Esplanade Park will host the ninth Riga Burger Festival—two days of celebration featuring burgers, grilled foods, and street food in the heart of Riga. Burger joints and restaurants from all over Latvia will participate in the festival, according to the balticevents.info website.
This year, Latvia’s best BBQ masters will also be joining the festival to compete for the title of Best BBQ Master. Every festival visitor will have the opportunity to sample dozens of different burgers, follow the culinary competitions, attend grilling master classes, and enjoy musical performances. As is tradition, the Best Burger of the Festival will also be selected by a specially assembled jury.
Program:
August 1
11:00 a.m. - Park opens
11:30 a.m. - Event opening
12:00 p.m. - Mežpils Beer Quiz
1:00 p.m. - New York Burger Challenge
3:00 p.m. - Burger-eating Contest Semifinal 1
3:30 p.m. - Burger-eating Contest, Semifinal 2
4:00 p.m. - Duet Karakums to perform
5:00 p.m. - Grilling master class
7:00 PM - DJ set
11:00 PM - Event closing
August 2
11:00 AM - Park opening
1:00 PM - Mežpils Beer Quiz
2:00 PM - Burger-eating Contest Final
3:00 PM - Jury presentation of the festival’s best burger
6:00 PM - Awards ceremony and presentation of the festival’s Best Burger Award
6:15 PM - Concert by Mārtiņš Baložs
9:00 PM - Festival closing