BBQFest 2024

When the nights start getting cold, Wachusett keeps things hot with a festival celebrating all things barbecue. Pick from some of the best smoked and grilled food in the region, featuring the Sticky Fingers Sauce station.

Berry Sweet

Firefly’s BBQ

Richie’s Slush & Food

Travelin’ Bones

Big T’s BBQ

Mike’s Moonwalk Ultimate Grille

Rustic Fusion

Travelin’ Pizza

Totally Nutz

Canterbury Kettle Corn

Pieson’s Pizza

Sugarcane Hut

Twizted Beverages

A Thread of Hope – Guatemalan Fair Trade

Accessories To Go

Bali Marle Hot Sauce

Crochet Critters

Bittersweet Company

Diamond Heart Art Studios

Farmwicks Candle Co.

Kool Kat’s Airbrush Tattoos

Mya Collections

Plain View Alpaca Farm

Worcester Dogtopia

Andean Dawn Alpacas

Bri’s Sweet Treats

Eat Sleep Beach

FB Products

Lizzie’s Delights

NO’s Custom 3D Printing

Plata Chalkboards

Tie Dye Cozies

Wormtown Trading Co.

Skip’s Jelly

Angry Goat Pepper Co.

Berkshire Gold

Evol-Eye

Colleen Cecelia’s Textiles

Family Martial Arts

Kitchen Sink Candle Company

Losa Candles

Pepper Junction

Rustic Valley Designs

Woodworks By the Way

Yarina Creations

Contests & Shows

12:00pm – Magic with Steve Charette (Back Stage)

12:15pm – Tattoo Contest (Front Stage)
Think you’ve got the best tattoos at the mountain? Show them off and let the crowd decide! Sign up begins at 12:00pm under the large white tent by the Food Court.

12:30pm – Fire Dancing by Katastrophi (Food Court Field)

1:00pm – Wunderle’s Circus Show (Back Stage)

1:15pm – Keg Toss (Back Field)
Categories for Lady’s and Men’s – Who can chuck an empty keg the furthest? Sign up begins at 1:00pm on the back field near the Circus & Magic Show stage.

1:30pm – Janicki Designs Mountain Bike Show (Food Court Field)

2:00pm – Magic with Steve Charette (Back Stage)

2:30pm – Hot Wings Competition (Front Stage)
Face the heat! Be the first to finish a line-up of fiendishly-hot chicken wings, featuring Sweet Baby Ray’s Hot Sauce. Sign up begins at 2:15pm under the large white tent by the Food Court.

3:00pm – Wunderle’s Circus Show (Back Stage)

3:00pm – Mountain Bike & Fire Dance Combo Show (Food Court Field)

4:00pm – Magic with Steve Charette (Back Stage)

Live Music Hot Off the Grill:

Dr. Harp’s Blues Revue Band
Saturday @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm
These locals have opened for B.B. King, George Thorogood, and more.

Way Up South
Saturday @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Playing southern, blues, country, jazz, and Americana rock.

Boatyard Resin
Sunday @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Get ready for an afternoon jammed with funk.

True North
Sunday @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Classic rock from the 80’s and 90’s.