Your guide to the 2023 Beer Festival - News

Crystal Palace's ever-popular Beer Festival returns to Selhurst Park on Saturday (3rd June), with tickets still on sale – here's everything you need to know!

The 11th annual Beer Festival will once again see hundreds of beers and ciders, from breweries both near and far, available to attendees on a celebratory summer’s day, with brilliant weather already forecast!

With a wide selection of food also available, and the exciting occasion of a number of former Palace stars and celebrities competing in Palace Aid, a glorious day out will be accompanied by a diverse mix of entertainment throughout the afternoon.

What's more, both the Epsom Betfred Derby (at 13:30) and FA Cup Final (15:00) will be broadcast within the concourse and on the stadium screen – the ideal big-screen viewing experiences!

Please note, this event is only available to over 18s.

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What time does it start?

The 2023 Beer Festival runs between 12:00 BST to Late on Saturday, 3rd June at Selhurst Park.

Last admission is at 17:00.

What's included in a ticket?

Still on sale for just £15 – rising to £23 on the day – tickets include access to the event, your first pint for free and a complimentary festival glass with an exclusive design.

Such days are even better in groups, and if you buy five tickets, you can get the sixth for free! Simply add six tickets to your basket and use the code 2023BFGroup.

And how about drinks tokens?

Get yourself set for the day in advance: half-pint tokens can now be purchased online for just £2.50 per token (the equivalent of £5 for a London pint!).

These can also be purchased on the day at the beer voucher kiosks on the Upper and Lower Holmesdale Concourses. Please note that tokens are non-transferable.

Travel advice

Please note that, due to train strikes, Selhurst and Thornton Heath stations will have no service; both stations will be closed.

Limited services are expected to arrive at Norwood Junction via Arriva Rail. Please plan your journey in advance, and set out early to avoid disappointment.

Please note:

Tokens are non-refundable.
There will be no parking, so please plan accordingly. Train strikes are likely to disrupt any journeys to nearby stations, so please plan your trip in advance.
We advise supporters to print their tickets in advance.
Please be prepared to show proof of age.

Please drink responsibly

Please be respectful of the surrounding residential area when you leave.

For more information, check out the brochure here.

www.drinkaware.co.uk

Download the brochure

Smoking area

There is a designated smoking area at the corner of the Arthur Wait and Holmesdale Stand, and within the turnstile entrance of E3 in the Holmesdale Stand. Smoking is not permitted in any other part of the stadium.

Exits will be at designated points throughout the Lower and Upper Holmesdale concourse.

What is Palace Aid?

The very first Palace Aid charity match will see a number of former Palace heroes returning to action in SE25.

The game – which kicks-off at 12:45 BST at Selhurst as part of Beer Festival – will see two fantastic squads of celebrity fans and ex-players vie for the inaugural Palace Aid trophy, in support of the Palace for Life Foundation. Find out more about the two squads here.

All money raised at Palace Aid goes towards helping the Foundation change the lives of even more young south Londoners, a mission they have been fulfilling for over 25 years now. Find out more here.

What entertainment is there?

Featured artists performing include former X Factor and Britain's Got Talent finalists Che Chesterman and Wayne Woodward, as well as the ever-popular South London Jazz Orchestra!

Click here for full entertainment listings.

