WELCOME
to the Scottsboro BBQ Festival, held the second Saturday of October each year on the Downtown Square in Scottsboro, Ala.
The 2024 Festival will be held Saturday, October 12th!
Merchandise, Food, and other Vendors!
185+
Backyard Contestant Cook Teams!
30+
FREE Admission to the Festival!
$0
General Festival Hours - Various Activities All Day!
9a-4p
Schedule of Activities
9am-4pm
Food Vendors 10am-4pm
Arts & Crafts Vendors
9am-11:30am Registration
12pm Dog Parade Begins
Judging in Dog Show Follows
Award announced at the end.
Dog Show & Parade
12pm-1pm Registration
(Online and On-Site)
& Warm-Ups
1pm Tournament Starts
Awards announced at end.
Cornhole Tournament
12pm-12:45pm Contestant Check-in and Setup
1pm-2pm Public Sampling with purchase of a $10 ticket
3pm Awards Announced
People's Choice Competition Sampling
Line Up
TBA
Live Entertainment
9am-1pm Registration (On-Site Only)
1pm Awards
$100 Cash Given Away Each Hour
Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
9:30am Check-In
10am Start Grilling
11:15am Burgers Due
1:30pm Awards
Kids-Q Competition
7:30am Cooks Meeting
4pm Chicken Due
4:30pm Ribs Due
6pm Awards
Backyard Competition
12pm-5pm
Must be 21 or older with valid ID and wear wristband to consume alcohol within the barricaded area.
Beer Garden
9am-5pm
Park at Unclaimed Baggage, Akins Furniture, or Collins Intermediate School (back parking lot off Cecil St from Broad St) for free and ride the free shuttle to the square!
The Broad St shuttle will be wheelchair accessible.
FREE Parking Shuttles
10am-4pm
Some activities require a small fee. Inflatables and Fishing Pond free to join!
Kids Fun Zone
Vendor Registration Now Open
To register as a vendor at the 2024 Scottsboro BBQ Festival, please select the appropriate registration form.
Beginning in 2024, you must apply to be considered as a vendor and are not a fully-registered vendor until payment is received. Once we receive your application, we will contact you to confirm registration and payment information.
Thank you for your interest!
Vendor Application
Merchandise
If you would like to sale merchandise at the BBQ Festival, please click the button to the right to apply as a vendor.
Vendor Application
Food
We have closed the registration for Food and Drink Vendors for the 2024 Festival. You are welcome to email us to be added to a wait list if we have any cancelations.
Backyard BBQ Contestant
Registration
Now Open
To register as a vendor at the 2024 Scottsboro BBQ Festival's Backyard Competition, the button to Register as Backyard Team.
Those registering to compete in the People's Choice Competition, may also use the same link and complete the appropriate information.
Competition
Registration
Backyard
If you would like to compete in the Backyard Competition, click the "Backyard Registration" button.
You may also use the same form if registering for the People's Choice Competition.
To also be a food vendor, you must select the Food Vender Registration button above and register separately.
Backyard Battle Royal
The 2024 Scottsboro BBQ Festival is part of the Backyard Battle Royal, with competitions including Singing River Smoke-o-rama, High on the Hog Festival, Ditto Landing, St. Bernard Prep Blues & BBQ. See details below.
Activities for the Entire Family!
Visitors get the chance to purchase a ticket to sample up to 10 Boston Butts and up to 10 Desserts in the annual People's Choice Competition. Tickets may be purchased at the Welcome Tent or at the People's Choice area for $10. After sampling the meat and dessert, you return to vote for your favorite in each category!
People's Choice Competition
This year we have so many kids activities that we couldn't possible put them all in one location! As always, we have a variety of inflatables, our pumpkin bowling, face painting, the Euro Bungy, obstacle course, Kids-Q Competition, and returning in 2024 is the fishing pond!
Some activities are free and some require a small fee to participate, but there is something for everyone of every age, including the Cornhole Tournament on the south side of the square!
Kid's Fun Zone
Situated around City Hall is the Car Show. Participants can register their car in the morning hours for their chance to win cash prize and other goodies. On-site registration only.
Car/Tuck/Motorcycle Show
The Dog Show will be held on the northwest corner of the square near Payne's. Contestants may enter their dog in various categories to win cash prizes.
Barq-Off Dog Show & Parade
Kids ages 5-12 grill a burger in the Kids-Q Contest, during the morning hours of the festival. Pre-registration required.
Kids-Q Contest
Teams sign up to compete for cash prizes in the annual Cornhole Tournament, conducted by Alabama Cornhole. Teams may register on-site between 12pm-1pm with the tournament starting at 1pm. Awards will follow at the end of the contest. Cash prizes: 1st Place $150, 2nd Place $80, 3rd Place $50. Trophies awarded to the Championship team and medals are awarded to the first and second place teams. Entry fee is $20 per team.
Cornhole Tournament
2024 BBQ Festival Vendors
Below is a list of vendors for the 2024 festival. (Updated in the fall.)
Vendor applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 festival on Saturday, October 12th. Early registration deadline is May 31st.
Food - Drink - Snacks
Businesses - Sponsor Booths - Other
Misc. Merchandise Vendors
