Change is Brewing with Friends Indie Beer Festival

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Oxford’s multi award-winning social enterprise, brewery, bakery, and hospitality organisation Tap Social Movement proudly presents CHANGE IS BREWING WITH FRIENDS 2026, a family (and dog!) friendly all-day celebration of community, independent beer, music, and food.

Tap Social hosts Change is Brewing every summer to bring folks together in a fun, safe, and inclusive environment while enjoying some of the good things in life. For the festival's fifth anniversary edition we’ve invited 11 of our favourite breweries from across the UK to pour their freshest and tastiest beers… and that’s not all.

To celebrate its upcoming 10th birthday, Tap Social teams up with 10 of those breweries to brew 10 special collaboration beers that will debut on draught at the festival. Wowsa wowsa! We're very pleased and appreciative to have Pauls Malt, Hopsteiner, and WHC Yeast co-sponsoring production of the collabs brewed in Oxford.

There will be opportunities to pre-order all 10 collab beers in cans for collection on the day, as well, or you can purchase the “Change is Brewing with Friends” box via Brewser, one of the UK’s leading indie beer subscription services.

Here's the indie brewery lineup:

- Tap Social Movement (Oxford)
- Elusive Brewing (Berkshire)
- Siren Craft Brew (Berkshire)
- Attic Brew Co (Birmingham)
- Bluntrock Brewery (Cornwall)
- Verdant Brewing Co (Cornwall)
- Closet Brewing (Edinburgh)
- Drop Project Brewing (London)
- Pretty Decent Beer Co (London)
- Sureshot Brewing (Manchester)
- Duration Beer (Norfolk)
- Indie Rabble Brewing Co (Windsor)

This year's music lineup is just as exciting!

- WIDGET (Headline set from funky post-punk supergroup based in London)
- Alto Alto
- The Bobo
- Count Skylarkin
- Felix Ross

Delicious street food served up from Proof Pizza, Squires of Benson, and 1885 Burgers.

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- Full-service bar (wines, cocktails, non-alcoholic options)
- Supervised children and dogs are welcome free of charge
- Happy vibes!

Your ticket includes an exclusive festival glass, digital festival programme, and access to all the tasty beer and bangin' tunes from these exceptional breweries, bands, and DJs. More details to be announced soon!