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Hogging Up Pennsylvania Big Fat Daddy’s Home Base
Big Fat Daddy’s would like to sponsor Hogging Up again, and has found what appears to be a good location for a future KCBS BBQ Festival & Competition closer to home base near York, Pennsylvania. This undisclosed location will power big rigs and have a covered building for the judges. We are currently discussing possibilities with the property owner who has ongoing construction and improvements to the site. It is unforseen when all these improvements will be completed and if we can book a date for 2016 but we are working on it. Things have been busy for Big Fat Daddy’s during 2015 doing the Factory Tour Stop for the County of York–the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. These barbecue tours raise money for Bell Socialization Services, a local shelter in York Pennsylvania. So far we’ve had visitors from 12 different states who have enjoyed their visit. This came after we’d been inducted into the Southern Food and Beverage Museum and on top of that filmed on the second season of Food Network’s Carnival Eats show for our Colossal Got Beef? ® Crabcake.
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Got Beef ? ® Acquiring Hogging Up Merchandise
Got Beef ? ® brand store has acquired all leftover and overprint Hogging Up merchandise, namely the piggy tshirts. You can see them here.
Although the HoggingUp wordpress site is still going here, the HoggingUp.com URL is being redirected. So what’s up with that?
Festival Cancellation 2015
Hogging Up BBQ & Music Festival was officially put on hold for 2015 due to other commitments by Big Fat Daddy’s as per previous announcements, namely a stint with the Convention and Visitors Bureau of York County, Pennsylvania for public tours. We’ve gotten a lot of vendor inquiries so we’re posting it again.
Outlook for 2016 : Will there be a Hogging Up?
The usual date and location for 2016 looks bleak since festivals have moved around. Big Fat Daddy’s was using their (bye week aka vacation week) to host the festival, as they are booked solid into fairs and vending the remainder of the year with contacts already into May 2016 so hosting on other weeks is an issue. If this festival is held for 2016 year, it would have to be another date and possible location / venue change closer to the Big Fat Daddy’s home base. What will happen to Hogging Up remains to be seen. Stay tuned for more info.
Looking for BBQ Festivals to Attend in June? We suggest checking out:
West Virginia: Almost Heaven BBQ Festival Buckhannon – 3rd week of June
Virginia: Covington ‘s BBQ Festival 3rd week of June
DC Safeway BBQ Battle – end of June
Money Raised for Winchester Community Charities
The 2014 Hogging Up Festival with the help of our community partners was able to raise:
$1000 profits for the SPCA of Frederick/Winchester/Clark ($500 Big Fat Daddy’s, $300 Evel Speed Car/Bike Show and $200 Candy Hill Pass Reimbursement for Big Fat Daddy’s)
Over $1200 NET profits for the Winchester Exchange Group for direct beer and wine sales.
$500 for the Assembly of God Church Clear Brook ($100 donation from our gate and $400 donation from Candy Hill Pass Reimbursement from Big Fat Daddy’s)
Thank you to our public, performers, competitors, and community partners, for another successful year. We are going to West Virginia October 24-25th 2014. www.hoggingupwv.com
Hogging Up Is Here at the Frederick County Fairgrounds
Stop by the Frederick County Fairgrounds in Clear Brook, VA and check out Hogging Up!
Here is our schedule of events:
Schedule of Events (Dates and times Subject to Change 2014)
Friday June 27th 2014 $5 at the Gate, kids under 10 are free! Hours: 4-9:00
Tasting Tickets sold at the gate.
1:00 PM Competitor and VIP Luncheon (Not Open to the Public)
4:00 Event Open to the Public: Vendors, Crafters, BBQ Food, Ice Cream, Beer & Wine Garden Open
All day long: Visit our vendors and crafters!
4:30 PM KCBS Cooks Meeting
6:00 Michael Palmer Rocks the House til 7:30 PM
Michael Palmer6:30 Anything Butt Contest Judging (Behind the Scenes)
7:00 KCBS Dessert Contest Judging (Behind the Scenes)
7:30 BBQ TOUR STOP #1 (OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE)
8:00 BBQ TOUR STOP #2 (SMOKIN GNOME)
8:30 MIchael Palmer Rocks On
8:30 VIP BBQ TOUR STOP- VIP ONLY
9:00 Closing Announcements
Saturday June 28th 2014- $8 at the gate and kids under 10 are free, Tasting Tent Tickets Sold Separately Hours: 10-9:30
7:30 AM Competitor Breakfast
10:00 AM Event Opens to the Public
Grab some lunch in the Food Court!
TBA (11:00) UNTIL (2:00 PM or SOLD OUT): People’s Choice Sample Tent Open, Until Samples Run Out Vote for a Winner!
