BBQ & NJ Craft Beer Festival
August 31, 2024 from 11:00am to 05:00pm
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Over 40 NJ craft beers, nearly 20 of the area’s top pitmasters, three days of live music…
The annual BBQ & Craft Beer Festival, sponsored by Wild Fork in Eatontown, NJ, returns to Monmouth Park for three more mouth-watering days this Labor Day weekend.
Enjoy summer’s best BBQ like ribs, pulled pork and brisket, plus over 40 craft beers all brewed right here in the Garden State.
Food trucks begin serving at roughly 11am.
Beer garden sampling tickets are $15 for 10 two-ounce samples. Purchase your sampling tickets and racetrack general admission day-of or get in advance at seatgeek.com/monmouth to save 15%. Sampling goes from 11:30am-5pm. Ticket sales/check-in 11:30am-4pm. Day-of ticket sales are cash only.
Enjoy live music 12-4pm all three days.
FREE family fun day activities – featuring clowns, face painters, pony rides and a bounce house – on Saturday and Sunday from 12-4pm in the picnic area.
Participating Food Trucks: Alpine Creamery, DoBees Backyard BBQ, El Lechon De Negron, Enzo’s, Five Sisters, House of Cupcakes, Good Food=Good Mood, Local Smoke, Lola’s, Magic Mike’s Smoked Meats, NC Ribs on Wheels, NYC Mac Truck and Vagabond Kitchen & Tap House.
Participating NJ Craft Beers
First race is 12:50pm.
FREE Parking.
General Admission just $6. Children 12 and younger are FREE.
No pets allowed.
Coolers and BYO is only permitted in the picnic area.
Event is rain or shine.
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