Decatur BBQ & Bands Festival

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Decatur BBQ & Bands Festival Enjoy a day of great BBQ, live music, wrestling from Deep South, a wing eating contest, a fun kid's area and fun for the whole family in Harmony Park.

๐Ÿ”ฅ TODAY IS THE DAY, DECATUR!! ๐Ÿ”ฅThe smokers are rolling, the bands are ready, and Oakhurst is about to smell REAL GOOD! ๐Ÿ–...
10/17/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ TODAY IS THE DAY, DECATUR!! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The smokers are rolling, the bands are ready, and Oakhurst is about to smell REAL GOOD! ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽธ

The 2026 Decatur BBQ & Bands Festival is happening TODAY, and weโ€™re bringing the BBQ, live music, live wrestling, and plenty of family fun!

๐Ÿ“ Harmony Park โ€“ Oakhurst
โฐ 12 PM โ€“ 6 PM
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE ENTRY!
๐Ÿ– BBQ available for purchase from individual vendors
๐ŸŽถ Live Music | Live Wrestling | Kids Zone

Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your appetiteโ€ฆ and maybe wear your stretchy pants. ๐Ÿ˜‚

SEE Yโ€™ALL AT NOON! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿท

๐Ÿ”ฅ BBQ, BANDS & BODY SLAMSโ€ฆ HEREโ€™S THE GAME PLAN! ๐Ÿค˜The 5th Annual Decatur BBQ & Bands Fest is THIS SATURDAY, and weโ€™ve go...
10/14/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ BBQ, BANDS & BODY SLAMSโ€ฆ HEREโ€™S THE GAME PLAN! ๐Ÿค˜

The 5th Annual Decatur BBQ & Bands Fest is THIS SATURDAY, and weโ€™ve got a full day of fun lined up!

๐ŸŽธ Live music all day!
๐Ÿ— Wing Eating Competition
๐Ÿคผ TWO rounds of Deep South Wrestling!
๐Ÿ– Tons of delicious BBQ
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Silent auction & raffle prizes!

Check out the schedule below so you donโ€™t miss your favorites!

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, October 17 | Noonโ€“6 PM
๐Ÿ“ Harmony Park | Oakhurst Village
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE ENTRY! Just bring your appetite and pay for your BBQ!

All benefiting The Solarium! โค๏ธ

Tag your festival crew and come spend Saturday with us! ๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ”ฅ 3 DAYS UNTIL OAKHURST SMELLS LIKE HEAVEN! ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ’จDecatur BBQ Fest is almost here, and weโ€™re bringing the SMOKE!๐Ÿ– BBQ from s...
10/14/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ 3 DAYS UNTIL OAKHURST SMELLS LIKE HEAVEN! ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ’จ

Decatur BBQ Fest is almost here, and weโ€™re bringing the SMOKE!

๐Ÿ– BBQ from some seriously good local pitmasters
๐ŸŽถ Live music
๐Ÿคผ LIVE WRESTLING!
๐ŸŽˆ Kids Zone & family fun
๐Ÿป Cold drinks & good times!

๐Ÿ“ Harmony Park | Oakhurst
๐Ÿ“… Saturday, October 17
โฐ Noonโ€“6 PM
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE ENTRY! Just pay for the BBQ you want to devour!

Tag your BBQ-eating crew below. Stretchy pants strongly encouraged. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ– 6 DAYS UNTIL DECATUR BBQ FEST! ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”ฅThe weather is looking PERFECT for a BBQ festival! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ‚ Sunny skies, a little fall ch...
10/12/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ– 6 DAYS UNTIL DECATUR BBQ FEST! ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”ฅ

The weather is looking PERFECT for a BBQ festival! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ‚ Sunny skies, a little fall chill in the air, and plenty of BBQ smoke filling Oakhurst Village!

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, October 17th
๐Ÿ“ Harmony Park โ€“ Oakhurst
โฐ Noonโ€“6 PM
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE ENTRY!

