Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Oinktoberfest this weekend


Here's a press release I got from the folks organizing Oinktoberfest at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence. I've never had the opportunity to go to the event, but it sure sounds fun! I have been to the Great Pumpkin Farm and it's a lot of fun


Sept 25th - Sept 27th
Las Vegas Style
What happens at Oink - Stays at Oink!

ALL WEEKEND
Sixty teams from across the Northeast, Canada, & as far away as Kansas will be converging on the Great Pumpkin Farm, located at 11199 Main St., Clarence, NY to compete in the 8th Oinktoberfest BBQ Cookoff.

There will be a taste of authentic BBQ with seven of the teams selling their award winning offerings. Enjoy your food with a refreshment from the beer tent featuring Yuengling, Guinness, Red Stripe, Harpoon, Smirnoff Ice, & Coca Cola products. The music is Las Vegas extravagant. Friday night's feature concert is a Motown Revue featuring Billy McEwen & Barbara St. Clair. Saturday, in keeping with the theme, features Fat Brat, The Diva Show Band and Rockyard. Sunday has the acoustic duo of JP and Squire & the afternoon will present the big band sounds of the JJ Swing Band.

Admission is $5.00 per person each day with discount tickets available at all Wegmans. Parking is free.

FRIDAY NIGHT
(Gates open 5pm) A Motown Revue featuring: The Legendary Billy McEwen & Barbara St. Clair 7:00pm - 10:00pm

SATURDAY (Gates open 10am)60 teams will compete in the KCBS sanctioned Cookoff that is also a New York State Championship. The contest is also part of the The Empire State BBQ Championship Series. The team with the highest cumulative total score from four of the seven New York State events will be crowned Empire State Champion at the last contest in Sayville, NY on Oct. 23 - 25, 2009.
Fat Brat 11:00am - 2:00pm The Diva Show Band 2:00pm - 5:00pm Awards Ceremony 5:00pm - 6:00pm Rockyard 6:00pm - 7:00pmS

UNDAY (Gates open 10am)At least 32 teams will be competing in the Outdoor Cooking Contest & Chili Cookoff.
JP and Squire 11.00am - 2:00pm JJ Swing Band 2:00pm - 5:00pm Awards Ceremony 5:00pm - 6:00pm

LINKS
Oinktoberfest
Great Pumpkin Farm
KCBS
The Empire State BBQ Championship Series

See you at the Oink
George Booth III & Katy Toth
September 25th - 27th
With Las Vegas Style
George, 716 759-4328 or 1 877 585-4328 or email
Katy, 716 759-8483 or email
Oinktoberfest 2009 at the Great Pumpkin Farm
11199 Main St.,
Clarence, NY 14031

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