The Local Beer & Cider Festival
Bringing an affordable family day out with live music, kids entertainment, street food traders and selected hand craft beers and ciders for everyone to enjoy.
Back for 2025 with a whole new look! The Local Festival Company is proud to present the first in the 2025 summer line up. Well known for providing great fun, affordable, family events we have revamped our popular The Local Beer Festival, Staines to bring you one of the biggest and best local events we have ever organised, offering all the same features that you're used to but with even more activities than ever before. There is literally something for EVERYONE, all offered at an affordable price.
11am - 8pm on Saturday
11am - 8pm on Sunday
2025 Features Include:
Family Fun Time: 11am - 12.30pm on Saturday & Sunday: All Children's Rides & Inflatables Half Price
Tasting Tent: With a selection of options at each festival. keep your eyes peeled for what's happening
Craft Beer, Ale and Cider Bar: With up to 30 different beers & Ciders
Gin Bar: With over 20 unusual craft gins on offer
Fully Licensed Bar: Serving a great range of Beers, Ciders and Spirits as well as soft drinks for the kids.
Happy Hour: Buy one drink & get 2nd half price between 4pm and 5pm Daily!
New Look Kids Zone: Back for the 2025 season with a whole new look Kids Zone, including oodles of FREE activities for the little ones, from entertainment acts from the incredible Magic Man and always popular CRAZY Hazy, to Garden Games, Craft Corner, Bubble Zone, and Circus Skills Workshops along with all the usual features, kids Zone*, Balloons*, Fairground Rides* and more. *charges apply
Marketplace: With lots of independent traders.
Food Court: With a great range of Street Foods from around the world along with firm favourites like Pizza, Burgers and Chips
As well as
Live Music All Day: With popular acts like ABBA Stars* - ABBA Tribute, Spice Girls by Spice Forever* and so many more! *Music Acts TBC & liable to change
All for one incredible price!
Get in quick to secure the best ticket price! Black Friday Sale Tickets include access for the WHOLE Weekend, that's Friday 4pm - 8pm, Saturday 11am - 8pm AND Sunday 11am - 6pm. Just £5 per adult (16yrs & over), Kids 15yrs & under are FREE with a valid adult ticket!
General Admission Tickets are £6 per adult for Friday evening, £12 per adult for Saturday all day or £10 per adult for Sunday all day.
Things to Know
4pm till 8pm Friday 11am till 8pm Saturday & Sunday
The Lucan Pavilion Laleham The Broadway entrance opposite Turks Head Public House, Laleham TW18 1RZ View on Map>>
By Train/ Walking Staines Station is the closest station to The Local Beer festival at Laleham Recreation Ground. On leaving the station it’s a 40 minute walk to the venue. Leave the train station via the Reading / Windsor service platform exit onto Gresham Road. Turn right and follow Gresham Road to the end where it forms a T junction with Laleham Road ( B376). Turn left onto Laleham Road and follow this main road for about 30 minutes ( at The Retreat pub continue straight on and you are now on Staines Road) until it ends at T junction with Laleham Broadway. Turn left at the mini roundabout at the junction and then cross the road at the Turks Head pub where you will see the entrance to the Lucan Pavilion and Laleham Recreation Ground.
By Train / Bus Alternatively you can take the 458 bus which takes 7 minutes. Again leave the station via Gresham Road exit, turn right and follow Gresham Road until the T junction with Laleham Road. Turn left and walk a short distance until you reach the bus stop located just after Edgell Road. The 458 bus stops here hourly at 46 minutes past the hour on Saturday and 25 minutes past the hour on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. Leave the bus at All Saints Church Laleham and the entrance to the festival is opposite the Turks Head Pub which can be seen from the Church.
By Train / Taxi - If you leave Staines Station via the Gresham Road exit there is also a taxi rank outside and the journey will cost approximately £7-£10 and take about 4 minutes to reach Laleham Recreation Ground.
By Car We are located on the B377, Ashford Road. The closest motorway junction to us is Junction 1 of the M3 . Use the Postcode TW18 1RZ in your Sat Nav. (The full address is: The Lucan Pavilion, Laleham Recreation Ground, 1 The Broadway, Laleham, TW18 1RZ ) Please note parking is limited on local roads so public transport is recommended
Yes, There is limited parking on site. There is a charge of £5 per vehicle
We can allow dogs into this event and they must be kept on a lead at all times. All mess must be picked up and disposed off in the bins provided.
You will not be allowed to bring your own picnics and drink into the festival. Bags will be searched on arrival.