Bob Sykes BBQ + Blues Festival benefits Red Mountain Grace

by Guest User

Barbecue, blues, and supporting a good cause are a great combination and there’s no doubt that the 10th Annual Bob Sykes BBQ & Blues Festival presented by The City of Bessemer was the best combination of them all! On Saturday, April 27th, the Red Mountain Grace team got to spread the word of our mission as the benefitting charity of the festival! We were thankful to have the opportunity to listen to the best of blues music and eat legendary Bob Sykes BBQ at DeBardeleben Park located in historic downtown Bessemer, Alabama.

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Since 2010, the event has been filled with thousands of festival goers. Attendees of the festival range from youth to adults.

Second generation owner and pit master of Bob Sykes Bar B Q, Van Sykes said,

“Each year the festival grows and we couldn’t do it without our sponsors and the support of the community.”

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Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley, said,

The Bob Sykes BBQ and Blues Festival has been a great event for the city of Bessemer. It brings visitors to our city from across the state, southeast and even internationally. We’re proud that this festival will continue to be held in Bessemer and we’re looking forward to many more great years of barbecue and blues music in downtown Bessemer.”

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The festival has been chosen for numerous years as one of the top food festivals in Alabama.

Not only is it a good time, but the festival will give a portion of the proceeds to Red Mountain Grace that provides apartments to patients receiving long term medical care at hospitals throughout the city of Birmingham. Since 2010, the festival has provided funding for local charities including Children’s of Alabama, Bessemer Education Enhancement Foundation, Clay House, Hands On Birmingham, Ady’s Army and Latch and Live Foundation.

We’re so proud to have been apart of this incredible experience this year!

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