3rd - 7th March - Johnson Arms March Beer Festival, 59 Abbey Street, DUNKIRK. 25+ Cask ales over 5 days. Wednesday - Meet the Brewer - Phil Darby from Nottingham Brewery - Talk and Tasting from 8:00pm

4th - 6th March - 34th Loughborough Beer Festival, True Lovers Walk, off William Street, LOUGHBOROUGH. 70 plus real ales plus ciders/perries, local wines and continental bottled beers.

5th - 7th March - Needlemakers Arms, Kensington Street, ILKESTON. 16 beers and 2 ciders.

10th - 13 March - Leicester Beer Festival, Charotar Patidar Samaj, Bay Street (off Margarets Way), LEICESTER approx 220 beers plus 30 ciders/perries. Locale bar will feature 80 beers brewed within a 25 mile radius of Leicester

11th - 14th March - Old Poets Beer Festival - ASHOVER, Derbys. 50+ beers and ciders. www.oldpoets.co.uk

17th March - St.Patricks Day mini Beer festival, Dovecote Lane, BEESTON. Next to railway station.

18th - 20th March - 31st Burton Beer festival, Town Hallo, BURTON ON TRENT. 100 plus real ales, 28 ciders/perries and fruit wines.  www.burtoncamra.org.uk

For a list of all Camra Beer Festivals, please click on the link  http://www.camra.org.uk/festivals