The Brewers Market Beer Festival will be returning to Canal Mills, Leeds, on May 11 and 12, to coincide with the opening weekend of Leeds Indie Food Festival, the city-wide, month-long independent food and drink festival.

Showcasing the very best of local and international craft beer over the course of two days and three sessions, this year’s will be the biggest event yet.

Swapping the usual November slot for the warmer climes of May, Canal Mills’ outdoor space will allow for even more craft beer and street food, as well as a pop-up gin bar hosted by Bathtub Gin, a selection of natural wines from Wayward Wines and DJs.

Joining them over the weekend will be a hefty bunch of brewery partners, including the likes of Verdant, Kirkstall, Northern Monk, Thornbridge, Vocation, Black Lodge, Zapato, Track, Buxton and the Tall Boys bottle shop, with many more to be announced over the coming weeks.

Over in the food department there will be the likes of Mussel Pot, Little Bao Boy, Rabbit Hole Coffee, Sandos, MorMor and Little Red Food Truck.

Matt Long, events manager at Canal Mills, said: “This year we’ve moved from our traditional November slot to the summer, which will give us the chance to use more of Canal Mills and, therefore, bring in more breweries than ever before. We’ll also have a wider selection of food and extras thrown in for 2018”.

“With more exciting breweries to be announced in the coming weeks, it’s going to be our biggest edition of Brewers Market yet.”