Tryon NC Annual Blue Ridge Barbeque and Music Festival includes Incredible Art and Crafts Show - The Foothills Crafts Fair

June 10 - 11, 2016    Annual Blue Ridge Barbeque and Music Festival   The Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival is one of the area's biggest annual events with fantastic Barbecue, phenomenal music and incredible arts and crafts. 

The Blue Ridge BBQ Festival, started in 1994 has a list of winners who are a Who's Who in the BBQ Contest World.  The Tryon BBQ was won last year by Rebecca and Walt Moulton of Rocky Top Barbeque, continuing the tradition of winners and making them a two time winner.  The first contest was won by Beaver Caster, followed by the likes of Oink, Cackle and Moo, BS PitMeisters, Cool Smoke, ButtRub.com, and Two Old men and a Grill.

photos courtesy Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival

Consistently one of the finest music events of the summer, the Blue Ridge Barbecue & Music Festival delivers phenomenal lineups on two stages in a gorgeous venue for a low $8 admission fee. The 2016 lineup of entertainers is available on the website HERE 

The Foothills Crafts Fair is a juried crafts show that has enjoyed a reputation for the range and quality of items for sale. With nothing manufactured or imported, this show is proud to offer our festival-goers a best of the best shopping experience. Get a complete list of this year's artists HERE.

Enjoy the classic car show.  On Saturday, June 11, as many as 200 Classic Cars will arrive at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival in Tryon, NC, to take part in the 6th annual Classic Car Show. Cars will fill the soccer field at Harmon Field and thousands of Festival guests will have the opportunity to examine the beautifully restored and maintained cars and trucks and reminisce about automotive days gone by. Owners will be hoping for the glory of winning prizes and trophies and enjoying the opportunity to show off their proud possessions.

This Festival is held at at Harmon Field in Tryon NC. The event is hosted by by the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce and all proceeds benefit the Chamber’s operating budget and help fund the Carolina Foothills Chamber Foundation

Annual Blue Ridge Barbeque and Music Festival this Weekend in Tryon

June 12 - 13, 2015   Annual Blue Ridge Barbeque and Music Festival   The Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival is one of the area's biggest annual events with fantastic Barbecue, phenomenal music and incredible arts and crafts. 

Enjoy the classic car show or the Boss Hawg Run to  Fun.  Bring the kids, friends, family and more. No pets, no coolers are allowed. The festival is held at Harmon Field in Tryon NC and hosted by by the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce with all proceeds benefitting the Chamber’s operating budget and funding the Carolina Foothills Chamber Foundation.

The Foothills Crafts Fair is a juried crafts show held in conjunction with the Blue Ridge Barbeque and music Festival. Located on either side of a wide paved avenue and along the Pacolet River, there are usually soft breezes to cool the June temperatures down a bit and provide shoppers a more comfortable environment.  Craft lovers can find objects made from wood, paper, fiber, fabric, leather, metal, gems, glass, stone, clay and other natural materials.

Exhibiting artisans have come from as far north as New York, as far south as Florida, and as far west as Oklahoma.  2015 exhibitors include: 

Artist	Business	Hometown
Cheryl and Jack Arnold	Arnold's Art from the Heart	Mountain City, TN
Jean-Jacques & Susan Benoist	Photography to Art	Mill Spring, N.C.
Kathy Bolen	seasonstosew	Charlotte, N.C.
Jim Boxerman	Jim's Leather Craft	Lake Lure, N.C.
James Britt	Britt's Leather	Higdon, AL
Ralph Brooks	Steampunk Mix Metals	Hendersonville, N.C.
Daniel Brown	Glass and Mirror Landscapes	Morganton, N.C.
Mike Church	Wood Turning	Greenville, S.C.
Kerry Cleaver	Headbands	New Port Richie, FL
Kerry Dortch	Puppets	Ila, GA
Teresa Foti	Sunflower Tie Dyes	Asheville, N.C.
Allison Gross	Oak Leaf Pottery	Spartanburg, S.C.
Deborah Harmon	Jewelry dichroic Glass	Rutherfordton, N.C.
Lia and Jim Harmon	Antique Silverware Jewelry	Middle River, MD
Lisa Harris	Pottery	Seneca S.C.
Shane Hostetter	Curring Boards/Files	Lebanon, PA
Karen Laird	Dog Clothing	Gastonia, N.C.
Eva L. McCray	Evening Shade Pottery	Saluda, N.C.
Lealon McLeod	Lealon McLeod Art	Inman, S.C.
Richard Nichols	Outdoor Furniture	Baldwin, GA
Sabrina Miller and Janet Bennett	Beads and Bags Boutique	Asheville, N.C.
Robin O'Connor	Designs by RO	Greensboro, N.C.
Absurrahman Ozar	Dress Wraps	Virginia Beach, VA
Charles Ronen	Asparagus Soap Company	Evans, GA
Martha Sarria	Jewelry	Gastonia, N.C.
Amy Sullivan	Jewelry	Flat Rock, N.C.
Scott Tardiff	Dye Printed Wearables	Sugar Grove, N.C.
Lynn Towe	Jewelry	Charlotte, N.C.
Steve Turnmeyer	Crosses-Necklaces-Keychains	Moore, S.C.
Beth Waddell	4 Elizabeth, LLC	Spartanburg, S.C.
David Washburn	Caricatures	Lawrenceville, GA
Amy Wald	Bark, Burl, Twig	Chimney Rock, N.C.
Jim Watts	Create Something Amazing	Candler, N.C.
Dennis and Carol Willis	Carden Farms Soap	Franklinton, N.C.
Feryl Woodworth	Jewelry	Deep Gap, N.C.