ShedFest brings beer and live music to sheds, gardens and home bars

Beer lovers and music fans are being invited to turn their sheds, gardens, home bars and kitchens into festival venues this weekend as ShedFest returns for 2026.

The virtual beer and music festival, organised by Sheffield-based beer-themed online station Ale & Radio, runs from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August, with a weekend of live-recorded music, beer-related content and contributions from the pub shed and home-bar community.

Rather than requiring festival-goers to head for a field, ShedFest brings the festival to them, with the organisers encouraging listeners to turn up the volume, grab a beer and enjoy the weekend from wherever they happen to be.

The programme will feature iconic live performances from major artists across generations, alongside performances and contributions from pub sheds, home bars and beer-loving listeners.

Independent breweries and beer businesses are also at the heart of the event, with a series of sponsored virtual stages running throughout the weekend.

Among the 2026 sponsors are Abbeydale Brewery, whose Sheffield Stage celebrates the brewery's home city, while Aitcheson's Brick Shed Brewery sponsors the Shedliners Saturday Stage. Other stages include the Craftonbury Stage from Beyond Belief Brewing, the Friday Night Shedliners Stage from The Commercial Pub, the Brit Hops Stage from Wonderwall Beer and The Shed That Rocked Stage from Fox Cub Brewing.

The festival also gives beer drinkers the chance to stock up for the weekend. Abbeydale Brewery has produced an exclusive ShedFest beer box containing 12 different beers, covering favourites and beers from across its 30-year history. The box is entirely gluten free and comes with official ShedFest merchandise including a poster, stickers and wristbands.

Fox Cub Brewing is also returning with beers including Tropic Haze and Solaris, timed to coincide with this year's festival, while ShedFest sponsors are offering special deals and discounts through the event's website.

ShedFest grew out of the community surrounding Ale & Audio, a beer and music podcast presented from a pub shed in Sheffield. Its sister station, Ale & Radio, broadcasts 24 hours a day and combines music with beer news, reviews, interviews, festival coverage and listener-generated content, with a particular focus on independent breweries and the wider beer community.

The festival is free to listen to and is designed to be enjoyed collectively, despite taking place in homes and venues rather than at a conventional festival site. Listeners can also interact with the station and other festival-goers through its online community.

ShedFest 2026 runs from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August. The festival can be accessed through Ale & Radio's website at https://aleandradio.co.uk/shedfest.php, with the station broadcasting 24/7 at https://www.aleandradio.co.uk.

For beer lovers who prefer their festivals with a little less mud and a little more shed, ShedFest offers a suitably British alternative: good beer, good music and no need to leave home.

For more information:

Jimbo Wilmshurst, Co-Founder, Ale & Radio

jimbo@aleandradio.co.uk

www.aleandradio.co.uk

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