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BBQ Cook-Off Dates & Times

Prior to BBQ Weekend

Sunday, October 1, 2023 - BBQ Registration will be open to everyone, no later than 12:00 Noon.
October 1-31, 2023 - Returning cookers will be put back in their spot from 2023, if they wish and if the mapping allows.
November 1, 2023 - All spots are open and being assigned on a first come first served basis by BBQ Chairman.

Please note - No One will be allowed to pick their spot. Only the BBQ Chairman, Josh Burk, will have the ability to assign BBQ spaces.

Times below are subject to change without notice:

Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM - Gates will open for professional tent companies and for the Waste Management to deliver Port-O-Lets.
  NO PARTIES ARE ALLOWED ON THIS EVENING.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
- 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM – cooking teams may begin arriving and setting up their locations.
  NO PARTIES ARE ALLOWED ON THIS EVENING.
Friday, January 26, 2024
- 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM – cooking teams may work on setting up their locations.
- 2:00 PM, all vehicles need to be moved off the parking lot and out of fire lanes because gates will be closed for the public to begin entering.
- 4:00 PM - BBQ open to the public.
- 3:00-5:00 - Cooker Tray Pickup - at Pavilion
- 5:00 PM - Head Cooks Meeting with CBA - at Pavilion
- 5:30 PM - Margarita Contest at Public Plaza
- 7:00 PM - Entertainment at Public Plaza
Saturday, January 27, 2024
- 7:00 AM until 11:00 AM – cooking teams will be allowed to restock their cooking areas and will be allowed to drive back in with supplies. Driving in will stop at 10:30 AM so vehicles can be out of cook-off by 11:00 AM.
- 11:00 AM, the gates will be shut and locked and NO MORE ALCOHOL can be brought in from that time on.
- 5:30 PM - BBQ Cook-Off Awards in Pavilion
Sunday, January 29, 2023
- 7:00 AM until 12:00 PM – Tear down begins. Cooking teams and tent companies must have all items gone from the BBQ Cook-Off area by 12:00 PM.
- 12:00 PM - All cookers items on the parking lot must be gone.