Whisky! Whiskey! Uísque!
There is a huge number of whisky events and festivals in the UK and throughout the World. Here I have tried to list some of these based on the month when they usually start to take place (dates may vary year on year).
Please contact me if there are any suggestions of events that should be added to the list!
You can also search the Whisky Events & Festivals page using keywords on the box below, e.g. by country, name of event, etc (just type and then press enter)
JANUARY (x10)
Arctic Whiskey Festival (Tromsø, Norway)
Bergen Whiskey & Beer Festival (Bergen, Norway)
Chicago Winter Whiskey Tasting Festival (Chicago, USA)
Harrow Whisky Festival (Harrow England, UK)
Philly Chocolate, Wine & Whiskey Festival (Philadelphia, USA)
Southport Winter Whisky Festival (Southport England, UK)
Victoria Whisky Festival (Victoria, Canada)
WhiskyFest Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Whisky Global (Vancouver, Canada)
Whisky Lovers Nagoya (Nagoya, Japan)
FEBRUARY (x20)
Bourbon Classic (Louisville, USA)
Canada Whisky Symposiyum (Calgary, Canada)
Chichibu Whisky Matsuri Festival (Chichibu, Japan)
Finest Spirits (Munich, Germany)
Hanse Spirit (Hamburg, Germany)
Helsinki Whisky Fair UISGE (Helsinki, Finland)
Hielander Whisky Festival (Alkmaar, Netherlands)
Inverclyde Whisky Festival (Inverclyde Scotland, UK)
Irish Whiskey Wonderland (Kinrooi, Belgium)
Jersey City Whiskey & Spirits Fest (Jersey City, USA)
Malt Live Dubai (Dubai, UAE)
Moncton Maritime Spirits Festival (Moncton, Canada)
Orlando Whiskey Festival (Orlando, USA)
South East Whiskey Festival (Wexford, Ireland)
Vinexpo Paris (Paris, France)
WhiskeyFest Nuremberg – The Village (Nuremberg, Germany)
Whisky Global (Kelowna, Canada)
Whisky Spring (Schwetzingen, Germany)
Whisky Wonderland (Ottawa, Canada)
WSWA Access Live (Las Vegas, USA)
MARCH (x24)
American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) Convention (Tucson, USA)
Cork Whiskey Fest (Cork, Ireland)
Croydon Whisky Festival (Croydon London England, UK)
DISCUS Annual Conference (Washington DC, USA)
Fife Whisky Festival (Cupar Fife Scotland, UK)
Lyon Whiskey Festival (Lyon, France)
Messe für Whisky Spirits & More (Graz, Austria)
New Orleans Bourbon Festival (New Orleans, USA)
New York City Whiskey & Spirits Fest (New York, USA)
ProWein Düsseldorf (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Roma Whisky Festival (Rome, Italy)
The Drinkmonger Spirits Festival (Edinburgh Scotland, UK)
The Independent Spirits Festival (Edinburgh Scotland, UK)
The Whisky X (Atlanta, USA)
The Whisky X (Nashville, USA)
Trondheim WhiskyFestival (Trondheim, Norway)
Viking Line Cinderella Whisky Fair (Stockholm, Sweden)
Whiskey Festival Noord Nederland (Groningen, Netherlands)
Whisky Birmingham (Birmingham England, UK)
Whisky Festival Delft (Delft, Netherlands)
Whisky Galore Dramfest – back in 2027 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Whisky Live Athens (Athens, Greece)
Whisky Live (London England, UK)
Whisky’n’More – Die Genussmesse für’s Ruhrgebiet (Hattingen, Germany)
Whisky Schiff (Luzern, Switzerland)
Whiskymessen (Kolding, Denmark)
Whisky Weekend Twente (Twente, Netherlands)
APRIL (x21)
Beer & Whisky Fair (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Belfast Whiskey Social (Belfast Northern Ireland, UK)
Binny’s World of Whiskies (Chicago, USA)
Brooklyn Whiskey & Spirits Fest (Brooklyn NY, USA)
Japanese Whisky Day (Tokyo, Japan)
Miami Whiskey Mash (Miami FL, USA)
Nth Show – Ultimate Whisky Experience (Las Vegas, USA)
Poznań Whisky Festival (Poznań, Poland)
Skotsjfest (Echt, Netherlands)
Spirit of Speyside (Scotland, UK)
The American Whiskey Show (Brisbane, Australia)
The Scottish National Whisky Festival (Glasgow Scotland, UK)
The Whisky Fair Limburg (Limburg, Germany)
The Whisky X (Chicago, USA)
Vilnius Whisky Festival (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Wee Whisk(e)y Fest (Lake Geneva WI, USA)
Welcome to Whisky Show (London, UK)
Whisky Fair Rhein-Ruhr (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Whisky Harbour Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
