The eighth annual Blue Collar BBQ and Arts Festival will be this Saturday, Aug. 13, in downtown Faribault!

Always a fun event, the Blue Collar BBQ and Arts Festival is a fundraiser for the Paradise Center for the Arts on Central Avenue in downtown Faribault. It is free to attend, but donations can be made at any of the information booths. Running from 11AM to 11PM, the event features 12 hours of live music. Additionally, there is an art fair and market showcasing local and regional artists, and a kids area with large inflatables. The BBQ competition will get underway right away, and the awards will be given at 4PM.

The washers tournament gets started at 4PM. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, and free rides home are available through a shuttle service.

The music entertainment on the Power 96 Main Stage for the day is:

  • 11AM to 12:30PM: Prairie Dog Fight Club
  • 12:45-2:15PM: The Shasta Kings
  • 2:30-4PM: The Swamp Kings
  • 4:15-5:45PM- Moses Oakland
  • 6-7:45PM: Mark Allen and the Key West Rejects
  • 8-11PM: Chad Johnson & The 8th Street Band (American Highway Trio playing during break)

And new this year, the Faribault Main Street organization is hosting a pre-party and grill lighting ceremony on Friday from 6-9PM at F-Town Brewing Co. in downtown Faribault. Mike Eiler from Power 96 will be DJing the free event and everyone who attends is automatically entered for a chance to win a Traeger Wood Pellet burning grill, valued at $500.

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