StageCraft Festival

South Street Arts & Dolphin Brewery are delighted to present a brand new craft beer festival for Reading in 2025.

Taking over the whole venue, the festival will feature a plethora of exciting breweries, representing some of the finest, drawn from all over the UK. The line up will be built around our incredible local offering (Siren, Double Barrelled, Elusive, Phantom & Dolphin), who will be pouring alongside the very best from the national beer scene. We can't wait to welcome all beer lovers & establishing the festival as an essential part of Reading's calendar.

There'll be a wide range of beer styles - including limited gluten free (GF) & alcohol free (AF) options - cider & wine, as well as great street food and plenty of seating. South Street's larger theatre space will host the brewers, whilst the smaller studio space will be dedicated to seating. 

Line up so far (more to be announced):
Dolphin Brewery: Small batch sours from co-founders of StageCraft.
Double Barreled: Mix of styles from Reading favourites.
Elusive Brewing: West Coast IPA specialists headed up by the "nicest man in brewing"™
Little Earth Project: Pioneering mixed-ferm beers from the Suffolk countryside.
Phantom Brewing: Hazy hop slingers, fruity sours & more from Reading.
Pipeline Brewery: Delicious hazy, hoppy delights from the Cornish coastline. 
Pomona Island: From Manchester - who are just great at everything!
Rigg and Furrow: Classy farmhouse brewed beers all the way from their beautiful spot in Northumberland
Rivington Brewery: Top tier IPAs and pales from rural Lancashire. 
Siren Craft: Need little introduction. Local legends.
Bang the Elephant: The boundary pushing imperial stout kings from Nottinghamshire who know how to get the party started.
Makemake: Sour IPA and fruited sour legends from Portsmouth who are top tier across multiple styles.
Pillars: Specialist craft lager brewery based in Walthamstow who make some of the tastiest lagers around.
Sureshot: Joyous hop-forward IPAs and pales from Manchester. Playful and fun - but brewing seriously good beers!

Plus Stanlake Park Wine Estate from Twyford & a Best of Berkshire bar, which will also include GF & AF options.

Sessions times:
Friday 25th: 6 - 11pm (last orders 10.45pm)
Saturday 26th: 11am - 4pm (last orders 3.45pm)
Saturday 26th: 6 - 11pm (last orders 10.45pm)

Evening sessions are strictly adults only.
Saturday Afternoon session: Under 18s are welcome with a responsible adult for a nominal ticket price of £2.50. Please note that there will be no activities for children and they will not receive a branded festival glass.