Texas Barbecue Festival
The Texas Bar-B-Q Festival is not only a great barbeque cook-off contest; it also has carnival rides, vendors, games, live music and a scholarship pageant for young ladies from the Vidor area.
The Vidor Texas Bar-B-Q Festival 2011 – Schedule
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE AT THE HALLIBURTON PAVILION
Arm Band must be worn at all times
FRIDAY FESTIVAL (Tickets $5.00, Seniors & Students $3.00)
5:00 PM “Grand Opening” Ribbon Cutting at the Main Gate
5:30 PM Chief Cook Meeting at the judging pavilion
7:00 PM Section 8 Featuring Lexi Minton performs
8:30 PM COOK OFF TEAMS turn in “MYSTERY COOKING CONTEST” entry
9:00 PM Clint Black performs (Tickets 12.50 in Advance)
12 Midnight GATES CLOSE FOR FRIDAY
SATURDAY FESTIVAL (Tickets $5.00; Seniors and Students $3.00)
8:00 AM Horse Shoe Registration at Pavilion 4
Cooks will receive Containers for Judging.
9:00 AM Horse Shoe Meeting and Games Begin
9:30 AM Washer Board Registration
10:00 AM Gates Open For Festival
Washer Board Games Begin
COOK OFF TEAMS turn in Beans
11:00 AM COOK OFF TEAMS turn in CHICKEN
1:00 PM COOK OFF TEAMS turn in PORK SPARE RIBS
3:00 PM COOK OFF TEAMS turn in BRISKET
3:00 PM Old Trick performs
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM “Peoples Choice”
4:30 PM Jerry Nichols & Texas Thunderperforms
5:00 PM COOK OFF TEAMS turn in Mystery Dish
7:00 PM BB & Company featuring Britt Godwin & Bubba Moore performs
9:00 PM Andy Griggs performs (Ticket $12.50 in Advance $25.00 at the Gate)
12 Midnight GATES CLOSE FOR SATURDAY
SUNDAY FESTIVAL (Tickets $5.00, Seniors & Students $3.00)
10:00 AM Gates open for Festival
11:00 AM COOK OFF TEAMS turn in DESSERT
12:45 PM 2010 PAGEANT ROYALITY INTRODUCED
1:00 PM COOK OFF AWARDS
5:00 pm GATES CLOSE ON FESTIVAL
ARTS AND CRAFT VENDORS ALL WEEK-END !
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: FRONT GATE TICKETS DOT COM, BRONZE BODY, The Vidor Chamber of Commerce
Directions to Claiborne Park
East bound I-10 traffic should take the FM 1132/1135 exit stay on the service road (South St. ) to the underpass at Cow Bayou, the park is on North St. as soon as you exit the underpass.
West Bound I-10 traffic should take the FM 1442 (exit 869) and stay on the service road until the park.
