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Oinktoberfest BBQ Cookoff Weekend Event
September 21 - September 23
NY States Official BBQ Cook-off!
Buy GREAT BBQ & Enjoy our Beer & Wine Garden!
Click on the tabs below for information & schedule for each day!
Friday Night
Preview Night 5pm to 10:00pm
Itinerary:
- Gates open at 5pm (FREE Admission Friday Only)
- 6pm to 9pm – Miller and The Other Sinners
- 5pm to 9pm – Meet & Greet featuring Food Network Star from Chopped: Grill Masters Melvin “Chef Boots” Johnson
- Buy GREAT BBQ from our Vending Contestants
- (The Farm is NOT open on Friday Night)
Saturday – KCBS Sanctioned BBQ
Gates Open 10am to Dusk
Festival will be open & attractions running!
Band Line-up:
- 11am – AJ Tetzlaff
- 12pm – Mercury Blues Band
- 1:30pm – Osborn Nash
- 2:30pm – Chris Squier Band
- 4:00pm – Rockabilly Steve and Farley
- 5pm – Awards Ceremony
- 6pm – David Michael Miller
- 12pm to 6pm – Meet & Greet featuring Food Network Star from Chopped: Grill Masters Melvin “Chef Boots” Johnson
Sunday – Backyard BBQ & RibOink-Off
Gates Open 10am to Dusk
Festival will be open & attractions running!
Band Line-up:
- 11am – Jim Vozga & Friends
- 12pm – Country Night
- 1:30pm – Sean Patrick McGraw
- 2:30pm – Maria Aurigema
- 4:00pm – Sean Farley
- 5:00pm – Awards Ceremony
- 12pm to 6pm – Meet & Greet featuring Food Network Star from Chopped: Grill Masters Melvin “Chef Boots” Johnson
ENJOY THIS SPECIAL EVENT OF THE WEEKEND WHILE YOUR HERE AT THE FESTIVAL!
There’s more to do including our 5 acre Cornmaze, Amusement rides, Zombie Train, Shooting Gallery, Pan for Gems, jump on our Jumbo Pillows, Cow Train, Hayrides, Boo Barn, visit the Pumpkin Palace for Halloween decorations and delicious baked goods, eat some fresh made pumpkin or apple donuts, enjoy loads of entertainment and so much more!
Don’t forget to get your pumpkins, gourds, stalks, mums and other fall decorations for your home before you leave!
Click on the tabs below to see a list of the teams competing and vending this weekend:
5 Hogs Front Porch BBQ – Buffalo, NY
Babz BBQ – Akron, NY
Behind BBQ – Spencerport, NY
Big Belly BBQ – Lake View, NY
Big Raz BBQ – Melrose, NY
Bitter and Branded – Buffalo, NY
Black Hart BBQ – Palmyra, NY
Broken Antler BBQ – Wahnapitae, ONT Canada
Buck N’ Jakes BBQ – Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Meatheads – Buffalo, NY
Burning Coals BBQ – King, ONT Canada
Butts & Links BBQ – Depew, NY
Carnivore’s Heaven – Lawtons, NY
Chillin N Grillin BBQ Co – Sarver, PA
Choplickers BBQ – Webster, NY
Chuck and Ang’s BBQ – North Chili, NY
CR Smokin BBQ – Williamson, NY
Chuck and Ang’s BBQ Crew – North Chili, NY
Good Smoke BBQ – Penfield, NY
Hausrath BBQ – Buffalo, NY
Hawkeye BBQ – Buffalo, NY
Hellbent BBQ – Lake, ONT Canada
Just Good-Enough – Carlton, NY
Kiss My BBQ – Amherst, NY
Let Your Meat Shine Through – Jordan, NY
Lucky B’s BBQ – Seneca, PA
Meat At Pete’s BBQ – Cheektowaga, NY
Miller’s Backyard BBQ – Mechancville, NY
Mort’s Meat Mafia – Coudersport, PA
Nickel City Smokers – Williamsville, NY
No Clue Que – Burt, NY
One Eyed Jacks – Lockport, NY