12:00 KCBS Judging Stars
12:00 COSETTE GOBAT ROCKS THE HOUSE
2:00 BBQ TOUR STOP #3 (3 EYZ BBQ)
2:30 BBQ TOUR STOP #4 (APORKALYPSE NOW)
All day long: Visit our vendors and crafters!
4:00 KCBS BBQ AWARD CEREMONY & PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WITH BURNT ORANGE
5:00 BURNT ORANGE BAND CONTINUES TO ROCK THE HOUSE
6:30 BBQ TOUR STOP #5 (HOG IT UP BBQ)
7:00 VIP WINNERS DINNER (HOG IT UP BBQ)
7:00 RULE-G ROCKS THE HOUSE
9:30 PM Event Officially Closes
Sunday June 29th 2013 Event Opens to the Public Hours: 11 to 5 Dollar Discount Day! $1 at the gate
(Not to the public-Backyard Load in 7-8 am)
(Not open to the public – Car Load in for Evel Speed Car Show)
11:00 Open to the Public
EVEL SPEED CAR SHOW HAPPENING
11:00 Michael Palmer Performs
12:00 Noon Backyard Competition Judging Starts
12:00 KCBS CBJ JUDGE CLASS (PRIVATE EVENT)
1:00 BRIAN BUCHANAN rocks the house.
2:00 PM GARY SMALLWOOD rocks the house 1st set.
3:00 BBQ AWARDS
GARY SMALLWOOD 2nd set.
4:00 CAR SHOW AWARDS
GARY SMALLWOOD 3rd set
5:00 Closing Announcements
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Leaf Filter Gutter Protection
Tired of gutters being clogged with leaves? Visit the leaf filter booth for the ultimate in gutter protection!!!JD’s Smokin Misfits Competition BBQ Team from Fredericksburg, VA
Welcome to Jerry Dyer, Pitmaster of JD’s Smokin’ Misfits Competition BBQ team from Fredericksburg, VA! We can’t wait to see you at Hogging Up! Like them on Facebook
Hogging Up Booklet Get in Now!
Families who attend “Hogging Up” will receive a Hogging Up Schedule of Events Book this year while supplies last. It will be chock full of ads, specials and coupon codes from our sponsors! If you are a community business and want to take advantage of this, get on board now for 2014 year! It’s as easy as selecting and option, emailing us your files, and payment! Once the book goes to print, you will receive a digital file of the book as proof of insertion! Here is an example of pricing:
Gary Smallwood Returns to Hogging Up
We are stoked that Gary Smallwood is coming back to the Clear Brook stage! He’ll be performing on Sunday 6/29/14. He has shared the stage with or supported such great acts as Robin Trower, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, the late great Jeff Healey, Elliott Easton(the Cars), Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hatchet, Bret Michaels, Guster, Catfish Hodge, Michael Fath and many more.
His guitar playing, both electric and acoustic has been highly sought after by musicians as well as the public. He has loaned his talents to many bands as a ‘sideman’ and in the studio on numerous recording projects, including Genghis Angus’ “Twelve Days”, Bryan Fox’s “Unfoxable”, Josh Burgess Band’s “Living & Dying Under Orion” , Jim Asbell’s “Man Overbored”, Leesburg Community Church’s “Give Me Jesus”, Bret Michaels’ “Rock My World” and countless other demo recordings.
Gary’s style of music consists of classic rock, soulful blues rock or just “flat out guitar rock”…he has a great appreciation for all types of music and sometimes will incorporate soul, R&B, funk, country and ‘show tunes’ into his playing. Gary also gives back to the community by playing shows for numerous benefits and charities throughout the region. He is a well respected and hard working musician, playing 200+ shows a year. Check him out here.
Cossette Gobat Performs Saturday Virginia Festival @CosetteGobat
We are happy to welcome talented performer Cosette Gobat, all the way from Hershey, Pennsylvania! Her eclectic mix of indie and country will keep you wanting more! This talented singer-songwriter began playing and writing music at age 7. In September 2012, she released her debut album, “Moving On”, now available on iTunes, Spotify, MySpace Music, iHeartRadio, Rhapsody, Amazon MP3, and Google Music.
Learn More:
Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pig
Welcome to Pop Pop’s Chicken and Pig, our 25th team who will be competing for fame and glory at this year’s Hogging Up festival. They come to us from Woodstock, Virginia where PItmaster Craig George and Mike Orsenigo will be grilling it up righteous!
