BBQ, Blues, & Boos Festival is a fundraising event built to provide a unique experience for the Barnwell community, promote the vibrant culture of the region, and support the non-profit economic development work of the Southern Palmetto Regional Chamber & The Southern Palmetto Foundation. Profits from this event go directly to supporting free and low cost programs built to support emerging entrepreneurs and small businesses in and around Barnwell & Allendale Counties. 

This Festival began as the Palmetto Pig Pickin’ in 2019, and then was promptly canceled for two years straight due to safety concerns related to COVID-19. It came back in 2022 with the new name, and a larger mission to create a fun community event supporting the expanded non-profit work of the Southern Palmetto Regional Chamber and Foundation which, since the event’s inception, has grown to include the important work of the Palmetto Innovation Center fostering a more vibrant economy in the region.

BBQ, Blues, & Boos Festival would not be possible without the support and hard work of our incredible 2023 local organizing committee, including:

Belle Chaplin, Event Chair
Agent, McCain Atkinson Insurance

Angela Cotton, Finance Chair
Branch Manager, SRP Federal Credit Union

Bob Snead, Marketing Chair
Southern Palmetto Chamber & Foundation, CEO.

Crissie Stapleton
Superintendent, Barnwell 45 School District

Gary Brantley
Owner, Tri-County Pallet Co

Reid Boylston
Founder of Reid’s Grocery

Roger Riley
Barnwell County Emergency Manager

Will Keel
Agent, State Farm Insurance 

Davey Atkinson
Agent, McCain Atkinson Insurance

Don & Daniel Alexander
Anovotek