Perry-Taylor Chamber of Commerce
Contributor
The most popular BBQ contest in the North Florida area is coming up soon: the Smokin’ in the Pines BBQ Festival. This event promises to be the best show you’ll find in the southeast. Thousands are expected to attend this free event for a weekend filled with great BBQ, southern rock & country music, BBQ competitions ($15,000.00 in prizes), the Sauces of Honor Sauce Contest, Kids-Que Competition (ages 6-15), awesome food vendors selling seafood, sweet treats and lots of BBQ. We also have arts and crafts, a free kids fun zone play area with bounce houses and much more. The event will be held Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23 in Perry, Fla., at Forest Capital State Park. There will also be live stage entertainment.
The People’s Choice portion (from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday) allows festival goers to sample over 35 different kinds of BBQ pulled pork for only $10.00 per person. There is no admission for the event...The event itself is free.
The festival will also feature the official Smokin’ in the Pines Open BBQ Competition, where professional BBQ teams from all over will compete for over $10,000.00 in cash and prizes. This event is the Florida State Championship Event, a Jack Daniels Qualifier Event as well as a World Food Championship Qualifier event, so the winner of the Smokin’ In The Pines Open BBQ Competition event qualify to be in the drawing to compete in the Jack Daniels Championship in Lynchburg, Tenn.
This event is hosted by the Tourism Development Council and the Taylor County Chamber of Commerce. The BBQ competition is sponsored by Advanced Refrigeration. This event features everything for the whole family, including great food, fun, crafts and great music all throughout the entire two day event. For more information call the Chamber at (850) 584-5366 or go to www.smokininthepinesbbq.com.