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Great Whisky Festivals 2026: where will you raise a dram this year?
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The year is kicking off with a world of whisky festivals, and the party continues almost every month of the year
Whisk(e)y fans love a good festival, and luckily, there is plenty of choice out there. Each year brings new events and multi-day whisky experiences to enjoy, bringing us closer to our favourite pours and the people who make them.
Here’s our month-by-month guide to the whiskey festival circuit in Ireland, Scotland, Europe and beyond. It’s our wishlist of where we’d like to be this year. (If we’ve missed your favourite event, then let us know in the comments below.)
JANUARY
Canada: Victoria Whisky Festival
January 15-18 | victoriawhiskyfestival.com
Netherlands: WhiskyFest Amsterdam
January 17 | whiskyfest.nl
Canada: Whisky Fest Vancouver & Kelowna
January 23-24 | thewhiskyglobal.com
Netherlands: Whisky Festival Delft
January 24 | yourright-foundation.org/event/whisky-festival-delft
Scotland: Scottish National Whisky Festival, Glasgow
January 24 | swg3.tv/events/2026/january/scottish-national-whisky-festival-2026
FEBRUARY
Germany: The Village Whisky Fair, Nuremberg
February 7-8 | whiskey-messe.de
Canada: Whisky Wonderland Ottawa
February 19-21 | whiskywonderland.ca
Ireland: South East Whiskey Festival (Wexford & Kilkenny)
February 26-28 | whiskeyfestival.ie
Germany: Whisky Spring
February 20-22 | whisky-spring.de
Scotland: Fife Whisky Festival
February 27-March 1 | fifewhiskyfestival.com
MARCH
England: Croydon Whisky Festival
March 14: croydonwhiskyfestival.com
USA: New Orleans Bourbon Festival
March 18-22 | neworleansbourbonfestival.com
England: Whisky Live London
March 27-28 | whiskylive.com
Ireland: Cork Whiskey Fest
March 27-29 | corkwhiskeyfest.com
APRIL
Scotland: Stirling Spirit Fest
April 25 | stirlingdistillery.com/pages/spiritfest
Scotland: Spirit of Speyside
April 29-May 4 | spiritofspeyside.com/festival/whisky
MAY
Scotland: Clackmannanshire Whisky Festival
May 9 | slanjevents.co.uk/clackmannanshire
Global: World Whisky Day
May 16 | worldwhiskyday.com
England: Summerton Whisky Festival
May 16 | summertonclub.com/swf26
Scotland: Campbeltown Malts Festival
May 18-23 | springbank.scot/malts-festival-info
Scotland: Feís Íle, The Islay Festival
May 22-31 | feisile.co.uk
JUNE
Ireland: Whiskey Live Dublin
June 5-6 | whiskeylivedublin.com
JULY
USA: Pendleton Whisky and Music Festival
July 11 | pendletonwhiskymusicfest.com
Ireland: Belfast Whiskey Week
July 24-Aug 1 | belfastwhiskeyweek.com
AUGUST
Scotland: Whisky Fringe, Edinburgh
TBD | royalmilewhiskies.com/whisky-fringe-festival
SEPTEMBER
Netherlands: Maltstock Whisky Festival (The relaxed whisky festival)
September 11-13 | maltstock.com
England: Midlands Whisky Festival
September 12-13 | whiskyfest.co.uk
England: Seven Hills Whisky Festival
September 19 | sevenhillswhiskyfestival.co.uk
OCTOBER
England: Whisky Exchange Show, London
October 2-4 | whiskyshow.com/london
Sweden: Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival
October 23-24 | stockholmbeer.se
Wales: Wales Whisky Fest, Llandudno
October 30-Nov 1 | waleswhiskyfest.co.uk
NOVEMBER
Scotland: Glasgow’s Whisky Festival
November 7 | glasgowswhiskyfestival.com
Czechia: Whisky Life! Prague
November 6-7 | whiskylifeprague.cz
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Brilliant roundup—this really shows how packed the whisky calendar has become. From Speyside and Islay in spring to Amsterdam, Delft, and Prague later in the year, it’s almost impossible to choose just one. I like how this mixes the big headline festivals with some of the more relaxed, local events too. Definitely bookmarking this as a planning guide (and an excuse) for the year ahead. Slàinte to busy weekends and empty sample bottles!