Burgapalooza

Overview

When news dropped of Sydney getting its own burger festival, many of you understandably lost your collective shit. And by many, we mean tens of thousands of you. When Hashtag Burgers announced the glorious, glorious news of the very first Burgapalooza back in February, over 10,000 clicked 'attending' on Facebook. For an event... at Marrickville's Vic on the Park pub.

Due to this overwhelming response to an event at a pub, Hashtag Burgers found a new home for their whopper of a burger event. HB's Archie Saliba and Ben Kagan relocated Burgapalooza to a much bigger venue — University of Sydney's Manning House. Having already accommodated the likes of OutsideIn, One Day Only and many a student rager, Manning is a bloody good choice for an epic burger fest.

Burgapalooza is now running over two whole days (April 16 and 17) instead of the original one. Now you have an entire weekend of burger scoffing to look forward to. And of course, those bigger numbers mean the event is indeed now ticketed to control the crowds — and will be split into lunch and dinner sessions.

There are also a few lineup additions, thanks to the bigger venue. Sydney favourite One Tea Lounge has joined the party, bringing their beloved ice cream sliders to the table. They're joining an all-star cast of Sydney's most lauded burger crews including Bare Grill, Pub Life Kitchen, Barrio Cellar, Redfern's Milk Bar by Café Ish, Chefs Kitchen and Bar Luca — each bringing with them one burger creation exclusive to Burgapalooza.

Bondi hot sauce specialists Handsome Devils Co. will be the official hot sauce supplier for the day. They'll be hosting a chilli eating challenge, while Foodora and Goodtime Burgers host the epic Man Versus Burger eating comp. There'll be live art from some of Australia's best street artists including CRISIS, Grizz, Dose-one and Mike Watt — artworks which will be auctioned off throughout the day, with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish foundation.

There'll be stocked bars on the day as well, alongside one heck of a set from Sydney lad Mike Who hits the decks alongside Hashtag's regular DJs.

Burgapalooza is now running April 16-17 at Manning Bar at Sydney Uni. Stalls open from 11am until 4pm, with the second session kicking off from 5pm until 9pm. 

Image: Bonditonys/Handsome Devils Co.