Scottsboro BBQ Festival
WELCOME
to the Scottsboro BBQ Festival, held the second Saturday of October each year on the Downtown Square in Scottsboro, Ala.
The 2024 Festival will be held Saturday, October 12th!
Merchandise, Food, and other Vendors!
185+
Backyard Contestant Cook Teams!
30+
FREE Admission to the Festival!
$0
General Festival Hours - Various Activities All Day!
9a-5p
Vendor Registration Now Open
To register as a vendor at the 2024 Scottsboro BBQ Festival, please select the appropriate registration form.
Beginning in 2024, you must apply to be considered as a vendor and are not a fully-registered vendor until payment is received. Once we receive your application, we will contact you to confirm registration and payment information.
Thank you for your interest!
Vendor Application
Merchandise
If you would like to sale merchandise at the BBQ Festival, please click the button to the right to apply as a vendor.
Vendor Application
Food
If you would like to be a food or drink vendor at the BBQ Festival and are not a cottage vendor, select this button.
Backyard BBQ Contestant
Registration
Now Open
To register as a vendor at the 2024 Scottsboro BBQ Festival's Backyard Competition, the button to Register as Backyard Team.
Those registering to compete in the People's Choice Competition, may also use the same link and complete the appropriate information.
Competition
Registration
Backyard
If you would like to compete in the Backyard Competition, click the "Backyard Registration" button.
You may also use the same form if registering for the People's Choice Competition.
To also be a food vendor, you must select the Food Vender Registration button above and register separately.
Backyard Battle Royal
The 2024 Scottsboro BBQ Festival is part of the Backyard Battle Royal, with competitions including Singing River Smoke-o-rama, High on the Hog Festival, Ditto Landing, St. Bernard Prep Blues & BBQ. See details below.
Schedule of Activities
9am-4pm
Food Vendors 10am-4pm
Arts & Crafts Vendors
9am-11:30am Registration
12pm Dog Parade Begins
Judging in Dog Show Follows
Award announced at the end.
Dog Show & Parade
12pm-1:30pm Registration
(On-Site Only) & Warm-Ups
2pm Tournament Starts
Awards announced at end.
Cornhole Tournament
12pm-12:45pm Contestant Check-in and Setup
1pm-2pm Public Sampling with purchase of a $10 ticket
3pm Awards Announced
People's Choice Competition Sampling
12pm-1:30pm JT Clark
1:45pm-2:45pm The Shmones
3pm-6pm The Muddy Water Band
Live Entertainment
9am-1pm Registration (On-Site Only)
1pm Awards
$100 Cash Given Away Each Hour
Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
9:30am Check-In
10am Start Grilling
11:15am Burgers Due
1:30pm Awards
Kids-Q Competition
7:30am Cooks Meeting
4pm Chicken Due
4:30pm Ribs Due
6pm Awards
Backyard Competition
12pm-5pm
Must be 21 or older with valid ID and wear wristband to consume alcohol within the barricaded area.
Beer Garden
9am-5pm
Park at Unclaimed Baggage, Akins Furniture, or Collins Intermediate School (back parking lot off Cecil St from Broad St) for free and ride the free shuttle to the square!
The Broad St shuttle will be wheelchair accessible.
FREE Parking Shuttles
10am-4pm
Some activities require a small fee. Inflatables and Fishing Pond free to join!
Kids Fun Zone
Activities for the Entire Family!
Visitors get the chance to purchase a ticket to sample up to 10 Boston Butts and up to 10 Desserts in the annual People's Choice Competition. Tickets may be purchased at the Welcome Tent or at the People's Choice area for $10. After sampling the meat and dessert, you return to vote for your favorite in each category!
People's Choice Competition
This year we have so many kids activities that we couldn't possible put them all in one location! As always, we have a variety of inflatables, our pumpkin bowling, face painting, the Euro Bungy, obstacle course, Kids-Q Competition, and new for 2023 is the fishing pond!
Some activities are free and some require a small fee to participate, but there is something for everyone of every age, including the Cornhole Tournament on the south side of the square!
Kid's Fun Zone
Situated around City Hall is the Car Show. Participants can register their car in the morning hours for their chance to win cash prize and other goodies. On-site registration only.
Car/Tuck/Motorcycle Show
The Dog Show will be held on the northwest corner of the square near Payne's. Contestants may enter their dog in various categories to win cash prizes.
Click here to register online, or register on-site.
Barq-Off Dog Show & Parade
Kids ages 5-12 grill a burger in the Kids-Q Contest, during the morning hours of the festival. Pre-registration required.
Kids-Q Contest
Teams sign up to compete for cash prizes in the annual Cornhole Tournament, conducted by Alabama Cornhole. Teams may register on-site between 12pm-1:30pm with the tournament starting at 2pm. Awards will follow at the end of the contest. Cash prizes: 1st Place $150, 2nd Place $80, 3rd Place $50. Trophies awarded to the Championship team and medals are awarded to the first and second place teams.
