Tickets for Bury St Edmunds East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival now on sale

Tickets for a popular six-day beer and cider festival in Bury St Edmunds have gone on sale.

Organisers of the 32nd East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival have announced a limited number of first release tickets for the event have now gone live.

These offer discounts and guarantee fast track and admission to the festival, which is from August 21 to 26, at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and proceeds will support local charities and good causes.

Martin Bate, beer festival organiser, said: “Making the first tranche of tickets available reminds us the festival is now only four months away.

“We so excited to be working with St Edmundsbury Cathedral again to stage what promises to be our biggest and best yet.

“We’re working hard with our charity partners, including St Nicholas’s Hospice, Women’s Royal Army Voluntary Corps, Bury Theatre Royal and other local fund-raisers, to ensure we have another successful year.

“I urge everybody to get on-line and buy their tickets now while prices are low.”

A full entertainment programme will be announced shortly and will feature range of musical genres to suit every taste.

To make the festival accessible for all, admission to the weekday daytime, Sunday and Monday sessions will be free.

The event, which last year raised more than £30,000, is organised by the West Suffolk and Borders Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale.

Tickets are available from burystedmundesbeerfestival.com