34th Annual International Barbecue Festival is This Week! The Schedule

Owensboro's favorite time of the year is this week. The International Barbecue Festival in downtown Owensboro. 10 - 15,000 people will occupy the city. You know, for the last three years all the construction downtown keeps the BBQ Fest folks hoppin' to find where to place everyone. Best thing to do is just head downtown and just wander airmlessly, which I do all the time!! There will be food, music, crafts, classic cars and carnival rides. WBKR will be there, too. Here's the schedule of activities.

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012

2nd Street Shopping 8:00 am

SPECIAL EVENTS

Souvenir Sales 11:00 am - 9:00 pm (Headquarters - 2nd St. at Judicial Center)
Burgoo Relay 2:00 pm (Courthouse Lawn)
Motorcross Stunt Show and Illusionist 5:30 pm (3rd & Daviess)
Opening Ceremony 5:30 pm (Family Stage)
Pie Eating Contest 5:45 pm (Family Stage)
Cooking Team Balloon Toss 6:00 pm
Souvenir Sales 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (RiverPark Center)

CHILDRENS ENTERTAINMENT

Carnival Rides 5:00 pm
Midway Games 5:30 - 10:00 pm (2nd St.)

FOOD AND DRINK

Concessions 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Mutton Glutton 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (Riverpark Center)

ENTERTAINMENT

Main Stage (3rd & St. Ann)

7:00 pm ZoGo
9:00 pm Bobby Clark Band

Family Stage (2nd Street west of St. Elizabeth)

6:30 pm Hounds and Horns

Youth Stage (2nd Street)

5:00 pm O’kingdom
6:00 pm Detest
7:00 pm Leaders
8:00 pm Friends
9:00 pm Jawbone
10:00 pm A Plea for Purging

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL BEER PLAZA

*Beer Garden opens at 5pm

6:00 pm Best Part of the Song
8:00 pm Ryan Hayden and the Bourbon Barrel Boys
10:00 pm The Hiding

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012

SPECIAL EVENTS

Backyard Cook-Off Set Up 5:00 am (3rd at Frederica)
5K Run/Walk 8:00 am
Car Show Registration 9:00 am-Noon (3rd Street)
Horseshoe Registration 9 a.m. Tournament 11 a.m.
Souvenir Sales 9:00 am-9:00 pm (Souvenir Booth)
Family Pavilion 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (2nd and Daviess Streets)
Motorsports 11:00 am
Backyard Cook-off Judging 12:00 noon
Keg Toss Registration 1:30 pm
Corn Hole Registration 9 a.m. Tournament 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Souvenir Sales 2:00 pm-9:00 pm (RiverPark Center)
Cooking Team Judging 3:00 pm
Car Show Awards Ceremony 3:30 pm
Corn Hole Game 4:00 pm
Backyard Cook-off Awards 6:00 pm (Main Stage)
Cooking Team Award Ceremony 6:00 pm (Main Stage)

CHILDRENS ENTERTAINMENT

Carnival Rides 11:00 am
Midway Games 11:00 am (2nd St.)

FOOD AND DRINK

Concessions 11:00 am-10:00 pm
Mutton Glutton 2:00 pm-11:00 pm (Riverpark Center)
Cooking Team Serving 4:00 pm

ENTERTAINMENT

Main Stage (3rd & St. Ann)

12:00 noon The Hiding
2:00 pm Boscoe France Band
4:30 pm Tee Dee Young Band
7:00 pm Stagolee
9:00 pm The Cold Stares

Family Stage (2nd Street west of St. Elizabeth)

1:00 pm The Songfarmers
3:00 pm Jenny Lu and Klassic Krew
5:30 pm Sean T. Johnson
6:30 pm Kountry Bound
7:30 pm DJ and Nicole Potter
9:00 pm Jared Green

Youth Stage (2nd Street)

12:00 noon Sounds of Laughter
12:45 pm Rookies
1:30 pm Forefathers
2:15 pm Late Ones
3:00 pm Everything Went Back
4:00 pm The Tired and True
5:00 pm Denouncer
6:00 pm Darasuum
7:00 pm Major League
8:00 pm Dead Icons
9:00 pm On My Honor
10:00 pm Flatfoot 56