The World Beer Festival has two sessions, ticketed separately. Each session is four hours, 12-4 PM and 6-10 PM. With a general admission ticket, you receive a tasting glass for unlimited 2-ounce tastings and a festival program. General admission tickets are $40 per session (day of event $50 per session, if not sold out).
VIP tickets SOLD OUT. The ticket includes a World Beer Festival commemorative glass, an upscale food buffet, a private hospitality area, and a bonus of extra special beers not available at the brewers’ tables. VIP tickets also include unlimited sampling from the breweries tables, a selection of over 300 different beers.
On-line tickets sold through E-Tix. Click 
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2011 Ticket Outlets
(These outlets are accepting cash only. Please call ahead to verify ticket availability and any restrictions.)
The brand new Beer Dispensary in Apex is a brand new outlet and Festival Sponsor! Open Tues – Sat, in sweet downtown Apex, 20 mins. from north Raleigh – and worth the drive. 103-A E Chatham St., Apex NC 27502
Newly remodeled and opened, BrewMasters is a great beer bar that is all about local – local beer and local food. 303 W. Martin Street, downtown Raleigh. Selling tickets Tues. – Fri., 5P to close.
Foothills is a well-respected brewery and restaurant, brewing right in downtown Winston-Salem. Their menu goes hand-in-hand with their beer selection, since many of their dishes feature their own brews.
