We are pleased to announce that we now take all Major Credit / Debit Cards as well as Google / Apple Pay for Tokens for our Beer & Cider.  Obviously we also still take cash too!

Background

šŸ» Welcome to the Dobwalls Beer Festival! šŸ»

A celebration of real ale, craft cider, and Cornish community spirit—all while raising vital funds for the Cornwall Air Ambulance.

Born in August 2009, our festival has been growing year by year, proudly championing local brewers and bringing people together for a good time and a great cause. By 2019, we were raising our glasses to ten unforgettable years—and what a milestone it was!

Then came the challenges no one expected. The pandemic in 2020 and 2021 forced us to hit pause, despite our best efforts to keep the taps flowing. But our spirit never wavered—and neither did yours.

Fast forward to 2024, and we raised a glass for our 13th festival! While Friday gave us sunshine and smiles, Saturday tried to rain on our parade—but true to form, the Dobwalls crowd showed up in style, umbrellas and all. The atmosphere? Electric. The outcome? Incredible.

Thanks to your unwavering support, we raised another Ā£4,000—bringing our total donations to a staggering Ā£28,000 for the Cornwall Air Ambulance. Just Ā£2,000 to go until we hit that magical Ā£30,000 milestone!

With your help, we know 2025 will be the year we smash it.


We’re shaking things up with a brand new venue: the spacious Dobwalls Football Club grounds. With more room to roam, we’re transforming the festival into a full-on family weekend! Expect fun-filled activities for kids, while the grown-ups kick back with a refreshing drink (alcoholic or not—we don’t judge!) and soak up the sounds of some amazing live bands.

Thanks to our new, larger location, this year’s music will be pumping from a curtain-side trailer stage—giving you more space to dance, chill, and truly feel the festival vibes.

šŸ» Drinks? We’ve got you covered. Around 12 ales and 6 ciders will be on tap, alongside the ever-popular BBQ and other tasty food options (currently being finalised).

šŸŽ¶ Live music all day, both Friday and Saturday.(See the list below when confirmed)
šŸŽˆ Something for everyone—from toddlers to toe-tappers.

Join us for a weekend of good tunes, great company, and an even greater cause. See you there!
For our 10th Anniversary, this year we will be selling LIMITED EDITION Dobwalls Beer Festival T-Shirts.  They are available in Black in all sizes from Small (S) to XXL.  However, they really are limited so are available to buy here or at the Pub before the Festival and then (if there are any left) on the Beer Festival Weekend.  They are Ā£15.00 each and all profits go to Cornwall Air Ambulance. 

if you are paying online then payment is secure through PayPal.  Simply choose your required size below and click the PayPal button. PayPal account not required.  Payment by Debit or Credit Card.  Delivery is Ā£3.00 per T-Shirt.
Please Choose a Size:  They are as follows
S 36/38" M 38/40" L 41/42" XL 43/44" 2XL 45/47"

Charity

Cornwall Air Ambulance

Cornwall Air Ambulance

To support and fundraise to keep Cornwall Air Ambulance flying, so that it can continue to provide an emergency helicopter service to anyone in Cornwall, free at the point of need, and continue to save lives.  Dobwalls Beer Festival has been doing this for the 12 years it has been running.  In this time we have raised thousands of pounds for this wonderful charity.  Of course, this is only possible with your help!  There are two ways you can assist us and Cornwall Air Ambulance and that is to Sponsor the event or to come along and support the event by partaking in a few ales or ciders.

Dobwalls Beer Festival and Cornwall Air Ambulance thank you for your support!

Click here to check out the Cornwall Air Ambulance Website

Sponsoring

As it is a Charity event we are always looking for Sponsors.  It obviously costs a certain amount of money to put this event on and so we offer the opportunity to sponsor a Barrel or the Entertainment and in return we will promote your Business, your Venture .. or you!  For your sponsorship you will get your name / business name and website links added to this site, your logo will be added to the Tasting Notes and will appear next to the sponsored barrel.

Our Sponsors FOR 2024 WERE: (Click the Image to load their associated Websites)
Your sponsorship means we can keep putting this event on every year and raise some well needed money for the Air Ambulance.

To sponsor future beer festivals, please email us at sponsor@dobwallsbeerfest.co.uk

Entertainment

The following acts have been confirmed for 2025.

