Cornwall's biggest beer festival is back!
From cask ales and stouts to craft beers, there will be a variety of delicious beers on offer, kindly donated by top brewers. There will also be food and musical entertainment throughout the day.
Check back here soon for more information on available beers & music line-up.
Tickets are £30 each and include a commemorative festival cup, 4 x ½ pint tokens, a day of music (12 noon – 11pm) and a digital events programme.
Unfortunately there is no parking available on site, however there are great transport links to and from the venue, please see below for more information.
Our full address is St Austell Brewery Co Ltd, 63 Trevarthian Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4BY.
By Rail/Bus: The Brewery and Visitor Centre is a short 5-minute walk uphill from St Austell’s main rail and bus station. For more information on rail services visit First Great Western, and for more information on bus services visit First Group.
By Taxi: For accessible, local bookings call either Gary's Taxi's 01726 879045 or Star Cars 01726 66636 (foldable chairs only).
Please note: there will be no parking parking on the day of the Celtic Beer Festival, so please arrive by foot or public transport.
Yes, all guests will need to go through security which includes a bag search.
Additional pint tokens can be purchased with cash or card at the token booth. Please note, the bars will only accept pint tokens.
Yes, there is a cloakroom. A £2 donation is required to leave your items in the cloakroom.
Yes, there is a designated smoking area which is signposted. Please note, smoking and vapeing is strictly prohibited in all areas other than the designated smoking area due to the nature of the site/being a working brewery.
Yes, if you still have your wristband on, you can leave and come back in the same day. However, you will need to re-join the queue and wait your turn. We will be operating a one in one out system once we reach capacity.
All tickets are non-refundable.
Yes, please notify a member of security team on arrival if you require disabled access. Please reach out to events@staustellbrewery.co.uk for specific details on disabled access.
Ask for Angela is an innovative campaign enabling those who feel vulnerable in pubs and clubs to discreetly approach a member of staff and request assistance. The scheme will be available at this year’s Great British Beer Festival. The ‘Ask for Angela’ initiative aims to reduce sexual violence and vulnerability by providing visitors to the festival with a non-descript phrase they can use to gain assistance from staff members in order to be separated from the company of someone with whom they feel unsafe due to that person’s actions, words or behaviour.
Yes, you can keep your festival cup. If you require a new cup, these can be purchased at the main entrance for £1.
Soft drinks are available at all bars for 1 token.
Beer allergens can be found here.
The festival is open to the general public. Please note, you must be 18+ to attend the festival and all attendees are asked to bring valid ID to enter the event. Pets are not permitted on site.
There is limited seating available at the festival.
Yes, there will be food available at the event. More details on the menu to follow.
All proceeds from the Celtic Beer Festival go to the St Austell Brewery Charitable Trust. The Charitable Trust was set up in 2003 and supports local charities, good causes and individuals in need across our South West operating area. To read more about the charities we support, please click here - https://staustellfamilygroup.co.uk/media-press/our-charitable-trust/
There will be a limited amount of printed programmes available (donations welcome), but everybody can access a digital version of the programme on the day through a QR code.