Commonwealth Place, Canberra

Saturday 15th February 2020, 1 - 8 PM

BeerFest will take festival-goers on a journey of beer and food discovery; exploring rare brews, beer/food pairing and exclusive festival brews, ciders, cocktails and boutique spirits from around the Country, direct from the brewers themselves.

It’s the biggest and most anticipated BeerFest season yet. Australia’s longest running, original beer festival returns this summer with seven festivals taking place across Australia.

Live Entertainment

HEADLINERS:

• Art vs Science

BeerFest continues to delivers a huge line-up of live entertainment with Australian electronic dance group Art vs Science headlining at all seven festivals in 2019/2020.

BentSpoke Cheesesmith Session

Taking place in the BentSpoke beer garden is an exciting collaboration between blue mountains based Mike Smith of The Cheesesmith, and Canberra local co-owner and head brewer at BentSpoke Richard Watkins.

This beer and cheese tasting will take you on a sensory journey while you smell, taste, feel and experience the flavors of carefully paired cheeses and award-winning beers.

Cheesesmith Session Tickets $60 - includes festival General Admission

Cheesesmith session only tickets are available for $25, please contact us. You'd still need a ticket for entry into the festival.

Please note: this is almost sold out.

Ticket and Accommodation Packages – with East Hotel

If you are looking for an amazing place to stay that is close to everything - including the Canberra BeerFest site - East Hotel is the place to stay! A contemporary, cool and vibrant apartment hotel offering visitors to Canberra, whether overnighters, business guests, long stay guests or families a unique Canberra experience. A big part of this local experience is their warm and casually attentive customer service. You will love it!

Note: This package includes one room with two tickets for the festival. When ordering, the QTY is set to 2 to ensure you receive your 2 tickets for the festival. The room cost is split between the 2 tickets.

You can order these accommodation packages here on eventbrite or directly via the hotel.

Studio Accommodation - $199 per night

• One night in an East Studio on Saturday 15th February
• 2 x day passes to Canberra BeerFest
• Parking

Apartment Accommodation - $230 per night

• One night in an East Apartment on Saturday 15th February
• 2 x day passes to Canberra BeerFest
• Parking

These are now sold out and unavailable.

More Info

If you're after more info, check out the event info on our website.

This covers a lot of the details of the festival, including full lineup and FAQ's. It will be regularly updated as we move closer to the festival date.

Special thanks to our sponsors

• Presenting Partner: BWS
• Major Sponsors: Bentspoke, East Hotel, BrewArt, Cryer Malt, NCA and Events ACT