BBQ and Barrels, the revitalized version of the barbecue festival, kicks off today and continues tomorrow. Here’s a quick overview of what you need to know — including what’s free vs. paid, food and bourbon vendors, where everything is stationed, parking/street closures, and more.
BBQ and Barrels, the revitalized version of the barbecue festival, kicks off today and continues tomorrow. Here’s a quick overview of what you need to know — including what’s free vs. paid, food and bourbon vendors, where everything is stationed, parking/street closures, and more.
MAP
This map is a quick look at most everything you need to know and where most things will be located.
FREE vs. PAID
There is no cost to stroll the streets throughout the event. Music is free to enjoy, and there will likely be plenty of free food samples. Food vendors will of course charge for their meals, and the carnival will require tickets for rides and games. The bourbon tasting events on Saturday at the Convention Center are ticketed (more information on those events can be found here).
PARKING
The Daviess Street and Locust Street parking garages will remain open for the entire weekend. Drivers are asked to abide by all posted parking signs.
The following streets will be closed through 7 a.m. on Sunday:
- East 2nd Street from Clay Street to J.R. Miller Boulevard, and from J.R. Miller Boulevard to Daviess Street (The intersection of J.R. Miller./East 2nd will remain open.)
- East 2nd Street from Daviess Street to Walnut Street
- Allen Street, St. Ann Street, Frederica Street, St. Elizabeth Street, and Locust Street from West 3rd Street to Veterans Boulevard
- Cedar Street from West 3rd Street to West 2nd Street
- Veterans Boulevard
BARBECUE VENDORS
- Blessed Mother
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Precious Blood
- St. Mary of the Woods
- Old Hickory
- Ole South
- Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn
- C & W BBQ
- Curbside Kitchenette
- Fresh Out the Kitchen BBQ
- Follow the Smoke BBQ
- J’s Good Grub
- Juicy Butts BBQ
- Lure Smoke Shack
- On Time BBQ
- Owensboro Brew Bridge
- Roll Ride BBQ
- Slick Back BBQ
- T and T Barbecue
DISTILLERIES
- 18th Street Distillery
- Angel’s Envy
- Backbone Distilling Company
- Bard Distillery
- Barrel House Distillery
- Bardstown Bourbon Co
- Bluegrass Distillers
- Broadleaf Whiskey
- Castle & Key Distillery
- Driftless Distillery
- Fresh Bourbon
- Four Roses
- French Lick Distillery
- Good Trouble Bourbon
- Green River Distilling Co
- Hard Truth Spirits
- Heaven Hill
- Hotel Tango Distillery
- Hemingway Whiskey
- Indiana Whiskey
- O.H. Ingram Bourbon Whiskey
- Jefferson’s
- Jeptha Creed
- KY 10 Bourbon
- Maker’s Mark
- Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
- Log Still Distillery
- Old Steelhouse
- Pinhook
- Penelope Bourbon
- Pursuit Spirits
- RD1 Spirits
- Starlight Distillery
- Three Boys Farm Distilling (Whiskey Thief Co)
- Watershed Distillery
- Western Kentucky Distilling Co.
OTHER FOOD/DRINK VENDORS
- Chaney’s Dairy Barn
- CoCo Bongos
- Goodwood Brewing
- Hello Pop
- Kings Kettle Corn
- Kona Ice
- Squeeze-E’s Lemonade
- Sweet-D-Licious Kettle Corn
- Will’s Chills & Little Jimmy’s Italian Ices
ARTS/CRAFTS VENDORS
- Christopher Walton
- The Corporate Hippie
- County Line Design
- Key Fabrications
- Lolalicious BBQ and More
- Peppers-R-Paradise
- PG Wood Designs
- Rough River Metal Works
- Touch of Fudge
MUSIC
The music stage will be set up in front of the Owensboro Convention Center. The following artists are scheduled to perform:
FRIDAY
- 5 p.m. — Funky Luck, 5 p.m.
- 7:15 p.m. — Cynthia Murray & The End Times
SATURDAY
- 11 a.m. — Cam Thompson
- 12:30 p.m. — Josh Orion
- 2 p.m. — Troubadours of Divine Bliss
- 3:15 p.m. — Jerrett Davis & Colt Rickard
- 5 p.m. — Zocephus & Funknasty
- 7:15 p.m. — Whiskey Row