Pork in the Park BBQ Festival

Follow your nose and the pig signs off Route 50 to the Pork in the Park BBQ Festival at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, Maryland on April 16-18, 2010. This family friendly event has grown in leaps and bounds and last year hosted over 90 BBQ competitor teams and over 35,000 attendees. It is anticipated that over 100 BBQ teams will compete this year.

Each team will spend the weekend slicing, seasoning and sizzling pork, chicken and beef in hopes that their BBQ cooking will earn them a portion of the $18,000 in cash prizes and invaluable bragging rights on the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) BBQ Circuit. The competition decisions lie in the hands of the KCBS certified professional judges. Judging is done in many categories including whole hog, beef, chicken, pork, ribs, anything butt and a special seafood and dessert category. All competition elements must be cooked over a wood fire- no charcoal or gas allowed!

The festival surrounding the competition is three days of events with entertainment for the whole family for only $2 per person and kids under the age of 12 free. Taking part in the largest KCBS Festival on the East coast, attendees enjoy live entertainment including Blues, Country and Southern rock, on our Festival stage. Friday night will offer a Country Showdown and Saturday night welcomes the return of the Battle of the Bands competition. All entertainment is included with admission and attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or a blanket to grab a great seat. Many regional craftsmen and artists will also take part in the festivities offering their jewelry, pottery, photography and artwork. Sunday afternoon will feature a Classic Car Competition and the Backyard BBQ Amateur competition. All weekend, kids will have a special area of their own- the Piglet's Corner, an area with free crafts and entertainment as well as the Amusement ride area with kid rides, slides and games.

Many different types of food including pulled pork sandwiches, ribs and beef BBQ sandwiches will be available. This scrumptious barbecue-some of it cooked by competitor teams themselves-and other festival style food will tempt your taste buds. Fresh squeezed lemonade is a festival favorite as are a wide selection of beers including domestics and imports for sale.

The festival is open from 4pm to 10pm on Friday, 10am to 10pm on Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday. The Pork in the Park BBQ Festival is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society and presented by Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism.

Visit the website:www.porkinthepark.org

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