Family Event - FREE Admission June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park, 253 Kalama River Rd.

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Big Smoke in Little Kalama June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park Family - Fun - FREE

Big Smoke in Little Kalama June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park Family - Fun - FREE

Big Smoke in Little Kalama June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park Family - Fun - FREE

Big Smoke in Little Kalama June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park Family - Fun - FREE

Big Smoke in Little Kalama June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park Family - Fun - FREE

Big Smoke in Little Kalama June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park Family - Fun - FREE

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June 24, 2023

Haydu Park ~ 253 Kalama River Rd., Kalama, WA 98625

Big Smoke in Little Kalama

10 AM

Saturday Morning - (DAY 1)

Amateur and professional BBQ Teams will be prepping for competition.

Look for teams selling samples around 11 AM and vote for your favorite! 

Outdoor Market

10 AM - 8 PM

We've invited makers and crafters to bring their best PNW inspired goods to accompany the BBQ competition. WANT TO BE A VENDOR?

Beer & Wine Garden

11 AM - 9 PM

Quench your thirst with Ridgefield Craft Brewing and Columbia Ridge Winery. This area is 21+ with seating adjacent to the beer garden for minors. Entry into the beer and wine garden is free.

Carl Wirkkala - Live Music

5 PM - 8 PM

Carl Wirkkala writes and lives in the Pacific Northwest. His songwriting is full of imagery, very descriptive, poetic and sometimes story-based.  

END OF DAY 1

9 PM

As BBQ teams begin to put their briskets on to cook, and prepare for Day 2, the rest of the event will shut down for the day.


June 25, 2023

Haydu Park ~ 253 Kalama River Rd., Kalama, WA 98625

Big Smoke in Little Kalama

10 AM

It’s 10:00 am and you can smell the sweet aroma of BBQ in the air! Teams are focused on turning in their meat for judging and there will be designated servers ready to sell you some samples at 11 AM - 6 PM

Chicken, Ribs, Brisket, and Pulled Pork will be turned in at designated times. Approximately 35 professionally trained judges will score the meats and announce the winners at the award ceremony.

Outdoor Market

10 AM

Day 2 of our outdoor market continues with homemade honey, wood crafted goods, bigfoot souvenirs (if you can find them) and all kinds of hand-crafted goods!

Beer & Wine Garden

12 PM - 6 PM

Ridgefield Craft Brewing and Columbia Ridge Winery are back to wet your whistle. 21+ Only

Fortunate Son - Live Music

1 PM - 5 PM

Fortunate Son is a CCR tribute band that captures the swampy sound and recreates the music and style leaving audiences dancing and singing along to every song

Award Ceremony

5:30 PM

Be sure to stick around for the closing ceremonies and see if your favorite BBQ team places in the competition. The Grand Champion of Big Smoke in Little Kalama is invited to compete in a national competition.  All judging is sanctioned by the PNWBA.

END OF DAY 2

6 PM

As winners of the BBQ competition are announced, the Outdoor Market is beginning to close up shop. Last call for the beer garden will be at 6:00 pm and the band will be breaking down their equipment. Thank you to everyone who attended and we hope to see you again next year. Please check out our SPONSORS as this event depends on their generous donations.

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