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The Great British Beer Festival (often shortened to '''GBBF''') is a yearly Beer Festival organised by CAMRA , the Campaign for Real Ale . It presents a selection of Cask Ale s and other alcoholic drinks from the UK and beyond. The festival is also home to the Champion Beer Of Britain awards. GBBF's sister festival, the National Winter Ales Festival concentrates on Beer Styles such as Porter and Stout , and is held in January of each year. GBBF is styled the "biggest real beer festival in the world" and offers around 450 beers from British breweries, as well as around 200 international beers from countries including Belgium , Germany and the USA . Traditional British Cider and Perry is also available. The festival is completely staffed by unpaid volunteers, around 1000 of whom work at the festival. The festival is usually held during the first full week in August and runs from Tuesday to Saturday. The Tuesday afternoon session is only open to the trade and press, with the Champion Beer Of Britain award winners being announced mid-afternoon. The general public are admitted from early Tuesday evening until the festival closes on Saturday evening (although the festival is not open overnight). CAMRA figures show that over 45,000 people visit the festival over the course of the week and consume some 240,000 pints of beer - about 1.5 pints per second {Link without Title} As well as the beer, the festival offers entertainment such as live music and traditional Pub Games , as well as a variety of food stands. EVENT HISTORY CAMRA held their first large Beer Festival in central London in September 1975. This was the Covent Garden Beer Festival and ran from 9-13 September. Strictly speaking it wasn't a GBBF but it was the forerunner of the festival. The first "proper" GBBF was held in 1977.
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