Confirmed beers

Brewery	Beer	Location	Style	ABV
Abbeydale	Deception	Sheffield	Pale	4.1%
Abbeydale	Daily Bread	Sheffield	Bitter	3.8%
Acorn	Freebird	Barnsley	Pale	4.5%
Anspach & Hobday	-	Croydon	-	-
Beer Ink	On The Saison	Huddersfield	Saison	-
Beer Ink	Vellum	Huddersfield	Pale	-
Black Sheep	York Guzzler	Masham	Pale	3.6%
Blue Monkey	West End Chimp	Nottingham	-	3.6%
Brewsters	Aromantica	Grantham	Pale	4.2%
Brockley	Spring	Brockley	IPA	4.5%
Brockley	Red	Brockley	Red	4.8%
Castle Rock	Harvest Pale	Nottingham	IPA	3.8%
Cellarhead	Session Pale	Wadhurst	Pale	3.8%
Cellarhead	IPA	Wadhurst	IPA	3.9%
Clarkshaws	Hellhound (VF)	Brixton	IPA	5.5%
Clarkshaws	Citra Pale (VF)	Brixton	Pale	4%
Clarkshaws	Bunny Hop (VF)	Brixton	Pale	3.9%
Dog's Grandad	Red IPA	Brixton	Red	5.5%
Dog's Grandad	Pale	Brixton	Pale	4%
Don Valley	Best of You	Doncaster	-	4.1%
Dorking	Old Hurst	Dorking	Bitter	3.5%
Dorking	Five Claw	Dorking	IPA	5.1%
Eight Sail	Millwright Mild	Sleaford	Porter/Stout	3.5%
Fat Cat	Tom Cat (GF)	Norwich	IPA	4.1%
Fat Cat	Fool's Gold	Norwich	IPA	4.2%
Fyne Ales	Jarl	Cairndow	Pale	3.8%
Hopback	Summer Lightning	Salisbury	Bitter	5%
Keltek	Phoenix Pale	Redruth	Pale	4.5%
Kings Clipstone	Squire's Desire	Nottinghamshire	Bitter	4.5%
Nethergate	Melford Mild	Sudbury	Mild	3.7%
Oakham	Inferno	Peterborough	Pale	4%
Oakham	Citra	Peterborough	IPA	4.2%
Orkney	Wave Breaker	Orkney	Pale	4.3%
Pilgrim	Progress	Reigate	Best	4.%
Pilgrim	Quench	Reigate	Pale	3%
Purity	Bunny Hop (VF)	Great Alne	Pale	3.5%
Roosters	Buckeye (VF)	Harrogate	Pale	3.5%
Roosters	Capability Brown (VF)	Harrogate	Bitter	4%
Salopian	Lemon Dream	Shrewsbury	Pale	4.5%
Sambrooks	-	Battersea	-	-
Shadow Bridge	Dwarven Steel Mild	Barton	Mild	4.3%
Signal	-	Croydon	-	-
Taylors	Landlord Dark	Keighley	Porter/Stout	4.3%
Taylors	Knowle Spring Blonde	Keighley	Pale	4.2%
The Cronx Brewery	Entire	Croydon	Porter/Stout	5.2%
The Cronx Brewery	Kotchin	Croydon	Pale	3.9%
The Cronx Brewery	Nektar	Croydon	Pale	4.5%
The Cronx Brewery	Pop Up	Croydon	IPA	5%
Thornbridge	Jaipur IPA	Bakewell	IPA	5.9%
Thornbridge	Astryd	Bakewell	Pale	3.8%
Titanic	Plum Porter	Stoke	Porter/Stout	4.9%
Titsey	-	Warlingham	-	-
Wild Craft	Un Bongo	Church Farm	NEIPA	5.8%
Wild Craft	Eye PA	Church Farm	IPA	3.8%
Wimbledon	Common	Wimbledon	Pale	3.7%
Wimbledon	SW19	Wimbledon	Pale	4%
Woodfordes	Wherry	Norwich	Pale	3.8%
Woodfordes	NOG	Norwich	Red	4.6%

