The Bear Inn
3 Market Place, Faversham, ME13 7AG
The Bear Inn on Market Place holds a five-star food hygiene rating and serves cask ales from various breweries.
5–6 September 2026
The Hop Festival Fringe
While the main stages run in Market Place, a dozen Faversham pubs and venues put on their own music across the weekend. That is the Fringe, it is free, and it is the part of the festival most first-time visitors walk straight past. Here is where all twelve are, grouped so you can walk between them.
Who is playing where is not published yet
The twelve venues below are confirmed. The festival has not yet put out act names or times for any of them, so neither have we. We check the official page daily and this page will fill in as soon as it does.
Venues checked against the official Fringe page on 24 August 2026.
Market Place and the town centre
Four venues within a minute of each other, so this is where a Fringe crawl usually starts.
The Market Inn
Shepherd Neame pub on Faversham's market square with varying hours across the week.
Saturnalia
3A Market St, Faversham, ME13 7AH
Saturnalia Records. Your one stop for all things Vinyl & Retro!
The festival's own page files this section under "Railway Hotel" in its address bar but heads it "Saturnalia". We have linked the record shop and bar on Market Street; we will confirm which when the programme lands.
Preston Street
The run between the town centre and the station, and the shortest walk from the trains.
The Limes
59 Preston Street, Faversham, ME13 8PG
The Limes on Preston Street holds a five-star food hygiene rating.
The Old Wine Vaults
75 Preston Street, Faversham, ME13 8PA
The Vaults on Preston Street is a pub open until late on weekdays and Saturdays, with a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5.
Listed in our directory under its shorter name, The Vaults.
The Alex (Charters Room)
The Alexander Centre 15 - 17 Preston St Faversham, Preston, ME13 8NZ
The Alexander Centre is a vibrant events venue in the heart of Faversham, hosting live music, theatre, comedy, community events and more.
The Alexander Centre also hosts the Ale Shed and the Hop Festival Craft Fair over the weekend.
Abbey Street and the creek
The prettiest stretch of the walk, and worth the ten minutes out of the centre.
The Anchor
Abbey Street, Faversham, ME13 7BL
The Anchor sits on Abbey Street with a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5.
The Phoenix Tavern
99 Abbey Street, Faversham, ME13 7BH
The Phoenix Tavern on Abbey Street holds a perfect food hygiene rating of 5/5.
The Quay
Conduit Street, Faversham, ME13 7DF
Hotel on Conduit Street offering rooms and dining with views towards Faversham Creek.
Across the creek and west
Over the bridge to Front Brents, then back along West Street.
The Albion Taverna
29 Front Brents, Faversham, ME13 7DH
Shepherd Neame pub on Front Brents serving food daily from midday.
The Sun Inn
10 West Street, Faversham, ME13 7JE
The Sun Inn on West Street holds a five-star food hygiene rating and serves as a welcoming local pub.
Also taking part
On the Fringe list, but we do not hold a street address for it yet.
The Bull
The Bull Inn serves Shepherd Neame ales from Tuesday to Sunday in Faversham.
Getting round them
Faversham town centre is small enough that every venue here is walkable. Market Place to Preston Street is a couple of minutes, and Abbey Street is about ten minutes from the centre on foot. The station sits at the bottom of Preston Street, so arriving by train puts you on the Fringe route straight away. There is more on trains, parking and road closures in our visitor information, and the main stages are on the line-up page.
Venue list from the official Faversham Hop Festival Fringe page. Individual venues set their own hours and some Fringe gigs are ticketed, so check with the venue before travelling.
Run a Fringe venue?
If one of these is yours, you can claim your listing free and add your own line-up, photos and opening hours for the weekend. If your venue is putting on music and is not on the list above, add it here.