Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Returns to Coolray Field March 4-5

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Slated to take place in the shadow of Coolray Field March 4-5, 2022, the 7th Annual Sip & Swine BBQ promises so much more than heavenly aromas from dozens of smokers to fill the air in Lawrenceville. First launched in 2016 in an effort to raise funds for a local charity devoted to the well-being of homeless…

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Munchies, Music and Masks Expected to Draw Crowds at the 6th Annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

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Organizers Announce Music Lineup and COVID-19 Measures to Keep Participants Safe During Annual KCBS-Sanctioned Event at Coolray Field to Benefit Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter Lawrenceville, Ga, February 18, 2021 – BBQ fans and music buffs have converged on Coolray Field for the past five years to revel in delicious food, delightful craft…

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Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2020 – A weekend of BBQ and fun!

Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2020 (a)

Last weekend (March 6-7) was Sip and Swine BBQ Festival 2020, our fifth annual festival at Coolray Field! It was a great time, and we’re so glad that we were able to relax, listen to music, eat barbecue, and of course, support the Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter. The great thing about Sip…

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Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2019 recap – A great time for all!

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This past weekend, March 1 – 2, was our fourth annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival, and – if we do say so ourselves – it was quite a success! Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is a KCBS-certified (Kansas City Barbecue Society) competition, but aside from the delicious barbecue, there was some great live music…

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Sip & Swine 2019 only three months away!

Sip & Swine 2019 BBQ Festival

We’re officially well into December! And you know what that means? Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2019 is only three months away! We’re starting to get really excited for next year’s BBQ festival. It’s always a good time, and we’re ready to usher in the spring with some live music, some great food, and some…

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Support The Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter through Sip & Swine

There are many ways that you can support The Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children's Shelter through the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.

March 1st – 2nd will be here before we know it, and we’re looking forward to our fourth annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival! It’s going to be great to meet all of the guests, listen to live music, and, of course, taste the delicious barbeque. But the best part is that the event goes…

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Food and craft vendors needed for Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2019

Food & Craft Vendors Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

The fourth annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is going to be here before we know it. The event will take place on March 1-2, 2019, and we’re still looking for vendors to join us as we host our barbecue competition and raise money for the Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter. First, in…

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The winners of our Sip & Swine 2018 raffle prizes are…

Sip & Swine BBQ Festival raffle

We recently held our third annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival. Coolray Field was filled with the smells of delicious, fresh barbeque and the sound of live music as thousands of guests enjoyed the festival. There was also a barbeque competition in which both professional and amateur teams competed in their respective categories to find…

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Sip & Swine 2018: Our best barbecue festival yet!

Sip & Swine 2018

This past weekend, March 2 – 3, was the third annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Sip & Swine is a Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned BBQ competition and festival. The event was a lot of fun – there was a delicious barbecue, live music, and vendors selling all manner of wares.…

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Kickin’ Fried Deviled Eggs – The perfect BBQ side dish

Kickin Fried Deviled Eggs won our first-ever BBQ Side Dish Contest!

For this year’s Sip & Swine, we decided to do a little something different. We just couldn’t wait for March 2nd and 3rd, so in mid-February we decided to start the fun a little early. For the first time ever, we held an online BBQ Side Dish Contest on Facebook. The prize was a VIP…

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