Weymouth Octoberfest returns next month and one of the main highlights this year will be the Big Octoberfest Pub Quiz, on Friday evening.
Bruce Mead. Photographs: Rich Gabe
The quiz will be hosted by Bruce Mead, West Dorset CAMRA chairman, and will be based on beer, pubs and general knowledge. Quiz entry will be £2 per person with a prize to be won and money donated to People First Dorset, a charity which gets individuals with specific needs to engage and be accepted into society.
Bruce said: “We are hoping this could be potentially the biggest pub-style quiz ever in Weymouth, with around 300 participants. We chose People First Dorset as they were so engaging and friendly at Dorchester Beerex. If you have not got your Friday night ticket get one now to avoid missing out.”
Entertainment on the Saturday evening session will come from local jazz collective Dr Jazz, who regularly perform a range of cool and chilled jazz combos to upbeat tunes.
Weymouth Pavilion Ocean room has seating for more than 300 people and will be providing hot snacks across the weekend, with their bar open for other drinks.
Adrian Carey
Weymouth Octoberfest committee chairman, Adrian Carey, said: “I am really looking forward to this year’s event. It is one of the highlights of my CAMRA year. Always good to see familiar faces, but always welcoming to new people that have never experienced a beer festival.
“It’s all about having a good time, relaxing at the end of the week, and hopefully trying some ales or ciders you have never tried before, alongside banter and bands.”
Bar manager Rich Gabe added: “With it being West Dorset CAMRA’s 50th golden year, it was only right we return to the origins of Weymouth Octoberfest and feature breweries and cider makers from the South West, like we did in 2005.
“I plan to bring a mix of Cornish, Devonian, and Dorset breweries to customers this year, and next year Bristol, Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire. It’s vital we give support to local brewers and cider producers.”
Tickets will go on sale on at weymouthpavilion.com/ or call 01305 783225. They can also be bought from the Pavilion box office, The Dolphin, Globe, and Doghouse pubs in Weymouth, Copper Street Brewery Tap and The Convivial Rabbit, in Dorchester, and The Royal Portland Arms, on Portland.
