Attractions



Barbecue Menu

 

  • Tent locations: West Center St. ~ North Main St. ~ S. Main St. & 3rd Ave.

  • Featuring: Chopped Sandwiches,  Hot Dogs, Pigtail Fries

  • Pepsi booths are located throughout the Festival featuring your favorite Pepsi products

 






RCR Driver TY Dillon & Team to Make Special Appearance

 

Ty and his crew will be at the Barbecue Festival from 11:30 – 1 p.m. They will be located in the Antique Car Show area at the corner of 3rd Street and Main Street. They will showcase their championship car and be available for autographs. There will also be Ty Dillon Championship gear available including t-shirts and hats.

Ty Dillon and the No. 41 team stormed onto the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards circuit earning seven wins, seven poles, 13 top-fives and 16 to-10 finishes. Ty is the youngest driver to ever have won the ARCA Racing Series Championship, and the first rookie to have done so since 1995.

 

www.rcrracing.com

 




Fine Swine Wine

 

  • In celebration of Lexington's barbecue heritage and the city's annual Barbecue Festival, nationally renowned artist Bob Timberlake and legendary NASCAR team owner Richard Childress joined forces to create a wine especially for barbecue.

  • Crafted by award winning winemaker Mark Friszolowski, the seventh release of Fine Swine Wine is making its debut at the 28th Annual Barbecue Festival to satisfy the demand of those who appreciate fine food and wine pairings! A portion of the profits will be donated to the Mental Health Association of Davidson County in memory of Kay K. Saintsing.

  • While at the festival, please plan to stop by the Childress Vineyards booth, located at the square, where Bob Timberlake will be on hand from 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. to sign bottles of Fine Swine Wine purchased that morning.

  • Click here for Details on Childress Vineyard's special Barbecue Festival Activities!

 

 

Barbecue Carnival / Family Area. South Main St. Below Stage 5

 

  • Raminator Monster Truck
  • Festival "Chop Shop" & Lumberjack Show
  • Hogway Speedway Racing Pigs
  • Rides & Games, Clowns, Food & Fun
  • Infant Changing Area & Mother's Nursing Station sponsored by Kimberly Clark
  • Entertainment Stage Featuring Professional Children's Entertainment. Sponsored by at&t

 

 

12th Annual Sand Sculpture 

 

  • The "Pig Themed" sand sculpture, sponsored by Lexington Utilities, has become one of our most popular attractions!

  • The 50-ton sculpture will begin taking shape eight days prior to the festival and will be completed the day of the festival. Don't miss this awesome special attraction, located on Main Street, between 2nd & 3rd Avenue.

 

 

Juried Arts & Crafts

 

  • Carolane Propane Gas of Lexington has joined with the Barbecue Festival to produce the Juried Arts and Crafts Section.

  • More than 50 talented artisans have been accepted into this special section of the festival located on South Main Street between 1st and 3rd Avenues. Be sure to visit these booths as well as the hundreds of other talented vendors located throughout Uptown Lexington
  • 2011 Award Winners

 


Bicycle Stunt Shows. Corner of N. Main & 3rd St

 

  • Sponsored by the official festival restaurants, Keith King Bike Stunt Shows will once again add to the festival excitement by performing 4 thirty-minute bicycle shows.

  • Each show will provide the audience with exciting stunt performances and will also include an appropriate talk about safety gear and it’s importance in bicycle riding. After each show the riders will be available for the spectators to get autographs and meet their favorite riders.

  • Shows will begin at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.

  • www.bmxbikestuntshows.com

 

 

Car Show Extravaganza! N. Main St. between 3rd & 4th St

 

  • The Furnitureland Antique Car Club will be hosting an Open car show competition in the Davidson Funeral Home Parking lot to benefit the Davidson Co. Prison Ministry.

  • For more information, contact Carl Warrell at 336-883-2986 or Jack Harris at 336-887-7524.

  • Visitors to the festival may see a 1914 Buick with right hand drive, Ford T models and A models, as well as Chevrolets from the 1950's and Mustangs from the 1960's. Don’t miss this opportunity to see some great antique cars presented by Furnitureland Antique Automobile Club, members of AACA.

  • Check out the Corvettes on 1st Ave.! Clubvette, one of the largest corvette clubs in the U.S.A., will be displaying corvettes from all vintages during the festival. Be sure to stop by and see this great attraction!

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Hogway Speedway. N. Main St. & 3rd St

 

  • Racing pigs will be a major attraction as they return for a fifth year at the Barbecue Festival! Specially bred and trained, these fleet footed racing pigs bolt from the starting gate at the sound of the bell and race around an oval track with ears laid back, stubby legs churning and curly tails sailing along behind.

  • This event is certain to attract a crowd! Races will be held throughout the day.

 

 

Festival Chop Shop (Lumberjack Sports Show).
Located in Grass Lot between 3rd & 4th Ave. in Carnival/Family Area

 

  • Plan to visit one of the festival's best attractions! With six different events to hold your interest, the contestants will be divided into heats and then finals as these great athletes chop and saw their way through timber that would make Paul Bunyan think twice.

  • The South Atlantic Woodman's Association will be bringing some of the world's best competitors to the "Barbecue Festival Chop Shop". From traditional chopping events including the underhand and standing block chops, where these tough lumberjacks will use six and a half pound, razor sharp axes to blast their way through 12 inch logs... to the old time sawing events such as the Two Man, Jack & Jill and Single Handed Sawing, where the really big logs are cut with saws sharpened like our grandparents could only dream about... and to the modern day chain saws, which are super modified to the point where they would make a Nascar driver green with envy.

  • These events will amaze all audience members. Plan to catch the one hour shows at 12:00 & 2:00 then the finals at 4:00!

 

 

Red Cross Blood Drive. YMCA, 119 W. 3rd Ave

 

  • Be sure to drop by the Red Cross Blood Drive between 10:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.

  • Free T-shirt and Barbecue sandwich to each donor.

 

 

Kids' Casting Competition. East 1st Street

 

Presented by Davidson County Bassmasters

 

 

 

Mountain Challenge Climbing Wall. West 1st Street

 

The 32 foot climbing wall will feature the ultimate rock climbing experience next to nature itself! Don’t miss this opportunity to test your climbing ability on the largest mobile climbing wall in the Carolinas.

 

 

 

Hospitality Garden

 

Be sure to stop by the Hospitality Garden located at Stage 3 and enjoy your favorite Anheuser-Busch beverages and some great entertainment!

 

 

 

Power Jump Trampoline. Corner of N. Main & 3rd St. /BB&T Parking Lot

  • Don't miss this exciting opportunity to see the festival from new heights while jumping on a Quad Bungee Trampoline!

  • The bungee jump phenomenon has been a tremendous attraction throughout the world and, while at the Barbecue Festival, participants of all ages (30 lbs to 180 lbs) will have the chance to enjoy the unique adrenaline rush that the experience offers.