Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival 2023

Get ready to experience the biggest beer, BBQ, and music festival in the Southern Hemisphere as the Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival returns in 2023.

With over 21,000 fans attending last year's festival, this year's event promises to be even bigger and better.

With a jam-packed music lineup featuring The Living End, Dune Rats, DJ Dexter, and Magic Dirt, among others, along with five live music stages, this festival is set to be an unforgettable experience.

Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival
Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival. (Source: Festival, pic by Nick Astonei)

As part of the festival, there will be a special Australian-wide international beer collaboration with Ukrainian brewery 2085, aimed at raising funds for providing emergency aid inside Ukraine to the fighters and their families.

And if that's not enough, the festival will also feature a mouth-watering BBQ lineup curated by Big Bad Wolf's Alana Brabin and Sarah Turner, featuring Indigenous BBQ from around the world.

Don't miss out on this year's Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival and join the thousands of beer, BBQ, and music fans for an incredible experience.

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August

The 2025 AIFST Convention (AIFST25) will bring together Australia’s agrifood science and technology community for two days of cutting-edge insights, industry connections, and professional growth.

The Gluten-Free Expo is the largest dedicated gluten-free event in Australia. It provides an ideal platform to showcase your gluten-free products to targeted, qualified gluten-free consumers. 

The Australian National University (ANU) Agrifood Innovation Institute has partnered with not-for-profit organisation, Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), to bring the future of food to the nation’s capital. Made & Grown: The Future of Food will take place in Canberra on 21 August, spotlighting the biotechnologies shaping the Australian food system.

September

Fine Food Australia is back in 2025, taking place from 8-11 September at ICC Sydney. One of the country’s leading trade events for the food industry, it brings together professionals from retail to hospitality, bakery to import, export and distribution.

Australia’s largest and most influential food trade event is back in Sydney this year. Fine Food Australia 2025 will take place from 8–11 September at the ICC Sydney, and bring together the full foodservice, hospitality, and retail industry for four powerful days of product discovery, education, and business connection.

The 13th ICSD 2025 will be an opportunity to share ideas and research findings relevant to the Sustainability Science, through the European network of academics.

Get ready to raise your glass even higher, because the Gold Coast edition of Crafted Beer Festival is back for another day of breweries, bands, and bites that’s sure to keep the good times rolling. Head to Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach, on 13 September for an unforgettable day of craft beer, live music, and gourmet eats by the beach.

drinktec 2025 will bring together experts from the beverage and liquid food industry in Munich from 15-19 September 2025. drinktec aims to be the premiere platform for world firsts, where exhibitors from all over the world present the entire value chain with their innovative solutions for beverage and liquid food production.

October

Personal discussions and contacts with relevant buyers and decision-makers, well-filled order books and a high level of internationality among the visitors, the clear structure with 10 trade shows under one roof, a complete overview of all trends and themes with valuable insights and inspiration: Anuga presents you the future of the food industry on a silver platter.

Food & Hospitality Queensland is returning to Brisbane from 12-13 October 2025. This is the must-attend event of the year for anyone working in the food or hospitality sector. Come along and be inspired by the latest food, drink and equipment ideas.