Event History
CAMRA held their first large beer festival in Covent Garden, London in September 1975. It was a 4 day event that attracted 40,000 people who drank 150,000 pints of real ale. Strictly speaking it was not a GBBF, but it has been considered the forerunner of the festival. The first "proper" GBBF was held in 1977.
- 1977–79: Alexandra Palace, London
- 1980: Alexandra Palace (in tents after the Palace burnt down)
- 1981–82: Queens Hall, Leeds
- 1983: Bingley Hall, Birmingham
- 1984: No event
- 1985–87: Metropole, Brighton
- 1988–89: Queens Hall, Leeds
- 1990: Metropole, Brighton
- 1991: Docklands Arena, London
- 1992–2005: Olympia, London
- 2006–11: Earls Court, London
- 2012-13: Olympia, London
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