14th-16th August 2025
In and around the Racecourse Grandstand in the heart of the City.
The festival promises a fantastic selection of local and national beers, ciders, and perry, along with fruit and grape wines and prosecco, food vendors, and live music performances in our marquee. There will be plenty of indoor and outdoor seating.
The festival is organised and run by volunteers from the Campaign for Real Ale – CAMRA. Join others who are passionate about real ale and pubs. Members support the preservation of traditional pubs and breweries, enjoy exclusive discounts, and gain access to award-winning publications and learning materials. That includes discounted or free entry to CAMRA beer festivals, like this one. Sign up online or at the festival – visit the membership stand at the grandstand entrance.
Check out our sponsor Fownd, a brewer from Kidderminster. You’ll find their beers at the festival, and in Weavers of Worcester. Malvern, Kidderminster and Stourbridge.
CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival is in Birmingham this year. It’s running 5th to 9th August in the NEC, so a great opportunity to warm up before visiting us in Worcester. The winners of the Champion Beer of Britain 2025 will be announced there, but judging for next year’s champion starts at the festival in Worcester. A panel of experts will be tasting the beers to decide which go forward into the next round for the 2026 competition. You could join that panel, as we’re running a competition for five places on the judging panel. The winners will sit alongside our experts on Thursday and then get free entry to the festival.
What We Offer
Opening Times & Tickets
Your ticket gives you entrance to the festival site and a glass, kindly sponsored by local brewer Hop Shed, for you to keep. It doesn’t include any drinks, just buy them at the bar with your credit card or contactless payment device.
Buying your ticket online in advance is easy and gets you a discount over the price at the gate.
| Date | Opening Times | Online Entrance Price |
| Thursday 14th | Midday – 11pm | £8.50 |
| Friday 15th | Midday – 11pm | £9.00 |
| Saturday 16th | Midday – 10pm | £8.50 |
There’s a bonus for card-carrying CAMRA members – two half-pint drink tokens for beer or cider for each session attended – don’t forget your card!
We operate a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25, bring valid photo ID.
Please be aware, we may take photographs at the festival for publicity purposes.
If we have tickets remaining for any session, they will be available at the gate – card payment only, no cash. Check here before travelling though as we can’t guarantee entry – we will keep you posted below about availability.
| Thursday: OK | Friday: OK | Saturday: OK |
Here are the prices for tickets bought at the gate.
| Date | Opening Times | Price at the Gate |
| Thursday 14th | Midday – 11pm | £9.50 |
| Friday 15th | Midday – 11pm | £10.00 |
| Saturday 16th | Midday – 10pm | £9.50 |
Try the beers from our sponsor, Copper Beech Brewing Company, at the festival and in their brewery tap in Worcester – ten minutes walk from the Festival site.
Quality Drinks
We’ve got our beer and cider lists online in this handy “beer planner” app. Use it to create a list of the brews you fancy in advance, then tick them off as you enjoy them on the day. Give ’em a score and watch out for the top scores too.
Discover our vast range of drinks to explore at our festival. We’ll have over 100 different beers, traditional ciders, and perries for you to try. Our selection includes various styles from local breweries and producers as well as further a field, offering something for everyone, whether you’re real ale aficionado or a novice we have you covered.
You get a proper glass to drink from, sponsored by local brewer Hop Shed, who are based on a farm in Suckley. Get the glass, try their beer at the festival.
We’re proud to be a CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) endorsed event. This means we focus on offering quality real ale, cider, and perry, supporting traditional brewing and independent producers. Come and enjoy a wide range of great British drinks in a friendly atmosphere
Our wine bar will be selling grape and fruit wines, prosecco too. Then our partners at Tipsy Stag will be bringing their gin bar along (get those frozen cocktails!), and they’ll also be offering low/no alcoholic beers.
