Spend a day in the sun with your best crew sampling over 100 beers and ciders and eating until your heart is content. Kick back on a hay stack and enjoy the smooth sounds of hand-picked live performances or reserve a seat with your group in the VIP tent, offering many surprises and luxuries on the day.
Discover new and unique Australian craft beer and cider varieties.
LIVE
MUSIC
Relax while you soak up the local & Australian acts playing all day.
FOOD
TRUCKS
Enjoy a variety of local produce being cooked right in front of you.
EVENT INFO
11AM –7PM
Last drinks to be served by 6.45pm
Tom Flood Sport Centre
ENTERTAINMENT
Music: To be announced soon
Kids zone: Activities and craft tables will be ready for the kids to keep them busy all day long
TICKET PRICES
All ticket prices include entry to the festival, official tasting glass and guidebook for the day. Groups of 5 or more receive 10% off and groups of 10 or more receive 15% off.
General Admission:$35 – includes festival entry, official tasting glass and guidebook
17 and under:$15 – must be accompanied by an adult on the day
12 and under: FREE – must be accompanied by an adult on the day
GETTING TO THE EVENT
We encourage everyone attending our festival to exercise responsible driving and consider catching public transport to the event. All patrons must enter via the Goal Road gates next to the Ulumbarra Theatre.
Trains – Trains run to Bendigo almost every hour from Southern Cross station.
Buses – Local buses run from the Bendigo Railway Station into the CBD frequently.
Driving – The Tom Flood Sports Centre is located in the CBD of Bendigo. If you chose to drive to the event, there is plenty of parking available close by.
This year the Bendigo Craft Beer & Cider Festival will operate a digital currency for the 2018 event, to ensure speed of service, increased security and ease of transactions at the many Bars, Food Outlets and Merchandise Stall.
Most importantly, there will be reduced need to wait in lines, rustling around trying to find your tokens to buy a beer, as your friends get thirsty for your round! As such, all food, merchandise and drinks purchased at the festival will need to be paid for using the simple, tap-and-go Festival Currency Wristbands. Festival Currency wristbands can be topped up at currency stands or by our roaming top-up currency sellers.
Bendigo Craft Beer & Cider Festival is a ‘cashless’ festival. In other words, to buy food and drinks at the event you’ll need to use festival currency as CASH WILL NOT be accepted by vendors.
You can buy festival currency at the event (with exact cash or credit card).
Join us at the festival to discover your new favourite brew!
FOOD VENDORS
SOUL M8’s
TACOMAN
SLINKY SPUDZ
PULLED KITCHEN
Lady sultan
BREW 2 U COFFEE
FLAME TREE PIZZA
BANDS
GRIM FAWKNER
Matt Katsis
Tillerman Pete
SUPPORTERS
The following organisations are generously supporting our 2018 festival.
CONTACT
For further information on the Bendigo Craft Beer & Cider Festival, including group bookings or to showcase your beer, cider or food please contact us.