Cook Team Dates & Times
The 14th Annual Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival
Friday, May 10th & Saturday, May 11th, 2024
QUESTIONS? Please contact Jude Dooley at judedooley@gmail.com or 336-407-5052
January 1 — Cook Team Registration Opens
10' x 20' Cook Team space:
$200.00 Early Registration: Jan 1 - Feb 14
$250.00 Registration Fee: Feb 15 - April 14
$300.00 Late Registration: April 15 - May 1
20' x 40' Cook Team space:
$400.00 Early Registration: Jan 1 - Feb 14
$450.00 Registration Fee: Feb 15 - April 14
$500.00 Late Registration: April 15 - May 1
February 14 — Cook Team Early Registration discount ends
April 16 — Cook Team Late Registration begins
May 1 — Cook Team Registration deadline
Friday, May 10th—SMOKE ON THE LAKE BEGINS
10:00 AM Cook Team check-in at Logan Farm Park
12:00 PM Meat Inspection begins
1:00 PM Lunch available for Cook Teams from Chick-fil-A, Kennesaw
3:00 PM Cook Team Meeting at Judge’s Tent
3:00 PM Pickup Chicken Wings & Pork Butts
5:00 PM Official Event opening time
5:00 PM Kids Zone opens
5:00 PM Dinner Tables ready for paid reservations
5:00 PM LORD OF THE WINGS Contest Ticket Sales begin
5:00 PM Food Vendors start serving
5:30 PM Have LORD OF THE WINGS Contest Chicken Wings ready to serve
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM LORD OF THE WINGS Contest Chicken Wings being served
6:00 PM MYSTERY MEAT turn-in
6:30 PM JUDGED CHICKEN WINGS turn-in
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Free Concert: 293 BAND performs classic and contemporary dance, pop, and rock hits
10:00 PM Food Vendors finish serving
10:00 PM Official Event closing time
12:00 AM – 6:00 AM Quiet Hours
Saturday, May 11th—SMOKE ON THE LAKE CONTINUES
7:30 AM Breakfast Served to Cook Teams from Copeland’s
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM GBA Chicken Turn In
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM GBA Ribs Turn In
11:00 AM Official Event opening time
11:00 AM Kids Zone Opens
11:00 AM PEOPLES' CHOICE PORK Contest Ticket Sales begin
11:00 AM Food Vendors start serving
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM West Cobb School of Rock, Fusion Dance Teams & Acworth Elementary School Chorus Stage Performances
11:30 AM Have Contest Pork ready to serve
11:30 PM – 3:00 PM PEOPLES' CHOICE PORK Contest Begins
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM GBA Pork Turn-In
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM PEOPLES' CHOICE PORK Public Judging
3:30 PM Cook Teams Awards Ceremony
4:00 PM Food Vendors finish serving
4:00 PM Official Event closing time