Gastown will be living up to its name this weekend as it plays host to downtown Vancouver’s only chili and barbecue festival (yes, that was a fart joke).
The third annual Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival will be taking over Carrall Street between Water and Cordova with two full days of food, more food, food-eating, and all manner of gratuitous gluttony.
Twelve Gastown restaurants will compete in this elite street meat meet, with celebrity judges (including BC Lions legend Angus Reid, Canucks defenceman Jason Garrison, and West chef Quang Dang) to determine who has the best barbecued pork ribs, chicken wings, beef brisket, and more.
Highlights this year include a wing-eating contest, a pig roast, and a beer stand, because barbecue without beer is just plain WRONG.
And of course there will also be live music dancing, if you can still move.
Samples of barbecue and chili are available for sale, with proceeds benefiting Athletics for Kids, a non-profit that provides financial aid to help children participate in organized sports.
For more details, visit GastownBBQ.com.
