ATLANTA BAR-B-Q FEST 2016

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