar Railway
Railway / Real Ale & CiderConfirmedTickets: £18; drinks extraDetails
12 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026

Beer by the Pier

Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Venue: Palace Hotel, Church Street, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2AL
CAMRAConfirmedTickets: Check organiser

2027 Essex Beer Festivals

3 festivals