Smoked

Smoked Festival 2027

Rockhampton

Become a BBQ Judge

Think you’ve got a taste for greatness? You don’t need to be an expert, just bring your appetite. Register below to judge at Smoked and help crown the best in low and slow. Spots are limited.

Dates
Friday 5 February
Saturday 6 February
Venue
Rockhampton
Showgrounds
Location
Rockhampton
QLD
Which event are you judging at? *
Which competition
SCA and ABA run on separate days, each with their own judges’ meeting beforehand.
Your details
On the day
Judges receive a merch pack once judging is complete.
Experience
Either is fine — you don’t need to be an expert.
Your festival pass

You must hold a valid pass to enter the site and take part in judging. Grab yours below, then give us the ticket reference or upload your receipt so we can verify it.

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Important Information

Arrival

  • SCA — Friday: arrive on site 3:00pm, judges’ meeting 3:30pm.
  • ABA — Saturday: arrive on site 11:00am, judges’ meeting 11:30am.
  • Meet at the Robert Schwarten Pavilion. Exact gate and parking details are sent before the event.

Festival pass

  • You must hold a festival pass to enter the site and take part in judging.

Merch pack

  • Judges are awarded a merch pack once judging is complete. It is not awarded if you do not arrive on time or do not complete the judging.

Rules and food safety

Terms and Conditions

Important, please read

Registering to compete or be a judge at a competition during Smoked (the Competition) constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. By entering the Competition, you accept and acknowledge full responsibility for your decision to participate in the Competition and warrant that you have legal capacity and authority to enter into this release.

By participating in the Competition, you forever and irrevocably release and hold harmless the event organisers Capricorn Events, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective agents, and any of the relevant parties.

To the full extent permitted by the law, the Relevant Parties will not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, cost, expense or personal injury suffered or sustained (including, but not limited to, that caused by any person’s negligence) by you in connection with the Competition, including:

  • any indirect, economic or consequential loss or loss of profits;
  • any loss arising from the negligence of a Relevant Party; and
  • any liability for personal injury or death.

On agreeing to the terms and conditions, you are intending to be legally bound hereby, for yourself, heirs, executors and administrators, to waive and release any and all kinds of rights and claims for damages you may have against the owners and organisers of Smoked Festival and their contractors or sponsors, including the Relevant Parties, for any and all injuries and illness suffered as a result of participating as a judge or competitor in the Competition.

You acknowledge and accept that participating in the competition is not without risk and that your participation is at your own risk.

You warrant that you do not suffer from any medical condition that could affect your ability to participate in the Competition.

The Relevant Parties reserve the right to take any action necessary in their sole discretion at any time.

By entering the Competition you agree that, if requested by a Relevant Party you will:

  • participate in a promotional photo or video shoot in connection with the Competition;
  • the Relevant Parties may record your participation in the Competition, use your name, image, comments, photographs or clips (“Materials”) for publicity and promotional purposes in any form of media, without reference or compensation to you or any other person;
  • the Relevant Parties may use, reproduce, edit and communicate to the public the Materials at any time in any form of media;
  • the Relevant Parties may licence, authorise or otherwise transfer the rights in the Materials to others to do the same; and
  • you unconditionally and irrevocably consent to any act or omission that would otherwise infringe any of their moral rights in the Materials and waive all moral rights in the Materials.

The event organisers reserve the right, at their own sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend the competition at any time.

Capricorn Events uses the details you give here to run the event. Our privacy policy explains who sees them, where they are stored (including overseas) and how to see, correct or delete them.

We’ll be in touch to confirm your spot.