Great River Grillin...
Nauvoo Throwdown
May 26th, 2012
Live Entertainment, Great Food, Fun for the Entire Family!
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Great River Grillin’ Event 6am...............................Nauvoo City Park opens for Entrant Setup, grilling may begin! 1 pm .............................. Judging begins for Pork category 4 pm .............................. Awards & prizes announced
Schedule 2011
(Schedule may change)
Admission:
$5.00 per person (includes 5 tickets for voting and tasting BBQ)
12 noon ............................ Gates open to the public
12 noon to 6 pm ............... Food Vendors will provide sandwiches, drinks, etc. to the public
12 am to 6 pm ............... Beer & Wine Garden open, must be 21 to enter
12 noon – 6 pm ............. Taste of Nauvoo Entertainment featuring the Nauvoo Brass Band, Magicians and Common Bond
12 noon - 4 pm...............Children's Activities featuring Balloon Man, Minature Horses and Donkey, Clothes Pin Fishing Game, Face Painting and Magician and Magic Show
12 noon ......................... Judging begins for Chicken category
2 pm .............................. Judging begins for Beef category
2 pm – 6 pm .................. Common Bond Takes the stage!
3 pm .............................. Judging begins for Open category
This weekend is jam-packed with other events in Nauvoo; please visit www.beautifulnauvoo.com for all the details on local restaurant specials, show times, activities and more! There’s never been a better time to enjoy Nauvoo!
The mission of Great River Grillin’ is to become an annual fundraising event for the improvement of Nauvoo and also to provide a venue for all members of the community and surrounding communities to enjoy a fun event designed for all walks of life.
This event is sponsored by the Nauvoo Grape Festival Association.
Join us for a great, smokin, fun, delicious
Memorial Day Weekend Event!!!!
The Great River Road plays host to the
3rd Annual
Great River Grillin...
A Nauvoo Throwdown
a BBQ Cook Off Contest featuring
delicious categories sure to please every pallet and BBQ Master alike!
Put your team together now!
Winner moves on to
In Quincy, Il in September
a KCBQ Sanctioned Event!!!
Live Entertainment by:
Common Bond
Alternative Rain Date: June 2
If it is raining on the morning of the contest, we will move our operations to Saturday, June 4th. Please contact David Miller at (319) 795-6266 or Kim Orth at (319) 325-3852 for more detail if this is the case on the morning of the event.
