HartFest 2025, presented by Lakefront Brewery
Friday, June 13, 5 pm to 10 pm
Saturday, June 14, 11 am to 10 pm
Hart Park
HartFest 2025, presented by Lakefront Brewery: It's all about BBQ and the Blues! Kick off your summer with Dave Matthews tribute band Trippin’ Billies on Friday night, while local blues standouts The Jimmys headline on Saturday. Plus enjoy a BBQ Competition, food trucks, and other amazing live music acts. Free admission
FEATURING
• Top regional live music
• BBQ Competition and People’s Choice tasting
• Food trucks
• Vendor Marketplace
• The Shortest Run on the Longest Day, presented by Vesta Senior Network
• Badgerland Striders HartFest 5K/10K
BBQ COMPETITION AND TASTING
Our BBQ Competition brings together the best pit masters in the area! Who will be crowned the HartFest BBQ Champion and receive a cash prize? Click here to enter the BBQ Competition!
You can also sample all of the competition entries and vote for your favorite! Click here to purchase a ticket that entitles you to a 6 oz. sample portion of each competitors’ BBQ chicken and allows you to vote for a “People’s Choice” winner.
BADGERLAND STRIDERS HARTFEST 5K/10K RUN
Join us on Saturday, June 14 for the HartFest 5k/10K Run by Badgerland Striders! The run begins at 4:30 pm. All participants will receive a coupon for a free meal from Chick Fil-A, plus a free water and a free beer. Then stick around after the run for live music and good times!
2024 EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, June 14
5-10 pm
Food Trucks and Vendor Marketplace
Click here to see our list of our 2024 Food and Beverage vendors
Click here to see our list of our 2024 Marketplace vendors
5-7 pm
The Chris Haise Band
7:30-10 pm
Trippin’ Billies
Saturday, June 15
7:30 am
BBQ Contest cooking begins
9 am-10 am
Small group training class with Fitness Together
11 am-10 pm
Food Trucks and Vendor Marketplace
Click here to see our list of our 2024 Food and Beverage vendors
Click here to see our list of our 2024 Marketplace vendors
11 am-1 pm
Music from the Wauwatosa School of Music
12:30 pm
BBQ Contest judging
1:00-2:30 pm
BBQ Contest Tasting and People’s Choice voting - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A TICKET
2-3 pm
The Stephen Hull Experience
3 pm
BBQ Contest winner announcements
3:30-4:30 pm
The Stephen Hull Experience
4:30 pm
Badgerland Striders HartFest 5K/10K Run - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
5-7 pm
Blues Addiction
7:30-10 pm
The Jimmys
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
HartFest 2024 featured food and drinks from Atwood Highway BBQ Shack, Leff’s Lucky Town, BelAir Cantina, BB’s On North, The Ruby Tap, and more. Click here to see a complete list of our 2024 food vendors.
MARKETPLACE VENDORS
From candles and home decor to clothing and jewelry to BBQ and cocktail supplies, shop from a specially-curated list of high quality local vendors. Click here to see a complete list of our 2024 Marketplace vendors.
