USA Today rated All About Beer’s World Beer Festival as one of the “10 great beer festivals to tap into for some suds.” The twice annual gatherings draw thousands of thirsty ale meisters to Raleigh in the spring and Durham in the fall.

Event production time in Durham is extremely tight due to the protective flooring laid in the outfield of historic Durham Athletic Park. Set up and breakdown is overnight. Several thousand people attend and the event sells out in two days. That’s the World Beer Festival standard.