Silver Lake's Apple & BBQ Cook-Off Festival
September

Silver Lake Sand Dunes holds its very popular Apple BBQ Cook-Off Festival in the business district in mid-September.
Includes Amateur & Professional BBQ Competition, craft show, classic auto & truck show, dune buggy show, beer tent, food vendors and live entertainment.
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Here are the highlights from 2019:
FRIDAY
10am-5pm - King of the Dunes BBQ Competition. Awards at 6:30pm.
Noon-9:30pm - Food vendors.
2pm-5:30pm - Keith Scott, Festival Stage.
3pm-9:30pm - Beer tent.
5pm-8pm - Children's Activities.
5:30pm - Beak to Beak competition.
6pm-9:30pm - Olivia & The Aquatic Troupe, Festival Stage.
SATURDAY
9am - Apple A Day 5K Fun Run/Walk, Mac Woods Dune Rides.
10am-2pm - KCBS Professional Competition.
10am-5pm - Homemade Crafts & Fresh Farm Apples/Produce Show.
11am-7pm - Children's Activities, Games & Inflatables.
10am-4:30pm - Classic Vehicle & ORV Show.
10am-5pm - Rudy the DJ from Big R Productions, Festival Stage.
10am-9:30pm - Food Vendors.
Noon-9:30pm - Beer Tent.
Noon - Apple a Day 5K Awards.
1pm - BBQ Eating Contests.
1:45pm - Apple Pie Awards.
3pm - KCBS awards.
4:15pm - Classic Vehicle & ORV Show Awards.
6pm-10pm - Joe Johnson & the Bluebacks, Festival Stage.
Mt. Baldy Hill Climb
Saturday - technical inspection 11am-4pm.
Sunday - Race at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes 10am.
Events are listed according to the information available at the time of the most recent update to this story. The schedule is subject to change. For more information, please see www.applebbqfestival.com.
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