21st Annual
Official Ohio Smoked Meat and Barbecue Festival-State Championship
October 20 and 21, 2017

The 2017 Event Schedule Has Not Been Completed

Printable Schedule –

Friday, October 14

• 8:00 am – Check-in, registration and meat inspection-Vending Area, Hocking Street
• 1:00 pm – Hocking Valley Scenic Railway-Fall Foliage Train, (www.hvsry.org)
• 4:00 pm – Cooks meeting – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street
• 5:00 – 10:00 pm – Vendors Open
• 7:00 pm – Stuart’s Opera House Fall Wine Express on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, (http://stuartsoperahouse.org)
• 8:00 pm – Midnight – Elks Beer Garden and Food – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street, DJ and Music, $5 Cover Charge, must have a picture ID
• 9:00 pm – BBQ Contest Registration Closes

Saturday, October 15

• 7:30 am – Team Breakfast – Will be delivered to the teams at their site
• 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Nelsonville Farmers Market – Vending area, Fayette Street
• 10:30 am – Judges Check In – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street
• 11:00 am – Judge’s Meeting – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street
• 11:30 am-2:30 pm – Vendors area, Rocky Parking Lot
• 12:00 noon – Hocking Valley Scenic Railway-Haydenville Train, (www.hvsry.org)
• 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm – Vendors Open
• 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm – Elks Beer Garden and Food – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street, must have a picture ID, Entertainment – DJ and Music, Main Stage, Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street
• 2:30 pm – Hocking Valley Scenic Railway-East Logan Train, (www.hvsry.org)

  JUDGING – Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street – not open to the public

• 12:00 noon – Chicken
• 12:30 pm – Ribs
• 1:00 pm – Pork
• 1:30 pm – Brisket
• 3:00 pm (Approximately) – Awards Ceremony – Main Stage, Elks Lodge, 53 Hocking Street

2017-kcbs-rules PDF