Raise a Glass! Tickets on Sale for the 2025 Great American Beer Festival®

Experience thousands of craft beers, ciders, cocktails, and more this October 9-11 in Denver

BOULDER, Colo. (Aug. 6, 2025)—Tickets to the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) are officially on sale! Hosted by the Brewers Association, the trade organization representing small and independent craft brewers, GABF will return to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, on October 9-11, 2025.

Following last year’s buzzworthy debut of ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) and beyond-beer beverages, GABF is distilling even more fun in 2025. For the first time in 47 years, GABF is offering an all-new Distilling Experience, welcoming full-strength spirits to the festival floor! This designated spirits-tasting area will showcase 20 distilleries, offering .25oz pours across three GABF sessions. Festgoers can look forward to sampling smooth whiskeys, refreshing vodka variations, bright botanical gins, and much more.

Breweries will be grouped by themed experience areas for the second year in a row, each immersive section offering a unique blend of themed décor, specialized pours, engaging activities, and vibrant entertainment guaranteed to brew up a good time. Themed areas include Prost!, inspired by traditional German Biergartens; Score!, a sports fan’s haven; Fright, a timely Halloween-themed experience; Blast Off, bringing out-of-this-world flavor from beyond beer beverages and more; a Meet the Brewer section; Chill, a backyard-style space hosting singer-songwriter live music, lawn games, and unique brews; and new this year, the Mile High Stage at GABF featuring high-voltage live music and other entertainment.

While craft beer remains the heart of the festival—whether trying an Italian-Style Pilsener for the first time, searching for something bold and unexpected like a barrel-aged stout, or a tried and true Juicy or Hazy IPA— there’s a beverage for every palate at the Great American Beer Festival! From spirits, cider, and hard kombucha, to hard seltzers, hard tea, and zero-proof options, GABF is an annual showcase of beverage innovation in all its forms.

In addition, attendees can look forward to:

• PAIRED®, a delicious concept uniting nationally acclaimed chefs with independent craft breweries to design small bites with perfectly paired craft beers, craft cocktails, and cider. Tickets sold separately.

• The return of fan-favorite experiences, including Silent Disco, Karaoke, and Costume Contests.

• Surprise entertainment that will delight attendees, including pop-up engagements like flash mobs, marching bands, oompah bands, Stein-holding contests, and more.

• A commemorative, collectible GABF tasting cup.

Don't miss the hops and happenings! Secure your attendance at the nation’s premier beer celebration. Tickets are available for anyone of legal drinking age (21+) at www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com.

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About the Great American Beer Festival 

The Great American Beer Festival^® (GABF), hosted annually by the Brewers Association, is the largest beer festival in the United States. GABF offers consumers thousands of beverage samples from producers around the country and countless interactive stops along the way. At the coinciding event PAIRED®, independent craft breweries and acclaimed chefs unite from across the country for an unforgettable beer-and-food-pairing experience. GABF culminates with the Great American Beer Festival Competition, where a professional judge panel awards entered beer and ciders with gold, silver, and bronze medals that are recognized around the world as symbols of brewing excellence.

About the Brewers Association    

The Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers, and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The BA represents 5,600-plus U.S. breweries. The BA’s independent craft brewer seal is a widely adopted symbol differentiating beers from small and independent craft brewers. The BA organizes events, including the World Beer Cup^®, Great American Beer Festival^®, Craft Brewers Conference^™ & BrewExpo America^®,  and American Craft Beer Week^®. The BA publishes The New Brewer^® magazine, and Brewers Publications^® is the leading publisher of brewing literature in the U.S. Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com^®. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 

The Brewers Association is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital/familial status. The BA complies with provisions of Executive Order 11246 and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.

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