Preston Pub Festival is back, a celebration of the city’s incredible pub and bar scene. Born from the shared passion of 11 local pub owners, this festival is a dedicated weekend to honour Preston’s rich pub heritage and the diverse range of venues that make the city’s nightlife so special.

This unique event brings together a wide variety of pubs and bars, each with its own distinct character, creating a one-of-a-kind experience for festival-goers. Whether you’re a seasoned ale aficionado or just looking for a great night out, the festival promises a fantastic selection of cask, craft, and keg beers, along with ciders for every taste.

The festival features a mix of historic Preston pubs and newer, modern venues, ensuring a wide range of atmospheres. Explore iconic locations like The Moorbrook, The Black Horse, and The Old Vic, or discover new favourites like Plug and Taps, Winckley Ale House, and The Guild Ale House. This variety is at the heart of the festival, encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and experience different parts of Preston’s thriving pub community.

Preston has long been known for its lively pub scene. While the days of a pub for every day of the year may be gone, the city’s pubs and bars continue to be a vital part of the local economy. The Preston Pub Festival is more than just a party—it’s a tribute to these establishments and their significant contribution to the city’s daytime and nighttime economy.

By celebrating together, these pubs are building a stronger sense of community and ensuring the future of Preston’s vibrant hostelries. Come raise a glass to the city’s pub culture and discover why Preston is a premier destination for beer lovers.

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Preston Pub Festival came about when 11 good friends who each own a pub or bar decided it was time to celebrate the rich heritage of the city’s ale houses. They recognised that by working together they could have a weekend set aside, away from all other things going on in the city, that would be dedicated to their pubs and the beers they sell, as well as other drinks.

This group of friends run a diverse range of venues, each of which brings its own unique character to the festival, and the festival promises to bring together a wide range of cask, craft and keg beers along with some ciders for the beer enthusiast to sample and enjoy.

The festival will include the historic venues of the Moorbrook, Black Horse and the Old Vic alongside the newer venues of Plug and Taps, Winckley Ale House and the Guild Ale House. This will help to provide a wide range of atmospheres and experiences for visitors to the festival to enjoy.

The idea is that by having a variety of pubs and bars that are all radically different to each other, people will be able to feel comfortable experiencing places and environments that they may never have visited in the past

The hope is that this can help to expand the customer’s views about the pubs and bars they choose to go to and build a greater sense of community that will help support the hostelries of the city into the future.

At one time, it was said that Preston was the place with a pub for every day of the year, as well as a large number of churches for the repentant drunk to sober up in before returning home to his family. While those days are long gone, the pubs that operate in Preston are a vital part of the city that make a massive contribution to both the daytime and night-time economy of the local areas. This needs to be recognised and celebrated.

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