Hartford BBQ Bash
Full-day of Community festivities & competitions
July 20, 2024
Kids Activities
Live music starting at 1:30PM
JULY 20, 2024
Hartford, IA
Vine St.
7/19 7:00 PM - 7/20 12:00 PM
smoke-off COMPETITION
Award Ceremony 3:00 PM
BYOB permitted
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
lunch
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CRAFT SHOW
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
kids Activities
Yard Games, Races, Cake Walk
2:00 PM
CORNHOLE
TOURNAMENT
11:00 AM
WATER FIGHTS
Women then Men
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
farm to table dinner
Free-will Donation
EVENT MAP
Meat Smoking Competition
Team Registration & Rules
Click to download registration form and team rules. Return form and fee by July 1st to Hartford Hometown Pride Committee
310 Fremont Street, Harford, IA 50118
Timeline
July 19th
7:00 PM - Head Cooks Mtg. & Competition Start
July 20th
10:30 AM - Chicken Turn-In
11:00 AM - Pork Ribs Turn-In
11:30 AM - Pork Butt Turn-In
12:00 PM - Brisket Turn-In
3:00 PM - Awards Ceremony
Prizes
$300 GRAND CHAMPION
$200 RESERVE CHAMPION
$100 1ST PLACE CHICKEN
$100 1ST PLACE PORK RIBS
$100 1ST PLACE PORK BUTT
$100 1ST PLACE BRISKET
Craft Show
July 20, 2024
8:00AM TO 2:00PM
Vendor List
- Sammie Dean's Creations & W.O.F. Woodworking (tumblers, personalized gifts, handmade picture frames, etc.)
- Red Gate Flowers (fresh flowers)
- Make N Zzz (crocheted animals)
- Grandma and Me Baked Goods (cupcakes, cookies, cakes, etc.)
- Gravel Road Crafts (crochet items, wands, crowns, make & take)
- Century Way (smoked dog bones)
- Baxter’s Boutique (crochet animals)
- Norwex (cleaning items)
- Mama’s Mojo (children’s clothing, Scentsy, Pampered Chef)
- Charlette Gardner (crochet items)
- Moss Art (wall hangings and more)
- Hill Top Wood Products (bourbon barrel wood products)
- Mamma's Art (wood-burned signs)
- Surprise Parties & Jordan Essentials CBD (CBD)
- Raised on Roseland (earrings, hair products, and home decor)
- Red, White, & Bows (hair bows)
Event Information
Explore crafts from various vendors along Vine St. at the gazebo and horseshoe pits.
- Good Vibrations Gems and Crystals LLC (gems, crystals)
- Larry Smith (moonshine BBQ Sauce)
- Little Moon (candles)
- Color Street Nails (nail decor)
- Stoney’s Creations (woodworking, cutting boards, etc.)
- Corben's Treats (freeze dried candies)
- Sue's Colorful Tie Dye Creations (tie-dye)
- Hallo3d Prints (3D printed movie/game masks)
- Sonja L. (jewelry)
FOOD
JULY 19 DINNER
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
WHERE: Sportsmans Club
WHAT: Hot Sausage Sandwich & Chips or Hot Dog & Chips
HOW MUCH: $6 and $5
BREAKFAST
7:00 AM TO 10:30 AM
WHERE: Hartford Masonic Lodge
WHAT: Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs
HOW MUCH: Free-will offering
LUNCH
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
WHERE: Sportsmans Club
WHAT: Grilled Tenderized Chicken Breast or Tenderized Pork Loin Sandwich & Chips
HOW MUCH: $7
WHERE: Mona Lou's Trading Post
WHAT: Menu Items
HOW MUCH: Menu Prices
WHERE: Hartford Gazebo - MRFC
WHAT: Walking Tacos & Water
HOW MUCH: $5 & $1
FARM TO TABLE DINNER 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
WHERE: West Elm Street
WHAT: Pork Sandwich, Coleslaw, Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob, & Desserts
HOW MUCH: Free-will offering.
Proceeds support beautification projects and community events hosted by the Hartford Hometown Pride Committee.
Firefighter Water Fights
July 20, 2024
11:00 AM
Women Start
Men to Follow
2024 BBQ Bash Sponsors
- 21st Century Rehab
- A King's Throne
- Aspen Waste
- Burgett BBQ & Wiechman Pig Company
- Casey's General Store
- Circle B Cashway of Indianola, Inc.
- Curry's Custom Carpentry
- Dennis & Dora Guffey
- Des Moines River Dental
- Donovan & Kristin Dingman
- Fareway Indianola
- Fareway Carlisle
- Fareway Norwalk
- First Interstate Bank
- General Mills
- Gib’s A&W Restaurant
- Git-N-Go Convenience Stores, Inc.
- Goldsberry Giraffix
- Harvey Electric
- Indianola Veterinary Clinic
- Iowa Cubs
- Iowa Realty - Brady Jackson
- ISG, Inc.
- Jenkins Garden Market
- Killen Construction
- Larry Murphy
- Lee’s Lumber
- Lori's Accounting Solutions, LLC
- Lori's Ice Cream Shoppe
- MMM Goodhue Produce
- Ohnemus Construction
- Optometric Associates of Warren County
- People's Bank Carlisle
- River Oaks RV Park
- Roberts Heating, Cooling and Plumbing
- Sammie Dean’s Creations
- Sportsman Club
- Stubbs Petroleum
- The Outside Scoop
- T.R.M. Disposal LLC
- Tyken Farms
- Valentine Foods
- Warren County Cattlemen's Association
Event Sponsors listed below have provided monetary or food donations to assist in hosting the smoking competition, free-will farm-to-table community feed, event functions, and continued Hartford HTP efforts.
Raffle Sponsors listed below have provided in-kind donations to the raffle hosted throughout the day, which has contributed to 33% of the day’s earnings. Be sure and get your tickets that day for some great prizes!
Hartford Hometown Pride Committee
310 Fremont St.
Hartford, IA 50118
Join us for monthly meetings at the Hartford City Hall on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM.
Funds raised throughout the 2024 Hartford BBQ Bash will go towards beautification projects and community events hosted by the Hartford Hometown Pride Committee (Veteran monument and City Park Sign/Panels.
If you would like to contribute, but will not be in attendance, you can mail a donation or Venmo @Hartford-Pride