County Diary
For the diary of Kent CAMRA's Tasting Panel, click here.
- CAMRA Bar at the Faversham Hop Festival
Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 August 2025
Faversham Town Centre
CAMRA's pop-up street bar, at the colourful Faversham Hop Festival, will be serving around 12 beers from 6 Kent breweries, plus ciders from 2 or 3 Kent cider producers. You'll usually find them on East Street, ME13 8AF.
The bar is open from 10am to 5.30pm on Sat, 30th to Sun, 31st August.
See https://www.favershamhopfestival.org for details of entertainments, camping etc.
- Faversham Hop Festival 2025
Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 August 2025
Faversham Town Centre
Internationally renowned local festival celebrating hops & harvest, with live music, stalls, great food, real ale, traditional dance, parade, puppet show, magic, children's fun area with fairground.
Website: https://www.favershamhopfestival.org
- Maidstone & Mid Kent CAMRA East Malling Beer and Cider Festival 2025
Saturday 6 September 2025
East Malling Research Centre, East Malling
The Maidstone and Mid Kent CAMRA branch's annual showcase event returns to the Research Centre, East Malling.
- Open from 11am until 7pm, or until the beer runs dry!
- Around 70 real ales and 30 ciders and perries on offer.
- Live music and food vendors.
- Free shuttle buses.
- FREE admission for card-carrying CAMRA members; £6 for non-members.
For more information: • Event's webpage: Website. - Maidstone & Mid Kent CAMRA East Malling Beer and Cider Festival 2025
Saturday 6 September 2025
East Malling Research Centre, East Malling
The Maidstone and Mid Kent CAMRA branch's annual showcase event returns to the Research Centre, East Malling.
- Open from 11am until 7pm, or until the beer runs dry!
- Around 70 real ales and 30 ciders and perries on offer.
- Live music and food vendors.
- Free shuttle buses.
- FREE admission for card-carrying CAMRA members; £6 for non-members.
For more information: • Event's webpage: Website. - Time & Tide Rising Tide Craft Beer Festival 2025
Friday 24 – Saturday 25 October 2025
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury
Celebrating craft beer at it’s best, Time & Tide's Rising Tide festival is now in it’s second year and is returning to the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, situated within the stunning grounds of Canterbury Cathedral (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and less than an hour by train from London.
Tickets are now available.
Website: https://www.timeandtidebrewing.co.uk/events/p/03ncw601cm7d7f70syfh5kt9rq337g