06/08/2026
I told y'all we had some big things in the works!
🔥 Big news, BBQ fans! 🔥
We are excited to officially announce the first annual Good Smoke BBQ Fest with the ROC BBQ Village, coming to East Rochester September 19–20, 2026!
Good Smoke BBQ & Pub and ROC BBQ Supply have teamed up to put together a fun, community-focused BBQ weekend filled with great food, live music, vendors, and a backyard BBQ cook-off.
📅 Saturday, September 19 & Sunday, September 20, 2026
📍 East Rochester, NY
🎟️ FREE admission
This event is being built as a celebration of BBQ, local business, live music, and community. We want to bring people together, showcase great vendors, support local sponsors, and give BBQ teams a fun place to compete.
Even better, the festival will also include a community food raiser. Admission is free, but we encourage guests to bring a non-perishable food item to help support local families and neighbors in need.
🔥 What to expect:
🎶 Live music throughout the weekend
🍔 Food vendors
🛍️ Retail vendors and local businesses
🏆 Backyard BBQ cook-off
👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly fun
🤝 Sponsorship opportunities
🥫 Community food drive / food raiser
🎟️ Free admission
We are now accepting applications for:
🍖 Food Vendors
We are looking for food vendors to help make this an amazing weekend. Spaces are limited, and vendors must be ready to serve during festival hours.
🛍️ Retail Vendors
Local makers, artisans, retail businesses, BBQ-related products, apparel, crafts, sauces, rubs, and other approved retail vendors are welcome to apply.
🔥 BBQ Competitors
Think you have what it takes? Join our unsanctioned backyard BBQ cook-off. Categories include pork ribs and chicken wings. Teams can enter one or both categories, but must cook both to be eligible for the overall Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion awards.
🏆 Judges
To deliver the fairest and most professional contest possible, we are currently seeking experienced KCBS Certified Barbecue Judges (CBJs). If additional judges are needed, we may open applications more broadly. We welcome all who are passionate about barbecue to apply — thank you for your interest in helping make this event a success.
🤝 Sponsors
We have sponsorship opportunities available for local businesses that want to support the festival, live music, community events, and our food raiser. Sponsorships are a great way to get your business in front of the community while helping us build something special for East Rochester.
This is our first year, and we’re excited to build something that can grow into an annual community tradition.
Applications, sponsorship information, cook-off details, vendor info, and event updates are all available now at:
👉 www.goodsmokebbqfest.com
Please help us spread the word by sharing this post, tagging vendors, BBQ teams, local businesses, musicians, sponsors, and anyone who loves good BBQ.
Let’s make the first Good Smoke BBQ Fest a great one!
🔥 Good Smoke BBQ Fest with the ROC BBQ Village
📅 September 19–20, 2026
📍 East Rochester, NY
🎟️ Free Admission
🌐 www.goodsmokebbqfest.com
