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Grilled Meat
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Bolivar BBQ Blowout Tennessee & Music Festival logo with fire and pigs.

Bolivar Barbecue Blowout 
& Music Festival

Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make the 2024 event a tremendous success!  This year's Bolivar BBQ Blowout and Music Festival will conclude Bolivar's Bicentennial Celebration.  Check back often for the latest information!  

EVENT CONTACTS

Event Organizer: 

Suzanne Rhea

suzannerhea@aol.com

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Judge Contact: 

Barbara Anderson

tomandbarb1996@gmail.com

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Sponsorship Contact:

Carri Beth Rhea

cbrhea.cityofbolivar@gmail.com

Grilled brisket on a metal grate, ready for serving at the barbecue.

Many sponsorship opportunities are available for the revival of the championship barbecue competition.  Food and music are a powerful combination.  Sponsorship benefits include promotion at a signature event, increased brand awareness,  and having a great time, in a great city, with great people.  For information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mayor McTizic or Carri Beth Rhea at (731)658-2020.

Sponsorship Opportunities

A Memphis Barbecue Network Sanctioned Event

Roasted duck on a metal rack, close up shot, dark background, delicious looking.

EVENT PHOTO ALBUMS

2023 Photo Gallery

2024 Photo Collection

2025 BOLIVAR BBQ BLOWOUT & MUSIC FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Title Sponsor

Clock tower with DEVCO logo, showing a black and white design.

platinum Sponsors

BEA logo, with text: Superior Energy Championship displayed in blue and yellow.
Jackson State Community College logo featuring the school's name and symbol

Gold Sponsors

Tony Hooper sawmill
Bolivar utility Department- 811
Bolivar Police Department
Zach Jaworski State Farm
Vaughan

Event Sponsors

Bolivar Credit
Hyman Tire
Clark Engineering
The Bank of Hardeman County
Northside Tie and Timber
Simmons Bank

Miss Bolivar Bicentennial event  Sponsor - Bill Flowers & Gifts

Bronze Sponsors

Budweiser
Howell Insurance Agency
Shelton's Flowers & Gifts
Hardeman County Emergency Communications District
CB & S Bank
Old Hatchie Veterinary Clinic

Small Business Sponsors

Weems Furniture
Kessler Planning Group
Centennial Bank
Brooks Auto Service
Southern Express Pharmacy

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.   Under Title VI of the Civil Rights of 1964, no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

©2013-2025 | City of Bolivar | Site Design & Photography by Sarah Rice

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