Craft Brew Festival returns to Sheffield this November for ‘A Hoppy Christmas Party’!

The UK’s touring craft beer festival Craft Brew Festival have announced that they are coming back to Sheffield’s The Steamworks this winter for ‘A Hoppy Christmas Party’. Taking place on Saturday 8 November, Craft Brew Festival plan to start the festivities early with an all-out festive extravaganza packed with more tinsel, classic Christmas tunes and craft drinks than ever.

Launched in 2023, the independent touring festival is on a mission to revitalise the traditional beer festival from the ground up, Craft Brew Festival have built ‘A Hoppy Christmas Party’ to be a fun-filled, festive get-together for everyone; a top spot for your Christmas catch up with mates, the perfect venue for the office do or just a great excuse for a knees up with a one-time entry fee opening up over 50 bottomless craft beers, cider, wine, mulled wine, prosecco and more.

Fiercely committed to supporting and platforming independent breweries & producers at their events, Craft Brew Festival carefully curate each line-up with over 15 of the UK’s most exciting breweries and drinks producers coming together under one roof alongside their Christmas party band, festive acoustic sets, meet the brewer sessions, locally curated street food options and a sackful of giveaways and surprises for a non-stop five hour party to kick off the festive season.

A friendly and welcoming space for everyone from the committed beer-lover to the beer festival rookie, Craft Brew Festival are bringing together an incredible array of ciders, wines and prosecco as well as a diverse range of beers from hoppy IPAs and rich stouts to sours, saisons and everything in between; available in half-pint pours, thirds and sample tasters to offer an inclusive and unforgettable tasting experience.

Simon Robinson, Co-Founder of Craft Brew Festival, said:

“This is the second time we’ll be taking over The Steamworks following our sell-out debut in May and we can’t wait to return to this incredible space! Our tours seem to always start in Sheffield and the city always shows up for a big party - so there was never any doubt where we should kick off this year’s Christmas tour!”

“We can’t wait to unwrap all the festive fun we’ve got planned for A Hoppy Christmas Party this year, with more breweries, cideries and wineries bringing more delicious craft drinks with them than ever before. Our summer series of events was a blast and we want to keep the party going right through to Christmas.”

Craft Brew Festival will reveal details of the entertainment and breweries taking part soon, but for now you can book your tickets here.