The 2026 Redhill Ber Festival was held, as usual, at Merstham Village Hall between the 29th and 31st October 2026. The event was a complete success with the thirsty people of Redhill drinking us dry of beer by 1430 on the Saturday afternoon, with the cider running out by 1630.

That means, for the first occasion in recent memory, we had to call time before our advertised finish of 1800. During the festival, we poured over 4,000 pints of beer, 250 pints of cider and nearly 100 servings of mead - the first time we've included mead in the festival offerings.

As chosen by the attendees, the award for beer of the festival went to Wilde Child's Over Indulgence stout, and cider of the festival was selected as Oliver's Classic Perry.

St. Catherine’s Hospice was again our festival charity and, with final figures still being calculated, current estimates suggest we have raised over £1,200 for them.

Thank you once again to everyone who worked at and came to the festival, and we are already looking forward to next year's event. Confirmed dates for this should be published in spring next year.