Press Release

BOULDER, Colo. ,,, ickets for the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) are on sale now! GABF, hosted by the Brewers Association, the trade organization representing small and independent craft brewers, will return to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, on October 10-12, 2024.

New this year, the largest beer festival in the United States will offer three sessions and debut an entirely new floor plan. Breweries will be grouped by themed experience areas of their choice. These curated experience areas are designed to transport festivalgoers to different worlds, each offering a unique blend of themed décor, specialized beverages, engaging activities, and vibrant entertainment. Themed areas include Prost!, a traditional German Biergarten; Score!, a sports-lovers escape; Halloween, a timely October-themed experience that will delight and fright; Blast Off, an out-of-this-world flavor blast featuring beyond beer beverages and more; Meet & Mingle, a reinvented Meet the Brewer experience; and Chill, a backyard gathering with music, lawn games, and exclusive brews.

There is an experience and beverage for everyone at the Great American Beer Festival! While beer remains the center stage—hello pumpkin beers, West-Coast style and hazy IPAs, barrel-aged beers, sour ales, chocolate beers, and so much more—prepare your tastebuds for every flavor imaginable, including cider, ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails (new this year!), hard seltzer, hard soda, hard tea, hard kombucha, other malt-based beverages, and all non-alcohol beverages.

In addition, attendees can look forward to:

• PAIRED®, a mouth-watering event where acclaimed chefs unite with beverage purveyors to design small bites perfectly paired with craft beers, craft cocktails, and cider. (tickets sold separately)

• Nonstop entertainment, including pop-up surprises like flash mobs, marching bands, oompah bands, stein-holding contests, and more.

• The return of fan-favorite Hangouts, including the Silent Disco and the Karaoke Stage.

• A commemorative, collectible, tasting glass.

• Engaging with industry experts and brewers via seminars and other educational opportunities.

Don’t miss this annual celebration! Tickets are available for anyone of legal drinking age (21+) at www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com.

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About the Brewers Association 

The Brewers Association (BA) is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers, and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The BA represents 5,000-plus U.S. breweries and more than 30,000 homebrewers. The BA’s independent craft brewer seal is a widely adopted symbol that differentiates beers by small and independent craft brewers. The BA organizes events including the World Beer Cup®, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference™ & BrewExpo America®, Homebrew Con™, National Homebrew Competition , and American Craft Beer Week®. The BA publishes The New Brewer® and Zymurgy® magazines, 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® and about homebrewing via the BA’s American Homebrewers Association®. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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 13672 and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.