Summertime means lots of backyard fun. A BBQ festival complete with games, decorations, and other fun activities is an excellent place to start. A BBQ festival is also a great way to bring the family together and meet new friends.
Are you looking for the best fun at a BBQ party? Here are some of our exciting BBQ festival ideas.
Trunk or Treat
If you have been to a BBQ festival, you may have heard something called “trunk or treat.” At a trunk or treats party, costumed children go from trunk to trunk to collect candy from vehicle owners.
The vehicle owners decorate the back of their cars and wait for the kids to “trick or treat” from car-to-car. It is an alternative to the house to house trick. Some people create themed designs that blow away most of the cars at the BBQ festival.
Chili Cook-Off
A unique way to get together with friends is to start your chili cook-off. A warm, hearty bowl of everyone’s favourite chili recipe can be a fun way to add some spice to the BBQ festival.
Gather your most food-savvy crew and start cooking at the same time, with a set number of hours to finish. You can also invite guests to bring their best chili in a slow cooker. Voting can be as simple as a show of hands.
Cookie Exchange
A cookie swap at a BBQ festival is a social event with a practical side. At the BBQ festival, your friends will sample a variety of cookies. However, you won’t have to do all of the baking yourself!
Typically, guests bake a dozen cookies for every attendee. Just remember to invite everyone several weeks in advance so that family members and friends have time to test and exchange their best recipes. There are many essential parts of the cookie exchange to consider. However, the most important thing is that everyone leaves with a variety of goodies.
Face Painting
Are you looking for fun activities to do with your kids and friends at the next BBQ party? You can create quality family fun at a BBQ festival by engaging children and adults in a face painting exercise.
Face painting is one of the easiest ways to bounce ideas off of each other and get inspiration. Some of the material you will need include:
- Paint
- Brushes
- Instructional Easel
- Table Cloths
- Water Containers
- Paper Towels
- Aprons
Whether your family members and friends are beginners or experts at painting, you should reassure them over and over again that they’ll have fun.
Music
What’s a party without music? Music can make or break a BBQ festival, but it’s importance should not be underestimated. Generally speaking, good party music is upbeat and has the right mix of warmth, nostalgia, and surprise.
Consider playing some good old-fashioned tunes over outdoor speakers. The music should have that fun and casual vibe to bring out the quintessential element of your BBQ.
Prepare the Best Food
Working out how much you will eat at the BBQ is key. There are a lot of different ways to cook barbecue, but it’s vital to cook meat thoroughly to ensure that it’s safe to eat. Ensure fish is cooked thoroughly too.
If using a smoker, reduce the number of times you open it. The other thing you will need is a water softener. For the best drinking water, get the highest rated water softener.
Sack Race
The sack race is undeniably a BBQ festival classic. This is a sport in which people compete with their legs inside a sack. It is a fantastic way for kids to get plenty of outdoor fun and learn amazing development skills. There are numerous variations to sack racing rules.
Outdoor Movie Night
There’s nothing more exciting at a BBQ festival like a great movie projected on a big screen. All you need is the right equipment and setup. From there, you’ll want to project the film onto a flat platform. You don’t need a top of the line projector.
While you’re certainly not going to get cinema-level quality, you want to make sure you’re throwing an epic movie show. You can make your BBQ outdoor movie night a festival to remember with a movie that is appropriate but appealing to all ages.
Conclusion
No matter which activities you choose, make sure they’re as simple as you want them to be. Enjoy your BBQ festival, and remember to eat as much as you want.
