8th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship
and Bluegrass Festival

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8th annual BBQ/Bluegrass Festival (2012)

The 8th annual BBQ/Bluegrass Festival will take place August 17 & 18th 2012 in Worland, WY. (Mark your Calendar!). We are the Wyoming State BBQ Championship sanctioned by KCBS. Each year 30+ BBQ cookers come to compete for this year's prizes totaling over:

$7,275.00 (Plus Trophies and Ribbons)!

Participants spend countless hours preparing and cooking favorite recipes for Beef Brisket, Pulled Pork, Ribs, and Chicken. Our extra categories includes Sauce. For more information on the BBQ competition click on the BBQ.

The festival gets under way on Friday, Aug. 17th at 5:30pm.  For Friday, the festivities end at 10:30 p.m.  On Saturday, August 18th, the event is from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Click on the menu items for more information.

Kids BBQ - Times TBD.

***** No Animals Of Any Kind Allowed on Festival Grounds! *****

* * *  Special Note: Please No Ice Chests or Coolers allowed! No outside food or beverages allowed!  Excellent Food and drinks are available from the vendors! (Please note: This is one of the ways we are able to maintain "FREE ADMISSION" to the event.) * * *

About The Festival

Worland is located in the middle of the beautiful Big Horn Basin half way between Casper, WY and Billings, MT.  Turn at the junction of State Hwy 433, on HWY 16/20 and then take to the fairgrounds. The friendliest little town with a big heart invites you to attend our festival for FREE! Taste mouthwatering BBQ and listen to fabulous Bluegrass musicians. Bring the family and enjoy a tasty BBQ meal, visit with friends, make new ones, and wander around the other exhibits.  The Festival is held at the Washakie County Fairgrounds on a grassy field, surrounded by shade trees. Enjoy the taste of mouth watering food from world-class chefs, and of course enjoy the music!
 

Admission is FREE!

When you enter the festival, your first stop should be at one of our two banks, to exchange cash for bone bucks. Use these Bone Bucks for purchases of Food, Beverages, T-Shirts, Mugs, and other items from festival vendors. Vendors will only accept Bone Bucks.

Special Note: Last years mugs are welcome to bring back and be refilled at the refill cost.
 

Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival Mission Statement

Improve the lives and futures of our regional people by providing culturally focused tourism economic development, providing a venue for not for profit fund raising, introducing new foods, sounds and cultures to our region and provide the Wyoming State BBQ Championship.

***** No Animals Of Any Kind Allowed on Festival Grounds! *****