The organising committee have today announced that this year’s Guildford Beer Festival (GBF) has been cancelled. The event was due to take place at Guildford Cricket Club on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd May 2020.

James Faulkner (Chairman) said:

“As everyone is aware the outbreak of Covid-19 has created a unique and extremely difficult set of circumstances. Taking into consideration the latest advice from the government along with the wellbeing of our staff and all attendees, sadly and with deep regret, the committee concluded cancelling the event was the only option.

“We have extensively explored the feasibility of a temporary postponement. However, this has been made extremely difficult with the lack of certainty on when we may be in a position to safely hold an outdoor event like ours, which requires significant infrastructure and set-up lead times. Previously we have always been able to share the substantial infrastructure costs with the county cricket matches hosted at Guildford Cricket Club. Holding the GBF as a standalone event, possibly with a smaller attendance, is not viable.