This Spring, Ridge Ferry Park plays host to the Backyard BBQ Bash. Come out for a must see event featuring barbecue sampling, people's choice voting, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks and more. 

Parking for the event is five dollars per car and card only. 

Sampling bracelets for the barbecue are five dollars and limited to one per person.

Gates open at 10 a.m. Sampling begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 2:30 p.m., or when sampling bracelets or bbq is almost gone. To ensure you get to taste some great bbq, make sure you arrive by 10 a.m. to buy your bracelet and taste some meat before it's all gone. 

Be sure to check out our arts and crafts vendors along with food trucks that are scheduled to set up with a variety of items and goodies. You never know what you might find. 

BBQ Cook Off:
Registration for the cook off is open now.
Cost: Pricing starts at $50
Must provide own meat. 
Entry includes four event t-shirts, four team member wrist bands, one sample bracelet and one 20'x20' cook site. 
Porter Potties are available for cook sites upon request. 

Registration ends Wednesday, April 23.
*Please note: Teams registering after Wednesday, April 23, may not be guaranteed event t-shirts.*
 
Contest Categories:
Pork and Chicken

Contest Winners:
Judges’ Choice:
First place winners for both pork and chicken: $300 
Second place winners for both pork and chicken: $200
Third place winners for both pork and chicken: $100.

Overall Winner: Total points combined in both pork and chicken categories *Must compete in People's Choice to be considered for Overall Winner.
First Place: $500
Second Place: $250
Third Place $100 

Please note that all prize money is calculated on number of teams participating and could change depending on number of teams.

People’s Choice:
First, second and third places for People's Choice Voting in pork will receive trophies and recognition.

For questions or more info on the barbecue cook off, contact Tyler Stinson at tyler.stinson@floydcountyga.org


Vendor Info:
Artists and crafters are invited to set up for this year's Backyard BBQ Bash. Vendors have three site sizes to choose from.
12'x12' - $50
20'x20' - $75
30'x30' - $100

Food/Beverage Vendors - $100

For questions or more info on being a vendor, contact Tyler.Stinson@floydcountyga.org.