Kickoff Labor Day weekend at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® BBQ & Brews

Winchester, VA – Enjoy local BBQ, craft beer, hard cider, live music, bourbon tasting, a Cornhole Tournament and other fun tailgate games at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® BBQ & Brews presented by T-Mobile event from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the Frederick County Fairgrounds.

Backyard grill masters will compete in the Victory Industrial Construction, LLC Amateur BBQ Competition. BBQ teams will be testing their grilling skills for a chance to win awards and prizes. An esteemed panel of judges will be on hand sampling beef, pork and chicken prepared by each team. Teams will share their grilling techniques and recipe secrets with spectators. Sampling of competition meats is limited to an esteemed panel of judges. Judging takes place Saturday afternoon promptly at 4:00 pm for chicken, 5:00 pm for pork and 6:00 pm for beef.

Pick a partner and compete in the T-Mobile Cornhole Tournament for a chance to win Yeti coolers and personalized cornhole boards. The tournament begins promptly at 2:00 pm and the fee to compete is included in the BBQ & Brews ticket price. Register for the tournament when you order your event tickets on-line at thebloom.com/bbq-brews. The first 30 registrants for the tournament will receive a T-Mobile swag bag.

BBQ and other food trucks along with other vendors will be on site throughout the day. Visit www.thebloom.com for a full list of vendors. Several local craft beer breweries, hard cider and bourbon distilleries will be on hand including:

Craft Beer                                   Hard Cider                               Bourbon

Alesation Brewing                         Old Town Cidery                         Catoctin Creek Distilling
Escutcheon Brewing Co.              Winchester Cider Works            Evan Williams Bourbon
Vibrissa Beer
Winchester Brew Works
​Virginia Eagle Distributing Co.

Event tickets includes a souvenir glass and your choice of seven craft beer, hard cider or bourbon samples. Craft beer, wine and hard cider will be available for sale for $5/glass.

Local bands will take the stage at 1:00 pm and will play throughout the day and evening. Bands include:

• 1:00-3:00 pm New River Railroad
• 3:30-5:00 pm Off the Cuff
• 5:30-7:00 pm Shag
• 7:30-9:00 pm Sons of Liberty

BBQ & Brews tickets are only $25 and include craft beer, cider and bourbon sampling. Non-drinking tickets are $10. Children 12 and under are FREE.