Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival (GABF) in January next year will offer some additions from previous years.
Organisers said the 10th version of the festival will “focus on its grass roots”.
Some key highlights include increased local food and drink diversity; a new culinary stage celebrating local ingredients; a new live comedy stage featuring iconic and emerging comedians; more family friendly entertainment and activities on Saturday and the introduction of a new Friday night session with more announcements to come.
GABF will also showcase a line-up of world-class breweries, cideries, distilleries, cocktail specialists, vineyards and local gourmet street food.
The two-day festival is expected to attract around 8000 people from all over the country.
“As habits shift and the demographic of the festival goer becomes more sophisticated, the demand for quality, artisan products and experiences increase as well,” festival founder and co-director Kieran Blood said.
“As a festival, we have also evolved from a locally attended showcase of breweries to an iconic cultural and destination experience in the city centre, attended by a broad cross section of the local community and primarily by a targeted, intra/interstate audience.”
The GABF Geelong is on Friday January 20 from 4pm to 10pm and Saturday January 21 from noon to 7pm at Johnstone Park, Geelong.
Tickets gabfgeelong.com.au/
