Smoke and Fire Festival Maldon

Set in riverside Promenade Park in Maldon, Essex, this event bills itself as one of the UK's biggest BBQ and fire-cooking festivals. Alongside grilling competitions such as the Great British Open Freestyle BBQ Championships and a lineup of street food traders, a music stage brings in DJs playing Afrobeats, old school and 90s to 2000s R&B. There's also a kids' zone, funfair rides and a small real ale and cider festival, making for a family-friendly, food-led weekend.