Thousands of people have used the festivals – including in Portsmouth, Fareham and Portchester – to test out some new tipples and catch up with friends.
The News regularly sends photographers and reporters to cover these popular festivals, and we have a look back through the archive to find some of our favourite photos.
Are you pictured in our gallery? The photos were taken between 2004 and 2018.
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Are you pictured in our gallery? The photos were taken between 2004 and 2018.
![Punters enjoy a tipple at The Wickham Beer Festival 2016. (left to right), Russell Rennison, Robert Day, Graham Mundie, and Andy Dalrymple.Picture Ian Hargreaves 161256-4](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYzODBjZTg4LWEwZDEtNDBlZS04ZDc1LWM2OTg5YWVhYzcyNDowOGFmOTcxNy1mY2Y4LTQ3NjMtYmJjYi1kZWUxMTVhOWUxYWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Punters enjoy a tipple at The Wickham Beer Festival 2016. (left to right), Russell Rennison, Robert Day, Graham Mundie, and Andy Dalrymple.Picture Ian Hargreaves 161256-4Photo: The News archive
![The Queens Hotel, Gosport held its 33rd Real Ale festival in 2016. Gill Bland, Sue Lampon landlady of the Queens Hotel, Neil Mckie and Steve'Trucker' Parberry". Picture: Keith Woodland.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY1NGJiNWZjLTJlMmQtNDlmZi1hZjM2LThjZGU2OTc0ZmY3NzoxZjk0NzgzMC1lZGZlLTQyOTAtYTNiMS1lYmUwZjIxZTQ3ZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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The Queens Hotel, Gosport held its 33rd Real Ale festival in 2016. Gill Bland, Sue Lampon landlady of the Queens Hotel, Neil Mckie and Steve'Trucker' Parberry". Picture: Keith Woodland.Photo: The News archive
![There were very few thespians at The Groundlings Theatre in Kent Street, Portsea, Portsmouth over the weekend as it was The Portsea Island Beer Festival 2016. Peter Clark, Paul Read, John Kendall, Clare Harding, Colin Cooper, Rodney Simpson, and Andrew Edmond. Picture by: Malcolm Wells 161014-1005](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgxZDVmNDA2LTc5MTItNDgyMC04ZTY4LTI2NGU4OGM5M2NmNDo1YTFjOTk5Yy1iM2MwLTQzNzQtODNjMS0xYzAzMjZlYmExNGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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There were very few thespians at The Groundlings Theatre in Kent Street, Portsea, Portsmouth over the weekend as it was The Portsea Island Beer Festival 2016. Peter Clark, Paul Read, John Kendall, Clare Harding, Colin Cooper, Rodney Simpson, and Andrew Edmond. Picture by: Malcolm Wells 161014-1005Photo: The News archive
![Wickham Beer Festival, Lewkowicz family L-R Nick, Sally Nikki and George. Picture: Paul Jacobs 160232-2](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU4ZWZjNWRjLThlNDMtNDk4Yy1hZjM0LWI0OTM0YzdmODdhZDoyZjIwMTM0ZS03MWQ0LTQ0ZTItOWM1YS0xMzNiZDRhOTkxZjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Wickham Beer Festival, Lewkowicz family L-R Nick, Sally Nikki and George. Picture: Paul Jacobs 160232-2Photo: The News Portsmouth