Annual BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Get ready for the return of lip-smackin' BBQ, incredible brews, and smokin' hot tunes. Memorial Weekend 2022, May 28-29.

The Mill Casino * Hotel’s Annual BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay has grown into one of The Mill’s most attended events. Finger-lickin' good barbecue, hand-crafted beers, and smokin’ hot tunes at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay, Memorial Day Weekend.

Whether you’re a grill master or just love to eat great barbecue, this event is for you. BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay, May 28-29, 2022 at The Mill Casino • Hotel & RV Park .

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BBQ!

For the 9th Year, The Mill brings you finger-lickin' good barbeque for a Kansas City Barbecue Society Sanctioned Event, bringing the best grill masters and teams together, vying for the title of Grand Champion! See the schedule below for tasting times!

BLUES!

Smokin’ hot tunes from some of the best blues musicians throughout both days. After grabbing some BBQ and a Brew, stop in the music tent to hear such greats as Inner Limits and Lloyd Tolbert Band!

BREWS!

New and improved beer samplings in 2022! Enjoy samples for over 20 breweries as you wander through the event. You can also vote for the People’s Choice Best Brew!

When guests enter the event, they will be able to buy a commemorative logo’d glass for $15. The glass comes with 10 tokens for samples of the 30+ flavors of beers at the 4 beer stations throughout the event. Each token is valid for one 2 oz sample.

Guests can purchase more tokens for $1 each. Full-size domestic beers and a selection of wine will also be available for purchase with cash or card.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, May 28

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Enjoy Vendors, Live Entertainment, Craft Brews, and sample BBQ & Mac ‘N Cheese from competitors

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Live Entertainment: Inner Limits

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Live Entertainment: Lloyd Tolbert Band

Sunday

, May 29

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Enjoy Vendors, Live Entertainment, Craft Brews, and sample BBQ & Mac ‘N Cheese from competitors

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Live Entertainment: Lloyd Tolbert Band

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Live Entertainment: Inner Limits

2:00 PM – Jim Monihan Mac ‘N Cheese Challenge

4:00 PM – Awards Ceremony – $13,500 in prize money will be awarded to KCBS BBQ competitors, Mac ‘N Cheese winners will be announced!

*ALL SAMPLES AVAILABLE AT THE FESTIVAL ARE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. GET YOUR BBQ BUCKS AT THE INFORMATION TABLES.

COMPETING TEAMS FOR 2022

(as of December 31, 2021)

1. Booties BBQ

2. Bearded Boar BBQ

3. Fat Dads Barbeque

4. The California Grill Billies

5. Son of Smoke

6. Dances with Smoke Barbeque

7. Prison Break BBQ

8. Jerimiah Johnson Mountain Man BBQ

9. BBQ BROS

10. Smokin' Timbers Northwest

11. Big Bite BBQ

12. RJ’s Smokehouse

13. 503 Backyard BBQ

14. Newts BBQ

15. Small Axe BBQ

16. Old Dirty Basters

17. J&C BBQ

18. Greenhorn Smokehouse