Second Annual Booo-B-Q

Barbecue competition, parade + costume contest, low-digit surf-fishing tag auction, live music, Jeep show, kids games, a craft beer garden and so much more!

Friday, October 21:
9:30 AM – 1:00 PM 5th Annual Sussex Outdoors Summit
4:00 PM Welcome
4:15 PM Tony Windsor – 40 Years of Country
5:00 – 8 PM People’s Choice Wing Competition
6:00 PM KIDS Trick or Treat
6:30 – 8:00 PM Bonfire
7:00 PM Booo-BQ Social Media Photo Contest
7:00 PM Guided Bridge walk (Meet at bonfire)
5:00 – 9:00 PM Music by Bo Dickerson Band

Saturday, October 22:
9:00 AM 5K Run/Walk Kicks Off (Register now at Boo-BQRun.com)
10:00 AM Kids-Que (First 10 kids to apply can compete)
10:30 AM 5K Run/Walk Awards
11:00 AM Festival Kicks Off
12:00 PM Pro and Backyard chicken turn-in
12:30 PM Pro and amateur turn-in for ribs
1:00 PM Pro turn-in for Pork
1:30 PM Pro turn-in for Brisket
12:00 – 2:30 PM Music by Tom Larsen Band
12:00 – 4:00 PM Jeep “Show N’ Shine”
2:30PM Low Digit Surf Tag Auction (Tag numbers 1, 5, 11, choice of 31-99, choice of 101-499, 200, 400, 500, choice of 501-999, choice of 1001-5000.) Visit destateparks.com/lowdigittag for full details
3:30 PM Best Costume Competition, Best Decorated Booth
4:00 – 6:00 PM “Park style” Pumpkin Decorating
5:00 PM Awards For BBQ Competition
5:30 PM Mini Jeep Raffle winner announced
6:00 PM Naturalist Program “Bats at the Bridge”
6:30 – 8:00 PM Bonfire and marshmallow roasting
7:00 PM Shipwreck Storytelling
7:30 PM Announcement of the photo contest winner (Winner receives an annual park pass for 2017 season)
8:00 Event ends

All net proceeds benefit the Delaware Children in Nature Coalition.

Gate admission $5