Neighbourhood winter festival with a dozen seasonal cask ales, mulled wine, cider, street food, community choirs and live music at St Saviour's Church.
St Saviour's Church is hosting its first Winter Beer Festival from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December, and it's a new one for the parish. If you've been around the St Albans scene for a while, you'll know the church's Beer & Fizz Festival is a summer staple; this is its smaller winter sibling, and 2026 is the inaugural edition. The organisers describe it as potentially a one-off, or something that could become a regular fixture of the calendar if the first one proves successful.
It's run in the unique surroundings of St Saviour's on Sandpit Lane, and the aim is a neighbourhood Christmas gathering rather than a conventional beer hall. There'll be community choirs and live music across the weekend, street food from Street Food Heroes, and a dozen seasonal cask ales, alongside mulled wine and cider. There's also a range of alcohol-free and soft drinks, so it works if you're not drinking.
Sunday morning brings a children's Nativity play, and the day rounds off with the family-friendly 'Carols till Teatime'. St Saviour's itself is a church and community venue that hosts folk concerts, live music and other public cultural events, so it's well-used as a space for things like this.
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There's no entry fee, though you'll pay for your food and drinks separately. It runs from Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December, closing at 4pm on the Sunday. You'll find it at St Saviour's Church, 25 Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL1 4DF.
