- Dates
- 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- To be announced
- Price
- Free
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 31, 2026
BBQ & Blues Cook-Off returns to Foley , AL, 2026. Froligo tracks free-entry details, attendee feedback and travel details.
What to eat & drink
Cook teams compete in multiple award categories and sell or serve barbecue samples to festivalgoers.
You must try…
- A tasting flight from competing barbecue teams
Festival weekend in pictures
The people, producers and atmosphere around the festival.
Watch before you taste
Food tours, crowd favourites and festival highlights.
The experience
What's special
A Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned fundraiser in downtown Foley pairing team barbecue with live blues and children’s activities.
What people love
Sampling begins after the gates open, so visitors can compare competing teams while the blues programme runs through the afternoon.
Music & entertainment
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
How do I get to BBQ & Blues Cook-Off?
By car 1
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Use the airport transfers or shuttle options above.
By bus
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Use the airport transfers or shuttle options above.
🅿 Parking
Cost Free. No paid onsite lot or prepay portal is used; parking is free curbside and in nearby public lots on a first-come basis, typical of a small free downtown event
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire
No public transit connects the nearest airports (Pensacola or Mobile, both ~35-40 miles away) to Foley, so fly-in attendees will need a car. hiring one at PNS or MOB is the practical way to reach downtown Foley and the wider Gulf Shores/Baldwin County area
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near BBQ & Blues Cook-Off?
Budget stays 1
Foley, AL. central Foley, a few miles from downtown
≈ $70-90 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Mid-range hotels 3
3155 Abbey Lane, Foley, AL. roughly 2-3 miles from downtown Heritage Park
≈ $97-120 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Foley, AL. near the AL-59 retail corridor, a few miles from downtown
≈ $111-136 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →At The Park at OWA, Foley, AL. about 3-4 miles from downtown
≈ $120-150 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
Foley and the adjacent Gulf Shores/Orange Beach coast have deep short-term-rental inventory (beach condos and cottages). Note this festival falls in early March, ahead of the peak summer beach season, so festival-weekend Airbnb availability near Foley is generally easier and cheaper than a summer date. no festival-specific surge evidence was found for this small one-day event
Search Airbnb →Baldwin County and the wider coastal Alabama area have Hipcamp-listed private-land camping and RV/glamping sites. a relevant alternative here given the festival's Gulf Coast setting and its documented draw among the RV/road-trip crowd (an RV-travel YouTube channel already features the event)
Search Hipcamp →Pricing
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