Raising Funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association

Tickets are available for the 2025 Macclesfield Charity Beer Festival, which will once again take place at Macclesfield Rugby Club over two evenings, on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th May, with a family-friendly daytime event also on the Saturday.

Tickets for both the Friday and Saturday evenings are available from Maccbeerfest.co.uk, the Saturday daytime is free to attend.

About the 2025 Macclesfield Beer Festival:

• Friday & Saturday evenings: Starting at 7pm, with live music, over 120 beers, 60 ciders and perries, a variety of craft lager, wine, prosecco, gin and run-based drinks, as well as non-alcoholic options and a range of food vendors. Tickets cost £12.50 in advance and include a commemorative glass

• Saturday Daytime: Free-to-attend, family-friendly event, from 12pm to 6pm, in addition to a wide selection of food and drink, the event also includes vintage games, face painting, market stalls, and live music. 

This is the 29th annual Macclesfield Charity Beer Festival, the event is run entirely by volunteers and is one of the region’s longest-running charity events, having raised over £300,000 in its history.

This year’s festival will see the community come together to raise funds for the Cheshire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, supporting grants for things like home adaptation equipment and other essential items to help Cheshire residents impacted by motor neurone disease.

There is a heartfelt reason for this year’s Macc Beer Fest main charity beneficiary, as James Hogben, Chair of the festival, explained:

“Our long-serving volunteer committee members, Jill and Dave Hasler, have dedicated so much to our community over the past 29 years. Their son Rob, a Macclesfield resident and teacher, is facing this challenging illness, so the wider committee put forward the MND Association as our main charity beneficiary, a decision that Jill, Dave and Rob were delighted to endorse. Together, we can raise funds to support families in the local area impacted by motor neurone disease.

“We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our main sponsors, SAS Daniels Solicitors, Bennett Brooks Accountants and Spiral Print, as well as gin & wine bar sponsor, Suburban Green. We couldn’t run this annual charity event without our amazing sponsors, phenomenal volunteers and everyone that comes and supports the event each year. We really can’t wait to welcome you to Macc Beer Fest 2025.”

Alistair Laing, on behalf of the MND Association, said:

“We are so grateful to the team at Macc Beer Fest for choosing the MND Association as its charity of the year, helping to raise vital funds and awareness of this cruel disease.

“Every penny you help to raise during the course of this fabulous weekend will make a huge difference to people who are living with MND and their families. Through our range of support grants, we can offer help in a very practical way, helping to fund access to equipment, days out and contributions to support carers and young carers. Our Cost-of-Living Fund is also there to support anyone living with MND who is facing financial hardship as a result of the ongoing cost of living crisis.

“To people living with MND and their families, your support really does mean the world, thank you.”

The MND Association focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by MND in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.