However given the current Lockdown status, now a BBQ is almost a daily occurrence during the fine weather, with many people currently BBQ’ing 2 or 3 times a week! However given the current Lockdown status, now a BBQ is almost a daily occurrence during the fine weather, with many people currently  BBQ’ing 2 or 3 times a week!The overall at-home alfresco eating & entertaining plus BBQ market was worth just over £7.8 billion in 2019, up from £150 million back in 1997.Standard pre-planned BBQ’s are changing fast, as lifestyles become more casual. With celebrity chefs regularly taking to the outdoors to display their culinary talents, Al fresco, there is no end of recipes that would tempt even the most steadfast traditional BBQ chef.There’s very little that can’t be cooked on a BBQ from the traditional English breakfast to a whole turkey dinner!Why not make 2020 the year to really make the BBQ part of your summer menu. 6% of all households now have some form of outdoor kitchen.Charcoal although previously having been in decline, however in line with the trend towards more traditional and slower BBQ styles is now seeing a resurgence standing at 49% in 2017 up from 37% two years ago.

Of course the Lockdown and change in consumer lifestyles will also have a big impact.Although BBQ & alfresco eating has now become a standard alternative summer meal format with over half the population now considering it as normal to BBQ or eat outside during the summer.

National Pizza Party Day May 16 National BBQ Day May 17 National Walnut Day 1949, Walnut Marketing Board; 1958, presidential proclamation by U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower: May 23 National Taffy Day May 24 National Escargot Day May 25 National Wine Day May 26 National Blueberry Cheesecake Day May 27 !As last year the weather was quite at its best, the UK the tied for equal first place with German in 2019 as Europe’s leading BBQ nations, hosting approximately 137 million Barbi’s each!The average number of BBQ’s held per family during the summer has risen sharply from around 2.5 around ten years ago to over 10 in 2019! For the 24th year running the nation is heading to the depths of the garden shed, ceremoniously removing the plastic cover and welcoming back into the garden the beloved barbecue, for National BBQ Week. BBQ’s are a great way to get together with friends and family. However, Gas remains just the most popular at 51%.Hooded BBQ’s are now the most popular, accounting for 46% of all sales, followed by Flat-bed grills remain most popular, with rotary grills and smokers growing fast.US Style Lo&Slo smoking has become very fashionable with pulled pork being especially popular. Date Day; 2020: May 1: Friday: 2021: May 1: Saturday: 2022: May 1: Sunday: 2023: May 1: Monday: 2024: May 1: Wednesday From the 25th – 31st May 2020, up and down the country, restaurants, pubs and homes will all be encouraged to fire up the grill, filling the air with the smells and sounds of summer.The British BBQ has come a long way since the early days of charcoal encrusted pork sausages and burgers cooked to the consistency of lumps of coal. However paradoxically and perhaps as a result of the pandemic and continuing hangover from the continuing Brexit uncertainty, the perception of alfresco eating occasions remains as an indulgence or treat, with 40% likening BBQ to a dinner party in terms of entertainment value!Once male dominated BBQ’s have become more gender-neutral with women accounting for 49% of all Barbi occasions, whilst men are still tangling with the tongs, they have slipped by 7% over the last three years to 51% in 2019.Post Lockdown, couples remain the most likely to host a BBQ than singles, only 9% of pensioners are likely to have a Barbi. Even Japanese Yakinuku BBQ is gaining popularity due to the Rugby Word Cup in 2019.Although, as a result of Covid19 pandemic the housing market has come to a stop, as new house building begins to pick-up again, developers will once again incorporate patio areas and built-in BBQ’s as key purchase incentives, with some even including outdoor kitchens in more expensive,above £1m properties.© National BBQ Week™ and associated events including BBQ RoadShow, BARBI,Another Grocery Gurus multi-brand promotion – www.grocerygurus.co.uk National BBQ Week Competitions – Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy. Add some wine or ice cold beer, good music and good company, what better way to celebrate National BBQ Week.Awareness Days Ltd | Company Number 11118824,CMT Awareness Month (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) 2020. From the 25th – 31st May 2020, up and down the country, restaurants, pubs and homes will all be encouraged to fire up the grill, filling the air with the smells and sounds of summer.