About Smoke and Fire Festivals – The UK’s Ultimate BBQ & Outdoor Events

Cooking with Smoke and Fire is the perfect antidote to our rushed and hectic lives. It is relaxing, it slows us down. It ignites our senses and brings people together; to feast, celebrate and share delicious food and create memorable times. Cooking with Smoke & Fire kindles friendships that last forever.

Welcome to Smoke & Fire Festivals

Launched in 2017, in just four years the festival established itself as the largest BBQ and outdoor cooking with smoke and fire festival in the UK. Attracting well over 33k visitors during its festival weekend; a true family celebration of the art of cooking with Smoke and Fire as well as raising much-needed funds for its chosen charities.

Summer of 2025 sees us take to the road with a clear mission of spreading the joys of BBQ and outdoor cooking with smoke and fire to an estimated 33k visitors across all our festivals covering the UK See us at the following events.

Smoke and Fire Ascot Racecourse ( Royal Enclosure) 5-6th July which includes the World Butcher Wars with over 20 countries competing plus our new Latin quarter zone in collaboration with Tacover

Smoke and Fire Promenade Park, Maldon Essex 16-17th Aug plus the British Open Freestyle BBQ championships

Each festival will showcase top BBQ and outdoor cooking heroes, competitions, fabulous pop-up restaurants, two live music stages, award-winning street food, BBQ and outdoor cooking equipment demonstrations, kids entertainment, and our own mini real ale and cider festival.    

Live Music throughout the weekend…. and if you didn’t manage to bag Oasis tickets this years we have the next best thing with Britpop Battle taking place on the Sunday at both Smoke and Fire Ascot and Maldon festival the UK’s best tributes BLURD and SHOASIS

If you’re going to visit just one fantastic food festival in 2025 make sure it’s a Smoke & Fire Festival!