by Kristina Gabalski
Start stocking up on napkins and wet wipes, the 3rd Annual Brockport Rotary BBQ and Music Fest is set for July 6-8. The event returns to Northampton Park for a second year and will be held at the Ski Lodge area on Hubble Road off Rt. 31 just east of Brockport.
The event features good food, music, vendors, a children’s area, a beer and wine garden, national and state BBQ contests, a cruise-in and motorcycle poker run.
And all the fun is for a good cause. Over the past two years, the BBQ and Music Fest has raised $10,000 for the Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center. This year, organizers say they hope to go well beyond that level of donation.
The weekend gets started at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 6 with a Certified Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) judging class led by Ken Dakai.
A Cruise-In with food, cars and music by the Heavenly Chillbillies is also set for Friday. Live music begins at 6 p.m. Drivers of the oldies may register for $10 per car which includes premium parking and two tickets to the BBQ Fest.
Music Fest bands for Saturday and Sunday include Moose River, Shaded Passion, Bonnie and Collide, Warehouse and Jelly Root.
Contests set for Saturday include the New England Barbeque Society (NEBS) sanctioned competition, Kids ’Q, a Rib Cook-Off and Chili Cook-Off. Awards will be presented at 5 p.m.
Sunday features the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned contest with awards at 4:30 p.m.
Also on Sunday is the 2012 Poker Run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to benefit the Wilmot Cancer Center. Registration for the motorcycle run is $25/bike and $10/rider and includes ride, BBQ and Music Fest parking and admission, continental breakfast, BBQ lunch, and entertainment by Warehouse and Jellyroot from 12 to 6 p.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m in the parking lot of the Ski Lodge on Hubble Rd. Check points open at 10:30 a.m.
Food vendors, BBQ product vendors and cooking demonstrators will also be participating.
General admission is $5/person; children under 12 are free. Festival hours are Friday 5-10 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
