Isle of Man Beer and Cider Festival gets underway

Three-day event returns to Villa Marina's Royal Hall

The 2025 Isle of Man Beer and Cider Festival gets underway later today.

The annual event will open with a CAMRA members and trade session from 2pm, before opening to the general public from 5pm.

Over 120 real ales, ciders, perries, fruit wines and meads will be on offer in the Villa Marina Royal Hall in Douglas.

Matt Cox is one of the festival's organisers:

Tickets for today's public session are £6 each and can be purchased from the Villa Marina box office; in-person or online.

Tomorrow and Saturday the festival will be open from midday until 11pm.

Tickets for Saturday will be £5.

You can find more information HERE.