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



Saturday, May 10th

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