Indie Beer Fest Wales adds 35 breweries

The British Guild of Beer Writers reported on May 14 that Indie Beer Fest Wales 2026 will run as a new three-day festival at DEPOT Cardiff from July 9 to July 11. DEPOT Cardiff’s event listing says the program will bring together more than 35 independent Welsh breweries and pour more than 150 beers across keg and cask. Business News Wales, citing the announcement, said the event will also include live music, DJs and street food. ### When and where is the festival taking place? DEPOT Cardiff lists the festival from 6 p.m. on July 9 to 10 p.m. on July 11 at its warehouse venue on Curran Road, off Dumballs Road, in Cardiff. The ticketing page on See Tickets shows five dates or sessions attached to the event run at the same venue. Visit Cardiff also lists the event at DEPOT Cardiff and describes it as a new three-day festival focused on Welsh independent brewing. (beerguild.co.uk) The tourism listing matches the dates shown on DEPOT’s own page. ### How big is the brewery and beer lineup? More than 35 independent Welsh breweries are due to take part, according to both DEPOT Cardiff and the British Guild of Beer Writers. (depotcardiff.com) The same listings say drinkers can expect more than 150 beers on pour. The event pages describe the range as including keg and cask beer. (visitcardiff.com) Visit Cardiff says the offer is aimed at both regular cask drinkers and newer craft beer customers, while DEPOT frames the weekend around tasting and brewery discovery. ### What else is included beyond the beer? Business News Wales reported on May 14 that the festival will feature live music, DJs and street food alongside the beer program. (depotcardiff.com) DEPOT’s listing says the weekend is built around beer, food and conversation, and third-party event listings repeat that food vendors will be part of the offer. (visitcardiff.com) A listing carried by Ale, Beer & Cider says each ticket includes a pint glass and one beer token. That detail appears on event-listing pages, though it was not visible in the British Guild’s short announcement excerpt. ### Who is behind the event? The British Guild of Beer Writers carried the announcement as an industry news item on May 14. (businessnewswales.com) DEPOT Cardiff is hosting the event, and Business News Wales said the festival forms part of The Great Welsh Drinks Festival. The broader backdrop is a push around independent beer in Britain and Wales. (alebeercider.uk) A separate Guild item published earlier this year said Indie Beer Week 2026 ran from April 10 to April 19 and involved breweries, pubs and retailers backing the independent beer campaign. (beerguild.co.uk) ### Is there a wider Welsh beer-festival circuit around it? A British Guild report from September 2025 said the first Indie Beer Cymru festival in Haverfordwest billed itself as the biggest selection of Welsh independent beers available anywhere. Another Guild report from October 2025 said beers from the Indie Beer Awards Cymru would be sold at that Haverfordwest festival. (beerguild.co.uk) Those earlier events show that Welsh-focused independent beer festivals were already being staged before the Cardiff launch. The Cardiff event, based on current listings, shifts that format to the capital with a larger city venue and a three-day run in July 2026. That comparison is based on the published event descriptions. (beerguild.co.uk) ### What happens next for people who want to go? See Tickets lists Indie Beer Fest Wales tickets as available through DEPOT Cardiff’s ticketing page. DEPOT’s event page says the festival will open on July 9, 2026, with the final sessions ending on July 11 at the Cardiff venue. (depotcardiff.seetickets.com) (beerguild.co.uk)