Nestled amongst the trees, away from the hustle and bustle of the festival, Offside is the place to sit up close and personal with industry heavy-hitters around the grill. Each sitting lasts 60 minutes with a choice of specially curated tasting sessions from a stellar line-up of chefs.

Offside tickets include general admission to the festival on the day of your experience.

Intimate dining with a stellar line up of chefs

Specially curated feasting menus & tastings

Drinks pairings included with each menu

Places are limited to 30, so booking early is recommended to secure your seat. Kindly inform us of any allergies prior to making your booking.

A Matter of Time
Nick Solares

Join New York's own Nick Solares, renowned meat expert and host of A Matter of Time in a guided tasting that explores the rich world of dry-aged beef and expertly paired Jameson whiskey.

This is a journey through time, flavour, and craftmanship, featuring four striploin steaks aged with precision and care - from wet-aged to ultra-aged - each matched with a distinctive whiskey pairing.

€65 + Booking Fee
Ticket includes drinks pairings and general admission to the festival.

Slice Slice Baby
Raquel Acosta

Enjoy four tiers of premium jamon, each perfectly paired with curated Spanish wines. Hosted by renowned Spanish ham expert Raquel Acosta Quintanilla, a pioneering coradora (harm carver) from Burgos, nicknamed the "jamfluencer", with over a decade of experience and multiple awards under her belt. Not to be missed!

€65 + Booking Fee
Ticket includes drinks pairings and general admission to the festival.

Curd of the Rings
Fingal Ferguson

Join renowned cheesemaker and all-round artisan legend Fingal Ferguson of Gubbeed, Wes Cork for a guided tasting that celebrates the craft, character, and sheer joy of great cheese.

From buttery classics to bold, washed-rind winders, this four-course pairing with Irish craft beer explores the balance of tradition and invention - all served with Fingal's trademark charm, storytelling and a healthy dose of funk.

€65 + Booking Fee
Ticket includes beer pairings and general admission to the festival.

TICKETS

Tickets are non-refundable & non-transferable. All purchases are final.
Please take time to read our booking terms & conditions, and ensure you have selected the correct ticket type before you make a purchase ;)

Tickets & Admission: FAQs

  • All questions and answers re: ticketing, and how you can fix any problems with Eventbrite, are here. A common problem people have is they input the incorrect email address, and how to solve that problem is here. When you purchase a ticket Eventbrite automatically creates an account for you which you can access via your email address used to purchase the ticket.

    Once there, you can print or download the ticket you purchased. Eventbrite support is available to handle any ticketing-related questions.

    Eventbrite is a self-service platform, which gives you full control over your ticket purchases.

  • Your ticket guarantees admission to the festival where you can sample an array of hero dishes from Ireland & The World’s top live fire chefs and restaurants. It gives you access to Bastecamp & Brewcamp for in-depth live fire demos, talks, tastings and workshops with a host of talent.

    On top of that, there will be a free kids area, music & entertainment, eating competitions, a host of bars and Irish Craft Breweries. There will be plenty of interesting vendors offering everything from rubs to sauces, corn dogs to ice creams and all manner of delights in between!

  • Tickets purchased for Saturday sessions are valid for those sessions only. In order to clean and replenish the site, we require the site clear between each session to make way for the next session.

    For Whole Hog Tickets, you are permitted to attend all sessions all days, however, you must vacate the site between each session. A dedicated re-entry lane will be available for Whole Hog ticket holders.

    The only day that has split sessions is Saturday 19th August.

  • Ticket Prices (excludes booking fee):

    Kids under 12 go free (Kids area is open Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm only).

    Buy tickets here: www.biggrillfestival.com/tickets

  • Under 12s go free. The kids’ area - Little Grillers - is open Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm only.

  • Yes, but only when accompanied by a responsible adult. Full ticket price applies.

  • Yes, a limited number of tickets will be available to purchase from the Gate/Box Office at Herbert Park on the day unless a given day is sold out in advance.

    Please note: Friday and Saturday tickets usually sell out in advance.

  • Your tickets will be emailed to you, you can choose to print them or better yet, present them to us on your smartphone & we’ll take it from there. We prefer the latter option, it’s better for the environment.

    Please use the email you used to purchase the tickets to retrieve your e-tickets. If you have issues you can contact Eventbrite directly for assistance or follow their online help guides.

    *Please note: there will be NO ticket collections available at the venue.

  • All tickets are non-transferable. Please take time to read our booking terms & conditions.

    Make sure you select the correct session before confirming your purchase.

  • Unless the event is cancelled, all tickets are non-refundable.

    Please take time to read our booking terms & conditions before you make a purchase.

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