The Bikes, Blues, and BBQ Festival will be held in Douglas on Friday, April 10 and on Saturday, April 11. The Douglas BBQ Cook-Off is held in conjunction with the Bikes, Blues, and BBQ Festival along with several activities including LIVE entertainment, NAPA/Brooks Auto Car Show, Motorcycle Show, Poker Run, Vintage Aviation Aircraft Display, WWII Flight Training Museum Tours, Motorcycle Road Skills testing, general, food, and arts & craft vendors and MORE!
“We are thrilled to partner with Georgia BBQ Association again this year for the Douglas BBQ Cook-Off,” says Georgia Henderson, Public Information Department Director. “We are adding a Cooking for Fun category to the cook-off in the hopes to get some of our backyard BBQ teams involved. Last year, we had over 20 professional teams competing and this year we are hoping to host even more!”
Teams wishing to participate in the Douglas BBQ Cook-Off or the Cooking for Fun competition, should contact the Public Information Department at 912-383-0277. Registration is now underway with team entry beginning at $275 for the Main Event and $150 for the Cooking for Fun event. The cook team meeting will be Friday, April 10 at 5pm. Standard GBA turn in times will be observed. Payout for the Main Event categories will be $500 & Trophy for 1st place, $400 & trophy for 2nd place, $250 & trophy for 3rd place, $150 & medallion for 4th place, $75 & medallion for 5th place, 6th-10th place will receive certificates. The Main Cooking Event Reserve Champion will receive $1000 & trophy and the Grand Champion will receive $2500 & Trophy. The payout for the Cooking for Fun categories will be $300 & trophy for 1st place, $150 & certificate for 2nd place, and $75 & certificate for 3rd place.
The Bikes, Blues and BBQ Festival will open to the public on Friday 1pm – 11pm and Saturday, 9:00am-5:00pm at the Douglas Municipal Gene Chambers Airport on 441 South. General gate admission is $5.00 per person, $3.00 with military ID, and 12&Under FREE!
Applications are being accepted for vendors and cook teams for this event. For more information, call (912)383-0277 or visit www.CityofDouglas.com/bbbfest.
