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BBQ Blowout and Music Festival Coming to Bolivar this Weekend

BOLIVAR – Some of the Top BBQ Teams from across the country including five-time World BBQ Champion and Reality Television Star “MYRON MIXON” will battle for $25,000 in cash prizes plus trophies at the 2022 Bolivar BBQ Blowout and Music Festival, Friday and Saturday, October 21 – 22, 2022, at the farmers market located at 110 Lafayette Street in Downtown Bolivar.

This two-day festival features a high-stakes BBQ cookoff sanctioned by the Memphis BBQ Network, live bands, food trucks, vendors, a classic car and truck roundup, 35-mile bicycle ride, and great Memphis Style BBQ will be available for purchase. This event benefits the Bolivar Main Street Program and is free to attend.

2022 BBQ Blowout and Music Festival Schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2022

  • 12 p.m. – Mayor’s Luncheon
  • 6 p.m. – The New Chicken Challenge
  • 6 p.m. – Sponsor’s Dinner
  • 7 p.m. – Small Shack (music)
  • 8 p.m. – Corn Hole Challenge
  • 8 p.m. – Courtney Little (music)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022

  • 8 a.m. – Classic Car and Truck Roundup
  • 8:30 a.m. – 35 mile Bolivar Bike Ride
  • 10 a.m. – BBQ Cookoff Begins
  • 11 a.m. – Southern Rose Band (music)
  • 5:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony
  • 6 p.m. – Al Green and the Hard Times Band (music)
  • 8:30 p.m. – ZSA Davis (music)

For complete details, visit the Bolivar Main Street Facebook page or City of Bolivar website.


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