The dates for next year's Great Yarmouth Beer and Cider Festival have today been confirmed by organisers.

https://twitter.com/GYBCFestival/status/806074751634513920

In posts on Twitter and Facebook, organisers confirmed the annual event will be held between Thursday, May 18 and Sunday, May 21, 2017.

This year's event, held in St George's Theatre, was attended by more than 1,000 people, who got through well over 4,000 pints of real ale and some 1,100 pints of cider.

The announcement comes less than two weeks after the same venue hosted a Winter Beer and Cider Festival, which was held between November 24 and 27.