The grills will be hot and the drinks cold at the NCBA & Cape Air Beach BBQ + Chef Basket & Bartending Battles. Featured grillers include Paper’s BBQ, Roy’s Bayside Grill, Tasty’s POV, RTaste Innovations and Anguilla Great House, along with desserts by Heart & Soul Catering. Kids can make a culinary-related craft with KidzKare.

Cheer on the award-winning Anguilla National Culinary Team and friends as they square off in a Chef Basket Battle and Bartending Battle led by our festival co-hosts Trudy Nixon and Janine Edwards. Display your knowledge of food, wine and Anguilla trivia to win prizes while they compete!

Meet the Bartending Contestants

Meet the Chef Battle Contestants.

Plus enter a raffle for a chance to wine dining certificates, gifts, or a round trip for 2 between St. Thomas and Anguilla on Cape Air!

TICKETS:

Your ticket purchases help fund culinary education for Anguilla’s next generation of chefs.

Buy entrance tickets online or at Tacklebox (starting April 2025). Food and drink tickets can be purchased online in advance or with cash at the door (1 ticket = $1 USD). Every attendee over 5 requires an entrance ticket. Food and drink tickets can be shared.

Entrance Tickets: $25 for 13 years+ and $10 for 6 to 12 years. Children 5 and under free with ticketed adult. Includes: entrance to Beach BBQ (and both the Mystery Basket and Bartending Battles) with DJ, 1 free rum punch/soft drink, and 1 free raffle ticket.

Extra Raffle Tickets: Buy online or with cash at the door and proceeds help fund youth culinary education.

People’s Choice Rum Punch Contest: 5 food/drink tickets gets you a sample of all 5 of the bartender’s signature rum punches. Try them all in a blind taste test and vote for your favorite. The winner will be announced at the end of the day.

TIP: Buy food and drink tickets online in advance (1 food/drink ticket = $1 value) to save time and you’ll receive extra free raffle tickets — 15 free raffle tickets with $100 pre-paid food/drink tickets or 5 free raffle tickets with $50 in pre-paid food/drink tickets. Or pay cash at the door.

Check out a recap of last year’s Bartending and Mystery Basket Chef Battles