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- Written by Mel James-Henry
- Category: Liverpool Beer Festival
The only CAMRA Real Ale and Cider Festival in Liverpool, the Liverpool Beer Festival returns to the Crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Feb 2026 with over 200 Real Ales and Ciders. Tickets will be available for sale from midday on Thursday 6th November 2025.
Your ticket now includes £10 worth of vouchers to collect with your glass and programme so there’s will be no need to queue at the voucher desk when you first arrive.
The festival will be open to the public over the following five separately ticketed sessions:
Thu 19th Feb (6:00pm until 10:00pm).
Fri 20th Feb (Midday until 4:00pm).
Fri 20th Feb (6:00pm until 10:00pm).
Sat 21st Feb (Midday until 4:00pm).
Sat 21st Feb (6:00pm until 10:00pm) – includes entertainment (act to be announced)
Every ticket includes:
(1) An admission charge which varies depending on the session and ticket type. CAMRA Members’ tickets have no admission charge but are limited to one per member per session and require the applying member to log on before they can be purchased.
(2) £2 for a Glass (Not refundable)
(3) £2 for a Programme (Not refundable)
(4) £10 sheet of vouchers (refundable in person at the session for which they’re issued)
*No Ticket refunds will be given so please only buy what you can use.
*No under 18s will be admitted. If you are lucky enough to look under the age of 25 then please come with proof of age as you may be asked to produce it at the door. Sorry but no children or babies will be admitted due to Health & Safety.
Wheelchair access is available through the usual entrance but we ask you contact us by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ahead of the festival so we can ensure the checking in process for you is as quick and smooth as possible.
https://tckty.camra.org.uk/e/449/liverpool-beer-festival-2026
Taste 50 of the best cask beers in the UK
There are not many places where you can drink beer in premises designed by Lutyens but that is exactly what the Liverpool beer festival offers. This year Liverpool Beer Festival is hosting CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain Winter final which means that amongst the 200 cask beers and real ciders our festival visitors will find the top 50 cask beers in the UK.
Unlike most beer competitions, the beers in the judging are there by invitation only. They come from CAMRA’s Tasting Panel recommendations and CAMRA members’ votes before being judged at a regional level and it is only the winners that come to this final stage of judging. There will be session and strong porters and stouts, brown, red and black ales, old ales, strong milds and specialities. The term “specialities” covers anything from lagers, rye beers, wheat beers, beers brewed with different yeasts such as Kviek to flavoured beers (think plums, coffee, ginger and honey) – a cornucopia of tastes.
CAMRA’s Festival Code of Conduct
Beer is great, cider and perry are great, and festivals should be a fun place for everyone to enjoy them.
CAMRA welcomes all visitors to our festival and seeks to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment in which to enjoy beer and cider, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disabilities or socio-economic status.
In attending this festival, visitors, volunteers and external company representatives working at the festival are agreeing to treat each other fairly and with respect.
Comments or behaviour which discriminate against, harass, or demean others will not be tolerated.
Breweries, cider producers and other vendors represented at the festival must also agree not use discriminatory marketing to promote their products. Any such material will not be permitted and may be removed from the event.
Anyone who experiences or witnesses comments or behaviour contrary to this Code of Conduct should report it by either:
- Speaking to one of the festival stewards, who will be briefed on handling and reporting complaints
- Reporting the incident at the designated ‘Feedback and Complaints’ point, which is written at the bottom of this poster
- Using the ‘Feedback and Complaints’ form on the CAMRA website at camra.org.uk/feedback-and-complaints
The quicker an incident is reported on site, the greater chance there is to identify those involved and resolve the situation.
Those found to be in breach of this Code may face an official warning about behaviour or removal from the festival.
Members of CAMRA found to be in breach of this Code may also be subject to CAMRA’s disciplinary procedures, which can result in expulsion and barring from the Campaign.
Finally, we want to make our festivals as fun, welcoming, accessible and inclusive as possible. If you want to suggest improvements, or let us know what we are doing well, please use the ‘Feedback and Complaints’ form on the CAMRA website at camra.org.uk/feedback-and-complaints
