2ND ANNUAL BUDS AND BURGERS

Saturday, June 25th at 12:30pm

Location: Brookhaven Park

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 6/14/16

 

Budweiser’s Second Annual Bud & Burgers Festival Announced

ATLANTA, May 23, 2016 – Budweiser, in partnership with Atlanta-based radio stations ROCK 100.5 and 99X, will host the second annual Bud & Burgers Festival at Brookhaven Park on June 25, 2016. The festival will showcase 20 to 25 local restaurants as they compete for the “Best Burger in Atlanta” and a chance to win a share of $10,000 in cash and prizes.

“We’re excited to bring this event back to the community and make it bigger and better than before,” said BJ Dillahey, senior sales director for Georgia at Anheuser-Busch. “Budweiser has a long history of being paired with the classic all-American burger and the festival presents a great opportunity to try the best recipes from Atlanta’s top restaurants in a fun atmosphere with musical entertainment and a crisp, cold all-American Budweiser.”

The Bud & Burgers festival will also feature live music from bands including Kick the Robot, The Quaildogs, The Francisco Vidal Band, Civil Twilight and Tonic. For attendees who are 21 and older, Budweiser will be offering samples and featuring games and exciting giveaways.  The Bud & Burgers food truck will also be on site serving a specialty hamburger made with America’s No. 1 full-flavored lager.

The Budweiser Bud & Burgers festival is free and open to the public. A limited number of premium tickets are available for purchase and include a special souvenir, VIP privileges, a burger sample from each of five different restaurants and a sample serving of Budweiser for those over 21 years of age. Premium tickets can be purchased at www.BudNBurgers.com for $14.99 each.

ATLANTA BAR-B-Q FEST 2016

Friday, August 12th and Saturday, August 13th at 4pm and Noon

Location: Perimeter Mall

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 6/13/16

GRAB YOUR FORKS AND DIG IN! THE 8TH ANNUAL ATLANTA BAR-B-Q FESTIVAL

SERVES UP PLENTY OF FLAVOR AT AN ALL NEW LOCATION

Atlanta’s Largest Competitive BBQ Cook-Off Set for August 12-13 at Perimeter Mall

 

 

Atlanta, GA – Atlanta’s best smelling and tasting event, the Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is moving to Perimeter Mall. Featuring an all new location this year, the 8th Annual Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is set for Friday-Saturday, August 12-13, The event will showcase the world of barbeque and its endless flavors and cooking styles. Enjoy regionally inspired BBQ flavors and pick up tips guaranteed to make your next backyard BBQ a cut above the rest.

 

More than 30 BBQ teams from across the region will fire up their grills to compete in the 8th Annual Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival Cook-Off to win cash prizes, coveted trophies, and the ultimate reward – bragging rights. Professional teams will be awarded prizes in a variety of categories such as a whole hog, ribs, chicken, brisket, pulled pork, sauce, dessert and more.

 

Event fans will enjoy Atlanta’s best BBQ restaurants serving their specialties and sampling events each day of the event will allow patrons to purchase sample-size portions of championship ‘que’ from our participating teams while supplies last. The BAR-B-Q Festival is great for the whole family and offers a cooking stage, live music, Kids-Town with interactive games and activities as well as a general market with sauces, rubs, and items for backyard barbequing.

 

Like Bourbon with your BBQ? Fans can purchase a special Bourbon Experience ticket and enjoy samples of more than 25 premium bourbons. The Bourbon Experience ticket is $35 in advance or $40 day of the show and includes entry into the festival plus 10 sampling tokens. Bourbon samples range from 1-4 tokens each and additional tokens can be purchased for $1 at the event.

 

Event admission is $8 in advance and $12 day of show. Kids 12 and under receive FREE admission when accompanied by an adult. Tickets for this year’s event go on sale Friday, June 17, 2016, via the events website or via phone at 678-701-6114. For additional details on this year’s Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival, please visit www.atlbbqfest.com.

 

The Atlanta BAR-B-Q Festival is Atlanta’s largest 2-day BBQ cooking competition which attracts fans from Atlanta and the Southeast to enjoy the art of BBQ making, great food, live entertainment and an interactive kid’s area. More than 30 professional BBQ teams from across the region compete in a variety of individual cooking categories in the largest Cook-Off event. The 8th Annual Atlanta BBQ Festival will be held Friday – Saturday, August 12-13 at Perimeter Mall and is produced by the Atlanta BBQ Club and Premier Events.

WHAT: 8th Annual Atlanta BBQ Festival

WHEN: Friday, August 12, 2016; 4pm-10pm

Saturday, August 13, 2016; 12noon-8pm

WHERE: Perimeter Mall event lot

4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road

TICKETS: On Sale Friday, June 17th at 10am

$8 Advance / $13 Day of show

Bourbon Experience – $35 Advance / $40 day of show; limited number of $30 early bird discounted ticket available while supplies last

WEBSITE: www.atlbbqfest.com

SOCIAL MEDIA: www.facebook.com/atlbbqfest | @atlbbqfest

PRODUCED BY Atlanta BAR-B-Q Club and Premier Events