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