EVENTS

EVENTS

harvestfest is back on the blackhorse beer mile!

After the roaring success of the Blackhorse Beer Mile’s first ever Harvestfest in 2025, on Saturday 10th October 2026, East London’s much loved Beer Mile will once again come alive for a free to enter festival marking the changing of seasons.

Big Penny Social, Borough Wines, Burnt Faith, East London Brewing Company, Exale, Hackney Church Brew Co., Pretty Decent, Renegade Urban Winery, Signature Brew and 40ft will each host their own programme of live music and entertainment for a country-style knees up - within a short walking distance of one another. With artisan beers, ciders, wines, brandies and cocktails aplenty (with no & low alcohol and gluten free options on tap), think bucking broncos to queer country rodeo, morris dancers to live music, and hook-a-duck to Neil Young & friends.

  • Live music from folk favourites The Roebucks and morris dancing by Blackhorse & Standard North West at Big Penny Social 

  • Legendary queer country rodeo from Pink Suits and The Northdown Rodeo in the daytime, followed by an evening of Queer Cxntry at Signature Brew

  • Hook-a-Duck complete with prizes at Pretty Decent (plus a Duck Trio of limited-edition beers: Le Duck, La Duck and Les Ducks!)

  • An incredible line up of local and venue favourite DJ’s, and live music across all venues to Neil Young & friends.

Choose from the very best food producers of East London across the day - from Peck Peck’s fried chicken to Black Cactus burgers, Sireli at Signature Brew, Big Penny Social’s seasonal food offering, LEO’s snack menu and more. 

The Blackhorse Beer Mile’s harvest festival is an annual, community focused, dog friendly event that brings together Walthamstow’s most exciting independent craft breweries, entertainment venues and drinks producers just two minutes from Blackhorse Road Station.

Big Penny Social will also host a food donation and fundraising point throughout the weekend on behalf of the Mile, which will be donated to a local Walthamstow Food Bank Eat or Heat (charity number: 1154192). To make the biggest impact possible, please find out more about how and what would be useful to contribute by visiting.

Have a look at what everyone has planned for the day:

    • Celebrate the changing of the seasons with friends, neighbours, Morris dancers, live country music and a crisp cold pint at Big Penny Social.

      Our giant social funhouse will be in full swing, with Morris dancing, live music from The Roebucks, drinks flowing and all ages getting stuck into some classic Big Penny Social antics. Sounds Familiar will be hosting their brilliantly bonkers power ballad special music quiz (ticketed separately), while Flukes will be open for darts, karaoke, pool, shuffleboard and cocktails.

      Come for a wholesome celebration of the harvest. Stay to learn a bit of Morris, do-si-do on the dancefloor and see where the afternoon takes you.

    • Saddle up, ducky! We're celebrating the season of puddles here at Pretty Decent with a harvest hoedown and a quacking twist. Expect big country bangers, play Hook-a-Duck for prizes and visit the Duck Hut Saloon.

      We'll be serving picklebacks, lageritas and mulled stout hot chocolates all day, and don't miss our seasonal Duck Trio of limited-edition beers: Le Duck, La Duck and Les Ducks!

    • Exale tappy is going full country. We’re bringing the farmyard party to Walthamstow with a bucking bull, country tunes and plenty of yeehaw energy. Expect fresh Exale beers, special bourbon and rye cocktails, bottled dry ciders and a proper country-inspired food menu.

      Grab your gang, dust off the cowboy boots and get ready to ride, wrestle and drink your way through Harvestfest though till 2am, yeehaw!

    • We’ll be celebrating the season at Hackney Church Brew Co! with a full day of fresh beer, live music, great food and entertainment for the whole family.

      Expect live bands and entertainment throughout the day, plenty of HCBC beer pouring straight from the brewery and a bouncy castle for the little ones - giving the grown-ups a chance to enjoy a pint while the kids burn off some energy. Peck Peck will be taking care of the food, serving up their seriously good fried chicken throughout the day

      So settle in for an afternoon of beer, fried chicken, music and general Harvestfest good times before heading out to see what the rest of the Blackhorse Beer Mile has in store.

    • Harvest season is here - come celebrate with us at Renegade Urban Winery! Expect great wine, a DJ bringing the energy, and LEO serving up crowd-favourites from their snack menu. Put your palate to the test in our Guess the Wine competition for a chance to be entered into the prize raffle.

    • Crisp pours, classic rock & harvest vibes: 40ft Brewery will be pairing timeless, classic brews with the ultimate soundtrack: Neil Young & Friends to set the autumn mood. Acme Tacos will have limited-edition harvest specials.

    • Queer Cxntry is back, y’all! Pink Suits and The Northdown Rodeo are bringing their legendary queer country rodeo to Signature Brew as part of Harvestfest, with a full day of free entertainment before the rodeo kicks off in the evening.

      Expect live country music, cabaret, DJs, line dancing and plenty of country fun, hosted by Lori Mae. Throughout the day, Sireli will be serving food, with fresh Signature Brew beer pouring straight from the brewery, making Harvestfest the perfect way to spend a Saturday at the Blackhorse Beer Mile.

      Then, as the sun goes down, Queer Cxntry takes over - saddle up, dust off your Country Best and get ready for a night of queer country chaos, dancing and good times.

    • Borough Wines will be pouring their autumn selection of wines with some cider treats from Somerset. DJs will be providing the tunes, all vinyl as you would expect, nothing less from us. Walthamstow Hot Dogs will be on site serving up a treat.

    • East London Brewing Co will be celebrating the best of East London beer as we head into autumn, with their Walthamstow Green Hop Project beers pouring alongside the East London Brewing Company range. Join for a dedicated Cask Hour with £4 pints, meet the team and get a first look at what’s taking shape at their new Blackhorse Tap venue.

      There’ll be live music, DJs into the evening, family fun over at Unit 4 and open-fire cooking to keep everyone well fed.

  • Music will be flowing with a local DJ, plus Burnt Faith will host a food truck from Black Cactus - showcasing their burgers in the outside area.

Free entry dog and kid-friendly (to a point)