In the meantime why don't you check out our Facebook page for more updates as they happen! 
You can find it here

Entertainment

We are currently putting together a list of Entertainers for our 10th Anniversary who will no doubt knock your socks off!  Please check back in the new year when we will have more information about our acts.

In the meantime why don't you check out our Facebook page for more updates as they happen!  You can find it here

Friday 19th July

Little Waves
LITTLE WAVES
5pm - 7pm
Little Waves are an exciting acoustic duo with a collated set of songs from the decades. Ben and Mark have both been in international touring bands and have had the pleasure of sharing some of the worlds most prestigious stages with Artists such as Alice Cooper, Motley Crüe, Kiss, Protest the Hero, Don Broco and Lower than Atlantis to name but a few.

Now in this more laid back format, they bring a rootsy vibe to an eclectic collection of songs from the 50’s right up until 2019. Available for Weddings, Corporate events and private hire, they are happy to travel anywhere and hope to send little waves through the country and beyond...
Dark Station
DARK STATION
7pm - 9pm
Dark Station is a 3 (or sometimes 2) piece band made up of old school chums Graham and Tamsyn, and ex-Londer Kevin.

Following a chance meeting after not seeing each for 30 years, Graham and Tamsyn discovered a mutual love of cider, swearing and acoustic quirky jazz/punk. Forming a band seemed like a good idea at the time.

Kev saw them performing as a duo and decided it was a party he wanted to crash. From that moment on it’s been a series of congas, sandals, checked shirts, cow bell solos and general good times all the way.
Leon Harvey
LEON HARVEY
9pm - Close (In the Pub)
Leon is a solo performer and song writer from Looe in cornwall and i play on the the pubs and clubs circuit.

Saturday 20th July

Common Morris
COMMON MORRIS
1pm - 2pm
We are a brand new morris side in Cornwall named after s village on the edge of Bodmin Moor. We are mainly Border but will be trying Cotswold and Northwest
Callington Community Gospel Choir
Callington Community Gospel Choir are a local Choir with a BIG following.  Soon to follow in the footsteps of the fame of the Fisherman's Friends, they have sung and supported some big name acts over the years including providing backing Vocals for Leona Lewis on her final night of her UK "I Am" Tour in Plymouth March 2016.  Sure to be a crowd pleaser over a nice pint of Ale or Cider.
Charlie Louise
CHARLIE LOUISE
4pm - 6pm
Charlie Louise is a singer/songwriter from Menheniot, combining acoustic pop vibes with country vocals to create a unique sound. She has supported the likes of Wildwood Kin and Haunt The Woods at Plymouth Pavilions, and also recorded her debut demo EP ā€œI’m Not like Youā€ at Abbey Road Studios last November, donating some of the CD proceeds to Livewire Youth Music Project. Having only been performing for the past couple of years, Charlie has quickly become an established solo artist on the Southwest Circuit. Charlie played over 50 gigs over the course of last year including multiple festivals, such as Boardmasters, Looe Saves The Day and BBC Introducing stages at the Biggest Weekend Fringe event at Exeter Phoenix. Charlie absolutely loves the playing and supporting the local beer festivals, for charity and we are proud to have her back at Dobwalls Beer Festival again this year, having played here last year as well as the Darite Beer Festival and Sterts Beer Festival too!
The Jack
THE JACK
7pm - 9pm
THE JACK have been playing hard hitting classic rock for nearly two decades, their extensive set list has a range of songs by AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Free, ZZ Top, Queen, Cream, Judas Priest, plus many more!!!

Over the years the band have played some of the top live music venues in the country & rocked bike rallies all over the south of England.
Sgt Flint
SGT FLINT
9pm - Close (In the Pub)
South East Cornwall 5 Piece, Sergeant Flint’s soaring vocals, burning guitars, energetic bass riffs and pounding drums, have kept them busy with private/public functions, parties and weddings since they formed in 2008. Their mixture of classic and modern rock covers from bands like Cream, The Kinks, Primal Scream, Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon and many more.

Ales & Ciders

This year we will have another great selection of Craft Ales & Ciders from around Cornwall.  We will have around 12 barrels of Ale and 6 Ciders to choose from.  Check out the tasting notes for more information about each one on offer!

In the meantime why don't you check out our Facebook page for more updates as they happen!  You can find it here

Contact

If you would like to get in touch with us to talk about the event, then please email us at sponsor@dobwallsbeerfest.co.uk
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