Grab your lederhosen and pretzel necklaces Coloradans — 2025 Great American Beer Festival tickets are now on sale.

Festival goers will get a chance to sample some 2,000 beers by more than 400 breweries nationwide at the annual event, with three sessions at the Colorado Convention Center from Oct. 9-11.

Tickets to the general public went on sale Wednesday. Tickets are $85 for opening night, $95 on Friday and $95 for the Saturday brewer’s session from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. A three-day pass is $220. Like in 2024, there is no longer a Saturday night session.

Members of the Boulder-based Brewers Association, the host of the 47-year-old event, got pre-sale tickets last week. 

New to this year’s festival: Whiskey.

“For the first time in 47 years, GABF is offering an all-new Distilling Experience, welcoming full-strength spirits to the festival floor!,” according to a news release. “This designated spirits-tasting area will showcase 20 distilleries, offering .25 oz pours across three GABF sessions. Festgoers can look forward to sampling smooth whiskeys, refreshing vodka variations, bright botanical gins, and much more.”

While the event sold out for years, its 2022 return after a two-year pandemic-caused hiatus didn’t see sell-outs until closer to the event date.

There’s also a lot more competition in the beer festival realm, organizers have said.

The economic impact to the area is estimated at $15 million, according to Visit Denver.

The event also brings together more than 200 judges to sample the 10,000 beers submitted for the competition.

Here are some highlights festival goers can look forward to this year, according to the news release:

• Taste a kaleidoscope of flavors, styles, and innovative beverages from hundreds of breweries from across the nation.

• Receive a commemorative, collectible tasting glass.

• Enjoy entertainment, including live music, games, silent disco, lip-synch battle, flash mobs, oompah bands, karaoke, and more.

• Partake in GABF traditions, such as the bagpiper event kick-off, giveaways, and daily costume contests.

• Speak to and learn from industry experts and brewers via seminars and other educational opportunities.

VIP tickets are also available for “foodies” to experience access to PAIRED®, “which unites independent craft breweries with acclaimed chefs from across the country, resulting in uniquely designed small bites perfectly paired with craft beer found nowhere else at the festival.”

Here’s the list of 2024’s winners.