Blues, Bandits & BBQ
2nd Annual Blues, Bandits & BBQ – Saturday, October 22nd!
The 2nd Annual Blues, Bandits and BBQ is this weekend, October 22, from 12pm-6pm at Lake Cliff Park. One of the most beautiful parks in the City of Dallas with great views of downtown will be the site of an entire day of family fun, including 16 BBQ teams competing for cash prizes, 6 hours of live music, lots of cold beer, a bicycle fair including a half-pipe demonstration, and lots of food for sale by Lockhart Smokehouse, Mainstream Fish Camp, Spiral Diner and more.
The cost to attend Blues, Bandits & BBQ is $10 per person, and kids under 12 are free. The reason for the charge is to help cover the cost of putting on an event in the park. The City of Dallas requires us to fence the area and provide additional permits and security. Hopefully this all translates to an even better party for you, but this also means significant costs to Go Oak Cliff. Advance tickets are $10 and are available now at PreKindle. We highly recommend buying your tickets in advance as we anticipate significant lines for folks who are buying their tickets the day of the event.
As it was last year, a highlight of the event will be the BBQ competition. Teams will start cooking in the park on Friday night and the judging will take place Saturday afternoon. There will be a select number of People’s Choice wristbands sold in advance and the tasting will take place between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday. Wrist bands to taste the BBQ from the competing teams are $15, and this is in addition to your entry fee. Purchase your tickets online here. If you purchase a wristband and arrive for the tasting after 3:30pm there will not be any food for you to sample from the BBQ teams, so plan your day accordingly!
The lineup for the live music is exciting, as the good folks at The Kessler Theater have confirmed 6 incredibly talented acts that will play from noon until 6pm on Saturday. The day will start with 12 year old guitar phenom Tallon Latz, and will also include Kirby Kelly, Hunter Hendrickson, Andrew Tinker, Lance Lopez and the headliner of the event is Dallas blues legend Bobby Patterson.
There will be a full day of live music, games and fun for the entire family on Saturday – so plan to head over to Lake Cliff Park on Saturday, October 22nd to enjoy the 2nd Annual Blues, Bandits and BBQ. Purchase your tickets for admission and for the BBQ tasting today at Prkindle.com. More details to be provided here shortly!