NFEST26 (Needingworth Community Music & Real Ale Festival)

NFEST is a friendly, family-focused community music festival in rural Cambridgeshire, bringing together great live bands, a relaxed atmosphere, and a wide mix of local food and drink. Across the weekend you’ll find everything from grassroots acts to crowd-pleasing favourites, alongside street food, community stalls and activities for all ages.

Real ale is a big part of the festival, with a dedicated bar showcasing around 20 cask ales, all sourced from breweries within roughly 40 miles, supporting local producers and reducing our environmental impact. In 2025, this included a strong line-up of regional favourites such as Papworth Brewery, Buntingford Brewery, Three Blind Mice, Two Rivers, Digfield Ales, Xtreme Ales and Baker’s Dozen, alongside local cider from Cromwell.

We’re still curating the 2026 selection, but it will follow the same ethos: properly kept, locally sourced beers from some of the best independent breweries in the area - perfect alongside a weekend of live music and community celebration.