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INTRODUCING: THE FUME PIT AT STATE FAYRE 2026

Hosted on-site by FUME, the UK’s premier live-fire BBQ festival, The FUME Pit will feature a mouth-watering collection of some of the country’s finest and most exciting pitmasters and traders.

Confirmed names include Netflix’s Barbecue Showdown star KG BBQ from Austin, Texas and renowned for bold Texas-Egyptian fusion barbecue; multi-award-winning chef James Peck of the acclaimed wood-fired restaurant Ember; dramatic open-flame theatre and oak-smoked meats from The Dragon Flame BBQ; London’s best ribs from Rack City Ribs (overall champion at FUME Festival and masters of slow-cooked soul food with Southern and Caribbean flair); multi-award-winning wings from Shwings and Ginger Wings; standout plant-based offerings from Wholesome Junkies (as seen on Netflix and BBC Two’s Million Pound Menu) and London’s leading vegan smokehouse LD’s Kitchen.

The FUME Pit will also feature the largest live-fire cooking display ever seen in the UK, an epic spectacle of giant rigs specially delivered from as far as Brazil and the USA, alongside the biggest offset smokers and BBQ trailers the country has ever seen.

Alongside global BBQ superstars and locally-based delicious delights, you'll have the chance to get involved with on-site eating competitions and watch live food demonstrations from revered pitmasters alongside some special guest appearances from content creators such as ‘Big John’ John Fisher, Eating With Tod and Ollie Eats.