Greater Racine BBQ Invitational

07/11/2026

SPECIAL APPEARANCE by Smoke Ring BBQ at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden on July 11th from 1-8PM! They'll be joined by several additional food trucks and Live Music 6-9PM.

Saturday July 11th (FCBG Hours 11-9PM)
-Live Music w/ Jay Matthes 6-9PM
-Food Trucks - Smoke Ring BBQ 1-8PM, Double Dubs 1-9PM, Limping Coyote Grill 3-9PM, and Das Brat & Pretzel 12-9PM
-Brewers Game 11AM & 3:05PM (Double Header)
-World Cup Game w/ Erling Haaland & Norway vs England 4PM

The FCBG is located minutes south of Oak Creek and north of Kenosha, just minutes east of I-94 in the Franksville Memorial Park.

No Carry-In Alcohol per WI State Law.

The Greater Racine BBQ Invitational is a new event to help support Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin held at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden.

06/25/2026

Join us for the 4th Annual Greater Racine BBQ Invitational benefitting Veterans Outreach of WI (a portion of proceeds will be donated). We have our favorite BBQ Pitmasters lined up along with some of our favorite food trucks to pair with BBQ!

Live Music (6-9PM):
FM Rodeo Band

Food Trucks (2-9PM or until Sold-Out):
Mr. Greens BBQ
Smoke Ring BBQ
Big City BBQ
Dragon Pit BBQ
Baked n' Loaded Spud Wagon
Pig Tailz
Tots on the Street
Fry Daddy's
CC's Classic Corn
Das Brat & Pretzel

The award-winning FCBG is located just minutes south of Oak Creek, north of Kenosha and minutes east of I-94 in the Franksville Memorial Park in Racine County.
No Carry-in alcohol is allowed in the b**r garden or park and will be confiscated. It is against WI State Law to bring your own alcohol.

06/26/2025

It's finally time for the 3rd Annual Greater Racine BBQ Invitational to Support Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden this Saturday (6/28) from 2-9PM! In addition to awesome BBQ, The Stephen Hull Experience will bring the Visit Racine County Live Music Stage to life!

A portion of event proceeds will benefit Veterans Outreach and they will be onsite with their "Tiny House" to collect cash and food donations. This event is supported by Enjoy Mount Pleasant & Visit Racine County.

-Trucks Scheduled to appear:
Mr. Green’s BBQ
Smoke Ring BBQ
Big City BBQ
Dragon Pit BBQ (2023 & 2024 Winner Pictured)
The Iron Pig BBQ
Pig Tailz Tacos (Special BBQ Taco Menu)
Bake & Loaded Spud Wagon
Tots on the Street
CC’s Classic Corn
Das Brat & Pretzel

The FCBG is located minutes south of Oak Creek, north of Kenosha, and just east of I-94 in the Franksville Memorial Park. We have extra seating, parking, and b**r stations available.

Don't forget to join the Franksville Craft B**r Garden the rest of the weekend for Taco Thursday 5-9PM and our Friday Fish Fry & Mini-Food Truck Night (6 Trucks) 5-9PM!

No carry-in alcohol is allowed and will be confiscated.

08/03/2024

The amazing Smoke Ring BBQ is at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden 2-9PM on Saturday August 3rd! They blew everyone away at the 2024 Greater Racine BBQ Invitational earlier this summer!

The FCBG will have Live Music 6-9PM with Alyssia Dominguez and their award winning WI Craft B**r Lineup, hard seltzers, w**e, NA & Gluten Free B**r, and Sprecher Root B**r for the kids!

Please remember no carry-in alcohol is permitted and will be confiscated per WI State Law.

07/01/2024

Our good friend, Thomas Green of Mr Greens BBQ, is in the Quarterfinals of Favorite Chef......lets help him win!

One chef will win $25k, an advertorial feature in Taste of Home, and a cooking experience with Carla hall.

06/26/2024

The 2nd Annual Greater Racine BBQ Invitational to Support Veterans Outreach is this Saturday (June 29th) at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden from 2-9PM! Dragon Pit BBQ will be back to defend their 2023 title against some of the best around (10+ Food Trucks in total!). Plus, there will be Live Music 6-9PM w/ The Stephen Hull Experience and the FCBG will have 30+ taps of WI Craft B**r, hard seltzers, w**e, Gluten Free & NA B**r, and Sprecher Root B**r for the kids! The BBQ Invitational is supported in part by Visit Racine County and Enjoy Mount Pleasant.

The award-winning Franksville Craft B**r Garden is located minutes south of Oak Creek, north of Kenosha and minutes east of I-94 in Racine County’s Franksville Memorial Park.

No carry-in alcohol is permitted and is against WI Law. It will be confiscated…all coolers, tumblers, etc are subject to search.

02/06/2024

Our friend Jose from Big City BBQ LLC was on CBS 58 this morning sharing some food ideas for the big game this Sunday! Plus he’s got some great pre-order packages available for this weekend on his page!

07/07/2023

This Saturday, July 8th, is the inaugural Greater Racine BBQ Invitational to Support Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin (and their marketplace) at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden from 2-9PM. We’ll have 8 BBQ Pit Masters including the 2021 and 2022 Elkhorn Ribfest Champs (full list of vendors below), plus CC’s Classic Corn, Das Brat & Pretzel, and Tots on the Street! There’ll also be Live Music 6-9 w/ the Rockabilly Rebels. Please remember no carry-in alcohol.

A Veterans Outreach Tiny Home and their new Mobile Marketplace will be onsite collecting cash and food donations. They are currently especially in need of the following items:
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Pasta
Tuna
Large Cans of Soup

BBQ Masters participating:
-Dragon Pit BBQ
-Mr Greens BBQ (2021 Elkhorn Ribfest Champ)
-MM&E BBQ (2022 Elkhorn Ribfest Champ)
-Big City BBQ
-American Made BBQ
-Double B’s BBQ
-Frankie’s Restaurant & Catering
-RollMKE

This event is supported by Enjoy Mount Pleasant and Visit Racine County! If you’re visiting from outside the area, visit our event website in the comments for information on things to do and places to stay!

The Greater Racine BBQ Invitational is a new event to help support Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin held at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden.

07/06/2023

This Saturday, July 8th, is the inaugural Greater Racine BBQ Invitational to Support Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin (and their marketplace) at the Franksville Craft B**r Garden from 2-9PM. We’ll have 8 BBQ Pit Masters including the 2021 and 2022 Elkhorn Ribfest Champs (full list of vendors below), plus CC’s Classic Corn, Das Brat & Pretzel, and Tots on the Street! There’ll also be Live Music 6-9 w/ the Rockabilly Rebels. Please remember no carry-in alcohol.

A Veterans Outreach Tiny Home and their new Mobile Marketplace will be onsite collecting cash and food donations. They are currently especially in need of the following items:
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Pasta
Tuna
Large Cans of Soup

BBQ Masters participating:
-Dragon Pit BBQ
-Mr Greens BBQ (2021 Elkhorn Ribfest Champ)
-MM&E BBQ (2022 Elkhorn Ribfest Champ)
-Big City BBQ
-American Made BBQ
-Double B’s BBQ
-Frankie’s Restaurant & Catering
-RollMKE

This event is supported by Enjoy Mount Pleasant and Visit Racine County! If you’re visiting from outside the area, visit our event website in the comments for information on things to do and places to stay!