The Bikes, Blues, and BBQ Festival will be held this weekend in Douglas on Friday, April 10 and on Saturday, April 11. This outdoor event will feature all types of event vendors relating to arts & crafts, food, motorcycles, BBQ, aviation and more! Activities will include a BBQ Competition, NAPA/Brooks Auto Car Show, Motorcycle Show, Poker Run, displays of vintage aircraft, and live Blues Bands under the sun and stars!
Festivities will begin at 1pm on Friday, April 10th, at the Douglas Municipal Gene Chambers Airport on 441 South. General vendors, arts & craft vendors, and food vendors will be eager to meet participants as they enjoy the festivities. The amusement area will be open both days for everyone to enjoy! The Danny’s Pizza & Southern Eagle Distributing Brews Tent will be open on Friday from 1:00pm – 10:30pm for persons 21 & older. The WWII Flight Training Museum will be open both days for the public to step back in time to World War II when cadets were training on the grounds. Attendees will also be able to see the Warbirds on display at the Vintage and General Aviation Aircraft exhibit Friday and Saturday. A full entertainment lineup will begin at 6pm as blues music will fill the air until 10:45pm. The entertainment lineup on Friday night will be “Jarekus Singleton” from 6pm-7pm, followed by “Samantha Fish” at 7:30pm and to close the night, the headliner band, “Albert Castiglia”, will be onstage at 9:15pm.
On Saturday, March 29th, smoke will fill the air as the Douglas BBQ Cook-off and the Cooking for Fun Competition begins before the Festival opens to the public at 9am. Teams from all over Georgia will be competing in the first GBA sanctioned cook-off. Stop by and visit with the teams as they compete to cook pork loin, pulled pork and ribs.
Saturday will offer a full day of exciting events beginning at 9am with the first bike out for the Poker Run. Poker Run registration will take place from 8am-10am. Poker Run hands are $10 with each additional hand being $5 per hand. Prizes will include cash for 1st place in each category, trophies and event shirts. While the Poker Run is taking place, there will also be a Motorcycle Show and motorcycle games in the Motorcycle area. Registration for the Motorcycle Show will be from 8am-12Noon and is FREE to all entries. Judging begins 1pm-2pm with winners being announced at 4:00pm from the Blues Entertainment Stage. Prizes will include cash for 1st place in each category, trophies and event shirts. Don’t miss your chance to purchase a 50/50 raffle tickets. Tickets for the 50/50 drawing will be $1 each or 6 tickets for $5 and can be purchased from at the tent located in the Motorcycle Show area or from festival volunteers. The Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program will be onsite on Friday from 1pm – 5pm and on Saturday from 9am – 5pm to offer their road skills test.
Also on Saturday, car enthusiasts will not want to miss the NAPA/Brooks Auto Parts Car Show. The car show will feature classic antique cars as well as other makes and models. Persons wishing to participate in the Car Show should contact Josh McCarty at 912-240-2129 or email mccarty62@yahoo.com. Registration for the car show will be on Saturday, March 29, 9am-11am with fees being $15 per car and $10 for each additional entry. Judging begins 11am-2pm with winners being announced at 4:00pm from the Blues Entertainment Stage. Prizes will awarded for Peoples’ Choice, Top 20 in Show, best paint, best interior, and best engine. Prizes will include trophies and cash for the best of winners, along with Dash plaques for the first 60 entries. All entries will be registered for door prizes.
On Saturday, entertainment will begin at 9:45am with the “One Way Out” band onstage. “Daddy Mack’s Blues Band” will perform at 11am, followed by the “EG Kight Band” at 12:30pm. Attendees will not want to miss the Saturday headliner band, “The Victor Wainwright Band” on stage from 2:15pm to 3:30pm. The Danny’s Pizza and Southern Eagle Brews Tent will be open at 10am for persons 21 years of age and older.
General gate admission is $5.00 per person, $3 with military ID and 12 & under FREE! Special thanks to our event sponsors – Aniston’s Restaurant, McRae Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Moore Than Graphics, Broadcast South, LLC., OnMedia, Georgia BBQ Association, NAPA/Brooks Auto Parts, Southern Eagle Distributing, Douglas National Bank, Premium Waters, Inc., Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program, First National Bank of Coffee County, Southwire, and ESG Operations, Inc. For more information, please call 912-383-0277 or visit www.cityofdouglas.com/bbbfest.
