Event Schedule
Early Bird Registration Deadline
April 11, 2008
Registration Deadline
April 28, 2008
Judges School
April 28th and 29th - 6:30 - More Info
Cook's Meeting
May 5th - 6:30
Massey Electric
3204 Regal Drive, Alcoa, TN
Call 583-8159 for more details
Friday, May 9th, 2008
8am - 4pm- Cooks/corporate sponsor and Vendor check-in, booth/tent set-up, supervised cooking may begin
6pm - Cooking School begins for VIPs/Corporate Sponsors featuring Big Bob Gibson's Chris Lilly, 7 time world-class BBQ champion and professional barbecue chef
Open to the public - Featuring musical entertainment, Mayoral regatta - see which Mayor will sink, swim, or paddle to the finish line first
Judging Schedule - Judging begins at 10:30am
10:30am - Pulled Pork Judging
11:00am - Brisket Judging
12:00pm - Ribs Judging
12:30pm - Chicken Judging
1:00pm - "Anything But"Judging
4:45pm - Winners are Announced
Events Schedule
12:00pm - Band - The Backseat Delilah’s and the Can’t Hardly Play Boys
1:30pm - Band - Blue Mother Tupelo
2:00pm -On-the-water rowing demonstrations provided by Smoky Mountain Rowing Center
3:00pm - Mayoral Regatta Begins
3:30pm - Band - Soulfinger
5
:00pm - Band - Slow Joe Crow
6:30pm - Band - The Retroholics
8:30pm - Band - Hollow Tree
10:00pm - Event Concludes