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2010 Blue Ridge BBQ Festival: Thanks for pigging out with us!

The 17th annual Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival has come and gone. Thanks to everyone who attended, the volunteers who labored in the hot sun and everyone else who helped make the 2010 Festival a whole hog of a hit!

Hot Off The Grill

BBQ Festival officially approved for 2011 and beyond

Chatham Artillery repeats as Blue Ridge champions

2010 Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival competition results

Still Going Green

The 2009 Blue Ridge Barbecue & Music Festival met—and exceeded—its goal to reduce Festival waste by 75 percent. In fact, the actual reduction for Festival guests and vendors was 80% of all waste removed from the waste stream. Learn more about our Going Green initiative.

Festival Music

Headlined by Geoff Achison, Belleville Outfit, Seth Walker and Scoot Pittman, another rockin' lineup of music delighted Festival goers in 2010. Check out our music page to listen to songs from 2010 performers.

Rubber Duckie River Race

A crowd favorite in its debut, the Ruber Duckie River Race returns tot he Pacolet River for the 2010 Festival. Get the scoop on the 2010 Rubber Duckie River Race.