Following are details of beery events in the Yorkshire area and a bit beyond, sometimes. Please note, not all of these are CAMRA-organised events, but village hall and pub festivals selling Real Ale deserve our support. Those which are CAMRA organised and run are shown in bold.

 February

February 16th – 18th (Thu – Sat)
Harrogate Charity Beer Festival
The Crown Hotel, Crown Place, Harrogate, HG1 2RZ
www.harrogatebeer.co.uk/
Good selection local beers. Open evening sessions only each day. Entry ticket required.

February 17^th – 18^th (Fri – Sat)
2012 Boston Spa Beer Festival
Boston Spa Village Hall
www.bostonspabeerfestival.co.uk
Starts Friday 6.30pm ticket only, then 12 noon on Saturday. Over 30 beers

February 23^rd – 25^th (Thu – Sat)
Bradford Beer Festival 2012
Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3JS
www.bradfordcamra.org.uk
100+ real ales, cider and foreign beer. Check out website for ticket arrangements

February 29th – March 3rd (Wed – Sat)
Rotherham Oakwood Real Ale and Music Festival
Magna, Sheffield Road, Rotherham, S60 1DX
www.magnarealale.co.uk/index.htm
230+real ales, plenty of music, advance tickets available

March

March 2^nd – 3^rd (Fri – Sat)
Hors “4^th” Beer Festival 2012
St Margaret’s Hall, Church Road, Horsforth, LS18 5LQ
www.horsforthbeerfestival.co.uk/
60 beers plus food and entertainment, opens 12 noon each day.

March 8^th – 11^th (Thu – Sun)
Fourth Festivale
Old Ship Inn, 34 Bethel Street, Brighouse HD6 1JN
www.theoldshipinn.t83.net/
About 48 real ales through 24 handpumps, all cellar conditioned

March 14^th – April 1^st (Weds – a Sun)
JD Wetherspoons Real Ale and Cider Festival
Various outlets
www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/ or www.jdwrealale.co.uk/  or www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/static/pdfs/admin-generated/real-ale-list-2012-51.pdf
About 45 beers including guest brewers from abroad and all the usual Wetherspoon attractions

March 15^th – 17^th (Thu – Sat)
Leeds CAMRA Beer, Cider & Perry Festival 2012
Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson’s Corner, LS28 5TA, 4 mins walk from New Pudsey Railway Station
www.leedsbeerfestival.co.uk
170+ real ales, 20+cider & perry, Global Beer Bar. Great Inventions theme.

March 21st – 25th (Wed – Sun)
The Star Spring Beer Festival
7 Albert Street, Folly Hall, Huddersfield, HD1 3PJ
www.thestarinn.info
Expect 50+ rare beers in the marquee of ale

March 24^th (Sat)
Bardsey Beer Festival
Bardsey Village Hall, Woodacre Lane, Bardsey
twitter.com/bardseybeerfest
All proceeds go towards the hall, not far from 98/99 bus

March 25^th – 26^th (Fri – Sat)
MOSI Real Ale Festival
Museum Of Science and Industry (Power Hall), Liverpool Road, Castlefield. Manchester, M3 4FP
www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/real-ale-festival.aspx
50 real ales plus ciders and perries, in association with CAMRA

Coming Soon

April: Thorner,  Hull,  Rothwell, Guiseley

If you know of a real ale event in or around West Yorkshire please contact us, listing is free.

Click on the links for more information on the National Winter Ales Festival in January, the Great British Beer Festival in August and CAMRA Beer Festivals throughout the year. For non-CAMRA festivals, try this extensive listing.