Yokohama Whisky & Spirits Festival (Yokohama, Japan)
MAY (x30)
BBQ and Barrels (Owensboro KY, USA)
Biwako Whisky Cruise (Lake Biwa in Ōtsu, Japan)
Campbeltown Malts Festival – Glen Scotia (Campbeltown Scotland, UK)
Campbeltown Malts Festival – Springbank, Glengyle and Caddenhead’s (Campbeltown Scotland, UK)
Campbeltown Malts Festival – Watt Whisky (Campbeltown Scotland, UK)
Clackmannanshire Whisky Festival (Alloa Scotland, UK)
Distill America (Madison, USA)
Drinks America (New York, USA)
Fèis Ìle – The Islay Festival (Islay Scotland, UK)
Liquid Market Festival Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Long Island Whiskey & Spirits Fest (New York, USA)
Pawlina Whiskey & Friends Festival (Warsaw, Poland)
Roma Bar Show (Roma, Italy)
Spirit of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
Stirling SpiritFest/ Stirling Whisky Festival (Stirling Scotland, UK)
Summerton Whisky Festival (St Albans England, UK)
Tbilisi’s Whisky Festival (Tblisi, Georgia)
The Whisky Event (London, UK)
The Whisky Show (Sydney, Australia)
The Whisky X (Denver, USA)
Tokyo International Bar Show (Tokyo, Japan)
Toulouse Whisky Festival (Toulouse, France)
United States Trade Tasting (Chicago, USA)
Whisky Festival Baden (Baden, Switzerland)
Whisky Fête (Montreal, Canada)
Whiskey Live Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
Whiskey Riot (Jacksonville FL, USA)
Whiskey Riot (San Antonio TX, USA)
Whiskey Riot (Fort Worth TX, USA)
Whisky An A That Festival (Ayr Scotland, UK)
Whisky Live Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
JUNE (x15)
Arran Malt & Music Festival (Isle of Arran Scotland, UK)
Bar Convent Brooklyn (Brooklyn NY, USA)
Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference (Orlando, USA)
Bristol Whisky Festival by the Whisky Lounge (Bristol England, UK)
Liquid Market Festival Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Liquid Market Festival Linz (Linz, Austria)
Love Islay Whisky Festival (Newcastle upon Tyne England, UK)
Osaka Whisky Festival (Osaka, Japan)
Seoul International W&S Expo (Seoul, Korea)
Stoke Whisky Festival (Stoke-on-Trent England, UK)
The Whisky Show (Perth, Australia)
Whiskies of the World (Austin, USA)
Whiskies of the World (Louisville, USA)
Whisky Live Brisbane (Brisbane, Australia)
Whiskyside Festival: English Spirits Showcase (Scarborough England, UK)
JULY (x11)
Belfast Whiskey Week (Belfast Northern Ireland, UK)
Durham Dramfest (Durham England, UK)
Indie Spirits Expo (New Orleans, USA)
Seoul Bar & Spirit Show (Seoul, South Korea)
Tales of the Cocktail (New Orleans, USA)
The Scottish National Whisky Festival (Inverness Scotland, UK)
The Whisky Show (Melbourne, Australia)
Whisky Live Canberra (Canberra, Australia)
Whisky Live Sydney (Sydney, Australia)
AUGUST (x16)
ADI Conference & Expo (San Antonio, USA)
Carnlough Whiskey Festival (Carnlough Northern Ireland, UK)
Festiwal Whisky (Jastrzębia Góra, Poland)
Liquid Market Festival Wien (Vienna, Austria)
Southport Whisky Festival (Southport England, UK)
Tasmanian Whisky Week (Tasmania, Australia)
The American Whiskey Show (Sydney, Australia)
The Dram Good Whisky Festival (Edinburgh Scotland, UK)
The Only Whisky Show (Cape Town, South Africa)
The Only Whisky Show (Joburg, South Africa)
The Whisky Show (Brisbane, Australia)
Värmdö Whisky Festival (Värmdö, Sweden)
Whiskies of the World (Washington DC, USA)
Whisky Fringe (Edinburgh Scotland, UK)
Whisky Live Perth (Perth, Australia)
Yokohama Whisky Festival (Yokohama, Japan)
SEPTEMBER (x29)
Austria Whisky Messe (Leobersdorf, Austria)
Bourbon & Beyond (Louisville, USA)
Dugas Salon Club Expert (Paris, France)
France Quintessence (Lyon, France)
Hielander Summer Whisky Festival (Alkmaar, Netherlands)
Kentucky Bourbon Festival (Bardstown, USA)
Köpenicker WhiskyFest (Berlin, Germany)
Liverpool Whisky Festival by The Whisky Lounge (Liverpool England, UK)
Lomond & Clyde Whisky Festival (Helensburgh Scotland, UK)
Maltstock (Lievelde, Netherlands)
Midlands Whisky Festival (Birmingham England, UK)
Sydney Whisky Fair (Sydney, Australia)
The Alhambra Whisky Festival (Stirling Scotland, UK)
