The Great Australian Beer Festival Geelong is turning 10 and is celebrating with a plethora of food, drink and entertainment on Friday January 20 and Saturday January 21.
The expanded program ranges from iconic and emerging live music and live comedy to cooking demonstrations, masterclasses and beer-food pairing, live Australian Open tennis coverage on the big screen and family-friendly activities.
Delivering an immersive ‘Taste of the Region’, the festival will also showcase a line-up of more than 300 world-class breweries, cideries, distilleries, cocktail specialists, vineyards and local gourmet street food.
MasterChef semi-finalist and owner of Tim’s Toasties Tim Bone and Little Creatures Geelong executive chef Stephen Shing will deliver the cooking demonstrations.
With the full GABF Weekend program announced, festival founder and co-director Kieran Blood said he was excited by what was on offer at this year’s event.
“We are expecting a sold-out crowd with a diverse mix of locals and visitors from all parts of Australia and overseas,” he said.
“At GABF, we love to push the boundaries and most of all, create lifelong memories through unique and engaging experiences.
“Our program celebrates creativity, diversity and all things that make our region great.”
The full GABF entertainment program is at gabfgeelong.com.au and features iconic and emerging contemporary music with Gabby Steel, Maz Green Jasmin Adria, Tyne James Organ and Jolyon Petch closing off the Friday night session and Seamus McCorry, Violas, Ash Grunwald, The Natural Culture and Telenova headlining the Saturday session.
