Smoke and Fire Festival

Smoke and Fire Festival Smoke & Fire Festival is the UK's largest award-winning BBQ festival experience! A celebration of li We have a new home folks!

And what a home it is, Castle Park, Colchester is an oasis in the centre of one of Britain's oldest towns. Over 2000 years of Colchester history and heritage; can be found in the park. For one weekend in August, Lower Castle Park will sizzle with the smell and sound of the barbecue. We’re talking buckets of marinade slathered over the meat using mops. The Smoke and Fire festival; is a celebration

of cooking using smoke and fire. While; you explore the festival’s array of attractions (we're not just a BBQ festival), expect to salivate at the aromas of smoked ribs cooked low and slow. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

This annual event with international reach will generate a lot of buzz on the UK Chilli and Barbecue scene for style of event that no other local event is providing – a family friendly celebration of all thing BBQ and Spicy. Smoke and Fire Festival represents a unique and engaging platform for companies to showcase their brands. A broad range of opportunities exist, ranging from sponsorship and brand awareness through to product placement or sampling and access to our social media and online following. We are happy to take a flexible approach to accommodating different marketing strategies within the festival with focus on the greatest benefit for your fans. Brand image, personality and values transfer by association with Smoke and Fire. Contact us for further discussion and details of our sponsorship pack at [email protected] or
call us +44 (0) 7843217194

28/05/2026

This summer just got hotter 🔥

Thanks to the Government’s temporary VAT reduction on family-focused activities, we’re passing the savings directly on to you at Smoke & Fire Festival.

✔️ Family ticket prices reduced this summer

✔️ Advance family tickets now from approx. £58 (previously around £68)

✔️ Family packages expanded from 2 adults + 2 children to 2 adults + 3 children

Keeping Smoke & Fire as accessible and family-friendly as possible, this VAT reduction allows us to pass genuine savings back to families while continuing to support live events, tourism and local businesses.

More value. More memories. More fire this summer 🔥

🎟 Grab Your tickets now -> smokeandfirefestival.com/tickets

🔥 Alabama White Chicken – Smoke & Fire Festival style! 🔥Crispy, juicy smoked chicken slathered in that iconic tangy Alab...
16/05/2026

🔥 Alabama White Chicken – Smoke & Fire Festival style! 🔥

Crispy, juicy smoked chicken slathered in that iconic tangy Alabama white sauce. This one’s a real crowd-pleaser and ridiculously easy for you to try this weekend.

We used Firefly Barbecue’s incredible Alabama Rub for that perfect flavour hit and finished it with their creamy Alabama White Sauce. Absolute game-changer.

Who’s firing up the grill this weekend? Tag your BBQ buddy below and send this to someone who needs to try it! 👇

Bringing the heat with Smoke and Fire Festival 🔥

05/05/2026

🔥 Join us at BBC Gardeners’ World Live & the Good Food Show at the NEC Birmingham | 18–21 June 🔥

Get ready for the ultimate day out for food lovers, BBQ fans, and outdoor enthusiasts.
Here’s what’s waiting for you 👇

Book a Masterclass at the Monolith BBQ School
Watch legendary pitmasters share their skills on the Feast from the Fire stage
Explore BBQ Alley – packed with the best barbecues, smokers, and grills
Relax in our Eat • Heat • Retreat garden withwood-fired hot tubs & outdoor kitchen dining
Discover unique finds at the Embers Artisan Market

Grab your tickets now with 20% OFF using code SMOKE20

Don’t miss it… this is where summer starts 🔥


Sticky, smoky ribs done right 🔥If you’ve got time this Bank Holiday… this is your move.We’ve teamed up with Firefly Barb...
02/05/2026

Sticky, smoky ribs done right 🔥
If you’ve got time this Bank Holiday… this is your move.

We’ve teamed up with Firefly Barbecue to show you how to get ribs that are properly tender, smoky and full of flavour.

Save this for your Bank Holiday BBQ 🔥
You’ll want to come back to this one

And if you’re doing it this weekend—tag us, we want to see 👇

Bringing the heat with Smoke and Fire Festival 🔥

14/10/2025

15/08/2025

MY WINEHOUSE⁠
Come and celebrate with us what would have been her 42nd birthday year, The life, her music, the icon. One of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time, Amy Winehouse.⁠

Laura recreates Amy‘s most memorable live performances including the jazz standard from Ella Fitzgerald ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’, Amy’s version of ‘Mister Magic’ from the legendary Grover Washington, Sam Cook’s ‘Cupid’ and ‘Monkey Man’ by The Specials.⁠

Praised worldwide by many of her loyal fans, this show truly is a celebration of the musical legacy left by the late, great superstar, Amy Winehouse.⁠

‘Laura is the No1 tribute to Amy in the world’⁠
—Mitch Winehouse⁠

The show will take place on the Sunday of both the Ascot & Maldon festivals!⁠
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🔗 Link in bio for TICKETS! 🔗⁠
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📍 ROYAL ASCOT RACECOURSE – Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July⁠
📍 MALDON, ESSEX – Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August⁠


⭐ Laura Jane Butler A TRIBUTE TO AMY⁠
Celebrating the life of the late, great Amy Winehouse -⁠
Only endorsed show by Amy’s family 🩷⁠
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13/08/2025

NIDHOGGR MEAD
Yorkshire brewed honey mead - wow - this will be special - catch them in Maldon folks!

⭐ NidhoggrMeadCo
Purveyors of premium mead, based in the heart of Yorkshire!
100% honey, pure and simple!

📷 Give cocktail making a go!
With this Blueberry & Blackcurrant Manhattan, made with our mead:
Get your bottle now> https://nidhoggrmead.com/products/blueberry-blackcurrant

Equal parts (30ml)
- Blueberry & Blackcurrant Mead
- Bourbon
- Dry Vermouth
And 2 dashes of bitters

Give it a shake or stir (it's up to you) and hey presto, you have a delicious cocktail!

Address

Promenade Park, Park Drive
Colchester
CO11UG

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Sunday 11:30am - 10:30pm

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