From Bryce Eddings,
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Here is a list of beer festivals for this month. I want this list to stay as complete and up to date as possible so if you know of any festivals that are coming up this month or anytime, please contact me at beer.guide@about.com with the date, place and website address.

May 1-4:
Reading Beer and Cider Festival
Reading, UK

May 3:
Beer on the Pier
Chicago, Illinois, US

8th Seend Beer Festival
Seend, Wiltshire, UK

May 3-4:
Great Green America Fest
Mannheim, Pennsylvania, US

May 3-5:
Isle of Wight Steam Railway Real Ale Festival
Isle of Wight, UK

May 5-6:
Great Japan Beer Festival - Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

May 8-10:
St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival
St. Louis, Missouri, US

May 9-10:
Halifax Beer Festival
Halifax, UK

Ilkeston Beer Festival
Ilkeston, UK

May 9-11:
Cwrw ar y Cledrau - Rail Ale Festival
Caernarfon, Wales

May 10:
The 12th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Fest
Boonville, California, US

Fourth Annual Brew-Ha-Ha
Canon City, Colorado, US

“Of Ale and History” Microbrew Beer Festival
Middletown, Virginia, US

Oregon Micro Brew Fest
Oregon, Wisconsin, US

May 14-17:
Rugby Beer Festival
Rugby, Warwickshire, UK

May 16:
Springfest at the Beach
New London, Conneticut, US

May 16-17:
12th Grappenhall Beer Festival
Warrington, Cheshire, UK

Fete de la Biere
Lausanne, Switzerland

Beacon Hill Beer Festival
Hindhead, Surrey, UK

The 2nd Annual Brewer’s Memorial Ale Fest
Newport, Oregon, US

World Expo of Beer
Frankenmuth, Michigan, US

Stratford-Upon-Avon Beer & Cider Festival
Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK

May 16-18:
Philadelphia Blues & Beer Festival
Sheffield, UK

The Beer & Cocktail Show
Toronto, Ontario, CA

Yapton Beerex 2008
Western Sussex, UK

May 17:
The Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers' Festival 2008
Media, Pennselvania, US

The Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Homebrew Competition
Corvallis, Oregon, US

West Coast Brew Fest
Sacremento, California, US

May 19-24:
The Thirty Fifth Cambridge Beer Festival
Cambridge, UK

May 22-24:
Lincoln Beer Festival
Lincoln, UK

May 23-24:
Crabble Corn Mill BeerFestival
Dover, UK

2nd Skipton Beer Festival
Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK

May 23-25:
Southwick Beer Festival
Southwick, West Sussex, UK

May 24:
Raley Field's 2nd Annual Brewfest
Sacremento, California, US

California Festival of Beers 2008
Avila Beach, California, US

ValleyFest - Beer & Wine Festival - 2008
Harrisonburg, Virginnia, US

May 24-25:
17th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation
Buggenhout, Belgium

Great Pennsylvania FlavorFest
Mannheim, Pennsylvania, US

May 25:
7th Annual Festival of the Brewpubs and Memorial Weekend Beach party
Summit County, Colorado, US

May 26:
Atlantic Beer Festival
Moncton, New Brunswick, CA

May 27:
Brew at the Zoo and Wine, Too
Baltimore, Maryland, US

Red, White, and BrewFest
Lake George, New York, US

May 27-31:
23rd Colchester Beer Festival
Colchester, UK

May 28-June 1:
15th Mondial de la Biere
Montréal, Québec, CA

May 29-June 31:
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival
Stockport, UK

Wolverhampton Beer Festival
Wolverhampton, UK

May 30:
Zoo Brew at the Oregon Zoo
Portland, Oregon, US

May 30-June1:
Cherry Tree Inn Beer Festival
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK

May 31:
Alton Beer Festival
Alton, Hampshire, UK

City Pages Beer Festival
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Magic City Brewfest
Birmingham, Alabama, US

May 31-June 1:
Great Japan Beer Festival - Osaka
Osaka, Japan