The Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival is an annual event which began way back in 2006.
The Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival is ideally situated at the historic Mercure Canberra hotel and now incorporates the adjoining street as the festival has grown over the years. It features over 250 craft beer and ciders from a range of exhibitors as well as family entertainment, food and music.
Mercure Canberra
The festival started in 2011 when Dr. Jerry Schwartz had the idea to host a beer and cider festival in the grounds of the Rydges Resort Hunter Valley but he didn’t want it to clash with the local wine festival – when he found out there wasn’t one, he started his own!
This community event is one to remember. With an extensive array of wine, gourmet food, beer and cider on offer, festival goers are spoilt for choice as is always the case with a true Hunter Valley Experience.
Rydges Resort Hunter Valley
430 Wine Country Drive, Lovedale NSW 2325
GABS is one of the world’s most celebrated craft beer festivals, known for its creativity, community and boundary‑pushing “Festival Beers” brewed exclusively for the event.
Since launching in 2011, it has grown into a vibrant gathering across Australia, featuring hundreds of innovative brews, great food, entertainment, and the iconic GABS Hottest 100. Checkout more on the GABS home page
You can find us in Melbourne in May and Sydney in October 2027.
Melbourne, May & Sydney, October