3rd Annual Northern Arizona BBQ Festival This Weekend!

The Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce and Special Olympics Arizona are proud to announce the 3rdAnnual Northern Arizona Barbeque Festival to be held June 15 & 16, 2012.

Professional barbeque teams from around the country will converge on Williams, Arizona, Friday night to smoke brisket, ribs, chicken and pork. The contest is Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned and teams will earn points in this State Championship Event with over $10,000 in prize money.

The official kickoff to the Festival is 6pm Friday June 15. Admission to the event is FREE to the public. When the gates open, smoke will fill the air and team cooking will be in full swing. In some cases, teams will smoke beef brisket for up to 17 hours. Visit the beer garden featuring local and national favorites and music on the main stage with Cottonwood, Arizona, based band, Aces and Eights from 7pm-10pm. Barbeque dinners will be sold by some of the competitors beginning at 6pm. Additionally, a few lucky visitors will be asked to help judge an impromptu ‘BBQ Throw-Down’ competition between two of the teams.

On Saturday, June 16 the gates open at 10am. Tickets can be purchased for tastes of the BBQ prepared by the professionals and supporting Special Olympics.

Enjoy more music from the main stage with a band at 11am and another at 2pm while the contest is in full swing. At 4pm the winners will be announced and trophies along with prize money will be awarded. The beer garden will be open all day featuring beers from the area or try a nice local Arizona wine.

Visit for a day or spend the weekend! No one will go home hungry. Enjoy the sites, the sounds and the smells of the Northern Arizona BBQ Festival in Williams, Arizona!

For more information visit www.experiencewilliams.com or contact the Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce at 928-635-0273.

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