A day later from the shock announcement, fans and former WCBCC competitors contemplate whether they will compete in the new BBQ contest, the original, or both.
The organizers of Mempho, who have already announced a music festival to be held in Tom Lee Park in May of 2024 while Beale Street Music Festival is sidelined, said that they will be hosting a barbecue cooking contest in Downtown Memphis the same week that the Memphis in May World Barbecue Cooking Contest is happening in Liberty Park.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new barbecue contest is coming to the Memphis riverfront next May, months after Memphis In May announced it was moving its longtime contest out of Tom Lee Park. Forward Momentum announced the still-unnamed festival will be held in Tom Lee Park the week of May 13 — the same time week […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The organization that manages the city’s riverfront parks want to borrow $3 million set aside for Mud Island River Park for the redevelopment of Tom Lee Park, months after that park reopened following a $61 million public-private project. Representatives with Memphis River Parks Partnership said they were awarded the money in a […]