Festival

Old Abbey Taphouse: Hosting festival to avoid closure

26-Jul-2024 By Felicity Giles

The Old Abbey Taphouse in Hulme, which is a former Great British Pub Award winner, will be hosting a three-day festival from the 24 to 26 August in order to secure enough funds to stay open.

Tap Takeover returns to Brighton

12-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Laine Brewing Company has announced the return of the UK’s biggest city-wide beer festival in Brighton from 22 to 24 October 2021.

Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen

Top tips: ‘freedom day’ and beer festivals

06-Jul-2021 By Poppleston Allen

The remaining coronavirus restrictions are due to be lifted on the 19 July and it is likely all operators will be looking at alternative ways of maximising trade after such long periods of closure and restrictions being in place.

20 gin festivals cancelled as company goes into administration

06-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Gin Festival Limited has announced that its series of craft gin festivals across the country have been called off, after the company went into administration.

The future of food in the on-trade revealed

14-Jun-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Meat-free options, inspiration from food festivals and experience-led occasions are the future of food, according to creative think-tank The Innovation Group.

Awards

Licensee hoping for ‘wild card’ vote in British Street Food Awards 2015

06-May-2015 By Jo Bruce

The licensee of two Suffolk pubs who competed in the first regional heat of the British Street Food Awards 2015 is hoping for a vote by the judges to gain a place in the final in September.

Irish cider Magners to headline sponsor two leading comedy festivals

18-Jun-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Magners is to continue its long association with British comedy by sponsoring two of the UK’s leading festivals.

Jägermeister launches festival sampling campaign

04-Jun-2013 By Robyn Black

More than three million people will get to sample Jägermeister this summer, as brand owner Cellar Trends invests in a tour of music festivals and events.

Crawley: Let’s hear it for pubs’ Olympian endurance

31-Jul-2012 By Stephen Crawley

What a summer! We British folk are certainly being tested! The weather, the politics of coalition, the Euro, the [situation in the] Middle East, and the expectations of the British sporting elite are all proving challenging.

Brothers Cider Supports On-Trade with Music Festivals Competition

04-Apr-2012 By Matthew Moggridge

Brothers Cider has announced its Weekends of Freedom online consumer video competition to bolster awareness and interest in the brand’s significant presence at UK music festivals.

Pubs in Liverpool donate £15K to music festival

28-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Pubs and bars in Liverpool have donated more than £15,500 towards the city's biggest free music festival, which takes place every August bank...

Pete Brown: Festival time - normal rules don't apply…

12-Oct-2009

If you'll forgive the blatant plug, I've learned an interesting lesson this summer while touring the UK promoting my new book, Hops and Glory. I've...

Brothers hits festival circuit

13-May-2009

Cider company Brothers is continuing its long-standing associations with music festivals through a number of sponsorships this summer.It said the...

In Brief

29-May-2008

Festival refreshment Strongbow will continue its music festival involvement this year with a rebranded bar. Featuring at the Isle of Wight and V...