Great American Beer Festival

Schedule

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 05:30 pm to Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 04:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Colorado Convention Center | Denver, CO

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America’s largest beer festival and cultural phenomenon is back!  
 
Don your finest costume and pretzel necklace and join the fun at the Great American Beer Festival (#GABF) on October 9-11 2025 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. 
 
For the first time in 47 years the largest beer festival in the United States will offer a Distilling Experience this year welcoming full-strength spirits to the festival floor! This designated spirits-tasting area will showcase 20 distilleries offering .25oz pours across three GABF sessions.  
 
Breweries will be grouped by themed experience areas of their choice for the second year in a row. 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. 
 
While beer remains center stage there’s a brew 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.  
 
Purchase a Paired + GABF ticket and in addition to festival access gain exclusive entrance 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.  
 
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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Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202, United States

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