Passionately independent – Worthing's fifth town-wide tap takeover – April 10-12 2026

The weekend of 10-12 April will see Worthing's fifth town wide tap takeover. Where independent venues will each champion an independent brewery from across Sussex and the UK.

For venues to qualify to take part they must pour at least 50% independent beer all year round. This includes all draft items across cask and keg, and covering the full spectrum of beer, cider and lager. There are 20 venues taking part this year. So it's looking to be another successful year!

We have some new venues getting involved which is great to still be growing. Which means we have both new venues opening and other venues actively changing their business model to support Independent breweries.

2025 continued to be a turbulent year for Hospitality and 2026 seems to have started in a similar fashion. We have seen some venues moving towards pouring macro beer rather than supporting independent breweries. And because of this these venues are no longer included in the Worthing Tap Takeover.

Gemma Clegg, co-owner of Worthing's award-winning Beer No Evil said:

"Worthing has an impressive reputation for supporting independent craft beer and we've continued to grow as a destination for the indie beer scene. And part of this is due to the Worthing Tap Takeover.

"In the spirit of continuing supporting independent breweries, we have again stipulated, a brewery which has been included previously cannot be part of this year's event. One of the main things people said about last year's event is how much they enjoyed tasting beers from different breweries, some they had never heard of before."

"It's been amazing to see the Worthing Tap takeover continue to grow and we're excited to have new venues getting involved. It's down to Worthing's independent community - it has a great collaborative spirit – and the tap takeover is one of the best examples of it."

The nature of the tap takeover means each venue chooses their own brewery to pour and develop new relationships with that brewery. This allows them to showcase their own, unique style – or try something completely new.

Beer lovers will find new takes on old favourites, and those embracing the weird and wonderful will have plenty to try too – from rich barrel-aged stouts, to Belgian-inspired ales and mouth-watering sours.

For more about this fantastic weekend, visit worthingtaptakeover.co.uk or follow @worthingtto on Instagram or Worthing Tap Takeover on Facebook.

For more information:

Gemma Clegg, Beer No Evil — gemma@beernoevil.co.uk | 07904 225632

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