40th Stoke Beer & Cider Festival: 15-18 October 2025
This year’s Stoke Beer and Cider Festival will take place from the 15th to 18th October at the Kings Hall, Stoke, ST4 1JH
The festival will run in conjunction with Stoke-on-Trent City Council as part of the city’s centenary celebrations.
Advanced tickets are now available on CAMRA’s Tckty portal see Tckty link.
Opening Times
There will be two session each day of the festival.
Wednesday 15th: 12pm to 4pm – Trade session and CAMRA members onlly, and 6pm to 11pm – open to everybody
Thursday 16th: 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to 11pm
Friday 17th: 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to 11pm
Saturday 18th: 12pm to 4pm and 6pm 11pm
Please note, buying an advance ticket will only guarantee you entry during the first two hours of a session.
Arriving after 2pm for an afternoon session or 8pm on an evening session, entry will depend on how busy the Kings Hall is and you may have to queue.
Layout
The festival will be held in two distinct areas:
Kings Hall – Real ales and cider
Windsor Room – Craft keg beers, foreign bottle beers and gin bar
Entertainment
With the exception of the first day of the festival, Wednesday, both the Kings Hall and Windsor Room are anticipated to have entertainment during each session. Please check back regularly as this page will be updated once entertainment is booked and confirmed.
Thursday: 19:30 Tree Katz, 21:00 Vox Americana
Friday: King's Hall 19:00 Set in Stone, 21:30 Stepping Lane; Windsor Room 19:30 Joe & Gary
Saturday: King's Hall 12:30 Penkhull Village Brass Band, 14:30 Awards Presentations, 19:00 Stingray, 21:30 Clash of the Beat; Windsor Room 19:30 Levi Knapper
Beer and Cider Lists
As the festival committee get orders placed and confirm breweries, beers and ciders, updates will be listed here so please check back regularly.
The cider list can be downloaded here:
The latest cask beer list can be downloaded here:
The craft keg bar list can be downloaded here:
The bottle bar list can be downloaded here:
The list of spirits (gin and rum) with testing notes can be downloaded here:
Volunteering
A beer festival could not happen and the Potteries CAMRA branch could not exist without volunteers. We need volunteers to help organise and run both festival and branch. Every new person that volunteers is a fresh opinion which ensures our branch and our festivals grow and become more representative and operate better each year. If you are willing to help at the festival and/or spare a couple of hours a month, please fill in the Staffing Volunteer Form (link on this website), and return it to Andy Parkin.
We would love to meet you at the beer festival!
Trade-Only Session at This Year’s Beer Festival
We’re pleased to announce a dedicated Trade-Only Session at the start of this year’s beer festival, designed to support our valued brewers and local publicans.
Who Can Attend?
Attendance at this exclusive session is limited to:
• Invited local publicans • Brewers who have donated beer to the festival • CAMRA members
When Will It Take Place?
The Trade Session will be held during the first two hours of the festival’s opening day. This timing ensures that all showcased beers are in optimal condition, giving brewers a chance to present their products at their very best. It also provides a fantastic opportunity for networking among brewers and publicans.
Brewer Participation
Are you a brewer interested in having your beers featured? We’d love to hear from you! Please contact Darren Clark, email ku.oc.evil@regnigzaD
Interested in Sponsorship?
Looking to raise your profile within the local hospitality scene? Consider sponsoring the Trade Session! Sponsorship includes your business details being added to the official publican invitations – a great way to increase visibility at a reasonable cost.
For more information, please get in touch using the contact details above.