Last May, folks in Owensboro and the tri-state--and, well, ANYONE who makes the trek to our fair city for some scrumptious barbecue--didn't know what to do with themselves when the 2020 International Barbecue Festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Well, in 2021, the festival--in its original, traditional form--will not be happening. Instead, we'll be celebrating with the "Bar-B-Q Block Party."
On Monday, March 1st, the organizers of the International Barbecue Festival announced the one-day event, which will happen Saturday, May 8th, 2021.
In terms of scale, the Block Party won't be as big as the traditional festival, but we WILL be able to get our beloved barbecue on in early May. And I gotta tell ya, I missed that, big time.