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\nOn April 20, Scottsdale’s Salt River Fields welcomes more than 25 of the biggest, baddest barbecuers at The 4th Annual Arizona BBQ Festival. From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., more than 15,000 ‘cue lovers are expected to taste samples from the top purveyors and enjoy cooking demos and barbecue classes from top Valley chefs, including Lee Hillson of The Phoenician and Gavino Borquez of Top of the Rock.
\nNew this year, event-goers are invited to\u00a0the Flavored Vodka Tent. For $20, the tent offers guests the opportunity to sample 10 of the latest
\nflavored vodkas. The Redneck Arena Games are also expected to draw plenty of attention at the Arizona BBQ Festival. Expect good-natured games like watermelon-seed spitting contests, arm wrestling, hubcap hurling, the\u00a0Hooters Chicken Wing Eating Contest\u00a0and horseshoe games with toilet seats, to name a few of the planned activities in the Redneck Arena. The contestant with the most wins will be rewarded with a $1,000 smoker from Green Mountain Grills.
\nRounding out this year’s Arizona BBQ Festival is live music from Metalhead at 7 p.m., mechanical bull riding, helicopter rides and a huge kid\u2019s zone.
\nTickets are $12 for general admission (free parking); kids 12 and under are free; $60 VIP; $20 vodka tent. The VIP tent includes eats from five restaurants and a cooking demo stage showcasing students from the Scottsdale Culinary Institute. http:\/\/azbbqfestival.com\/<\/a>.
\nBecome a follower of @AZFoothillsFood on Twitter to see pics and recaps of the Arizona BBQ Festival.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On April 20, Scottsdale’s Salt River Fields welcomes more than 25 of the biggest, baddest barbecuers at 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