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August 5-6, 2016 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons

August 5-6, 2016 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons - Pro BBQ Competition and Summer Festival - at Huntington State Beach. Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned event! Over 50 teams will be competing, along with a Kids Que competition, craft micro brews, demos, and food contests.

Hours subject to new schedule 2016
Friday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Taste of BBQ Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. BBQ Competition Day, Craft Beer Tasting 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Competition Day

Cost to attend subject to change
$10 for 3 Day Pass
$5 Age 8-12 years
Free age 7 and under
Public contact: Courtney Lutkus, rpwbbq@afhusa.org or afhusa.org/rpwbbq

Location
Huntington State Beach, Beach Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway Lot 9
Huntington Beach, CA

Festival at the Huntington State Beach parking area of Pacific Coast Hwy Lot 9 and Beach blvd.

American Family Housing presents the annual Pigs, Ribs and Watermelons Professional BBQ competition and Beer festival at Huntington State Beach. This event is American Family Housing’s largest fundraiser. All proceeds from this event will raise much needed funding to continue the work of American Family Housing (AFH) which will directly benefit homeless adults and families.

This is a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned event and competing for the $10,000.00 prize money. There will be 50 of the top nationally ranked BBQ teams including teams from the TLC reality television show on BBQ Pitmasters.

American Family Housing (AFH) will be hosting their 2nd annual Pigs, Ribs and Watermelon Professional BBQ competition and Beer festival at the Huntington State Beach parking area of Pacific Coast Hwy and Beach Blvd. (Here's coverage from inaugural event!) This is a KCBS (Kansas City BBQ Society) sanctioned event and competing for the $10,000.00 purse will be the top west coast and some nationally ranked BBQ teams. Advanced registration is required for competition. Under the main tent there will be free watermelon for all with watermelon carving demonstrations, watermelon eating contest, seed spitting for distance contest, and other interesting watermelon activities. On stage will be a virtually constant stream of professional entertainers enlivening the festivities with Rock, County and Jazz music, something for everyone. Pigs, Ribs and Watermelon Professional BBQ competition and Beer festival this year will feature over a dozen flavors of small lot craft beers from local and national suppliers for you to enjoy along with the flavorful BBQ meat.

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