Schedule for the Bates County BBQ Championship & Festival

The Bates County Fairgrounds will be buzzing most all weekend with a full schedule:

Friday, Oct 29th:
4:30 pm - Kick off event
4:30 to 7 pm - Entertainment by the Immanuel Baptist Church
5 pm - Set up for the 7th annual chili cook off sponsored by the Butler Area Ladies Ministries.
5 pm - Art show opens sponsored by the Fine Arts League of Bates County
5 pm - Vendors and craft booths open
5 pm to 9 pm - Butler Police Association selling McBee's Brats
6 pm - Jack-O-Lantern contest turn in
6:45 pm - Begin counting votes for chili cook off
7 pm - Deadine to turn in Salsa, Sauce, Sausage and BBQ baked beans (open to anyone)
7:30 to 12 am - Live music by Tracy Allison & The Drive on stage
8 pm - Cooks meeting at the Youth Building
12 am - Quiet time!

Saturday, Oct 30th:
6 to 9 am - Breakfast at Fair building
8 am - Vendor and craft booths open
8 am - Art Show opens
9 am - Meet the BBQ teams
9 am - Relay for Life 5K run begins
10 am - Pie Contest turn in
10 am to 2 pm - Bike Show
10:30 am - BBQ vendors open
11 am - Osage Valley Vigilantes perform
11 am to 2 pm - Butler Police Association selling McBee's Brats
12 pm - Turn in chicken BBQ  (BBQ contestants only)
12:30 - Turn in ribs (BBQ contestants only)
1 pm - Turn in pork (BBQ contestants only)
1 pm - Osage Valley Vigilantes perform
1:30 pm - Turn in beef brisket (BBQ contestants only)
2 pm - Turn in Anything Goes (BBQ contestants only)
3 pm - Osage Valley Vigilantes perform
4 pm - Crowning of Queen and Princess on main stage
4 pm - BBQ Awards ceremony
7 pm to 10 pm - Hill Billy Hook-n-Pull Mini Tractor Pull

For more information, visit the official Butler Police Association web site here