The Hebridean Whisky Festival (Scotland, UK)
The Scottish National Whisky Festival (Aberdeen Scotland, UK)
The Whisky Fair Bad Homburg (Bad Homburg, Germany)
The Whisky Show (Adelaide, Australia)
The Whisky X (Austin, USA)
The Whisky X (Dallas, USA)
The Whisky X (Houston, USA)
Whiskies of the World (Atlanta, USA)
Whiskies of the World (San Francisco, USA)
Whiskies of the World (San Jose, USA)
Whisky Herbst (Berlin, Germany)
Whisky Indy Love Fest (Newcastle upon Tyne England, UK)
Whisky Live Gold Coast (Gold Coast, Australia)
Whisky Live Newcastle (Newcastle, Australia)
Whisky Live Paris (Paris, France)
Whisky Palatina (Einselthum, Germany)
Whisky Tasting Festival Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands)
OCTOBER (x33)
Aquavitae (Mülheim, Germany)
Borderlands Whisky Festival (Lockerbie Scotland, UK)
Breckenridge Craft Spirit Festival (Breckenridge CO, USA)
Central Ohio Craft Whiskey Festival (Delaware, USA)
Dornoch Whisky Festival (Scotland, UK)
Edinburgh’s Whisky Festival (Edinburgh Scotland, UK)
Great American Whiskey Fair (Columbia, USA)
Indie Spirits Expo (Chicago, USA)
Ljubljana Whisky Festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Nantes Spirits Festival (Nantes, France)
Nashville Whiskey Festival (Nashville, USA)
Seven Hills Whisky Festival (Sheffield England, UK)
Spirits Fair (Sjølund, Denmark)
St. Louis Bourbon Festival (St. Louis, USA)
Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival (Stockholm, Sweden)
The American Whiskey Show (Melbourne, Australia)
The Scottish National Whisky Festival (Edinburgh Scotland, UK)
The Swiss Whisky Festival (Baden, Switzerland)
The Whisky X (Boston, USA)
The Whisky X (New York, USA)
Whiskey Riot (Oklahoma City OK, USA)
Whiskies of the World (Chicago, USA)
Whisky & Rum Aan Zee (Ijmuiden, Netherlands)
Whisky Global (Toronto, Canada)
Whisky Live Beirut (Lebanon, Beirut)
Whisky Live Manila (Manila, Philippines)
Whisky Show (London England, UK)
Whisky Festival Gent (Gent, Belgium)
Whisky Live Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)
Whisky Show (Budapest, Hungary)
Wisconsin Whiskey Fest (Milwaukee, USA)
York Whisky Festival by The Whisky Lounge (York England, UK)
NOVEMBER (x32)
Athens Bar Show (Athens, Greece)
Banff Whisky Experience (Alberta, Canada)
Carlstad Beer & Whisky Festival (Karlstad, Sweden)
Glasgow’s Whisky Festival (Glasgow Scotland, UK)
Grains and Grits Festival (Townsend, USA)
International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show (London, UK)
InterWhisky (Frankfurt, Germany)
Kansas City Whiskey Expo (Kansas City, USA)
Manchester Whisky Festival by The Whisky Lounge (Manchester England, UK)
Milano Whisky Festival (Milan, Italy)
New Brunswick Spirits Festival (New Brunswick, Canada)
Nth Show – the Ultimate Whisky Experience (Bermuda)
Oslo Whiskey Festival (Oslo, Norway)
Spirits in the Sky (Brussels, Belgium)
T.B. Watson Whisky Festival (Dumfries Scotland, UK)
The English Whisky Festival (Birmingham England, UK)
The Whisky X (Los Angeles, USA)
The Whisky X (San Francisco, USA)
Top Shelf Whisky Festival Brisbane (Brisbane, Australia)
Ultimate Whisky Weekend – Whisky Magazine (Aberlour Scotland, UK)
Wales Whisky Fest (Llandudno Wales, UK)
Whisk(e)y Pur Festival (Aschaffenburg, Germany)
Whiskies of the World (Charleston, USA)
Whiskies of the World (Los Angeles, USA)
Whiskies of the World (Pebble Beach, USA)
Whiskies of the World (Seattle, USA)
Whisky by the Sea (Vlissingen, Netherlands)
Whisky Festival Hulst (Hulst, Netherlands)
WhiskyFest New York (New York, USA)
Whisky Fest Romania (Bucharest, Romania)
Whisky Global (Calgary, Canada)
Whisky Live Holland/ International Whisky Festival (The Hague, Netherlands)
Whisky Week Firenze (Lake Como, Italy)
DECEMBER (x7)
Athens Rum & Whisky Festival (Athens, Greece)
Japanese Fes in Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
Just Whisky Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
Kendal Whisky Festival (Kendal Cumbria England, UK)
Tokyo Whisky Festival (Tokyo, Japan)
Whiskey in the Winter (St Louis, USA)
Whiskies of the World (Miami, USA)
