The summer Cambridge Beer Festival is the longest running CAMRA beer festival in the United Kingdom having started in 1974. It is held at the end of May just before the Whitsuntide Bank Holiday. The Winter Beer Festival, held in January, began in 1997, and the Octoberfest in 2007. All three festivals are run by Cambridge & District CAMRA.
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