Smoke on the Coast BBQ Festival

Celebrate Independence Day at Destin Commons with a bang on Tuesday, July 3, from 5 to 10 p.m.  Enjoy the fun-filled 8^th Annual Smoke on the Coast BBQ and Fireworks Festival. This year, 18 area charities will be teaming up with various restaurants and BBQ aficionados to fire up their grills. Attendees sample mouth-watering BBQ dishes hot off the grills and cast their votes for the coveted People’s Choice title and celebrity judges will award Judge’s Pick winners. Starting at 5 p.m., take in the live entertainment by well-known bands,  l’Magene and The Wide Open. along with festive street performers and kid’s activities.    

BBQ sampling for $1 per sampling is from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The evening’s festivities will conclude at 9:30 with the first and best Independence Day firework extravaganza on the Emerald Coast.   For more information, visit www.DestinCommons.com or follow Destin Commons on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. 

The non-profit organizations, along with their BBQ teams, will be:
Air Force Enlisted Village/The Gulf Seafood Restaurant
Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast/Big Red Truck
Children in Crisis/B&C Fire Safety
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance/Whole Foods Market
Destin Rotary Foundation/Destin Rotary Club
Dog Harmony/Café Rico
Emerald Coast Science Center/Bowtie BBQ & Catering
Fresh Start for Children & Families/Po Wiggs BBQ
Jobs4U/Lillie’s Q
Junior League of the Emerald Coast/Buh’s BBQ
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation/ BC’s Southern Paradise BBQ & Catering
Niceville Rotary Club/Smokin’ Hot Wheels BBQ
Habitat for Humanity Okaloosa County/Hub City Smokehouse
Special Olympics Okaloosa County/Jim ‘N Nicks
Opportunity Place/Classic Catering
Taylor Haugen Foundation/Brightview Landscaping
Toys for Tots/Bass Pro Shops
Emerald Coast Autism/Event Volunteer Charity