Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival

Are you ready to cook up a festival-sized feast for hungry Blues & BBQ enthusiasts? Do you sell unique BBQ products or music related items? We need you at this year's Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival! Click the applicable link below for vendor fees and to submit your application. We'll be in touch if you're a good fit!
✅Vendors for The Market: https://www.eventeny.com/events/vendor/?id=48982
✅Non BBQ Food Vendors:https://www.eventeny.com/events/vendor/?id=48981

They had one of the longest lines at last year's Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival...and they're coming back to serve up more smoked goodness. We're PUMPED to have DAS BBQ back in on 9/19!

🎶 Good BBQ feeds the stomach. Great blues feeds the soul! Our musical lineup is STACKED for '26 and promises high-energy blues, electric performances, and serious good times in downtown Blue Ridge. Get ready to turn up the heat on September 19th🔥
Breaking Point Band

The Big Dogs
Kara Grainger
Emanuel Casablanca
More info & tickets here: https://blueridgebluesandbbq.com/

Gone, but never forgotten. 🇺🇸

Big news: Southern Flavor Magazine is featuring the Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival in their summer issue! Click the image or visit https://www.flipsnack.com/FD6FFAAA9F7/web_southernflavor_summer2026_issue to learn how our festival started and continues to give back to kids in need in .

You asked. He's back! Mr. Nice Guy Authentic Soul Food & BBQ returns to Downtown Blue Ridge on 9/19 🍖This year's festival features 15 of the very best pitmasters from around the Southeast -- stay tuned for more spotlights coming soon!

If you want to make your mouth water, check out more pics over at Mr. Nice Guy's page: https://www.facebook.com/p/Mr-Nice-Guy-Authentic-Soul-Food-BBQ-61579611354036/

🔥Blues fans, this is your moment. Emanuel Casablanca is headlining the 2026 Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival and bringing pure fire to the stage! Expect a performance packed with soul, swagger, and nonstop energy. 🎸 Mark your calendars for Sept 19th. You DO NOT want to miss this!

Mark your calendars: The Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival returns on Sept. 19th in downtown !! We're celebrating 15 years of smoke, soul, & community love with our biggest event yet, featuring:
🎶 Live, high-energy blues music from the "Bad Boy of Blues" Emanuel Casablanca and more.
🍖 Lip-smackin' BBQ from 15 award-winning pitmasters.
🔥15 FREE giveaways leading up to the festival, including a Traeger Smoker 🤯
😎New vendors at The Market selling rubs, sauces, & all sorts of BBQ-related items.
👊An unforgettable all-day outdoor festival in the
Stay tuned for BIG updates and announcements coming soon!

🚨 Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival fans we need your help!🚨 We've been nominated for the 2025 Eventeny evAwards and need YOUR vote to win! If we can pull this off, we'll get access to improved resources for 2026. That means we can drive more money to local children's charities! This will only take a minute of your time:
1. Click the Link Below
2. Click the "Festival" Option
3. Click "Vote" (Click On Any Festival, Doesn't Matter Which One) and Select "Blues and BBQ"
4. Enter An Email Address

That's it! Voting ends on 12/31. Let's make a difference for kids in our community! 👊

https://www.eventeny.com/evawards-2025-voting/

Visit Blue Ridge GA
Traeger Grills
Mercier Orchards
Ace Hardware Blue Ridge
Southern Thunder BBQ Cooking School
Snack in a Backpack
Fannin County Family Connection
The Open Arms Home for Children
Habitat for Humanity of Fannin & Gilmer Counties, Inc.
Fannin County Chamber of Commerce

Aloha Pineapples
Bussin BBQ Food Truck
Smoke Street Grill
Joe's Lonestar Tacos
Jim's Smokin' Que
Uncle Brian’s BBQ
AF7 BBQ
DragonAss Smoked BBQ
Chatter Box Cafe
Choate BBQ
Sweet Cheek’s BBQ Company
Old Toccoa Farm

Photo Credit = Glenn Harbison

Good Morning!!

Simply amazing day, thank you to all that attended and helped in any way.

@7:30 AM Sunday 9/21/25 - Almost looks like it never happened!