The Sussex Beer and Cider Festival returns for a 29th year on March 22 and 23, with more than 140 real ales, plus ciders and perries.

Sussex Beer FestivalThe festival is being held at Brighton Racecourse and will feature food — including vegetarian and vegan options — and have full wheelchair accessibility.

Tickets for each session will be available on the door. The ticket price includes a souvenir glass and programme. Card-carrying CAMRA members can also obtain £2 worth of beer tokens at the CAMRA membership stand. If you join CAMRA on the day, you will also receive tokens valid for two pints and a copy of the Good Beer Guide.

Please bear in mind that the popular beers sell very quickly, and, as it takes at least 48 hours for beers to settle, cannot be replaced once sold out.

Advance tickets are now available, until March 16, from: the Evening Star, Brighton; Gardener’s Arms and Brewers Arms, Lewes; Duke of Wellington, Shoreham-by-Sea; Selden Arms, Worthing; Beer Essentials, Horsham; Eagle, Eastbourne; and Tower, St Leonards Brewery, and Brewery Shade, Crawley.

For postal sales, please state which session(s) you require, enclose a 9×4 SAE with your cheque, made payable to Sussex CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival, and send to SBB&CF Ticket Sales, 16 Connell Drive, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6RT. Postal Sales will be available until March 16, but no refunds will be processed after March 13.

For more information, visit the festival website