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Stoke 40th Beer and Cider Festival

15 October 2025 - 18 October 2025 @ Kings Hall

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Stoke 40th Beer and Cider Festival

All bars will take beer tokens. Some bars may take cards. Bag searches are likely to be a condition of entry.
Please check the Festival website by clicking here for all the latest Festival information.

Ticket Prices

Afternoon session tickets are £5 for everybody. CAMRA members will get £5 of beer tokens when presenting a valid membership card. Non members will need to purchase tokens after entry. Guaranteed entry only until 2PM. After this, you may need to wait for entry if the venue is at capacity.
Evening session tickets are £10 for everybody. This includes £5 of beer tokens for everybody. CAMRA members will get additional beer tokens when presenting a valid membership card. Guaranteed entry only until 8PM. After this, you may need to wait for entry if the venue is at capacity.

Souvenir Glasses

Non souvenir glasses will be available for free to use at the festival. Please feel free to swap your glass during the festival if you want a clean glass. You may even take the glass home with you.
Souvenir glasses will be available to purchase at the Festival while stocks last. Please check the Festival website by clicking here which will be updated with the actual cost once it has been finalised.
Bring your own glass if you wish, but it must be oversized and clearly show the legal CE lines for 1/3, 1/2 or 1 pint measurements. Festival staff reserve the right to serve only in approved glasses.

Free admission when you join CAMRA

Get free admission to all afternoon sessions at this year's Stoke Beer Festival (subject to capacity), and support our campaign, when you join CAMRA. Membership starts from £30.50. Join CAMRA online today or at the festival.

Free admission when you join CAMRA

Get free admission to all afternoon sessions at this year's Stoke Beer Festival (subject to capacity), and support our campaign, when you join CAMRA. Membership starts from £30.50. Join CAMRA online today or at the festival.

Free admission when you join CAMRA

Get free admission to all afternoon sessions at this year's Stoke Beer Festival (subject to capacity), and support our campaign, when you join CAMRA. Membership starts from £30.50. Join CAMRA online today or at the festival.

Free admission when you join CAMRA

Get free admission to all afternoon sessions at this year's Stoke Beer Festival (subject to capacity), and support our campaign, when you join CAMRA. Membership starts from £30.50. Join CAMRA online today or at the festival.

Capacity

Not all tickets will be sold as advance tickets. You will be able to pay on the door, subject to the capacity limit of Kings Hall. If you have an advance ticket, this will guarantee you entry only for the first two hours of the session - by 2PM for the lunchtime sessions and by 8PM for the evening sessions. After this time, you may need to wait for entry if the venue is at capacity. Don't forget, check the Festival website for the latest information.

Capacity

Not all tickets will be sold as advance tickets. You will be able to pay on the door, subject to the capacity limit of Kings Hall. If you have an advance ticket, this will guarantee you entry only for the first two hours of the session - by 2PM for the lunchtime sessions and by 8PM for the evening sessions. After this time, you may need to wait for entry if the venue is at capacity. Don't forget, check the Festival website for the latest information.

Capacity

Not all tickets will be sold as advance tickets. You will be able to pay on the door, subject to the capacity limit of Kings Hall. If you have an advance ticket, this will guarantee you entry only for the first two hours of the session - by 2PM for the lunchtime sessions and by 8PM for the evening sessions. After this time, you may need to wait for entry if the venue is at capacity. Don't forget, check the Festival website for the latest information.

Capacity

Not all tickets will be sold as advance tickets. You will be able to pay on the door, subject to the capacity limit of Kings Hall. If you have an advance ticket, this will guarantee you entry only for the first two hours of the session - by 2PM for the lunchtime sessions and by 8PM for the evening sessions. After this time, you may need to wait for entry if the venue is at capacity. Don't forget, check the Festival website for the latest information.

Wednesday Afternoon session is Not Open to the Public.

The Wednesday afternoon session is for those with special Trade tickets or valid CAMRA membership cards only. Please make sure you bring your membership card with you - no card no entry!

Wednesday Afternoon 12:00 - 16:00

(200 tickets remaining)

This ticket is for CAMRA members only. This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Wednesday afternoon from Midday, with guaranteed entry admission before 2PM. Please make sure you bring your CAMRA card with you - No card no entry. You will receive a £5 token with this ticket. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£5.00
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Thursday Afternoon 12:00-16:00 (All)

(200 tickets remaining)

This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Thursday afternoon from Midday, with guaranteed entry admission before 2PM. CAMRA Members get £5 worth of beer tokens so entrance is free. Non CAMRA members will need to buy tokens on arrival. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£5.00
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Saturday Afternoon 12:00 - 16:00

(200 tickets remaining)

This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Saturday afternoon from Midday, with guaranteed entry admission before 2PM. CAMRA Members get £5 worth of beer tokens so entrance is free. Non CAMRA members will need to buy tokens on arrival. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£5.00
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Wednesday Evening 18:00 - 23:00

(300 tickets remaining)

This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Wednesday evening from 6PM, with guaranteed entry admission before 8PM. After 8PM, you may need to wait. All tickets come with £5 of beer tokens. If you are a CAMRA Member, please bring your CAMRA card for additional vouchers. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£10.00
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Thursday Evening 18:00 - 23:00

(300 tickets remaining)

This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Thursday evening from 6PM, with guaranteed entry admission before 8PM. After 8PM, you may need to wait. All tickets come with £5 of beer tokens. If you are a CAMRA Member, please bring your CAMRA card for additional vouchers. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£10.00
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Friday Afternoon 12:00 - 16:00

(200 tickets remaining)

This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Friday afternoon from Midday, with guaranteed entry admission before 2PM. CAMRA Members get £5 worth of beer tokens so entrance is free. Non CAMRA members will need to buy tokens on arrival. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£5.00
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Saturday Evening 18:00 - 23:00

(300 tickets remaining)

This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Saturday evening from 6PM, with guaranteed entry admission before 8PM. After 8PM, you may need to wait. All tickets come with £5 of beer tokens. If you are a CAMRA Member, please bring your CAMRA card for additional vouchers. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£10.00
Sales Have Not Started
Friday Evening 18:00 - 23:00

(300 tickets remaining)

This ticket gives you entry to the festival on Friday evening from 6PM, with guaranteed entry admission before 8PM. After 8PM, you may need to wait. All tickets come with £5 of beer tokens. If you are a CAMRA Member, please bring your CAMRA card for additional vouchers. Souvenir glasses available separately while stocks last.

£10.00
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Event Details

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.

If you are considering volunteering, please use either the contact link at the bottom of this page to send the festival committee a message, or download the volunteer staffing form. Then email the form to the Festival Staffing Co-ordinator

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Location

Kings Hall
Kingsway

Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 1JH
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