After selling out Sydney Uni’s Manning Bar last year, Hashtag Burgers has announced the second Burgerpalooza. This year the festival, now partnered with Menulog, will bring together some of Sydney’s best burger chefs at Marrickville’s Fraser Park.

“It's been such a crazy few weeks but it's finally come together, last minute as always,” says Hashtag Burgers co-founder Ben Kagan. He’s referring to the controversy that flared up when he and other co-owner, Archie Saliba, announced a month ago the festival would be held at Camperdown Park. More than 70 complaints were made to council by residents who were angry the festival would limit public access to the park. “I can understand, but we were only going to take 20 per cent of the park,” says Kagan. “People were worried about 10,000 people being there, but we were only going to have 1500 at any one time, the same as last year.”

“We have a much bigger space but we're making sure we keep lines and waits to a minimum,” says Kagan. Just like last year, ticket sales will be staggered, so only a certain number of people can enter at once.