With a history spanning 23 years and raising over £150,000 for local charities, we’re hoping to make this Festival the best ever!
What can you expect?
70+ Real Ales, Ciders and Perries, live entertainment, pub games, commemorative glass and programme, CAMRA stall and membership. Disabled access available.
Tickets sell out fast, so get yours early! if you want to go a step further and sponsor us, visit our sponsors page to see what you can do!
If you’re feeling peckish, we also have a selection of delicious hot and cold pies and pasties, sausage rolls, pork pies and a selection of freshly prepared sandwiches. A selection of wine, soft drinks and crisps and snacks are also available. All profits go to charity.
Buy tickets
Click on any of the dates below to purchase tickets. If you prefer, you can also buy them offline at the Mill Hotel, The Commercial Hotel and The Brewery Tap. Please keep your PayPal receipt as proof of purchase and collect your tickets on the door. If you are part of a group (with people arriving at different times) we can post your tickets before the event for convenience – please let us know.
Buy Thursday ticket Buy Friday ticket Buy Saturday ticket
Beer Cards - How to buy your beer
Beer cards are available at the front of the festival and cost £5 each. Every beer card gets you 4 tokens worth 4 half pints of any beer, lager, cider or perry on offer!
Alternatively, you can also use each £5 beer card to get 2 glasses of wine! Once you have purchased your beer card, you can take them to the bar and enjoy a glass or three of real ale. Individual beer tokens are available for £1.50 each.
Your ticket includes
- A free commemorative glass which you can use to sample all of the beers on offer at the festival.
- A free programme with information on all of our beers.
- A free bus ride to and from the festival.
On the ticket, we’ve also included a map showing how to find the festival and a list of bus times to help you get here in time!
If you’re a businesses, we’ve got some great advertising opportunities. Click here for more details on how you can sponsor the festival.
How to find us
0845 2267135
Chester Charity Beer Festival
Chester RUFC, Hare Lane, Littleton, Chester, CH3 7DB
Our free bus service
For those who want a ride to and from the Festival, we offer a FREE bus service, provided by His Grace the Duke of Westminister. The bus leaves Town Hall and makes a stop at Chester Railway Station before continuing on to the Festival. The bus times are as follows:
Outbound
7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm
Return
10:00pm, 10:30pm, 11:00pm, 11:30pm*
*11:30pm only on Friday and Saturday.
Please remember that if you decide to drive you'll have to forget about drinking! However, we do have on-site parking.
How to find us from...
The Wirral
Drive to the Chester end of the M53, continue on the A55 to the next junction (A51) and turn left towards Northwich and Nantwich. After about 150 yards turn left again into Hare Lane. The entrance to the club is about 200 yards.
North Wales
Drive to Chester on the A55, continue all the way around Chester, going over the River Dee, until you meet the A51 junction, signposted Northwich. Leave the A55 and turn right at the roundabout onto the A51. After about 150 yards turn left into Hare Lane on the left.
Northwich
Drive to Chester along the A51. After you have passed Tarvin look for the Little Chef about 3 miles further on, on the left. Continue for another half mile. Turn right at Hare Lane, Christleton is signposted to the left. The entrance to the club is about 200 yards on the left.
