Kansas City BBQ Festival returns to Arrowhead, all-you-can-eat tickets on sale Thursday

Joseph Hernandez
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You can see and smell barbecue in the parking lots at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium during the fall and early winter, and now you’ll be able to enjoy some in the spring.

Kansas City BBQ Festival, called KCQ, returns May 6-8 to the tailgating mecca. It’s not a contest, as food will be available for purchase at each individual BBQ pit.

Jerrell Stevens prepares orders of pulled pork nachos at the Plowboys Barbeque booth. The three-day Kansas City BBQ Festival in the parking lot of the GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium concluded Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Jerrell Stevens prepares orders of pulled pork nachos at the Plowboys Barbeque booth. The three-day Kansas City BBQ Festival in the parking lot of the GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium concluded Sunday, July 11, 2021.

More than food will be on the agenda. Attendees will be able to enjoy refreshments, live music, games for the whole family, barbecue demonstrations and tutorials

“After last year’s success, we are excited to once again host KCQ at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium,” Matt Kenny, Executive Vice President of Arrowhead Operations and Events for the Kansas City Chiefs, said in a statement. “KCQ celebrates award-winning barbecue from locations across the U.S. We are excited to partner with several barbecue pitmasters on this event and introduce new offerings to the BBQ capital, Kansas City.”

Volunteers with Operation BBQ Relief flip over some ribs they are carmelizing. The three-day Kansas City BBQ Festival in the parking lot of the GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium concluded Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Volunteers with Operation BBQ Relief flip over some ribs they are carmelizing. The three-day Kansas City BBQ Festival in the parking lot of the GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium concluded Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Admission is free for all ages, but you can buy a Pit Pass for all-you-can-eat barbecue, free drinks, private bathrooms and more.

Pit passes will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Jan. 20 and can be purchased here.

The three-day Kansas City BBQ Festival, in the parking lot of the GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, concluded Sunday, July 11, 2021. Blues Hog placed sauce tables around the site.
The three-day Kansas City BBQ Festival, in the parking lot of the GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, concluded Sunday, July 11, 2021. Blues Hog placed sauce tables around the site.