Beer Festival

40th Stoke Beer & Cider Festival

Wed 15 - Sat 18 October 2025

King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

The Potteries biggest and best Beer and Cider Festival, with over 140 beers and 40 ciders and perrys on offer, returns to possibly its best-ever location: The Kings Hall. This event is being run in conjunction with Stoke-on-Trent City Council which is celebrating it's 100th anniversary.

There will be entertainment at most sessions.

Open for CAMRA Members and the licence trade only from 12PM Wednesday 15 October, and open to everybody from 6 p.m. Wednesday. The festival will close at 11 p.m. Saturday 18 October.

All lunchtime ticket prices are £5 - CAMRA Members get £5 worth of beer tokens so entrance is free. Non CAMRA members will need to buy tokens on arrival. All evening session tickets are £10 - All visitors get £5 worth of beer tokens on arrival. Bring your CAMRA card for extra beer vouchers!

Glasses from previous festivals will be provided free of charge to use and to swap during the session. Take one home with you if you want. A limited number of Stoke 40th Festival glasses will be available to buy separately. Once they're gone, they're gone.

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Sessions & Tickets

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Wednesday Afternoon - Trade session and CAMRA members only.

Wed 15 October 2025 12:00 - 16:00

Duration: 4 hours

Wednesday Evening Session

Wed 15 October 2025 18:00 - 23:00

Duration: 5 hours

Thursday Afternoon Session

Thu 16 October 2025 12:00 - 16:00

Duration: 4 hours

Thursday Evening Session

Thu 16 October 2025 18:00 - 23:00

Duration: 5 hours

Friday Afternoon Session

Fri 17 October 2025 12:00 - 16:00

Duration: 4 hours

Friday Evening Session

Fri 17 October 2025 18:00 - 23:00

Duration: 5 hours

Saturday Afternoon Session

Sat 18 October 2025 12:00 - 16:00

Duration: 4 hours

Saturday Evening Session

Sat 18 October 2025 18:00 - 23:00

Duration: 5 hours

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How to find 40th Stoke Beer & Cider Festival

Kingsway, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HG, United Kingdom
Around Stoke-on-Trent

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