Confirmed ciders

Brewery	Cider	Location	Style	ABV
Ampleforth	Medium Dry	York	Medium Dry	6.5
Broadoak	Rum & Raisin	Somerset	Fruit	4
Broadoak	Purple Haze - Dark Fruits	Somerset	Fruit	4
Broadoak	Pear And Chilli	Somerset	Fruit	4
Celtic Marches (Abrahalls)	Slack Alice	Worcester	Medium	4.6
Celtic Marches (Abrahalls)	Thundering Molly	Worcester	Medium	5.2
Celtic Marches (Abrahalls)	Ruby Tuesday - Raspberry	Worcester	Fruit	4
Celtic Marches (Abrahalls)	Cuckoo Penny - Rhubarb	Worcester	Fruit	4
Celtic Marches (Abrahalls)	Tutti Frutti	Worcester	Fruit	4
Celtic Marches (Abrahalls)	Wild Berries	Worcester	Fruit	4
Celtic Marches (Abrahalls)	Mango & Lime	Worcester	Fruit	4
Gwynt Y Ddraig	Happy Daze	Pontypridd	Medium Sweet	4.5
Gwynt Y Ddraig	Farmhouse Scrumpy Medium	Pontypridd	Medium	5.3
Lilley's Cider Barn	Merry Monkey Scrumpy	Frome	Medium	4.5
Lilley's Cider Barn	Lemon & Lime	Frome	Fruit	4
Lilley's Cider Barn	Strawberry	Frome	Fruit	4
Lilley's Cider Barn	Mango	Frome	Fruit	4
Lilley's Cider Barn	Pineapple	Frome	Fruit	4
Lilley's Cider Barn	Tropical	Frome	Fruit	4
Lilley's Cider Barn	Pina Colada	Frome	Fruit	4
Lilley's Cider Barn	Woo Woo	Frome	Fruit	4
Lilley's Cider Barn	Raspberry Mojito	Frome	Fruit	4
Newton Court Cider	First Press	Leominster	Medium Sweet	4.8
Newton Court Cider	Panting Partridge	Leominster	Perry	5.3
Seacider	Bakewell Tart	Sussex	Fruit	4
Seacider	Raspberry Ripple	Sussex	Fruit	4
Seacider	White Peach	Sussex	Fruit	4
Seacider	Sticky Toffee Pudding	Sussex	Fruit	4
Seacider	Lemon Meringue Pie	Sussex	Fruit	4
Seacider	Marmalade	Sussex	Fruit	4
Seacider	Blood Orange	Sussex	Fruit	4
Seacider	Passion Fruit	Sussex	Fruit	4
Snail Bank	Tumbledown Medium	Herefordshire	Medium	5.2
Snail Bank	Fruit Bat	Herefordshire	Fruit	4
Snail Bank	Appley Dapply	Herefordshire	Sweet	5.2
Snail Bank	Rhubarb	Herefordshire	Fruit	4
Snail Bank	Strawberry & Lime	Herefordshire	Fruit	4
Snail Bank	Pineapple & Pink Grapefruit	Herefordshire	Fruit	4
Snail Bank	Very Perry	Herefordshire	Perry	5
Sting Cider (Scrumpy Wasp)	Odd Pear	Newark	Perry	5.2
Sting Cider (Scrumpy Wasp)	Merry Monk	Newark	Sweet	4
Sting Cider (Scrumpy Wasp)	Tuck's Tipple	Newark	Medium	4.7
Thatchers	Cheddar Valley Medium	Somerset	Medium	6
Thatchers	Stans Traditional	Somerset	Dry	6
Thatchers	Big Apple	Somerset	Medium	6.4
Westons	Rosie's Pig Apple Cider	Herefordshire	Fruit	4.8

Food menu

BBQ

Cheeseburger - £5.30
Jerk Chicken Burger - £5.30
Minute Steak in Ciabatta with Chimichurri Mayo - £7.00
Hot Dog - £6.00

Lower Holmesdale

HD1

Loaded Pulled Pork Chips - £5.50
Loaded Chicken Curry Chips - £5.00
Loaded Vegan Curry Chips - £5.00
Cheesy Chips - £3.50

Upper Holmesdale

HD3

Pie, mash and gravy - £6.50
Goddard’s Steak and Ale Pie - £4.50
Goddard’s Chicken Pie - £4.50
Goddard’s Tuscan Bean Vegan Pie - £4.50

HD4

Chicken Strips - £5.50
Chicken Strips and Chips - £6.50
Chicken Fillet Burger with Lettuce, Slaw & Siracha Aioli - £6.50
Choose your sauce:
- Buffalo
- Jerk
- BBQ

What was it like last year?

Get a taste for what lies in store by reliving the best moments from 2022’s event.

Key details

Saturday, 3rd June, 2023
12:00 BST-Late (last admission 17:00)
SPECIAL OFFER: Buy five tickets and get the sixth free! Simply add six tickets to your basket and use code: 2023BFGroup.
Only open to over-18s.
How to buy: Please click here to buy tickets.

Prices

Tickets: £15 (increases to £23 on the day)
Drink tokens: £2.50

Want to speak to one of our team before you book? Enquire here now or call 020 8768 6013.

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