Priorville BBQ – Attica, NY
Rack Sabbath – Webster, NY
Red Valley BBQ – Oil City, PA
Route 5 Smokehaus – Akron, NY
Rusty’s Smoke BBQ – Blue Mountain, ONT Canada
Shortsville Smokers – Shortsville, NY
Smoke This!! – Lackawanna, NY
Smoldering Ash Holes – Ottowa, ONT Canada
Suck-A-Bone BBQ – Ravenna, OH
Sweet Heat BBQ – Dansville, NY
The Good Cue Crew – Webster, NY
Three Dogs BBQ – Renfrew, PA
Tranquil Carnivores – Cambridge, ONT Canada
Two Smokin Guys, NY – Elma, NY
Uncle Rick’s Briskets – Weedsport, NY
Valley Smoke BBQ – Newark Valley, NY
Whiskey’N’Cleavers – Toronto, ONT Canada
Wine Country Barbecue – Grimsby, ONT Canada
Woodhouse Brewing Co. – Barrie ONT Canada
Babz BBQ – Akron, NY
Bitter and Branded – Buffalo, NY
Blazin Bo’s BBQ Team – Tonawanda, NY
Born to Rub – LeRoy, NY
Buffalo Meatheads – Buffalo, NY
Broken Antler BBQ – Wahnapitae, ONT Canada
Butts & Links BBQ – Depew, NY
Carnivoire’s Heaven – Lawtons, NY
Damn BQQ – Williamsville, NY
Hausrath BBQ – Buffalo, NY
Hellbent, BBQ – Lake, ONT Canada
Hoof-N-Hog Smokers – Eden, NY
Jack and Jim’s BBQ – Holland, NY
Just Eats! – Niagara Falls, NY
Kiss My BBQ – Amherst, NY
Mort’s Meat Mafia – Coudersport, PA
Ninja Monkey’s Cookin Crew – Cheektowaga, NY
No Clue Que – Burt, NY
Porkstars BBQ – Buffalo, NY
Priorville BBQ – Attica, NY
Rusty’s Smoke BBQ – Blue Mountains, ONT Canada
Shuck N Cluck’s – Clarence, NY
Smoke This!! – Lackawanna, NY
Team Greg!!! – Kenmore, NY
The 5th Artery – Amherst, NY
The Good Cue Crew – Webster, NY
The Smokin Plumber – Tonawanda, NY
Tricky Pig BBQ – Webster, NY
Two Smokin Guys – Elma, NY
Uncle Rick’s Briskets – Weedsport, NY
Wing Night – South Wales, NY
Wrecking Que – Rochester, NY
Blazin Bo’s BBQ Team – Tonawanda, NY
Burning Coals BBQ – King, ONT Canada
Carnivore’s Heaven – Lawtons, NY
Hellbent BBQ – Lake, ONT Canada
Kiss My Priorville – Amherst, NY
Rusty’s Smoke BBQ – Blue Mountains, ONT Canada
Smoke This!! – Lackawanna, NY
Two Smokin Guys – Elma, NY
Uncle Rick’s Briskets – Weedsport, NY
Babz BBQ – Akron, NY
Big Belly BBQ – Lakeview, NY
Butts & Links BBQ – Depew, NY
Center Street Smokehouse – Batavia, NY
Mad Sauces – Buffalo, NY
Smoke Shack – Lakeland, FL
Uncle Rick’s Briskets – Weedsport, NY
To be a part of Oinktoberfest (Team, Judging, Vending, etc…) visit our website at Oinktoberfest.com to apply.
ATTENTION TEAMS / JUDGES / BBQ ENTHUSIASTS:
Be a part of the Empire State BBQ Championship Series!! Teams need to cook at 4 competitions to have a shot at the title.
Here are the Official Rules:
- Teams are entered automatically by competing in KCBS competitions in New York State.
- Residents of any State or Country are eligible.
- Ranking in the Empire State Barbecue Championship will be based on a cumulative total of a teams four best overall scores from any of the seven KCBS events in NY State.
- Rankings will be posted on the official Empire State BBQ Championship site and
updated after each contest - Winner will be announced and trophy presented at the last contest of the year.
- Visit: www.nybbqchamp.com for complete details.
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