Leeds International Beer Festival 2024: 12th edition of beer extravaganza returns to Kirkstall Abbey this week

Leeds International Beer Festival is kicking off today (September 5), taking over the church, courtyard and cloister at the monastic ruins for a four day celebration of the beloved beverage.

With a wide selection of beers from local breweries, to breweries from around the UK and beyond, there is sure to be something for everyone.

Along with hundreds of beers, ciders and other drinks are a range of food vendors including charcuterie masters Friends Of Ham, Indian street food gurus Bundobust and pop-up shop-turned-newly opened restaurant Homeboy Pizza Co.

Here’s everything you need to know about Leeds International Beer Festival 2024:

LIBF sessions and how to buy tickets

Leeds International Beer Festival is split into five hour sessions, except for the Thursday which lasts six hours. Last orders are called 30 minutes before the end of each session, and breweries will stop taking orders 15 minutes before the session ends.

Sessions:

• Thursday, September 5: 5pm to 11pm; £12
• Friday, September 6: noon to 5pm, £15; 6pm to 11pm, £15
• Saturday, September 7: noon to 5pm, £15; 6pm to 11pm, £15
• Sunday, September 8: noon to 5pm, £9.50

Tickets can be found here.

Breweries, bars, bottle shops and food stalls at LIBF 2024:

UK breweries:

• Brew York
• Burning Sky
• Bundobust
• Cromarty
• DMC Brewery
• Duration
• Farm Yard Brew Co
• Full Circle Brew Co
• Fire Points
• Harrogate
• Horsforth
• Kirkstall
• The Kernel
• Lakes Brew Co
• Lost Cause
• McColl’s
• North Brew Co
• Northern Monk
• Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing
• Siren Craft Brew
• Tartarus
• Thornbridge
• Turning Point
• Verdant
• Zapato

UK bars and bottle shops:

• Hoptimist
• Raynville
• Whitelock’s
• Wayward Wines

International breweries:

• Bierkeller
• Sierra Nevada

Ciders at LIBF:

• The Cider Cask

Food vendors:

• Bundobust
• Doner Summer
• Friends Of Ham
• Homeboy Pizza
• Little Bao Boy
• Little Red Food Truck
• MorMor
• Parmstar
• Tacopia

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Additional info

Organisers have warned visitors that due to the nature of the site, the ground may be uneven and there are some small steps. Ramps are in place across the site to ensure full accessibility.

Smoking and vaping are prohibited on the festival site.

The festival uses contactless payment, and the breweries and foot stalls will all be accepting card payment. No cash payments will be accepted on site.