The Carolina BBQ Festival - 2025

Join us at the Carolina BBQ Festival on April 4th & 5th at Victoria Yards and adjacent parking lot in Charlotte, NC. An amazing Pitmaster lineup for 2025 is coming to celebrate the rich tradition of Whole Hog BBQ. Your ticket includes 5+ lbs of food from 15+ Pitmasters. You better come hungry. Enjoy Live Music, and Shop local vendors: BBQ rubs + sauces, desserts, fresh lemonades, custom trucker hats, & so much more!

Friday the 4th - The Kickoff

We’re kicking off the weekend with our BBQ friends! Come and Meet our Pitmasters! Watch the Pits get set up, and Enjoy Drinks, Eats, Music + More.

Saturday the 5th - The Festival

BBQ tastings from each of our pitmaster stations = 5+ pounds of food (yeah, we did the math). Enjoy live music, shop local vendors + merch, enjoy drinks, & activations.

Let's #BBQforaCause by supporting our friends at Operation BBQ Relief & Hungry Heroes; some of our amazing sponsors will be donating grills and all kinds of BBQ-related tools & swag to include in our raffle to support them.

Ticket Options

The Kickoff - $35

• Menu: Coming Soon
• 2 Drink Tickets (including non-alc beverages)
• Live Music + DJ
  The Festival: General Admission - $75

• Tastings from 15+ Pitmasters
• Access to Live Music + DJ, vendor shopping + sponsor activations
• Enjoy a variety of drinks including, cocktails, beer + wine. Plus, a variety of NA beverages.
• Join in on our raffle & #BBQforaCause
• Shop our exclusive 2025 Carolina BBQ Festival Swag
  The Festival: VIP - $125
• Everything included in General Admission
• 3 Drink Tickets
• Access to VIP Area + Oysters + Seafood Boil
• Early VIP Access to The Festival (11 AM)
• $10 Voucher for Carolina BBQ Festival Merch (shirt or hat)*
  Piglet Tickets - $0

Kids under 10 receive free admission.
Must select a ticket for them at check out for them to attend
We are bringing the BBQ community together again to celebrate the whole hog tradition. Festival Style. Divided by Sauce, United by Coal.

Find us at www.carolinabbqfest.org and @carolinabbqfestival

*Tickets are non-refundable, this is a Rain-or-Shine event.

Merch voucher only applies to the Carolina BBQ Festival merch tent and does not include merch, goods, wares, foods, or drinks from vendors*

Host or Publisher Carolina BBQ Festival