NASHVILLE FIRE & FLAVOR · PRESENTED BY NBBQA

Schedule of Events — Two Days Beside the Fire

📅 SEPTEMBER 11–12, 2026📍 TRAVELLERS REST · NASHVILLE, TN🕒 GA · FRI 6–9 PM · SAT 12–4 PM CT⭐ VIP STARTS · FRI 4:30 PM · SAT 10:30 AM CT

GAIncluded with General AdmissionVIPSeparate VIP ticket requiredCOMPLive Fire Competition — open to watch

FRIDAY · SEPTEMBER 11 · ALL TIMES CT

4:30 PMVIP Parking OpensVIP

5:00 – 6:00 PMVIP Early Access opens · front bar, vendor samples, live fire & pitmaster interactionsVIP

5:00 – 6:00 PMMeet & Greet with Carey Bringle · Peg Leg Porker · bourbon samples · 21+VIP

5:00 – 6:00 PMEarly VIP Live Demo · Live Fire Ribs · Famous Dave AndersonVIP

6:00 – 7:30 PMVIP Dinner with Chris Lilly · drinks & pitmaster Q&AVIP

6:00 – 9:00 PMGeneral Admission opens · vendors, live-fire samples, pitmaster interactions, live music & cash barGA

6:00 PMLive Demo & Samples #1 · Pork Steak · Bruce HarringtonGA

7:00 PMLive Demo & Samples #2 · Backyard Ribs · Kirk MalzerGA

7:30 – 9:00 PMVIPs return to the front · demos, samples & pitmaster interactionsVIP

7:30 – 8:45 PM🏆 People’s Choice: Krusteaz Cornbread Throwdown · Friday only · samples & voting openGA

8:00 PMLive Demo & Samples #3 · Ribeye Steak · Clayton “All Fired Up” DixonGA

8:45 PM🏆 Cornbread Throwdown voting closes · awards beginGA

9:00 PMEnd of evening · sampling endsGA

SATURDAY · SEPTEMBER 12 · ALL TIMES CT

10:30 AMVIP Parking OpensVIP

11:00 AM – 12:00 PMMeet & Greet with Pat Martin · Martin’s Whole Hog BBQVIP

11:00 AMFront bar opens · vendor samples begin · through 4:00 PMVIP

11:00 AM🏆 People’s Choice BBQ Sauce Contest opens · Saturday only · taste & voteVIP

11:00 AMLive Fire Competition · Tailgate Round beginsCOMP

12:00 – 4:00 PMGates open to all ticket holders · vendors, live-fire samples, live music & cash barGA

12:00 PMLive Demo & Samples #1 · Pat Martin · Q&AGA

12:30 – 3:00 PMBackyard BBQ Class · Ken Wood · Charcoal CowboysVIP

1:00 PMLive Demo & Samples #2 · Boerewors sausage · Rob McMurtrieGA

1:00 PMLive Fire Competition · Pork Round beginsCOMP

2:00 PMLive Demo & Samples #3 · Brisket · Jim ’N Nick’sGA

3:00 PMLive Demo & Samples #4 · Steak 101 · Kirk MalzerGA

3:00 PMLive Fire Competition · Beef Round beginsCOMP

4:00 PMPublic day ends · tastings, vendor samples & sauce voting closeGA

5:00 PM🏆 Sauce Contest awards · Live Fire Competition awards begin · awards only, no tastingsCOMP

GA includes live-fire demos, sampling, live music and the cash bar — kids 12 & under free with a paying adult. VIP experiences are offered both days and require a separate ticket for every guest, including children; the bourbon tasting is 21+ · limited availability. COMP marks Live Fire Competition rounds and awards, open to watch. There is a People’s Choice contest each day — the Krusteaz Cornbread Throwdown on Friday and the BBQ Sauce Contest on Saturday. Friday’s VIP Dinner (6:00–7:30 PM) runs across demos #1 and #2, and Saturday’s VIP Class (12:30–3:00 PM) runs across demos #2 and #3 — VIPs rejoin the front afterwards.

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Schedule subject to change. All times Central. Free parking · kids 12 & under free with a paying adult.