2023 Smokin' Hot BBQ Cook Off & Bluegrass Festival

Hiya Pal Productions

BBQ + Bluegrass = What more could you ask for?

Texas Frontier Trails

Join us on Saturday March 4th for some smokey meats and hot pickin' in the hills of beautiful Mineral Wells, TX! Help us crown the Mineral Wells BBQ Champion and enjoy some of the best Bluegrass music in Texas! Date: Saturday 4th March Time: 12-5pm Location: <a href="https://www.texasfrontiertrails.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Texas Frontier Trails</a>, Mineral Wells, TX Details: - Cash prizes and trophies for the best Brisket, Side &amp; Dessert! - Taste each entry and vote for your favorite! Tasting and voting will be from Noon-2:00-Dance all afternoon to live bluegrass bands! The first band starts at 1:00- BYOB- Bring your own blanket or lawnchair - Fun for all the family! Schedule: - Noon: Doors Open- Noon-2:00: Cook-off tasting and voting- 1:00: Sasquatch Holler- 2:00 Riley Gilbreath and Lone Star Blue- 3:00 Cook-off Winners Announced- 3:15 Scottish Ceilidh Dancing- 4:00 Shine- 5:00 Group Jam Session/ Festival FarewellTickets: - Brisket Cook off entry - $50 (includes overnight camping and 2 tickets to the festival). - Best Side entry - $10 - Best Dessert entry - $10 - General Admission - $10 online; $15 at the door; (under 12s free)Rules: 1)There are 3 cook-off Categories: Brisket, Side, and Dessert. You may choose to compete in any combination of categories you desire, just make sure to pay for each entry. You may only enter one item into each category. 2)Competitors will set up a station at the festival to have their food available for tasting by the festival visitors. The winner in each category will be determined by a vote. Each visitor to the festival will receive 3 poker chips, a red one, a white one, and a blue one. From 12-2 the visitors will taste each competitor’s entry and vote for their favorite in each category by dropping a chip into a locked box at that competitor’s station. Red chips are used to vote for brisket, white chips for sides, and blue chips for dessert.3)	At 2:00, tasting/voting is over. All locked boxes will be collected and the chips tallied to determine the winner in each category.4)	Since this is a tasting that is open to the public, each competitor needs a food handler’s card. We know it’s a pain but it’s required by the health inspector. If you already have one, then don’t worry but if you need one there are lots of choices online and only take about 15 minutes. This is the site we used:https://www.foodhandlerscertificatetx.com/courses 5)	All categories are winner take all. Max Prize for brisket is $500. Max prize for side is $100. Max Prize for Dessert is $100.Brisket:	1) All briskets MUST be smoked on site.	2) By entering the brisket competition, your team will be allowed to camp at the festival on Friday and Saturday Night. You can check in beginning at noon on Friday March 3rd and begin to set up your camp and begin smoking. Briskets must be finished and ready to serve at noon on Saturday, March 4th.	3) Competitors cannot share a smoker (each team needs their own equipment).	4) Each competitor in the brisket competition must have a fire extinguisher on hand. If you don’t have one, you can rent one from us for $25.	5) RV’s, 5th wheels, Pop-ups, tents, are all allowed. Just keep in mind that it is a dry camp with no hook-ups/dump station.	6) Each serving for the Public should be no bigger than a 1 inch cube. We are expecting about 120 people.	7) You can Baste/mop your brisket, but no sauces on the side.Sides/Desserts:	1) Sides and desserts can be made off-site and brought to the festival on Saturday March 4th. Make sure you are set up and ready to serve by Noon.	2) Each serving should be no bigger than about 2 tablespoons. We are expecting about 120 people.	3) Side/Dessert Entries do not include overnight camping privileges. If you've got any questions before signing up or buying your ticket please don't heistate to get in touch either by calling 512 787 3075 or emailing bobkaspar.tx@gmail.com.

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