Nottingham Craft Beer Festival has announced changes for this year's event. Organisers have revealed that the week-long festival will not be taking place this year due to "a combination of factors" - but fortunately, the two-day event which takes place in June in Sneinton Avenues will still be going ahead on June 16 and June 17.
The organisers would normally run two festivals during the year, including the week-long festival which takes place in venues across the city. They cited "rising costs across the board" and that "this isn't a good time for the beer industry".
They also urged people to go and support their local pubs and breweries by buying their beer from them. In a statement, Nottingham Craft Beer Festival said: "It's around this time of year we'd start planning Nottingham Craft Beer Week, but unfortunately there are currently no plans for the full week of activities to take place across the city in 2023.
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"This is due to a combination of factors, which include rising costs across the board in the things we buy to promote the week and our sponsors no longer being able to financially support the week.
"This isn't a great time for the beer industry. Please support your local pubs and breweries by buying your beers from them. On a happier note, Nottingham Craft Beer Festival, will still take place as usual on June 16 and June 17 – and will start to announce their 2023 brewery line-up towards the end of this week."
Last year, the craft beer festival was a huge success with many of the sessions selling out ahead of the event. Thousands flocked to Sneinton and several of the city's best independent breweries took part, including Bang the Elephant, Black Iris and Liquid Light Brewery.
One of Nottingham's largest breweries, Castle Rock, also took part alongside non-beer businesses such as the Oxton Liqueur Company and gin producers Redsmith Distillery. Early bird tickets are already on sale for the two-day festival in June priced at £11 through the Nottingham Craft Beer website.
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