Clarens Craft Beer Festival – General Public & Visitor Brewer Terms & Conditions (2026)

1. Definitions

For purposes of these Terms & Conditions:

• “Festival” refers to the Clarens Craft Beer Festival and all associated events, activities, communications, and digital platforms.

• “Organisers” refers to Go Time Events (PTY) LTD, its directors, employees, contractors, partners, and affiliates.

• “Participant” refers to any attendee, visitor, exhibitor, brewer, vendor, sponsor, service provider, contractor, or competitor present at or involved with the Festival.

• “Exhibitor” refers to any brewery, beverage producer, or food vendor formally participating as an official stallholder.

• “Visitor Brewer” refers to any brewer who attends the Festival as a general ticket holder and not as an Exhibitor.

• “IP” or “Intellectual Property” means all trademarks, branding, logos, layouts, festival concepts, systems, activations, designs, photography, written content, recipes, marketing materials, operational processes, and proprietary concepts belonging to the Organisers or Festival exhibitors.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By purchasing a ticket, entering the Festival venue, participating in Festival activities, or engaging with Festival digital platforms, all Participants acknowledge and agree to these Terms & Conditions.

The Organisers reserve the right to update or amend these Terms at any time. Continued participation constitutes acceptance of any updated terms.

3. Festival Intellectual Property & Creative Concept Protection

All aspects of the Festival’s creative and operational design are the exclusive intellectual property of the Organisers. This includes, without limitation:

• Festival concepts, program structure, and layout

• Design of challenges, games, or special activations

• Naming conventions, slogans, and theme concepts

• Marketing strategy, content, and ticketing mechanisms

• Vendor layout, site flow, operational systems, and visual identity

No Participant may reproduce, copy, imitate, adapt, or repurpose any Festival concept in whole or in part without express written permission from the Organisers.

This restriction applies to:

• Exhibitors

• Vendors

• Contractors

• Visitor Brewers

• Competitors

• Individuals acting through third parties

The Organisers reserve the right to take legal action, issue bans, or enforce remedies for any breach.

4. Visitor Brewer Non-Compete & Anti-Copying Clause

To protect the Festival’s heritage, investment, and identity:

Visitor Brewers, whether attending in a personal or professional capacity, are prohibited from:

• Replicating or initiating any competing craft beer or beverage event within a 15km radius of Clarens for a period of 12 months following the Festival.

• Using festival concepts, ideas, activations, formats, marketing strategies, or vendor structures in another event.

• Using vendors, suppliers, entertainers, or Festival contractors to create a competing event without written permission.

• Using third parties, agents, or proxy organisers to bypass this restriction.

• Soliciting Festival vendors, suppliers, or exhibitors for participation in a competing event.

This clause is enforceable regardless of whether the Visitor Brewer attends as a private individual, under another brand name, or through a third-party company.

5. Protection of Exhibitors’ Products & Brand IP

All products, recipes, branding, and trade materials belong solely to their creators.

No Participant may:

• Copy or reverse-engineer an exhibitor’s product

• Replicate branding, naming, designs, or recipes

• Photograph proprietary brewing processes or equipment without consent

• Use another exhibitor’s product concepts, naming, or creative materials for their own commercial purposes

Breaches will result in removal from the Festival and may incur legal action by exhibitors or the Organisers.

6. Liability, Duty of Care & Indemnity

The Organisers take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe environment. However:

• Participation is entirely at the Participant’s own risk.

• The Organisers, venue owners, and affiliates accept no responsibility for any injury, loss, damage, theft, or harm before, during, or after the Festival.

• Participants indemnify the Organisers against any claims arising from their actions, equipment, behaviour, or negligence.

• The Organisers’ legal duties under South African law remain in force; these terms do not waive statutory obligations.

7. Behaviour, Conduct & Safety Requirements

Participants must behave respectfully, responsibly, and safely.

The Organisers may deny entry or remove any Participant for:

• Unsafe or disruptive behaviour

• Harassment, discrimination, or aggression

• Interference with festival operations, fencing, infrastructure, or safety systems

• Attempted copying or extraction of festival concepts, layouts, or operational details

• Any action harmful to the Festival’s reputation

Removal is at the sole discretion of the Organisers.

8. Vendor & Supplier Protection

To protect long-standing Festival relationships:

• Participants may not solicit, recruit, or attempt to hire Festival vendors, suppliers, contractors, musicians, or service providers for competing events within 15km of Clarens, for 12 months, without written consent.

• Any attempt to replicate festival operations using Festival suppliers is strictly prohibited.

Breach may result in permanent exclusion, civil action, or reputational remedies.

9. Confidentiality

Any operational information, layout plans, supplier lists, concepts, or strategies shared by the Organisers are considered confidential.

Participants may not use or disclose such information for personal, commercial, or competitive purposes.

10. Photography, Videography & Media Use

The Organisers may photograph or film the Festival for promotional and archival purposes.

Participants grant permission for the use of their image, products, or likeness in such material without compensation.

Commercial filming or photography requires prior written approval.

11. Force Majeure

The Organisers will not be liable for cancellations, delays, or changes caused by events outside their control including weather, acts of God, public emergencies, or government regulations.

12. Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by South African law.
Disputes shall be resolved within the jurisdiction of courts located in the Free State Province.

13. Acceptance

By purchasing a ticket, entering the Festival grounds, or otherwise participating in the Clarens Craft Beer Festival, all Participants acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. Entry to the Festival constitutes full acceptance of all rules, obligations, and restrictions outlined herein, including but not limited to intellectual property, non-compete, conduct, and safety provisions.