This July, more than 60 pubs in and around Norwich will be part of a month-long Pub Festival.
It is the first event of this type run by Norwich and District CAMRA. It is designed to get more people back to the pub and enjoying local beers.
Festival organiser, Craig Harmer, said: “During lockdown we were all missing the pub terribly, and we had to cancel Norwich Beer Festival last October.
“During our online committee meetings, we started talking about how we could help pubs get back on their feet after a difficult year. We wanted to plan something exciting for people, as well as supporting our fabulous local pubs and breweries.”
People can visit pubs from within colour-coded zones, mapped out in a festival guide available from participating venues. Each zone will include between eight and 11 pubs, with a month to visit as many as you choose.
Festival guide coming soon
The festival is not about pub crawling, but an opportunity to enjoy and support local pubs safely and at leisure. Anyone who gets a stamp from every pub in a zone can claim a souvenir coloured wristband. If you collect all colours (one wristband for each zone), you’ll qualify for a special prize, to be awarded at Norwich Beer Festival, in October.
Each pub is partnered with a brewery and receives a free cask of beer from them. They’ll also have the opportunity to work together to organise promotional events for customers during the festival. There are more than 40 breweries taking part. Norwich and District CAMRA wants to say a huge thank you to them all for their support.
Almost all the pubs taking part are on train or bus routes, and CAMRA will include public transport details in the festival guide. In Norwich, the central zones are walkable, and the pubs are very close to each other.
Details of all the pubs and breweries taking part will be included in the festival guide, available in pubs from 21st June. An online version will also be available via social media pages. Search for @NorwichPubFestival on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
