2008 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest Schedule

Dates:  May 15-17, 2008

Where: Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis, on Riverside Drive between Beale and Georgia.

Times

May 15: 11 a.m. — midnight

May 16: 11 a.m. — midnight

May 17: 10 a.m. — 10 p.m.

Tickets: Call Ticketmaster at (901) 525-1515. Tickets also will be sold at the north and south gates at Tom Lee Park. Single day tickets are $8.  People’s Choice tickets are $4 and allows you to sample and judge barbecue from award-winning teams

Entertainment: Enjoy nightly performances of country, R&B and blue grass music on the Sharp  Main Stage.

Schedule

Thursday, May 15

5 — 5:30 p.m.: Official Lighting of the Grill
6 — 7 p.m.: Ms. Piggie Contest
7:30 — 8 p.m.: Ms. Piggie Winners
9 p.m.: Live Musical Perfor

Friday, May 16

6 — 7 p.m.: Awards for Best Booth, Team Shirt, Anything But Competition, Sauce, Wings & Baked Beans
8 — 9 p.m.: Confederate Railroad
9:30 — 10:30 p.m.: Kentucky Headhunters

Saturday, May 17

3:30 — 4:45: The Lee Boys
5 — 6:15 p.m.: Uberphonics
6:30 — 7:30 p.m.: Awards Ceremony
7:45 — 9 p.m.:  The Lee Boys