MEAT Noosa - A Gourmet Smokeout
🔥🍖 MEAT Noosa 2026 Is Coming… And We're Turning The Heat ALL The Way Up 🍖🔥
Forget your average Saturday out.
MEAT Noosa 2026 is a full-day experience of BBQ, live fire, cold beers, entertainment, competition, family fun and a bloody good time.
And this year? We're going bigger. Way bigger.
2026 sees MEAT Noosa officially become the home of the Queensland BBQ Championships 🏆🔥, bringing some of the best BBQ teams in the state together to battle it out over smoke, fire, meat and bragging rights.
But that's only part of what makes this year's event so big.
🔥 THE ULTIMATE FAMILY DAY OUT
Bring the whole crew because there's something happening for everyone.
The kids can burn off some energy with:
🎪 Jumping Castle
🎨 Face Painting
🔥 BBQ action and demonstrations
🍖 Plenty of incredible food
🎸 Live entertainment
And while the kids are going wild, the adults can get stuck into some serious fun of their own...
🪓 Axe Throwing
🐂 Bucking Bull
⛳ Golf Simulator
🏎️ Car Simulator
🍺 Cold beer and cocktails
🔥 Live-fire BBQ action
So yeah... you can absolutely bring the kids.
But don't think that means you're getting a boring family day out!
🥩🔥 THIS IS BBQ TAKEN SERIOUSLY
MEAT Noosa is where BBQ lovers come to eat, learn, compete and get inspired.
Expect some of the country's best BBQ vendors firing up their pits and serving everything from championship brisket and smoky ribs to burgers, wings, pork, sausages and all the filthy, delicious stuff you probably shouldn't be eating every weekend.
And then there's the smell...
If you've never stood in the middle of hundreds of kilos of meat being cooked over live fire, you're in for a treat.
🏆 QUEENSLAND BBQ CHAMPIONSHIPS
For 2026, MEAT Noosa is officially the home of the Queensland BBQ Championships.
Pit crews will go head-to-head, putting their skills, patience and fire management to the test as they chase Queensland BBQ glory.
Smoke. Fire. Competition. Bragging rights.
This is BBQ at another level.
🔥 LEARN FROM THE BEST
Think you know BBQ?
Come and level up.
Your MEAT Noosa ticket includes access to three incredible BBQ Schools, giving you the chance to learn from some of the best in the business.
🥩 The Australian Brisket Board - Champion's Table
Take your BBQ skills to competition level and learn the techniques behind championship-worthy brisket.
🔥 Cotton Tree Meats - Butcher's BBQ Masterclass
Learn the fundamentals of BBQ, from choosing your cut to getting the absolute most out of your meat.
🍖 Noosa BBQ & Fireplace Centre - Grill Masters Academy
Step up your skills with intermediate techniques, live-fire cooking and plenty of tips you can take home.
Three schools. Three expert teams. One seriously tasty education.
And yep - it's all included in your MEAT Noosa ticket.
🍺 BBQ + BEER = A PRETTY GOOD COMBINATION
We're stoked to have Heads of Noosa back as the Official Beer Partner of MEAT Noosa 2026.
Cold beer. Sunshine Coast BBQ. Live fire. Live music.
Honestly, what more do you need?
BBQ in one hand. Cold beer in the other.
Sounds like a pretty bloody good Saturday to us.
🔥 AND THEN THERE'S THE SCOTTSDALE PORK VIP LOUNGE
Want to take things up another level?
We've teamed up with Scottsdale Pork to create the ultimate VIP experience.
Welcome to the:
🔥 SCOTTSDALE PORK VIP LOUNGE 🔥
Your VIP ticket gets you:
🚪 Express Entry - Get straight into the festival
🍖 Exclusive Barbecue Mafia VIP Platter For One - Slow-smoked brisket, pulled pork, pork belly burnt ends, slaw, pickles, chillies and BBQ pit beans
🥃 Private 18+ VIP Lounge
🍺 Private VIP Bar
🚻 Indoor Facilities
It's the VIP treatment from the moment you arrive.
🔥 THERE'S A LOT GOING ON...
Whether you're obsessed with BBQ, looking for a family day out, keen to try something you've never done before, or just want a bloody good Saturday with your mates...
MEAT Noosa has you covered.
🥩 Next-level BBQ vendors
🏆 Queensland BBQ Championships
🔥 Live-fire cooking
👨🍳 BBQ Schools
🪓 Axe throwing
🐂 Bucking bull
⛳ Golf simulator
🏎️ Car simulator
🎪 Jumping castle
🎨 Face painting
🎸 Live entertainment
🍺 Cold beer
🍹 Cocktails
👨👩👧👦 Family fun
🔥 And a whole lot more...
This isn't just a BBQ festival.
It's a massive day out built around great food, great people and a whole lot of fun.
So grab the family.
Grab your mates.
Grab your appetite.
And get ready for MEAT Noosa 2026.
🔥 Saturday, 19 September 2026
📍 Noosa Dolphins Rugby Union Club, Sunshine Beach
⏰ 12pm - 7pm