Vista BBQ Contest
and Street Fair

When: August 3 - 4, 2012
Time:
BBQ Contest: 12am-4pm
Street Fair: 11am-5pm
Where: Main Street, Downtown
Vista, CA (map)
Phone: (760) 414-9391
More info: Event website

BBQ Festival Highlights

Vista's BBQ Contest and Street Fair takes place in the downtown village on Main Street. The summer food festival will feature 45 world-renowned teams, cooking up barbecue dishes, such as chicken, brisket, pulled pork and ribs, competing for trophies and $7,500 in cash prizes.

This competition is a California State Championship Barbeque Competition sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society.

Attendees will have a chance to taste these barbecue creations.Tastes tickets are $2.00 per 2 oz. serving. Come early – supplies are limited and will go fast.

Taste of Barbeque
12pm to 4pm
Savor the barbeque results from some of the most world-renowned BBQ teams. Tastes tickets are $3.00 each for a 2 oz. serving. Come early – supplies are limited and will go fast!

Street Fair
11am to 5pm
The Street Fair will feature several vendors with bargains and one-of-a-kind treasures, food vendors whipping up barbecue and other kinds of cuisine, and unique downtown shops and restaurants open during the event.