BBQ Festival and Entertainment

Live blues music, unique arts and crafts, and fantastic food are just some of the things to look forward to for the upcoming Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival in Salisbury, Maryland. Check back for a complete schedule of musical and special events as the festival nears.

Daily Festival Features:

  • Multiple Food Vendors
  • Shopping and Crafts
  • Beer & Wine Tents
  • Childrens' Rides & Amusements
  • Mechanical bull
  • Plus, Free Live Entertainment

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BBQ Festival Hours

  • Friday, April 20: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 21: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
  • Sunday, April 22: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Festival Entertainment Schedule

Friday Lineup

Saturday Lineup

Sunday Lineup

Barren Creek Band

Barren Creek Band

Hailing from Mardela Springs, MD, the Barren Creek Band is comprised of Dave Davis (rhythm guitar and vocals), Mike Little (drums and vocals), Bob Drehmer (keys, guitar and vocals), Steve Woolston (guitar and vocals), Clay Bailey (guitar, harmonica and vocals) and Tom Mavity (bass and vocals). The band’s genres are oldies and classic rock. Their influences include "anything that sounds good, we are open minded," and they list their interests as "playing ‘til the cows come home."

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Bo Dickerson Band

Bo Dickerson

Out of Laurel, DE, The Bo Dickerson Band features Bo Dickerson (vocals), David Hastings (guitar / backup vocals), Rick Adkins (drums), Jordan Harper (guitar), Brian Licinski (bass) W.D. Whaley (fiddle / mandolin) and Chuck Workman (harmonica / banjo)… They play country, southern rock and classic rock and list their influences as "all TRUE country and southern rock outlaws."

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Smokin' Gunnz

Smokin Gunnz

Smokin' Gunnz is a powerful four-piece southern rock band dedicated to bringing only the finest live music to the stage. The entire band has only one goal, and that is that our fans enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy bringing it to them. We are dedicated to bringing only the finest performances to the stage. We are sure that like all others who have experienced the performance of Smokin’ Gunnz live, the only thing that will come to mind is, "Where are they going to be playing next?"

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Anything Goes

Anything Goes

Put on your dancin’ shoes and don’t miss the great music and good vibes from this group of male and female vocalists. Hailing from the Seaford / Dover area, Anything Goes has become a fixture at Eastern Shore festivals including Nanticoke Riverfest and the World Famous Punkin’ Chunkin’. The band offers crowd pleasing tunes from the 70s through current chart toppers, covering the alphabet of artists with favorites from Adele to the Zac Brown Band and Journey, David Bowie, Pink, Kid Rock and Lady Gaga thrown in too!

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Briefcase Blues

Briefcase Blues

Briefcase Blues is the number-one, first and original tribute show-band and revue based on the "Blues Brothers" characters originally created by Saturday Night Live comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Of all the tributes and look-alikes around the world dedicated solely to portraying the "Blues Brothers" live onstage only one group – Briefcase Blues has held the honor now for a total of 28 years, complete with a full-sized professional band. Based in the United States, founded in 1983 (one year after John Belushi's untimely death) and still going strong, Briefcase is backed by a hot 7-piece show band (3 horns, 4 rhythm players) - while the stars of the show J.W. Leggio (as "Jake") and Lee Schwing (as "Elwood") faithfully re-create the "Brothers" characters in true Belushi & Aykroyd style!

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Tuesday's Gone

Tuesday's Gone

Lynyrd Skynyrd fans - Tuesday's Gone has got you covered.  From that signature Skynyrd sound, to the sheer raw power that the original band possessed, to the unmistakable look that they had, Tuesday's Gone has pulled out all of the stops and has every base covered.  Dedicated to reproducing the original sound of one of the greatest and most legendary bands of all time, their attention to detail should be commended, and is most certainly appreciated by thousands of diehard Skynyrd fans all over the country!  Whether you were indeed fortunate enough to see Lynyrd Skynyrd in their prime, and would love to revisit some of those memories, or you never had the chance to create those memories, you'll want to catch a Tuesday's Gone show. They bring back to life some of the greatest Skynyrd hits, such as "Sweet Home Alabama", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man", "Tuesday's Gone", "Saturday Night Special", and Freebird", and also some deeper cuts that the diehard fans just can't get enough of, like "On The Hunt", "Gimme Back My Bullets", "All I Can Do Is Write About It", and "Down South Jukin'."

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Strange Brew

Strange Brew

Strange Brew plays just that – a "strange brew" of Rock, Classic Rock, Blues, Modern Country, etc. The band is comprised of musicians with backgrounds from all different styles and up to 30 years of playing experience. John McIntyre, Tara O’Barsky and Rob Bryson have been playing together for over 12 years under the names Double Vision, The Couch Potatoes and currently Strange Brew. Jimmie Gladwell has been with the band for one year and Scott Mason joined the band several months ago. The band is now ready to build on their reputation, expand their fan base and spread their "strange brew" to the masses.

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Backfin Banjo Band

Backfin Banjo Band

The Backfin Banjo Band has quite a reputation for fun music, sing-along pleasures and good times. Banjo, piano, saxophone and vocals all add up to Dixieland, Big Band, Roaring Twenties, and more! You may have heard them at the Red Roost and live on stage at the Autumn Wine Festival, now hear them live on stage at the Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival! Top

The Crawdaddies

The Crawdaddies

A band founded in 1995 on the premise of "why not, it might just work," The Crawdaddies infuse Cajun, Zydeco, Blues, Ska, Roots, Rock and Reggae into an incomparable, groove-laden sound that is unquestionably its own. The Crawdaddies are Kraig Greff (accordion, piano), Chris Huntington (vocals, guitar), Chris Everett (vocals, guitar, washboard), Bob Hill (drums, vocals) and Dan Hones (bass, vocals). Each road-seasoned member hosts an impressive and diverse musical / performance resume, most notably, 2008 Emmy award recipient Greff who toured with Della Reese, Barry White, Joe Williams and Diana Ross.

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On The Edge

On The Edge

On The Edge was formed in 1984 and quickly became the Eastern Shore's favorite dance band. Their busy schedule took them up and down the Delmarva Peninsula. The band entertains its audience with a wide variety of pop hits from the sixty's Motown to modern top 40 hits and everything in between, even a little bit of country. In the 90's the band was voted Delmarva Peninsula's Best Dance Band. Shortly after that, On The Edge opened up for Brian McKnight at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. In recent years, On The Edge has performed in New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Washington, DC. They are a regular at Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They have done special performances in Atlanta, Georgia and Indianapolis, Indiana.

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KCBS Sanctioned BBQ Competition

Kansas City Barbeque Society

Competing BBQ teams spend the weekend slicing, seasoning and sizzling pork, chicken and beef in hopes that their cooking will earn them a portion of the cash prizes and invaluable bragging rights on the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) BBQ Circuit. The barbeque competition decisions lie in the hands of the KCBS certified professional judges. BBQ competition judging is done in many categories including whole hog, beef, chicken, pork, ribs, anything butt and a dessert category.