Eggtoberfest

If there’s one food event you must not miss then this one is it. Every year since 1998, the makers of the Big Green Egg puts out a huge meat fest called Eggtoberfest. It is held on the 3^rd weekend of October. My parents have been making us go for close to a decade now.
The festival kicks-​off on a Friday with a catered dinner (from Bold American this year, Ritz Carlton the previous years) and an open bar (sodas, wine, beer, bottled water) followed by an all day meat fest the day after. There are 350 BGEs that are fired during the event where participants outdo each other by cooking the best barbecue, pizza, breakfast fare, chili, and whatever else they can cook in a BGE (which is just about everything). You are free to take all the samples you can eat. Mind you, these samples aren’t the itty-​bitty ones you usually see in festivals. These are almost full size servings and most are! There was so much steak, lamb, pork, chicken, and fish that you are literally full after just an hour. Sodas, water, and beer are included in the ticket price as well as a gift bag filled with goodies and a t-​shirt.
Don’t miss it next year. Tickets go on sale sometime in August and sell out within the hour. There were over 1000 people on waitlist last year and no one ever clears. No one cleared this year either.
One last thing– this isn’t your regular food festival where you have to buy food, food tickets or taste coupons. Your ticket price includes everything: food samples, bottled soda or water, and beer. Oh, and there are no vendors in the premises so don’t even bother bringing any money — unless, of course, you want to take home a gleaming BGE or stock up on supplies. BGEs are discounted during the festival only.