2026 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest

WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest is a weekend full of mouthwatering BBQ, vendors, activities, and live blues music. Shop from the unique collection of vendors along Main and Elm Streets. Grab a delicious BBQ dish with friends from one of the top-notch food vendors. This festival also offers live blues music all weekend long from local musicians in a variety of styles. Add to the fun by participating in our ticketed experiences. Friday is the BBQ & Brews Tasting! Saturday hosts the The Barrel Walk!

Event Hours:

• Friday, April 24 | 5 - 10 pm
• Saturday, April 25 | 10 am - 10 pm
• Sunday, April 26 | 10 am - 4 pm

Entertainment Schedule:

• Friday, April 24 | 5-7 pm- King Benny | 7:30-10 pm- Black Moon Blues Club
• Saturday, April 25 | 12-3 pm- BagLunch Blues Band | 3:30-6:30 pm- Charles "Skeet" Rodgers | 7-10 pm- Duke Tumatoe
• Sunday, April 26 | 11-1 pm- Soulard Blues Band | 1:30-4 The Brenton Sterling Band

Food Court:

• Aston Concessions, Adam Puchta Winery, Big Boys Grilled Subs and Wings, Hauling Eats, Hog Call BBQ, Off the Bone BBQ, Ray Ray's Kettle Corn, Sour Puss Lemonade, Sugarfire Smoke House!

For the full experience, purchase tickets to the BBQ & Brews Tasting and The Barrel Walk! These experiences are highly anticipated and sell out fast. Ticket sales start on March 16.

• Join Downtown Washington, Inc. under the Farmers' Market Pavilion on Friday from 7-9 pm for the BBQ & Brews Tasting. Try beers from area breweries and snack on some BBQ bites as you go. Tickets are limited, so be sure to get yours now! Tickets are $25 each for the BBQ & Brews Tasting.
• The Barrel Walk, held on Saturday from 12-4 pm, features area distilleries partnered with shops along Main & Elm Streets. Attendees will be on a self-guided tour, tasting whiskeys and other spirits from local distilleries and getting to meet the people behind it all! Tickets are $25 each for The Barrel Walk. Thank you to the WashMO Bourbon Society for partnering with us on this event!

THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR: FRICK'S QUALITY MEATS

Thank you to our other event sponsors: RE/MAX Today - The McClelland Team, RE/MAX Today - Ginger Brinker, Parker Hannifin Sporlan, Bank of Franklin County, Dirt Cheap, Grey Eagle Distributors, Bank of Washington, National Fire Suppression, Heritage Community Bank, KLPW, Purina Farms, & KFAV!

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