A BBQ of EPIC Proportions!

We call it the world's largest outdoor pork barbecue. And for good reason. First, there are the custom-made 24 foot long grills.  Next we add 8 thousand pounds of premium grade charcoal.  Then we have an army of volunteers, many involved in one aspect or another of the pork industry, many more who are just plain GOOD at grilling. They use over 300 pounds of our "special" Hog Days seasoning powder and make grilling magic all weekend long.

We serve around 26 thousand butterfly chops and pork burgers in a little under 25 hours over Hog Fest weekend (the grills are in operation 11 AM to 9 PM on Saturday and Sunday; and 11AM to 5 PM on Monday). That works out to more than a thousand sandwiches an hour every hour without stop all the time the grills are in operation.

Watching the video above, we are struck with the dedication and pride of every last one of these volunteers that has lasted not just for years but for DECADES. They are doing some very serious heavy duty work prepping and saucing and grilling. And why? Because they truly want to help provide a fun time for family, friends, neighbors and guests for the last holiday weekend of the summer, make our community look good (which they do)AND nowadays it's almost a challenge. It's been 69 years. Can we make it 70? Let's find out we imagine them saying!

So there you have it. The Big "Q!"  Come visit us in Kewanee over Labor Day weekend.  And, if possible, shake the hands of some the finest people around...the preppers, grillers, sandwich makers and sellers under the big tent at the Hog Days barbecue. They make us proud!