2026 - AUSTRALIAN FOOD SUPER - WORLD BUTCHER WARS - SYDNEY

LOCATION

 Sydney Showground – Munro Building – Wars Stage

SANCTIONING

 The event is sanctioned by the World Butchers Alliance.

Event Timetable

 **PLEASE NOTE – TIMES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON PROGRAM SCHEDULE**

 

 Friday – 1st May 2026

12:00pm – Gates open

12:30pm – BUTCHERS BRIEFING (behind stage)

1:45pm – Round 1 World Butcher Wars

2:30pm – Round 2 World Butcher Wars

3:15pm – Round 3 World Butcher Wars

4:00pm – Round 4 World Butcher Wars


 Saturday – 2nd May 2026

10:00am – Gates open 

10:30am – BUTCHERS BRIEFING (behind stage)

11:30am – Round 5 World Butcher Wars

12:15pm – Round 6 World Butcher Wars

12:15pm – Round 7 World Butcher Wars

1:00pm – Round 8 World Butcher Wars

 

 Saturday – 2nd May 2026

5:00pm  – Awards Presentation

COMPETITION DETAILS

Each Butcher will be provided with a Half Saddle of Pork and a Half Lamb.

Competition time is 30 Minutes SHARP!!

Butchers ARE allowed to use the following items for display.

  • Garnishes
  • Seasonings, including herbs and spices
  • Sauces and marinades
  • Knives and saws
  • Additional presentation items
 
Butchers are required to break down a half saddle of pork and a half lamb in half an hour.
 

Butchers will be judged on four main criteria.

  • Speed
  • Technique
  • Creativity
  • Final Appearance
 

WORKSTATIONS

Each Butcher is allocated a stainless steel work bench (1200mm wide x 600mm deep) and storage tubs for prepared meat and waste.

Each competitor must supply their own presentation board for final judging. 

You may build any style of creative display for your final presentation board, provided it fits on the work bench provided.

Cost of Entry

Entry is $200 – Butchers will be provided with payment details upon successful registration.

Includes 4 x Weekend Passes to Meatstock Sydney

International Butchers are FREE and will also receive 4 x Weekend Passes to Meatstock Sydney

PRIZES

1st place – $3,000 Cash and Prizes

2nd place – $1,000 Cash and Prizes

3rd place – $500 Cash and Prizes

Trophies will be awarded for 1st – 5th place

PENALTIES AND INFRACTIONS

Please note, you may receive a penalty for any of the following infractions: 

• Going over the allowed time
• Late to competition start times
• Uncleanliness of station

• Judges decision is final in the event of any dispute

Event Disclaimer and additional Terms of Entry

By entering the Contest, each entrant forever and irrevocably releases and holds harmless the event organisers, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies, Contest partners and prize suppliers, and all of their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, and agents from and against all claims, damages, or liabilities arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from (a) entrant’s participation in the Contest, or Contest related activities or events, (b) entrant’s Submission, (c) entrant’s representations and agreements in these Official Rules, and (d) entrant’s award, receipt, or use of any prize awarded in the Contest. The event organisers reserve the right, at their own sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest at any time. 

A waiver must be signed by each contestant.

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