๐Ÿ– Tons of delicious BBQ!
๐ŸŽถ Live Music!
๐Ÿคผ LIVE Wrestling!
๐ŸŽˆ Kids Zone & Family Fun!

Bring the whole family, grab some BBQ, enjoy a cold drink, and spend a beautiful fall Saturday with us in Oakhurst!

๐Ÿ”ฅ 6 DAYS TO GO! WHOโ€™S COMING?!

๐Ÿ”ฅ COME HUNGRY, DECATUR!Decatur BBQ Fest is FREE to enter โ€” just buy what you want from each food vendor!๐Ÿท Fordโ€™s BBQ โ€” S...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ COME HUNGRY, DECATUR!

Decatur BBQ Fest is FREE to enter โ€” just buy what you want from each food vendor!

๐Ÿท Fordโ€™s BBQ โ€” Southern BBQ with a Tex-Mex twist
๐Ÿ”ฅ Sweet Auburn BBQ โ€” Asian-inspired BBQ classics
๐Ÿ– Ms. Pearlโ€™s BBQ & Soul Food โ€” family-style BBQ & soul food
๐Ÿ” Fordโ€™s Chicken โ€” charcoal & wood-fired rotisserie chicken
๐Ÿ• La Calavera Pizza โ€” sourdough BBQ pizza by the slice

Different flavors. One big BBQ party. Come try โ€™em all! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ— 20 HOT WINGS. ONE WINNER. ZERO MERCY. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ—Think you can take the heat?! ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ˆFirst contestant to finish ALL 20 HOT WINGS ...
09/30/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ— 20 HOT WINGS. ONE WINNER. ZERO MERCY. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ—

Think you can take the heat?! ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

First contestant to finish ALL 20 HOT WINGS wins the prize! ๐Ÿ†

Tag the friend who talks a BIG game. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ˜‚

WHOโ€™S CRAZY ENOUGH TO DO IT?!

๐Ÿคผ๐Ÿ”ฅ **THEYโ€™RE BACK IN THE RING!**If you were at BBQ Fest last year, you already know โ€” **Deep South Wrestling put on a SH...
09/28/2026

๐Ÿคผ๐Ÿ”ฅ **THEYโ€™RE BACK IN THE RING!**

If you were at BBQ Fest last year, you already know โ€” **Deep South Wrestling put on a SHOW!** And theyโ€™re coming back for another round at the **Decatur BBQ & Bands Festival!**

Come for the BBQ, then grab a spot by the ring and watch **Deep South Wrestling LIVE** right in the middle of the festival action. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

๐Ÿ– BBQ
๐Ÿคผ Deep South Wrestling
๐ŸŽถ Live music
๐Ÿป Cold drinks
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Local vendors

โฐ Saturday, October 17th 2026
**Noonโ€“6 PM | Oakhurst**

**You saw what happened last yearโ€ฆ come see what theyโ€™ve got for us this year!** ๐Ÿคผ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”ฅ WANT TO BE PART OF THE DECATUR BBQ & BANDS FESTIVAL? ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ–Weโ€™re officially accepting applications for NON-FOOD VENDORS + ...
09/16/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ WANT TO BE PART OF THE DECATUR BBQ & BANDS FESTIVAL? ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ–

Weโ€™re officially accepting applications for NON-FOOD VENDORS + VOLUNTEERS!

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Non-Food Vendor Fee: ONLY $50!
๐Ÿ™Œ Volunteers wanted too!

Whether youโ€™re a local artist, maker, small business, community organizationโ€”or just want to help make festival day happenโ€”weโ€™d love to have you!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Head to https://www.decaturbbqfestival.com and click APPLICATIONS to sign up.

Come be part of one of our favorite days of the year! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ–

10/22/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out on a beautiful day to Decatur BBQ & Bands Festival last Saturday. Big love to Ford's BBQ Oakhurst, The Dammages and โ€”plus our brother Joel Edwards for making everything extra tasty. Join us for the party at Napoleon's on Fri. Nov. 7th. Photo by Dean Hesse at Decaturish.com

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