STOP PRESS: We’re getting a really interesting selection of LoNo beers in from the likes of Attic, Brew York, Brulo, Burnside, Outcome, Cloudwater, Gipsy Hill, Hammerton, Hepworth, Hobson’s, Infinite Session, Drop Bear, Leffe, Mash Gang, Buxton, Nirvana, Only with Love, Theakston’s, Thornbridge and Woodfordes. Almost worth driving to the festival for.
If you need information on allergens, look here.
Tasty Food
We’ve lined up a diverse selection of fantastic food vendors offering everything from hearty meals to tasty snacks, ensuring there’s something to satisfy every craving. Our food vendors will be dishing out delicious eats to fuel your festival fun.
🇯🇲 Jamrock Catering will delight you with a fusion of Mexican and Jamaican cooking. Burritos filled with rice & peas with a choice of jerk chicken or pork and a wide choice of sauces, salads and salsa.
🍔 Premier Catering will be bringing our regular Sizzler burger van, serving perennial favourites like burgers, bacon, hot dogs, chips, along with hot & cold drinks.
🌯 The Primal Food Co. will be serving up trays or wraps with Steak, Pulled Beef, or Halloumi, accompanied by fries and a range of incredible sauces!
🥟 Handmade Cornish Pasties will be bringing freshly baked Cornish pasties from Newquay, including gluten free and vegan options alongside the usual favourites.
🥔 Expect Totally bodacious potatoes from Si & Ted. There’s everything from the classic cheesy spud to spicy chilli hot, with vegan options too.
🧺 This year, you’re also welcome to bring your own food and have a picnic. We’ve a new, beautifully maintained green area where you can lay out a blanket and enjoy what you’ve brought.
While you’re very welcome to bring your own food, please note you can’t bring your own drinks – we’ll have plenty of refreshing beverages available for purchase throughout the event.
🍦And no British summer event is complete without ice cream. So once again we welcome Bear’s Great Escapes to the festival. Their trike will be in position to deliver locally made ice cream.
Great Music
Get Ready to Rock!
The festival music is calling, Come and enjoy our fantastic headline tribute bands, supported by a variety of talented local bands and artists performing throughout the festival.
Our Music Marquee is a whopping 50% bigger this year, meaning even more space for you to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy all the live music. We’d like to thank our Music Marquee Sponsor, Worcester’s own Southco – the leading global designer and manufacturer of engineered access solutions, who have their European manufacturing headquarters in the City.
If you’re looking for a slightly more relaxed vibe, we’ve got you covered. You can head up to the grandstand and enjoy our quiet zone, perfect for a break from the main stage while still being part of the festival buzz.
Volunteering
Our volunteers stand out in their yellow t-shirts, so you know who to ask for expert advice on the beer and cider. This year they will be sporting the logo of Brew61, the brewery on a farm near Bromsgove. Try the beer at the festival, and in local pubs.
Our festival is entirely run by volunteers, and it takes a lot of effort to bring it to life. From setting up and tearing down the site to working the bars while we’re open, there are all sorts of jobs that need doing. If you’re able to spare some time, please consider volunteering to help out. It’s a fantastic way to be a part of the Worcester Beer, Cider, and Perry Festival 2025 behind the scenes.
Behind every perfectly poured pint at our festival is a passionate volunteer. We’re not paid for this, so why do we pour our hearts into it? It’s simple: we love the event, the incredible camaraderie, being part of a fantastic team, and the lasting friendships we build. And, of course, the fantastic beer, cider, and perry might play a tiny part too! Come feel the volunteer spirit and enjoy the fruits of our labour at this year’s festival.
Choose the sessions you want to work, select the kind of work you want to do. Find out the benefits you’ll get.
Credits: Beer glass image by Little Visuals from Pexels, Guitar image by Joseph Humphrey from Pexels, Two Glasses image by Tembela Bohle from Pexels, Prosecco glasses by Nadin Sh from Pexels, Barley from Pexels, Wine glass by By Aflo Images. Thanks to them all for their great work.