Meatstock Festival

Meat lovers worldwide will gather at the Sydney Showgrounds for the Meatstock Festival three-day festival in May every year.

This beloved meat-filled event will feature bands, beer, barbecues, and more!

This festival isn’t limited to those over eighteen, with every purchase of an adult ticket coming with the option of a free children’s ticket. Unite with fellow meat enthusiasts for a day of drinking, eating, relaxing, and learning.

At the heart of Meatstock is a huge unmatched line-up of BBQ pit-masters and authentic ‘low and slow’ barbecue, cooking on some of Australia’s biggest and craziest smokers and barbecues. Vendors include Phat Boyz Smoking, Smokin Hot ’N Saucy, 2 Smokin Arabs, Black Iron Smokers, Black Bear Barbecue and many more.

Over 50 teams from across Australia will be battling it out at the Heat Beads Sydney Barbecue Wars to be crowned the best barbecuers in the state. Over 20 butchers will also go head to head on stage, competing to be crowned Sydney’s best butcher.

Plus, the Street BBQ King of the Grill competition will pit barbecue teams against each other, cooking steak, wings, bacon, hot dogs and burgers.  If this still isn’t enough, you can park up and watch competitors live on stage in the hilarious Beard and Mo Wars and must-see competitive eating competitions.

Last but definitely not least, Meatstock has all your senses covered, putting together some of the best Australian Rock on the Pirate Life live stage.

Ticketing options range from single-day GA to weekend super passes. Kids are welcome and free under 12. Be quick. Tickets do sell out!

Sydney Showground is in Sydney Olympic Park, located about 17 kilometres west of the CBD. You can get there by car via the A4 (and there’s onsite parking available), or you can take public transport with train, bus and ferry options available.