Great American Beer Festival 2025 Tickets On Sale with new Distilling Experience addition
Experience thousands of craft beers, ciders, cocktails, and more this October 9-11 in Denver
Tickets to the premiere U.S. beer festival, the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF), are now on sale for the event October 9-11, 2025 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
Following last year’s controversial overhaul of the festival, organizers the Brewers Association, are continuing to broaden the selection beyond craft beer and into a themed party experience. Following last year’s trial run of including a section for ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) and beyond-beer beverages, GABF is distilling even more this year. 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 will now be able to get 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.
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.