{"id":1196,"date":"2019-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/massive-three-day-blues-and-bbq-festival-coming-central-coast\/"},"modified":"2019-01-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T14:00:00","slug":"massive-three-day-blues-and-bbq-festival-coming-central-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/massive-three-day-blues-and-bbq-festival-coming-central-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"A massive three-day blues and BBQ festival is coming to the Central Coast!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1_27.jpg\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>B<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>lues + BBQ = perfect pairing!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hold onto your harmonicas and grip onto your pulled pork, because a massive blues and BBQ festival is coming to the Central Coast this March!<\/p>\n<p>The Girrakool Blues Festival and BBQ will make its return to the Mt Penang Parklands on Friday 1st March for three massive days of blues music, BBQ, and celebrations of Aboriginal culture.<\/p>\n<p>In its third year, this family-friendly festival features a massive line-up of quality international, national and local blues and roots acts with performances from bands such as the West Coast Rhythm and Blues Revue, the Darren Jack Band, the Buddy Knox Blues Band, and so much more!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2_16.jpg\" width=\"393\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And what pairs with blues music better than BBQ? On the final day of the festival, the air will be filled with the scent of meats and marinades and the 3rd Annual BBQ standoff takes place with 50 teams competing to be one step closer to the BBQ World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will also recognise the Aboriginal people of the area with plenty of aboriginal content such as Welcome to Country, Aboriginal bands, women\u2019s activities, and possible tours of the nearby Girrakool Waterfalls and engravings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3_5.jpg\" width=\"393\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a great activity for the whole family, and those who attend are encouraged to bring a picnic rug to sit back and relax in the beautiful gardens. Onsite camping will also be available!<\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices vary, and can be purchased in one, two or three-day bundles. Plus, the final day of the festival is the family fun day, meaning all kids under 12 years receive free entry!<\/p>\n<p>Find out more information <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/events\/girrakool-blues-festival-and-bbq-0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/girrakoolblues.com.au\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong> to buy tickets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a05 stunning snorkelling spots on the Central Coast &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/5-stunning-snorkeling-spots-central-coast\">Click\u00a0<strong>here<\/strong>\u00a0to read!\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0Top 5 off leash beaches on the Central Coast\u00a0<em>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/node\/add\/article\">Click\u00a0<strong>here<\/strong>\u00a0to read!\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Written by Kate Stevens<\/p>\n<p>Images: Facebook\/Girrakool Blues Festival and BBQ<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blues + BBQ = perfect pairing! Hold onto your harmonicas and grip onto your pulled pork, because a massive blues and BBQ festival is coming to the Central Coast this March! 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