Official Manchester Rum Festival 2025
- New Century Hall
Description
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Food & Drink
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Tickets from £10.00 - £37.50
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Reggae
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Over 18
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Sat, 26th Jul 2025 @ multiple start times (see ticket info)
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Multiple start times (see ticket info)
Join us at Manchester’s first and only dedicated and official rum festival, featuring a whole-host of rums from across the world, cocktails and food to enjoy and live music in one of Manchester’s premier event spaces, New Century Hall!
Expect a rum-fuelled cocktail bar with resident DJ Dom setting the Soca and Reggae vibes all day long!*
General Admission price includes booking fee £27.50 per ticket + booking fee.
Ticket will be required for entry into the main festival. No vouchers for samples are required, all rums consumed from the exhibitors are a part of the ticket price.
*Drink and food offerings are NOT included within the price. 21+ only, ID will be required if deemed necessary. Last pours will be strictly 30 minutes 5:30pm before the end of the event. Last ticket entry is 4pm.
Purchase of a ticket via Design My Night adds your email address automatically to the Manchester Rum Festival mailing list. Please contact the festival organiser directly if you do not wish to have your email address added.
Offers
Promotions
Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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General Admission
This ticket offers you access to Manchester Rum Festival. No vouchers for samples are required, all rums consumed from the exhibitors are a part of this ticket price. Please note, Rum Ramble seminars are not a part of this bundle. |
12:00 - 18:00 | £27.50 |
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General Admission + Mount Gay Rum Ramble
Innovation in the World’s Oldest Running Rum Distillery, with Lexi Davies, UK Brand Ambassador for Mount Gay. Lexi Davies – UK ambassador for Mount Gay will guide you through all the different ways that the oldest running rum distillery in the world approaches innovation & sustainability and how the past can advise the future. Guests will be able to taste the Single Estate expressions along with three Master Blender editions and some special treats not available anywhere outside the distillery. This ticket offers you access to Manchester Rum Festival*, plus one seat at this exclusive Mount Gay Rum Ramble seminar. This will kick off at 12:30pm within New Century Hall lecture theatre. *No vouchers for samples are required for the main festival, all rums consumed from the exhibitors are a part of this ticket price. |
12:30 - 13:30 | £37.50 |
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General Admission + Scottish Rum with Ninefold Rum Ramble
Scottish Rum with Dr. Kit Carruthers, owner and distiller at Ninefold Rum Distillery. Kit will be guiding you through a brief history of Scottish rum and talking about his own Scottish rum distillery. Yes, rum is made in Scotland! Kit will be pouring rums from a number of craft rum producers in Scotland, talking you through the Scottish rum landscape, as well as covering in more detail his own distillery history and production methods. This ticket offers you access to Manchester Rum Festival*, plus one seat at the exclusive Scottish Rum seminar, hosted by Ninefold Rum Owner Kit Carruthers. This will kick off at 1:30pm within New Century Hall lecture theatre. *No vouchers for samples are required for the main festival, all rums consumed from the exhibitors are a part of this ticket price. |
13:30 - 14:30 | £37.50 |
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General Admirssion + The Floating Rum Shack Rum Ramble
Challenge Your Rum Senses with Peter Holland of The Floating Rum Shack. Join rum industry legend Peter Holland as he asks “how well do you know what you’re tasting?” A light-hearted exploration of some of the ‘pegs’ on which the Rum industry infers product quality, what do they mean, how do they taste, and would you recognise them when faced with a Rum in your glass? Blind tasting with a self marked test based on blind tasting a number of Rums in different categories. All fun – no prizes (except a sense of achievement, or perhaps even a little embarrassment – but don’t worry, we’re not judging you). Hopefully, you’ll leave with a healthy level of scepticism that will serve you well in your Rummy future! This ticket offers you access to Manchester Rum Festival*, plus one seat at the exclusive The Floating Rum Shack Rum Ramble seminar, hosted by rum expert Peter Holland. This will kick off at 2:30pm within New Century Hall lecture theatre. *No vouchers for samples are required for the main festival, all rums consumed from the exhibitors are a part of this ticket price. |
