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🎸🔥 4TH ANNUAL NEWBERRY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL & CAR SHOW 🚗🎶BBQ. Blues. Cars. Community.
Join the Newberry Main Street Organization for the 4th Annual Newberry Blues & BBQ Festival & Car Show on Saturday, January 23, 2027, at the Alachua County Equestrian Center in Newberry, Florida!
For one great Saturday in January, we're bringing together the smell of competition BBQ, the sound of live blues, a field full of classic cars and trucks, local vendors, great food, and plenty of community fun.
📅 Saturday, January 23, 2027
⏰ Gates Open: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎶 Live Music: 11:00 AM – 3:45 PM
📍 Alachua County Equestrian Center
23100 W Newberry Rd
Newberry, FL 32669
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION
🔥 FBA-SANCTIONED BBQ COMPETITION
Pitmasters will fire up their smokers for our Florida BBQ Association-sanctioned Backyard BBQ Competition. The competition is open to any cook ready to put a box in front of certified judges.
Competition entry is $100 per team, plus a current Florida BBQ Association membership.
Think your BBQ has what it takes? Get the competition details and enter here:
https://sites.google.com/view/nmso-blues-and-bbq/bbq-competition
🍖 PEOPLE'S CHOICE BBQ TASTING
The judges aren't the only ones who get to taste the BBQ!
Grab a $10 People's Choice ticket on the day of the event and sample pulled pork from every participating People's Choice team. Then cast your vote for your favorite!
Tickets will be sold under the arena on event day.
🎸 LIVE BLUES ALL DAY
We'll have three live acts taking the main stage, with music running from 11:00 AM – 3:45 PM.
The 2027 lineup is coming soon, so follow Newberry Main Street on Facebook for artist announcements!
Music and lineup information:
https://sites.google.com/view/nmso-blues-and-bbq/music
🚗 CLASSIC CAR & TRUCK SHOW
Classics, customs, hot rods and trucks will line the main lane!
Car Show Registration: $10 per vehicle — paid on site.
No advance registration. No forms. No deadline. Just show up Saturday morning and find the registration table.
🏆 Trophies will be awarded.
🚙 Trailered vehicles are welcome.
👀 Spectators are FREE.
The car show is produced by Gainesville Street Rods.
Car Show Information:
https://sites.google.com/view/nmso-blues-and-bbq/car-show
🛍️ VENDOR APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
We're looking for local makers, small businesses, food vendors and food trucks to join us.
General Vendor Booth: $75
Food Truck: $150
Standard Space: 10' x 10'
Vendor spaces are located right in the flow of festival traffic as attendees make their way to the cars, BBQ, food and music.
APPLY TO BE A VENDOR:
https://sites.google.com/view/nmso-blues-and-bbq/vendors
⭐ BECOME AN EVENT SPONSOR
Put your business in front of the community while helping us keep festival admission FREE for families!
Sponsorship opportunities start at $400, and every sponsorship level includes vendor space. Depending on the level, benefits include event website recognition, social media promotion, venue signage, event announcements, printed advertising, People's Choice recognition, BBQ Competition recognition, Main Stage recognition and more.
VIEW SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES & BECOME A SPONSOR:
https://sites.google.com/view/nmso-blues-and-bbq/sponsors
❤️ MAKE A DAY OF IT!
Bring a chair. Bring your friends. Bring the family. And most importantly — come hungry!
🎸 Live Blues
🔥 Competition BBQ
🍖 People's Choice BBQ Tasting
🚗 Classic Cars & Trucks
🛍️ Local Vendors
🍴 Food & Drinks
👨👩👧👦 Family Fun
❤️ Community
Good music. Great BBQ. Cool cars. Stronger community.
🔥 FULL EVENT DETAILS:
https://sites.google.com/view/nmso-blues-and-bbq/home
📍 Alachua County Equestrian Center
23100 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669
Hosted by the Newberry Main Street Organization
🎸🔥🚗 See you in Newberry!
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