Some new and exciting updates for 2018!

In addition to the Cabo Wabo competition we announced 2 weeks ago the Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival has another FRIDAY NIGHT competition to announce…..

We will be hosting an ACSA (American Competitive Steak Association) competition on Friday, October 19, 2018.  The exact time will be finalized soon.

We are still working on publishing the applications and will have those posted as soon a possible.

The important high points for this contest are:

1. The ACSA contest is open to KCBS members AND the public.
2. The entry fee is $100 per team.
3. Each team will be provided two (2) Ribeye steaks Friday evening to cook and turn in.
4. For more information on the ACSA and their rules and contest etiquette please visit their website at ACSA

One Last Thing….

With the addition of these great Friday evening opportunities for our Teams and the Public we will be closing the streets on earlier than we had initially announced.  Again, we will have more details as we finalize these details.

Here are all of the pertinent applications for the 2018 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival, in one convenient place.

2018 Team Entry Form

2018 Vendor Contract

OSM 2018 Judges Form

The Cabo Entry Form below is for the Friday Evening Cabo Wabo contest we posted about earlier this week!

OSM Cabo Entry Form

Are you a KCBS Judge?  Would you like to be a judge at the 22nd Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival?

Please complete the attached 2018 Judges Form and return to Amy Spoutz (amyspoutz@yahoo.com) by October 1st.

OSM 2018 Judges Form

Applications for the 2018 competition and vending are now available and are at the bottom of this post.  Please download the form and provide all necessary information.  For vendors, we need all 3 pages returned.  For teams, we only need the first page filled out and sent in.

Please read the forms carefully as there have been changes to both forms this year in an effort to make things more clearly stated.

We are currently working on final negotiations with a new sponsor who wants to bring some incredibly fun things to the competition this year.  As soon as everything is finalized we will be making an announcement.

Because of these potential changes we have not finalized the map and available space numbers yet.  We will be getting those out as soon as we get them done.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone in October!

2018 Team Entry Form

2018 Vendor Contract

Applications for this year’s competition will be posted as soon as they are updated. Thank you for your interest and patience!

The 21st annual Smoked Meat Festival is now over. Competition results will be posted soon.

The Nelsonville city streets will remain closed this evening for equipment removal and clean up. Thank you to all the team’s that participated as well as all the vendors and visitors that came in.

The competition and BBQ are in full swing today! The competitors will be turning in their entries until 1:30 this afternoon stop phrase be patient and understanding with them.

The competition awards ceremony will be at the stage on Washington St at about 3:00 pm.

After the competition vendors will be open until sold out.

Beer sales on the square will stop at 11:00 tonight.

Multiple brewing on Washington St will be open until 1:00 am and The Mine will be open until 2:30 am.

The city streets will reopen by 11:0 Sunday morning.

Thank You! to all the local business and sponsors who have been involved this year.

Michael Redecker will be coordinating the team placement, vendor placement and daily operations on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  When you arrive in Nelsonville please contact him at the numbers below for assistance getting to the correct space.  If you need assistance with things other than on-site issues please continue to use the email and phone numbers for Amy.

Michael’s numbers are: (740) 300-0256 or (740) 590-0571