Grillers Cup at Lakewood Camping Resort
The 12th Annual Grillers Cup brings two days of barbecue competition, tasting, live music, and family fun to Lakewood Camping Resort in Myrtle Beach. The cook-off shares the weekend with the Fall Craft Fair, with more than 48 vendors set up throughout the event.
Friday centers on chicken wings, while Saturday brings the South Carolina Barbeque Association-sanctioned pork competition. Admission is free and open to the public; you only pay for the food and drinks you want to sample.
Friday: Wings, Crafts, and Live Music
The Fall Craft Fair opens Friday at 2 p.m., giving you several hours to browse before the barbecue tasting begins.
The chicken wing cook-off and tasting starts at 6 p.m. Teams serve their wings to the public while supplies last, with the competition itself judged by a panel of special judges.
The Rich Johnson Band plays from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. The craft fair runs until 7 p.m., and the overall event continues until 9 p.m.
Saturday: Pork BBQ Cook-Off
Saturday is the main barbecue competition. Teams cook pork butts for judging by the South Carolina Barbeque Association, with the contest counting toward the SCBA state championship standings.
Public barbecue tasting runs from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., while supplies last. The Exile Band performs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the Fall Craft Fair is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tasting Tickets
Admission is free, but bring cash if you plan to eat, drink, or join the raffle.
- $5 Meat Sample Punch Card: Five meat samples
- $1 tickets: Drinks, sides, or snacks
- $2 tickets: 50/50 raffle
Sales are cash only. Barbecue and wings are served while supplies last, so don't wait until the end of the tasting window if sampling the competition food is your main reason for going.
Fall Craft Fair and Family Fun
The barbecue isn't the only reason to come. The Fall Craft Fair brings together more than 48 crafters and vendors, along with live entertainment, family activities, and a silent auction.
The full event runs from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
For a Good Cause
Proceeds from the Grillers Cup benefit Help 4 Kids and Backpack Buddies of Horry County, a volunteer-run nonprofit serving children throughout Horry County.
Help 4 Kids provides food, clothing, school supplies, and other essentials to local children. Its Backpack Buddies program sends children home with food for weekends and other times when school meals aren't available.
Backpack Buddies began in 2004 and today provides thousands of food packs each week to children across Horry County.
Event Organizer
Organizer
- Name
- Tracie Crane
- Phone
- 843-447-7326
Event Location
James Roller
Tuesday 16th of May 2017
Richard, we just provide information about the event; we do not manage it. Check out the great folks over at scbarbeque.com and ask for help on their message board or better yet, contact Claude McSwain at the number above. Best of luck.
Richard
Tuesday 16th of May 2017
Put us down please Turner Ts BBQ we like be in the event as well can we sale food there or no number is 910-269-3772 Richard Turner email me entry form please atoztilefooring@gmail.com