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Great American Beer Festival 2017 Ticket Sales Announced

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The 2017 Great American Beer Festival happens in Denver Oct. 5-7. (Credit: Brewers Association)

Ticket sales for the Great American Beer Festival® 2017 have been announced.

Great American Beer BarsThe Great American Beer Festival returns to Denver October 5-7, 2017 for the event’s 36th annual celebration.

The 2016 beer festival attracted the largest showcase of American breweries everOpens in new window. More than 3,800 beers from nearly 800 breweries were pouring at the 2016 festival, spread across 379,000 square feet of the tasting hall inside the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The hall was also filled with educational opportunities, giving beer lovers a deeper look into the brewing process.

In all, GABF attracted more than 60,000 people — that number includes attendees, brewers, judges, volunteers and media members. GABF had a $28.6 million economic impact to the city of Denver in 2016 according to Visit Denver.

GABF recently won the honor of Best Beer Fest in a USA Today 10Opens in new window readers choice awards.

(MORE: Top 50 U.S. Craft Breweries by VolumeOpens in new window)

The Brewers Association, the festival’s organizers (and publishers of CraftBeer.com), announced 2017 Great American Beer Festival tickets will be on sale August 1 and August 2, 2017. Ticket sales on August 1 are for members of the Brewers Association and American Homebrewers Association. If you join the BA or AHA before July 23, 2017, you’re eligible for the member pre-sale ticket sales. Public ticket sales happen the next day, Aug. 2.

  • Tuesday, August 1, 12 p.m. ET – BA and American Homebrewers Association Member Pre-Sale Ticket Sales
  • Wednesday, August 2, 12 p.m. ET – Public Ticket Sales

For public ticket sales, there is a limit of four tickets per ticket buyer.

Tickets to the 2016 event sold out in 1 hour and 7 minutesOpens in new window, according to the BA, so you’ll want to set that calendar alert now so you don’t miss the opportunity for tickets this year.

You can keep up with the latest GABF 2017 news and announcements here at CraftBeer.com as well on Twitter @GABFOpens in new window and at the GABF Facebook pageOpens in new window.

 

Jess Baker walked into a beer fest in 2010 and realized beer had come a long way from what her dad had been drinking since the 70s. She served as editor-in-chief of CraftBeer.com from spring 2016 to spring 2020, bringing you stories about the people who are the heartbeat behind U.S. craft brewing. She's a runner, a die-hard Springsteen fan, a mom who is always scouting family-friendly breweries, and always in search of a darn good porter.

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