Presented by
Friday, June 13 & Saturday, June 14, 2025
Hart Park
Free admission
HartFest 2025: It's all about BBQ and the Blues! Enjoy a BBQ Competition, food trucks, and some of the region’s best live music acts.
MUSIC
In 2024, renowned Milwaukee band Old Mil is played a much-anticipated reunion show, its first in 13 years, with opener Ryan McIntyre. Tosa legends The Koch-Marshall Trio headlined on Saturday, with Ivy Ford and The Blues Disciples playing earlier in the day.
Admission to HartFest is free and proceeds go to local non-profits.
BBQ COMPETITION AND TASTING
This competition brings together the best amateur pitmasters in the area! Attendees can purchase a ticket for a tasting of each competitor’s BBQ chicken.
If you would like to compete in the 2025 HartFest Backyard BBQ Competition, click here to fill out our 2025 interest form.
A GREAT LINE-UP OF FOOD TRUCKS
Come hungry! In 2024, we enjoyed a delicious line-up of food trucks and vendors that included Leff’s Lucky Town, BelAir Cantina, BB’s on North, and more. Click here to see a complete list of our 2024 food and beverage vendors.
SHOP UNIQUE OFFERINGS FROM LOCAL 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.
PLAN YOUR TRIP
Visit the Discover Wauwatosa website to book hotels and find more informaton about the area.
2024 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
5-10 pm
Food Trucks
Click here to see our list of food and beverage vendors
5 pm
Ryan McIntyre
7 pm
The Shortest Run on the Longest Day - a 0.621 mile run presented by Vesta Senior Network
7-10 pm
Old Mil
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
9 am-10 am
Small group training class with Fitness Together
11 am-10 pm
Food Trucks
Click here to see our list of food and beverage vendors
11 am-10 pm
Vendor Marketplace
Click here to see our list of marketplace vendors
11 am
Music from the Wauwatosa School of Music
12:00-12:45 pm
Bunzel’s Backyard BBQ Contest judging
1:00-2:30 pm
Bunzel’s Backyard BBQ Contest Tasting and people’s choice voting
2 pm
Blues Disciples
4:30 pm
Badgerland Striders HartFest 5k/10k Run
5 pm
Ivy Ford
8 pm
The Koch-Marshall Trio
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors:
