EVENTS SCHEDULE
daily breakdown
FRIDAY — August 19th
6:00 AM - BACKYARD BBQ BLAST Competitors may arrive.
9:00 AM - KCBS Registration teams/judges
4:00 PM - KCBS Cooks meeting (required)
5:00 PM - GATES OPEN
6:00 PM - Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
8:00 PM - Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers
9:30PM - Backyard BBQ Blast awards at stage
10:00 PM -Samantha Fish
SATURDAY — August 20th
9:00 AM - Kidz-Q Competition Starts
9:45 AM - KCBS Judges Check-in at Brown Gym
10:30 AM - KCBS Judges Meeting/Brown Gym (required)
11:00 AM - GATES OPEN
11:30 AM - Announcements, Scott Davidson emcee
11:30 AM - Darryl Hewitt & SOULSHINE
12:00 PM - KCBS Judging begins
1:30 PM - Jason Wells Band
3:00 PM - Good to the Bone Rib Eating contest
3:30 PM - The Joe Louis Walker Band
4:00 PM - KCBS Awards Ceremony at Brown Gym
5:00 PM - Announcements, Scott Davidson
5:00 PM - Mayor’s Welcome
5:30 PM - Victor Wainwright & The Train
7:15 PM - Pigmania winner announced
7:30 PM - North Mississippi Allstars
9:30 PM - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
11:00 PM - Festival Closes — see you next year AUGUST 18-19, 2023