Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival

Date: Friday, August 14th and Saturday, August 15th
Time: Varies by day

About: Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival is one of Atlanta’s best BBQ festivals with Atlanta’s Top BBQ restaurants serving up their specialties. They include big names like Bone Lick, Pit Boss, and Jim N Nicks. There will also be a championship style BBQ from more than 50 teams, which means more BBQ for everyone! It’s going to be easy to find something you love. Other activities include live music, cooking demonstrations, and a market to purchase cooking and grilling equipment. Advanced tickets are $6 for general admission and do not include samples. $30 gets you into the bourbon experience. Tickets for general admission are $10 at the door.

Website/link for more information:

http://www.atlbbqfest.com/home.php

HOToberFest Barrel Aged Ball

Date: Sunday, August 16th
Time: 2pm

About: From the creators of HotoberFest bring you the 1st annual Barrel Aged Ball. The ball includes truly unique craft beers for only 350 beer enthusiasts. A Best of Show Award is determined by participants via voting tokens and will be presented to the brewery with the favorite barrel aged beer. Additional premium features for all attendees include: a carefully curated selection of bottles of seasonal, rare and collectable beers poured throughout the evening; two food tastes from a variety of options prepared by local, beer-centric chefs; the opportunity to vote for Best of Show from all barrel aged beer offerings. Atlanta food trucks will also be on site for additional food purchases. Tickets are $85.

Website/link for more information:

http://www.hotoberfest.net/