Welcome to I Aim To Smoke Fredericksburg Competition BBQ Team
I Aim to Smoke gets a big HOGGGGING UP welcome , as they will joining the KCBS Competition and are coming to us from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Pitmaster Aric Armstrong (MILITARY, woot woot!) with team members Brian Whitaker and Rebecca Armstrong will be joining us for game and glory! Check out more about this team on their blog, “BBQ STRONG”
Barefoot Is Our Wine Virginia BBQ Festival
Hello! Moscato anyone? The Winchester Exchange Group will be handling all the beer and wine sales at Hogging Up BBQ & Music Festival. I was just informed that their wine tasting area will feature Barefoot Wine!
Hogging Up in Around the Panhandle Magazine
Hogging Up Festival would like to say thanks to Mike Hornby and Around the Panhandle Magazine , as next issue you will be seeing more on our festival and what is going to make it so very special in the next issue. We got personal with reporter Victoria Kidd, and Wayne had a photo shoot with photographer Eric Fargo. We are happy to see our festival up in lights in the glossy pages of the next publication.
The next issue will hit subscribers in the West Virginia – Virginia panhandle area. You may find it in your doctor’s or dentist office.We are subscribers ourselves, as it tells us what we must do in and around the panhandle area. Visit the link above to see how you can subscribe.
As you know the Frederick County Fairgrounds is a stone’s throw away form West Virginia! Come and join us at 155 Fairgrounds Road, Clear Brook Virginia. See you there!
Make Room for the Monster Truck Virginia Giant
You can’t have a BBQ & Music Festival in Winchester without having one of Winchester’s own TOP DOGS for a special appearance. Diehl Wilson’s big and purdy baby, also known as the VIRGINIA GIANT Monster Truck . He’ll be Hogging Up the Frederick County Fairgrounds with us for the weekend, displaying his truck , letting you take pictures, and …..maybe even giving YOU a ride!
Special thanks to the Virginia Giant for coming!
Candy Hill Campground Hogging Up’s Official Campground
Looking for a Campground to stay in Winchester when coming to the Hogging Up BBQ & Music Festival ? Visit Candy Hill Campground. They have a pool, cabins you can rent and a beautiful picturesque setting.
165 Ward AvenueWinchester, VA 22602e-mail: reservations@candyhill.comTell them Hogging Up or Big Fat Daddy’s sent you for the best possible rate!
And yes, you will feel like you are in Candy Land! This is normal. Do not be alarmed.
Virginia Beach Vacations will be Hogging it Up
Woot Woot! We are pleased to announce that Virginia Beach Vacations (Gold Key Resorts) has been added to our vendor list! They offer great vacation packages for the Virginia Beach area! Read more about them at Virginia Beach Vacations !
And We Are Back With Updates!
We’ve not been ignoring you. We have been busy!
Electric Generator and Better Pricing
We had to get things straight and map out the electric situation at the fairgrounds — originally having only a few spaces for the big rigs we thought about this, it’s going to be summer, and HOTTER than a pig’s nose with a fever. Most everyone is gonna want to have 30 or 50 amps, right? Our prices originally were higher towards big RVers, because we really didn’t want to have to bring in a generator.
Thanks to Mike Lackey’s advice (shout out to Bluemont’s own BBQ guy!) we’ve redone our application for better pricing to accommodate you big riggers. We will now be out pounding the sand and beating down the doors of some local businesses to help us bring in a generator for you guys.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE UP BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND.
Governors Office
We’ve gotten things straight with the Governor’s office and hope to have our paper in hand soon.
Judge Emails
And now we have figured out how many competitors we can accommodate we will be emailing the judges official updates, BY THIS WEEKEND. Judges, make sure you have BigFatDaddys@verizon.net on your safelist or if not, check your SPAM FOLDER! If I don’t hear back from you by mid next week, I’ll be calling you up!
Sound Proposals & Music Contracts
We are still negotiating with a sound person to work with our bands. We are interviewing everyone and want to go with the BEST who can accommodate such bands as Stoney Creek Bluegrass, Circa Blue, Dangerous Mood, Avey Music and Kirsten Sowers……..(and more). We also want to make sure it’s someone who can work with us each year.
To our lovely bands, thanks for your patience and suggestions.
Top Secret Local Charity & Backyard BBQ for Sunday
We have approached a local non profit to help us with this festival. Although we want to donate to nationwide cancer charity CancerCare, we ALSO want someone who is in the town of Winchester or Clear Brook to benefit from this too. Once we have this firmed up we will tell you who our partner is.
We’ve also decided on a local Backyard BBQ for Sunday, so applications for that will be posted THIS WEEKEND.
Special Thanks
Special thanks for those of you who have helped with the victims of Hurricane Sandy. We know a few barbecue guys reading this have been there. We are from Baltimore and are sickened by what this has done to our neighbors in NJ and NY, many of whom are homeless or still without power.
More soon! Off to have a very busy HoggingUp Barbecue weekend!
Thanks for your patience.
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