StageCraft Festival 2026

Kick-off the 2026 beer festival season in style in central Reading
Date: 24 Apr, 26
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Inside StageCraft Beer Festival at South Street Arts Centre in Reading.
Inside StageCraft Beer Festival at South Street Arts Centre in Reading.
A festival of independent beer

One of Reading’s finest venues – South Street Arts Centre – will host the opening of the Berkshire beer Festival season again as StageCraft returns in April.

Organised in conjunction with Dolphin Brewery, the event will feature the best locally brewed craft beer as well as some of the finest from around the country.

A list of breweries attending so far includes:

Balance Brewing (Manchester), Beak Brewery (Lewes), Emperor’s Brewery (), Glasshouse (Birmingham), Dolphin Brewery (Reading), Double Barrelled (Reading), Elusive Brewing (Finchampstead), Siren Craft (Finchampstead), Full Circle Brew Co. (Newcastle), Wilderness Brewery (Mid-Wales), Two Flints Brewery (Windsor), Hackney Church Brew Co. (East London).

Session times:
Friday 24th April: 5.30-10.30pm
Saturday 25th April: 11am-4pm
Saturday 25th April: 5.30-10.30pm