14:30 - 15:30 | £37.50 |
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General Admission + Jamaican Rum Ramble
Join Jono Mayes who leads the Campari Academy UK to journey through the unique world of Jamaica rum. How the history, geography, art and science creates and shapes the flavours of the Jamaica Rum GI. We will be tasting through new expressions of Wray & Nephew, Appleton Estate, it’s Hearts Collection and iconic cocktails. This ticket offers you access to Manchester Rum Festival*, plus one seat at the exclusive Jamaican Rum Ramble seminar. This will kick off at 3:30pm within New Century Hall lecture theatre. *No vouchers for samples are required for the main festival, all rums consumed from the exhibitors are a part of this ticket price. |
15:30 - 16:30 | £37.50 |
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Mount Gay Rum Ramble
Innovation in the World’s Oldest Running Rum Distillery, with Lexi Davies, UK Brand Ambassador for Mount Gay. Lexi Davies – UK ambassador for Mount Gay will guide you through all the different ways that the oldest running rum distillery in the world approaches innovation & sustainability and how the past can advise the future. Guests will be able to taste the Single Estate expressions along with three Master Blender editions and some special treats not available anywhere outside the distillery. This ticket DOES NOT offer you access to Manchester Rum Festival. Please purchase a General Admission ticket or a Rum Ramble bundle ticket for access to the main festival. This Rum Ramble will kick off at 12:30pm within New Century Hall lecture theatre. |
12:30 - 13:30 | £10.00 |
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Scottish Rum with Ninefold Rum Ramble
Scottish Rum with Dr. Kit Carruthers, owner and distiller at Ninefold Rum Distillery. Kit will be guiding you through a brief history of Scottish rum and talking about his own Scottish rum distillery. Yes, rum is made in Scotland! Kit will be pouring rums from a number of craft rum producers in Scotland, talking you through the Scottish rum landscape, as well as covering in more detail his own distillery history and production methods. This ticket DOES NOT offer you access to Manchester Rum Festival. Please purchase a General Admission ticket or a Rum Ramble bundle ticket for access to the main festival. This Rum Ramble will kick off at 1:30pm within New Century Hall lecture theatre. |
13:30 - 14:30 | £10.00 |
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The Floating Rum Shack Rum Ramble
Challenge Your Rum Senses with Peter Holland of The Floating Rum Shack. Join rum industry legend Peter Holland as he asks “how well do you know what you’re tasting?” A light-hearted exploration of some of the ‘pegs’ on which the Rum industry infers product quality, what do they mean, how do they taste, and would you recognise them when faced with a Rum in your glass? Blind tasting with a self marked test based on blind tasting a number of Rums in different categories. All fun – no prizes (except a sense of achievement, or perhaps even a little embarrassment – but don’t worry, we’re not judging you). Hopefully, you’ll leave with a healthy level of scepticism that will serve you well in your Rummy future! This ticket DOES NOT offer you access to Manchester Rum Festival. Please purchase a General Admission ticket or a Rum Ramble bundle ticket for access to the main festival. |
14:30 - 15:30 | £10.00 |
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Jamaican Rum Ramble
Join Jono Mayes who leads the Campari Academy UK to journey through the unique world of Jamaica rum. How the history, geography, art and science creates and shapes the flavours of the Jamaica Rum GI. We will be tasting through new expressions of Wray & Nephew, Appleton Estate, it’s Hearts Collection and iconic cocktails. This ticket DOES NOT offer you access to Manchester Rum Festival. Please purchase a General Admission ticket or a Rum Ramble bundle ticket for access to the main festival. |
15:30 - 16:30 | £10.00 |
Location
Address
New Century Hall, Corporation Street, M60 4ES
Organiser
Drinks Enthusiast
Venue
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