JeremyGarrett
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
- Joined
- Jan 1, 2015
- Location
- Waterbury VT
The 2nd Green Mountain BBQ Championship is set for June 25-26 (Sat-Sun) in Waterbury VT. The competition is part of the overall Not Quite Independence Day BBQ Festival, supporting Rotary Club of Waterbury. Besides the BBQ Festival with authentic barbecue, craft brews and live music, the NQID celebration includes the annual Saturday morning parade and evening fireworks extravaganza. And Waterbury is home to Green Mountain Coffee, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, and a diversity of world-renowned micro-brews including The Alchemist and Lawson’s Finest Liquids.
2016 applications are now available from www.GreenMountainBBQ.com, but here are some highlights for the competition:
- Prize purse of $5,000+
- Base sites of 20’ x 30’
- 50/50 draw for the Jack Daniels competition
- NEW – Automatic Qualifier for the 2016 World Food Championships in Kissimmee, FL -- one of only 2 qualifiers in New England
- Saturday NEBS Categories: Stuffed Fatty, Pizza, Fajitas/Tacos, The Mystery Box
- OPTIONAL People’s Choice Contest on Saturday, meat TBA from sponsor
- OPTIONAL Vending of Competition Samples on Sunday (no state license required for 1-day vending)
- OPTIONAL Two-Day Vending (state license required) – register by Feb. 29 and save $50
We are now accepting applications for competitive BBQ and Grilling teams of all skill levels for both Saturday and Sunday. In 2015, we had 29 teams compete, including 3 World Champions. At least 24 teams have confirmed that they will be returning in 2016, including World Champion Smokin’ Hoggz. With this in mind, we expect 35+ teams this year.
For vendors, we had an outstanding turnout for our inaugural BBQ Festival, with about 4,000 public attendees over the weekend. Five of our eight BBQ vendors sold out completely, and our other food vendors did well too. We expect 5,000+ attendees this year.
We hope you’ll join us this summer in Waterbury. Please forward to other interested parties and Like our Facebook page GreenMtnBBQ to stay in touch. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me: Jeremy Garrett, Jeremy@J2Levents.com, 802.244.8994.
2016 applications are now available from www.GreenMountainBBQ.com, but here are some highlights for the competition:
- Prize purse of $5,000+
- Base sites of 20’ x 30’
- 50/50 draw for the Jack Daniels competition
- NEW – Automatic Qualifier for the 2016 World Food Championships in Kissimmee, FL -- one of only 2 qualifiers in New England
- Saturday NEBS Categories: Stuffed Fatty, Pizza, Fajitas/Tacos, The Mystery Box
- OPTIONAL People’s Choice Contest on Saturday, meat TBA from sponsor
- OPTIONAL Vending of Competition Samples on Sunday (no state license required for 1-day vending)
- OPTIONAL Two-Day Vending (state license required) – register by Feb. 29 and save $50
We are now accepting applications for competitive BBQ and Grilling teams of all skill levels for both Saturday and Sunday. In 2015, we had 29 teams compete, including 3 World Champions. At least 24 teams have confirmed that they will be returning in 2016, including World Champion Smokin’ Hoggz. With this in mind, we expect 35+ teams this year.
For vendors, we had an outstanding turnout for our inaugural BBQ Festival, with about 4,000 public attendees over the weekend. Five of our eight BBQ vendors sold out completely, and our other food vendors did well too. We expect 5,000+ attendees this year.
We hope you’ll join us this summer in Waterbury. Please forward to other interested parties and Like our Facebook page GreenMtnBBQ to stay in touch. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me: Jeremy Garrett, Jeremy@J2Levents.com, 802.244.8994.