Run by CAMRA volunteers, Bradford Beer and Cider Festival 2025 will showcase some of the best beer and cider the UK has to offer. 110+ Real Ales, Cider and Perry and selected wines. We will aim to have all 110 cask ales available at the start of every session including Saturday Evening. You will have the same choice of ales available for the first couple of hours on Saturday Evening as you would on Thursday Afternoon.
No advance tickets are available for the Thursday 27th February 2025 (11.30am-4.00pm and 6.00-10.30pm) sessions - only on the door. £4.00 for non-CAMRA members - Free entry to card carrying CAMRA members both of these sessions.
For other (ticketed) sessions CAMRA members will receive a complimentary half pint token on production of a valid membership card. A minimum of 75 tickets will be for sale on the door for ticketed sessions on a first come first served basis.
Tickets will be on sale in the following pubs from 1st January 2025 - Chip 'n' Ern (Bingley), Corn Dolly and Fighting Cock (Bradford), Cap & Collar (Saltaire) and The Fox (Shipley) until approximately 1 week before the festival. Any unsold from the pubs will then be transferred to online.
Entertainments: Thursday Evening - The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, Friday Evening - Sultans of Swing (jazz/swing), Saturday Lunchtime - Hall Royd Brass Band, Saturday Evening - Sawdust (easy listening pop and rock covers). Binns of Saltaire will be providing a range of food including vegetarian options.
No under 18s are allowed. Only assistance dogs will be allowed in the hall.
We are an independent, voluntary organisation which campaigns for real ale as well as protecting and promoting community pubs and clubs and fighting for consumer rights.
We have over 140,000 members across the country who work to champion beer and drinkers as well as pub and club goers. Our campaigns range from protecting pubs threatened with closure, fighting unfair taxation on beer and cider and ensuring fair competition and choice in the pub and beer market.
Our members support well-run pubs as the centres of community life and believe their continued existence plays a critical social role in UK culture. For more information on our campaigns, please visit: camra.org.uk/campaigns
Our festivals are all about introducing you to great beer and are run by our members, who volunteer their time to make our events extra special. They bring together years of experience with a passion for top quality real ale and local knowledge that's hard to beat!
Mission:
• Protect and improve consumer rights
• Promote quality, choice and value for money
• Support the public house as a focus of community life
• Campaign for greater appreciation of traditional beers, ciders and perries as part of our national heritage and culture
• Seek improvements in all licensed premises and throughout the brewing industry