Nashville has definitely been through the wringer the last several weeks. Flood waters have been going back but the damage will remain for a while and cleanup is an ongoing process. But despite all that has happened the Music City BBQ Festival is going to happen August 26-28th and that is a great thing. All of you barbecue fans need to make an effort to visit Nashville and attend this great event and at the same time help the city of Nashville in their recover efforts by infusing the economy with your dollars. And what better way to do help than by enjoying some great barbecue.
Here is some info lifted from the FAQ page at MusicCityBBQFestival.com
Located on First Ave at Riverfront Park at the foot of world famous downtown Honkytonk Lower Broadway, the festival will be visited by an estimated crowd of over 25,000. The festival is organized by a volunteer team of over 400 people who will donate over 10,000 community service hours to make sure we are able to give a portion of the proceeds to the Shriners Childrens Hospitals, the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hosptial at Vanderbilt and the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge and Camp Horizon.
The 2010 Music City BBQ Festival will kick off on Saturday August 21st with the return of the popular “Swine Ball”. For those who remember this event, last held in 2005, you will recall a fun filled evening of music and BBQ. We’ll keep you posted on the venue and music lineup.
On Friday and Saturday, August 27th and 28th, the festival will continue with over 100 BBQ cook teams will competing for cash and prizes in a Tennessee State Champion event sanctioned by the Memphis BBQ Network and the Kansas City BBQ Society. Saturday will also find events at the Grand Ol’ Porker Arena including a “Peoples Choice Award”, where you can sample the teams fare, a Viking Cooking demonstration and a mini brew fest. And don’t forget about our Kid Fun Zone.
Did we mention the we are Music City. And where else are you going to find the best music on Friday and Saturday nights than on the Grand Ol’ Porker Stage. Saturday night will feature singer songwriter Lee Roy Parnell opening for our headliner Delbert McClenton. Friday night’s exciting line up will be announced soon, so stay tuned.
If you are in the Nashville area be sure to check out the Music City BBQ Festival.
on Jul 29th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
I went last year (first one) and had a great time. There are plenty of vendors selling the wares, but the real key is to walk around a talk to the cook teams. Last year we talked to people from Texas ( we’re from Houston) Oklahoma, Kansas City, all over! The cook teams can not give you anything before being judged, but after judging they have more food than they know what to do with! Why pay $6.00 for a burger when you can sample what the judges eat!