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EVENTS SCHEDULE

daily breakdown

FRIDAY — August 15th

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 - Jordan Wilson Coalition with Jimmy Davis

8:00 PM - Bywater Call

9:30PM - Backyard BBQ Blast awards at stage

10:00 PM - GA-20

SATURDAY — August 16th

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 - Jeff Shew & The Late-Night Crew

12:00 PM - KCBS Judging begins

1:30 PM - Jack Whittle

3:00 PM - Good to the Bone Rib Eating contest

3:30 PM - Ricky Nye Inc. Featuring Noah Wotherspoon

4:00 PM - KCBS Awards Ceremony at Brown Gym

5:00 PM - Announcements, Scott Davidson

5:00 PM - Mayor’s Welcome

5:30 PM - Ben Chapman

7:15 PM - Pigmania winner announced

7:30 PM - Robert Jon & The Wreck

9:30 PM - Shemekia Copeland

11:00 PM - Festival Closes — see you next year!

In-between Beer Garden Blues with BG Johnson Band

All times are subject to change. Check back for updates.

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