TICKETS have gone on sale for a popular Salisbury beer and cider festival, set to see in the new year with a host of ales in January.

Winterfest, run by the Salisbury & South Wiltshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), is set to return to the Guildhall on January 24 and 25.

Local ales will be at the heart of the event, which now boasts a new logo thanks to Wiltshire artist Fred Fieber.

Tickets are now on sale priced at £10 – including a free glass and souvenir programme – with organisers promising beer and cider fans the perfect way to ward off the mid-winter blues.

Drinks will be sold in half pint and one-third of a pint measures and card-carrying CAMRA members will get half a pint free.

The new Winterfest logo, by Wiltshire artist, Fred Fieber

The 2024 event sold out in advance so anyone wishing to attend the 2025 festival is being urged to book early to avoid disappointment.

The festival will begin at 6.30pm on Friday, January 24, until 11pm, and between 11am and 8pm the following day.

“The 2024 Winterfest and its summer sister event Summerfest went very well and I am sure that our customers will once again enjoy the hospitality of the Guildhall,” said Andrew Hesketh, festivals co-ordinator for the Salisbury & South Wiltshire branch of CAMRA.

“We are bringing back a music session on the Friday evening featuring the lovely Eve N Song, who gave us such a wonderful performance at Summerfest.”

At the heart of the event, however, would be traditional, local ales and ciders, Mr Hesketh added.

“Winterfest will continue the tradition of a comfortable, conversation-led festival and, of course, an excellent range of real ales and ciders,” he said.

“Beers on sale will feature the traditional winter stouts, porters and milds as well as a variety of other ales. These are being selected both locally and from further afield but beers and ciders from Wiltshire and the surrounding counties will be at the heart of the festival.”

Further details about the beers and ciders to feature in the festival will be published nearer the time.

Meanwhile, book tickets to Winterfest 2025 at salisburycamra.org.uk/winterfest.