EVENTS SCHEDULE
daily breakdown
Vendors may begin set-up Thursday, August 20th — check with Joe for set-up time.
FRIDAY — August 21st
6:00 AM - BACKYARD BBQ BLAST Competitors may arrive.
9:00 AM - KCBS Registration teams/judges
3:00 PM - KCBS Cooks meeting (required)
4:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat rides begin, every 2 hours last one at 8:30 pm
5:00 PM - GATES OPEN
5:30 PM - Welcome, Scott Davidson emcee
6:00 PM - Piglet Pen children’s supervised play area opens
6:00 PM - ARTIST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
6:00 PM - Pig Toss (cornhole tournament) first of 2
6:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat ride
7:00 PM - Backyard BBQ Blast judging begins
7:30 PM - Mayor Welch/Sponsors welcome
8:00 PM - ARTIST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
8:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat ride – this is the last ride tonight
9:30 PM - Backyard BBQ Blast awards at stage
10:00 PM - Piglet Pen children’s play area closes
10:00 PM - HEADLINER TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
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SATURDAY — August 22nd
7:00 AM - 5K-Ribber-Run & RibberRide Registration begins
8:00 AM - 5K-RibberRun Walk/Run begins
8:45 AM - Madison Area Bicycle Club -RibberRide begins
9:00 AM - Kidz Q cooking competition begins
9:30 AM - KCBS Judges Meeting/Brown Gym (required)
11:00 AM - Kidz Q judging begins
11:00 AM - GATES OPEN
11:00 AM - KCBS Judging begins
11:00 AM - Announcements, Scott Davidson emcee; female & male overall winner of 5 announced
11:30 AM - ARTIST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
12:00 PM - Piglet Pen children’s supervised play area opens
12:00 PM - Announcements, Scott Davidson emcee
12:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat rides begin — every 2 hours last one at 8:30 pm
1:00 PM - Pig Toss (cornhole tournament) second of 2
1:30 PM - ARTIST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
2:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat ride
3:00 PM - Good to the Bone Rib Eating contest
3:30 PM - ARTIST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
4:00 PM - Piglet Pen children’s play area closes
4:00 PM - KCBS/ Kidz Q Awards Ceremony at Brown Gym
4:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat ride
5:00 PM - Announcements, Scott Davidson
5:30 PM - ARTIST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
6:00 PM - Piglet Pen children’s supervised play area opens
6:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat ride
7:00 PM - Mayor’s Welcome
7:30 PM - ARTIST TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
8:30 PM - Queen City Riverboat ride –last one
9:00 PM - Pigmania winner announced
9:30 PM - HEADLINER TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
11:00 PM - Festival Closes — see you next year AUGUST 20-21, 2021.