Brisbane BBQ Festival 2017

Overview

It's official: low and slow barbecuing has become Brisbane's favourite style of food preparation. In fact, there's a festival to prove it. Come July 8 and 9, the Brisbane Showgrounds will be engulfed in the kind of smoky, spicy taste sensations that can only come from taking your time to lock in as much goodness as possible.

Following on from sold-out fests in 2015 and 2016, the third annual Brisbane BBQ Festival will once again see a convoy of food trucks, burger joints and more converge upon Bowen Hills to prove their culinary patience. They'll be starting up their ovens long before their doors open, and you'll get to devour the long-simmering rewards.

Between sampling from the likes of That BBQ Joint, Ze Qickle and How We Rolls  — and Seattle's Joe's Ribs, and Sydney's Parrilla Argenchino, Get in the Q and Rangers Texas BBQ too, just to name a few — you'll also watch teams of professionals battle it out to be crowned the low and slow champions, all while scoring free samples of their creations. Or, sip frosty bevs at pop-up bars, learn new skills at masterclasses and workshops, and browse the marketplace for barbecue-related products to help you whip up a storm at home.

In total, there'll be 15 barbecue food stalls, 40 barbecue competition teams, 5 barbecue championship categories (including a whole hog category) and more than 25 market stalls over the two-day eating, drinking bonanza. Plus, the sounds of The Cactus Channel, Little Billie, The Hi Boys, The Pickletones, The Johnson Stompers, The Sugar Shakers, West Texas Crude, The Good Ole Boys and more will provide your ultimate barbecue soundtrack.