Saturday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., top teams of elaborately equipped cooks will come from all over the country to Plant City, for the Seventh Annual Plant City Pig Jam State BBQ Championship.  

In all, about 70 teams will be competing for $15,000 in cash and prizes in this Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned event, all with different cooking experiences and styles.  For thousands of spectators, it will be a down-home party centered on eating delicious, slow-cooked barbecue ribs, pork, beef brisket and chicken.  There will be plenty of opportunities during the event to chat with cooks about their grills and pits, the wood they burn and how they prepare their meats. Though they are not likely to give out their recipes, cooks do like to talk about barbecue.

Kids will be entertained in the children’s play area, and sno-cones, cookies, and refreshments will be available.  Pig Jam guests can also check out barbecue-related items that will be for sale such as rubs and sauces, books and DVDs.  And, none of the spectators have to worry about missing Saturday football on TV.  Live telecasts of the day’s games will be broadcast in the beer pavilion. The Jason Young Band will have the crowd on their feet when they take the stage from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. performing country, rock n’ roll and oldies.

The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce presents the Seventh Annual Plant City Pig Jam State BBQ Championship at the Randy L. Larson Softball Four-Plex, 1500 South Park Road in Plant City (2.5 miles south of I-4 from Exit #22).

Admission is free; parking is $5.

For more information, contact the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce at 813-754-3707, or log on to www.plantcity.org and click on Attractions. Pig Jam is also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Plant-City-FL/Plant-City-Pig-Jam/45791473283, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PlantCityPigJam.