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    All You Need To Know For the Decatur BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass Festival Tomorrow

    Decatur Metro | August 14, 2015 | 8:47 am

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    BBQ, 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)

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