Elysian Winter Beer Festival
The Festival will be open from 11am until 10pm on Friday 7th February and 11am until 8pm on Saturday 8th February. The venue has disabled access. Hot and cold food will be available.
We will be opening with a selection of over 100 beers and ciders! A choice of 75 real ales, 10+ craft ales and 16 ciders and perries. Wine, Prosecco, alcohol free beer and soft drinks will also be available. The ales, including some festival specials and even one in a wooden cask, have been sourced from breweries in East Anglia and South East England.
Winter ales, milds, cask lagers, along with gluten free and vegan options will be on offer.
We have brewery bars too from Three Blind Mice, Xtreme, Papworth, Leigh-on-Sea and newcomer, Pixie!
Entry is open to all aged 18 and over. Children and dogs (except guide dogs) are not permitted for capacity reasons.
£20 (cash or card) will get you admission, a festival glass (subject to availability) and £14 worth of beer tokens (Card carrying CAMRA members get £17 beer tokens). Additional tokens can be purchased.
Unused tokens and glasses are refundable, or the value can be donated to our chosen charity, details of which are below.
Admission is free for designated drivers (wristbands issued).
We are also pleased, once again, that some of the Ely’s hostelries are taking part in our “Fringe Festival” selling some different ales to normal. These include Prince Albert, Drayman’s Son, 3At3 and Cutter Inn. We hope you will take time to support them.
Click Here for the Beer & Cider List. Please note this list is subject to change and not all beers/ciders may be available or ready at all sessions.
Festival FAQ's
The chosen charity for this years festival is somethingtolookforwardto
who provide access to a variety of free "gifts" to people suffering with cancer, along with their families.
The gifts have been donated by companies and individuals and include free breaks in holiday cottages; restaurant meals; a day at the races; hotel stays; theatre tickets; beauty treatments; tickets for attractions… the list is endless.
For further information please click on the poster to the right -->
If you'd like to make a donation at the festival please visit the admissions desk. We'll gratefully accept any unused tokens and/or cash.
Volunteering
The festival is run entirely by volunteers so we need your help with the following:
- Setting up/Taking down (includes but is not limited to heavy lifting of stillage, bar furniture, casks, loading/unloading to vehicles, admissions prep).
- Admissions/Glass sales/Returns (includes processing card/cash payments, issuing festival packs, moving boxes of glasses and running clean/dirty glasses back and forth to the dishwasher).
- Bar serving (includes bar cleaning/clearing etc.).
- Bar serving for the trade session (includes bar cleaning/clearing etc.). Beer festival bar experience required.
- Membership (advising/processing new memberships).
- Stewarding (includes supervising all areas, providing first aid, etc.
If you can help - even if it's just for a few hours - please fill out our volunteer form: Ely Winter Beer Festival 2025 Volunteer Form (Microsoft Word) and return it to FestivalStaffing@ely.camra.org.uk.