A pig roast event is a great way to bring together family and friends for a festive celebration, or as part of a local celebration event for the whole town. Often centered on a certain event in the local calendar, such as a memorial day, these events can be popular in most towns across the country, with a particular popularity in the south, where it has been closely linked to BBQ events. Even George Washington attended a barbecue hog roast during his time, an event that was noted in his journal in 1769.

Whatever type of event you are organizing, you need to make sure it is well remembered and popular, so giving it a unique and memorable name is essential for the success of your pig roast. So here are our best ideas for a pig toast event name organized by category.

Pig Roast Name Ideas


With pig roasts being popular events, you need to make sure it can be easily passed on by word of mouth, so making the event name memorable enough to be easily given to others is essential. And these names can make our event much more popular and busy, giving a helping hand to making sure people know about the hog roast in advance.

  • American Piggers
  • Charred Hogs
  • Chunks o Pork
  • Everything is better with bacon
  • Grillin’ Pigs
  • Grills Gone Wild
  • Ham It Up
  • Have Pork, Will Travel
  • Hogs & Kisses
  • Hogs n Logs
  • Knife and Pork
  • Let’s Talk Pork
  • Licensed to Grill
  • Pig Eats
  • Pigamy Grill
  • Pigger Pork
  • Pigs on Fire
  • Pigs on Spits
  • Plump Piglets
  • Pork Dinners
  • Pork n Pullit
  • Pork On Your Fork
  • Pulled Pork
  • Roastin’ Hogs
  • Roasting Pigs
  • Rump Roasters
  • THE Hog Roast
  • The Pig Grill
  • The Pork Pit
  • BBQ Bacon

Funny Pig Roast Name Ideas


Making your hog roast popular can be done by using funny and humorous names as well, as these can sometimes be easier to remember, especially when passing on the information from person to person. So if you are thinking of making your pig roast a little more fun, check out our selection of the best in funny and punny names for your event.

  • Babe in the Sandwich
  • Bacon Barbie
  • Blazing Saddlebacks
  • Don’t Go Bacon My Heart
  • Gettin’ Piggy Wit It
  • Grillin’ Miss Piggy
  • High Bacon
  • Hunka Burnin’ Pig
  • I Got You, Babe
  • I Oink Therefore I Ham
  • It’s the Squeal Thing!
  • Knife n Pork
  • Let’s Pig Out
  • Piggie Smalls
  • Piggin’ Out
  • Pigs can Fly
  • Pigs in Blankets
  • Pigs with Wings
  • Pork Angels
  • Pork on Fire
  • Pork You
  • Porkin’ Pigs
  • Snortin’ and Porkin’
  • Strippin’ Pork
  • Swine Time
  • That’s Trough
  • We Like Pig Butts
  • When Pigs Fly

What is a pig roast?


Pig roasts are an ancient ritual that has been practiced around the globe for thousands of years. Almost every known society has some form of celebration or ceremony where the people share a whole roasted animal, most of them being pigs.

In the United States, a pig roast has become a traditional event or gathering which involves roasting a whole pig over an open fire pit. Mostly found to be popular in the Southern states and Hawaii, the practice of roasting a whole hog has been a tradition for more than 200 years.

How many people does a pig roast feed on average?


One of the main considerations when hosting a Pig Roast event is to know how many people your roasted hog is going to feed. And this all depends on the size of the pigs you are roasting. An average sized pig for a spit roast comes in at around 50kg dressed weight, which means all the guts are already taken out and it is shaved and ready to roast.

On average, a 105lb pig can feed up to 90 guests, or around 160 servings of pork sandwiches. And with the pig-in-a-bun idea being popular, these are a great way to stretch out the pig. If your event is not that big, then a 70-75 lb pig can feed up to 60 people with average serving sizes. Just remember, the larger the pig, the longer it will take to cook.

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