15TH ANNUAL SMOKE ON THE LAKE BBQ FESTIVAL
MAY 9TH & MAY 10TH, 2025
Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival is an annual tradition enjoyed each Mother’s Day Weekend at Logan Farm Park in Acworth, Georgia. Thousands attend to enjoy BBQ cooked by competitive backyard cook teams.
Cook Teams are subject to public judging of Chicken Wings Friday night and Pork on Saturday. Be sure to purchase Tasters Tickets to vote for your favorites. Friday night features a live music concert under the stars.
Rotary Club of North Cobb hosts this charity fundraiser event with 90% of net proceeds benefiting local charities and 10% benefiting charities outside of the United States.
Thank you City of Acworth, Georgia for your partnership, to JRM Event Management for a smooth weekend, the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) for the judging and to all of the smoking teams!
Did you know?
The Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA) is the second largest barbecue competition sanctioning organization in the state of Georgia. The Georgia Barbecue Association sanctions dozens of contests every year and has grown to over 600 members, 400+ certified judges, more than 180 competition cook teams.
5-10 pm Friday & 11 am-4 pm Saturday
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5-10 pm Friday & 11 am-4 pm Saturday |
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Dinner Table Reservation
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VIP DINNER TABLE RESERVATION
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10'x20' Cook Team Space
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20'x40' Cook Team Space
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Sponsorship Opportunities
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM FRIDAY NIGHT
The LORD OF THE WINGS contest pits the BBQ teams against each other so the attendees’ judge “who’s got the best wings”! Hungry patrons purchase “Taster Tickets from friendly North Cobb Rotarians and then test the cook teams wings and vote for the best wings.
293 BAND will perform classic and contemporary dance, pop, and rock hits from 8 pm to 10 pm. Reserve a 6-seat table on this website or listen to the free concert on a blanket on the lawn.
Additional food options are provided by 1885 Grill, Williamson Brothers BBQ, and food vendors. Two beer tents will feature Acworth’s own Red Top Brewhouse and 1885 Grill.
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM SATURDAY
Saturday features our PEOPLES’ CHOICE PORK contest. Cook teams compete with their pulled pork and patrons vote with their gold tickets for their favorite pork. Patrons: purchase Taster Tickets from friendly North Cobb Rotarians. Cook teams also compete on chicken and ribs with judges from the Georgia Barbecue Association (GBA).
Acworth Elementary School Chorus will sing at 11:30 am, Judy & Reid will perform alt-country, blues, classic rock, and soul, with a focus on soulful harmonies from 12:00 PM – 3:00 pm, and Fusion Dance Company will take the stage from 1-1:30 PM & 3-3:30 pm. Fusion Dance Company offers all forms of dance from ballet to street hip hop and everything in between.
Rotary Club of North Cobb partners with the City of Acworth and the Acworth Business Association (ABA) to ensure the success of this event. City Staff including Mayor Tommy Allegood, City Manager James Albright, and Police Chief Mark Cheatham lead their staffs in the support of Smoke on the Lake, and North Cobb Rotary is grateful for their support.
BENEFICIARIES
90% of net proceeds benefit local charities and 10% benefit charities outside of the United States.
10 Women of Hope
Acworth Art House
Acworth Community Garden
Acworth Expanding Horizons Program
Acworth Police Community Foundation
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in Marietta
Center for Children & Young Adults (CCYA)
City of Acworth Senior Holiday Lunch
City of Kennesaw Senior Lunches
Cobb County Schools Foundation
Cobb County Senior Services
Cobb County Veteran’s Memorial
Cobb County Veterans Treatment and Accountability Court
Cobb Sheriff’s Foundation
Cobb Thanks You for Your Service Veterans Program
Davis Direction & Zone
Devereux Behavioral Health Georgia
Dignity Project to Keep Girls in School
Forever Fed
Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance (GVVA) Holiday Food Program
Hook’d On the Blue
Horizon Special Needs Field
Kennesaw Public Safety Foundation
LiveSafe Resources
Mountain Top Boys Home
MUST Ministries Lunch Program
Northwest YMCA Summer Feeding Program
Pine Mountain Middle School
Power of Peace Leadership Program
Rescuing Hope
Rotary Interact Clubs at North Cobb High School, Kennesaw Mountain High School and other local high schools
S. H. A. R. E. Military Initiative
ServeComm
The Men’s and Women’s Extension
Veteran’s Luncheon
