We're celebrating summer the best way we know how - with beer, friends, live music, and some of the world’s best barbecue at our brewery in Windsor, VT! Here's the deal: competitive barbecue teams from all over the country compete to be crowned the New England BBQ Champ which earns one lucky team a ticket to the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue. Read: you get to enjoy some damn good BBQ! (Cash Only. The event will be held rain or shine. Tickets not sold in advance.) SCHEDULE Saturday July 29th: 11 am - 7 pm Doors Close: 5:30 pm Sunday, July 30th: 11 am - 5 pm Doors Close: 3:30 pm KCBS CERTIFIED JUDGES: The Certified Judges List is full at this time. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include your name, KCBS ID#, judging Saturday (Grilling) AND/OR Sunday (KCBS), and if you would like to be considered to be a Table Captain. Waiting list Judges are picked on a first come first serve basis. A confirmation e-mail will be sent in the begin June if we have any cancelations. Thank you. BBQ TEAMS: We are excited to announce that the 30 teams participating in this year’s competition has been determined. You can send the application to [email protected]. We will contact you if we have a team that decides not to participate. FRIEND OF HARPOON DISCOUNT Both Days! - Friends of Harpoon get $5 off their admission. You must have your Friend of Harpoon card with you as you pay to receive this discount. This means that your admission will be only $10, which includes 1 beer/soda ticket. Please note: The Friend of Harpoon discount is only applicable to the card holder. IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PETS: Dogs are allowed, but must be leashed at all times. Dog owners are responsible for the actions of their dogs and must clean up after their dogs. Local authorities will be notified if a pet is left in a car in the parking areas. Please note the paved surfaces at the event can potentially reach high temperatures and may be uncomfortable or harmful to your dog. Harpoon reserves the right at any time to ask that a dog and its owner leave the event if the dog is not leashed, cleaned up after, or is misbehaving in our opinion. No refunds will be issued if a dog owner and dog are expelled.