All You Need To Know For the Decatur BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass Festival Tomorrow
Decatur Metro | August 14, 2015 | 8:47 amBBQ, Blues and Bluegrass Festival advance $10 tickets are only available until midnight tonight! $20 at the gate tomorrow. Get ’em HERE.
Also, here’s a helpful “All you need to know” list from the BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass folks!
Date: Saturday, August 15th
Time: 12pm – 8pm
Location: 630 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA 30030 (for your GPS, Waze or Google Maps) Parking lot of Family Dollar in Oakhurst
Tickets: Advance $ 10 can purchase online only here https://www.freshtix.com/events/decatur-bbq-blues–bluegrass-festival
- Day of $ 20 at main entrance gate
- Kids 12 and under FREE
- All sales are final
- Entry Fee includes 7+hours of music – food, drink are extra (this is a fundraising event with proceeds benefiting local charities)
- There will be 2 lines one for pre-pay, and one for day of ticket sales que appropriately
Cash or Credit: We will have ATMs at entrance
- Front gate will accept debit and credit cards for entry via square
- Fox Bros. will accept credit or debit, all other food vendor’s cash or credit
Food: BBQ ($8-12) – Fox Bros., Sweet Auburn, Williamson (serving BBQ staples)
Special vegetarian dishes are available at each BBQ food location
Desserts/Treats ($3 -$4) – King of Pops, Banjo Cold Brew, Atomic Ice Cream Sandwiches, Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice
Beer: ($5) New Belgium menu of beers including there will also be a designated high gravity specialty pouring station
Fat Tire
- Ranger
- Snapshot 16oz cups
- Slow Ride
- Shift
High Gravity – 12 oz cups
- Wild Dubbel
- Gratzer 12oz cups
- Pear Ginger
- Rampet
Water will be for sale $2
Music: Dappled Grays start the show at 1pm for festival line up see website www.decaturbbqfestival.com
Kids Area: Face Painting, Arts and Crafts, Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Braves – Children’s Museum of Atlanta & Atlanta Zoo
Parking: Extremely limited (street parking), we suggest Marta to East Lake station and short walk to festival. The festival is located in a neighborhood so please adhere to street parking rules set by the City of Decatur. NO BLOCKING DRIVEWAYS
Allowed:
- Dogs as long as they are on a leash
- Personal tents (we will only have a limited amount of space on the perimeter of the lot) first come first serve, once space is filled that is it! 10 x 10 pop ups only
- Chairs – allowed please be cognizant of folks behind you
- Strollers
- Yoga mats or blankets
Not Allowed:
- Personal or any type of cooler
- Outside drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
- Personal tents once we reach maximum allowable space
Rain or Shine:
- Event is rain or shine
- We will have a misting station along with misting fans
- Portion of lot will have astro turf put down
Extras: Twitter: @decaturbbqfesti and #decaturbbq (please take pictures and post to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
Media: All media check in at Media tent for access and special wristband (please show credentials for access)