Family Event - FREE Admission June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park, 253 Kalama River Rd.
Family Event - FREE Admission June 24 - 25, 2023 Haydu Park, 253 Kalama River Rd.
Haydu Park ~ 253 Kalama River Rd., Kalama, WA 98625
Saturday Morning - (DAY 1)
Admission is free but you'll need to purchase BBQ tokens to sample what the teams are cooking and you'll need Beer tokens to wash it down.
Head to the center of the event to purchase:
Cash or Credit Accepted
You'll also be given three tickets to vote for your favorite team.
Saturday Morning - (DAY 1)
We've invited makers and crafters to bring their best PNW inspired goods to accompany the BBQ competition.
Kalama's own Rising Heights Dance students will kick off the entertainment on the stage on the lawn.
Look for teams selling samples and full plates along the outside perimeter of competition arena.
Tokens are $6 each
Be prepared to show ID when purchasing tokens and again at the beer truck. Last call for alcohol is at 6:30 pm. You can take food into the beer garden, but you cannot take alcohol out of the beer garden.
Please see the Music page for the band line-up.
As BBQ teams begin to put their briskets on to cook, and prepare for Day 2, the rest of the vendors will shut down for the day at 6 PM. Last call for alcohol will be at 6:30 PM .
Haydu Park - 253 Kalama River Rd., Kalama, WA 98625
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 BBQ from 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 a private award ceremony. Follow us on facebook @bigsmokeinlittlekalama to see how your favorite teams fared!
Day 2 of our outdoor market continues with homemade honey, wood crafted goods, bigfoot souvenirs (if you can find them), face painting for the kids and all kinds of hand-crafted goods!
Ridgefield Craft Brewing is back to wet your whistle. 21+ Only
Last call for alcohol at 6:30 PM - No minors allowed in Beer Garden - NO ALCOHOL allowed outside of beer garden.
The award ceremony is generally a private ceremony for teams only. Be sure to check this website and our facebook page to see if your favorite BBQ team placed in the competition. The Grand Champion of Big Smoke in Little Kalama is invited to compete in a national competition. The blind judging is sanctioned by the PNWBA.
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 6:30 pm and the band will play until 6:30 or 7:00 pm. Thank you to everyone who attended! This event is put on by Kalama Pub Crawl Society and depends on local sponsors to make it all happen. If you want to be a sponsor next year, please email us. This year's event was made possible by our many SPONSORS and their generous donations!
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