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