Chillin and Grillin BBQ Festival

From Chillin and Grillin BBQ Festival Website:

April 12 14, 2018

Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival started in 2009 as a small fundraiser for the chamber with 14 cooking teams competing. The next year it became a sanctioned contest with Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) and has grown every year. 2017 was a pivotal year in many ways. RiverCity Park was under construction so it was moved to the Sand Springs Pogue Airport next to Platinum Air. The contest drew overall 44 teams for a various BBQ contests, 23 Arts and Craft Vendors, food trucks, the Dylan Whitney Band and Jennifer Marriott Band. Countless members of the community came to enjoy the event. There was an upset in the Peoples Choice contest winners; the Sand Springs Parks department team known as SPARKS upset the 5 year in a row winner Church that Matters. The local competitions make the event all the more fun for everyone.

The Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival is a prime opportunity to sample some delicious barbecue. This year we are holding the event in Sand Springs (location TBD). This fun Sand Springs event is much more than a cook off; it features a carnival, live music, arts and crafts and a beer garden. Of course, the star of the show is the BBQ, and guests will have the chance to savor plenty made by talented cooks.

Thursday evening will be kick-off with a carnival starting at 5pm. Fridays events kick off will begin in the afternoon with the carnival, live music, beer garden and arts and crafts. Saturday will feature the Peoples Choice BBQ tasting (open to the public), carnival, live music, a beer garden, arts and crafts vendors, car show, poker run, Kettle Corn, Harpers Hut Shaved Ice and a train.