Cornhole Tournament
2023 BBQ Festival Vendors
Below is a list of vendors for the 2023 festival.
Vendor applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 festival on Saturday, October 12th. Early registration deadline is May 31st.
Food - Drink - Snacks
All Things Sweet
Art Society of Jackson County
Back 40 BBQ
Bama Brittle
Barnes Catering
BBQ Booth
Blair Jams and Jellies
Briks and Embers
Bubbley's Sugar Shack
Corn King
Crossroads BBQ
Deep South Lemonade
Delgado Company, LlC
Friends and Fudge
Granny D's Oven Fried Pies
Granny's Homemade Fudge
Happi Pappi's
Ice Dream Frozen Treats
Karris Kandy
Kona Ice
Laura Dabbs
Lemon Shakers
Lemonade Commander
Life Resource Services
Lil' Slats Smokehouse
Magnolia Crumb Co.
McIlwain Kettle Corn
Meteor Muncheez
Mobile Munchies
Mom and Pops All American Grill
Nannys Lemonade
OhShucks!
OMG Honey
Pique Nique catered by Mimis
Point Blank Pepper Company
Ram Grill
Sand Mountain Bootleggers
Sauce On The Side
Shatzi brats
Slats Smokehouze LLC
SoCo
Sugar Shack
SweetSeasons
Taco Tuesdays
Tacos Los Chilangos
The Slush Kids
The Tupelo Honey Man
Tiny Jerk Spot
Travelin Tom's Cofee
Two Morgan's
Two Picky Chicks
Uncle Mikes Tailgate/Fries
Wildcat Hydration Station
Businesses - Sponsor Booths - Other
Allstate
Avast Realty LLC
EF Exchange Year
LeafGuard
Parkview Animal Wellness
Pet Supplies Plus
Redstone FCU
Misc. Merchandise Vendors
8 Little Lambs Soapbox
Abbylynn Jewelry
Abstraction Art
All That Jazz
Back 40 Customs
Beau's Boutique
Beckys Name Rings
Birdhouses Unlimited
Branch Out Woodcrafts
Brown Eyed Girl
By The Rose
C&3 Designs
Calvert and Company
CD Cellar
Ceating With Jennifer
Cecil Chavis
Ceramic Chaos
Connie’s Tumblers
Country Blues'
Courtney's Customs
Crafts By Miranda
Crazy Cat Lady Crochets
Crossroad Creations
CW Studio
Dad's Seasoning
Damsel In Defense
Davida Holiday Designs
Dead Tree's
Debs Expressions
Debs Stuff-n-Cuddle
E's Wood Shop
Every Day Collective Co
Fabulous finds
Feed Thee Flock
Flora B
Furry Hippie Beard Company
Glitter & Grimalkins
GrandD's Creations
Granny Helon Childrens ClotheS
Green Acres Organic Pharms
Green Acres Organic Pharms
Happenings
Heartistry
He's In The She Shed Again
High Strung Forever Jewelry
Hoodooville
Hottish Mama
J&S Concessions
JennyBean Art
Karen's Kreations
Kerri's Kloset
Kimist Designs
King's Crunchies
Kiska-Dee
KMac Threads
Laurel Berry Artisanal (LinBeaux)
Lemongrass Spa
Lets Face It Face Painting
Liberty Manor Candle Company
Lilla Rose - Just4Fun Hair
Local Authors
Lynn's Leaners
Made With Love by Leesa
Mamas Unique Designs
Mary & Martha
Mayberry Creek LLC (L&M)
McCoy Wooden Spoons
Mikes Custom Turnings
Mountaintop Dispensary
New Hope Global Methodist Church
North Pole CNC
Papa Todd's Tie Dyes
Paper Pie
Parrish Creations
Peachy Tees
Pink Zebra by Jess
Plume Perlée
Resin Wonderland256
Revival Designs
Rezin Kreation
RileyBDesigns
Rivers Edge Gallery
Robyn's Tumblers and Tees
Roxy's Soapbox
Salty Heifer Studio
SamPCreations
Sandra Wakefield
Scarecrow's Haberdashery
Scentsy
Scentsy (same spot)
Sevini Jewelry Store & More
Sherry"s Home Creations
Sherry's Home Decor
Shoreline Art
Simply AWL
Southern Faith Jewelry
Southern Roots Co
Squirrel Cat Creations
State Of Mine
Stitch and Glitch Custom Gifts
Straight Creek Studio
Sweet Southern Boutique
Tadpoles & Tiaras
The Bama Booth
The Bebeth Shop
The Bridge Boutique
The Cat's Pyjamas
The Childrens Place
The Flower Shop
The Milan Collection
The Self Care Station
The Sol of Ya Ya
TK Designs
T-Mobile USA
Trend Stop Boutique
Tumbled Ink
VFW
VFW Auxiliary
Warm Butter Flu
Westerly Clothing Co
Witt's Forest
Woodcraft By Lew
