Mount Pleasant SC - Southern National BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival

Barbecue and bluegrass - served up southern style all day Sunday August 31, 2008 at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, S.C.. Legendary bluegrass icon Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys are the musical headliners along with the Nashville Bluegrass Band and local favorites Homeboy Reunion. Professional barbecue teams will compete in a cook-off sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Locals and amateurs are invited to show-off their talents. Come enjoy a big plate of Haven (barbecue). There will also be a mechanical bull-riding competition, celebrity dunking booth, jump castles, and carnival games with the day ending with a fireworks show. Events are 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Tickets are $20 in advance; $8 for children ages 6-12; no charges for children younger than 6. Tickets will be available at the gate for $22 and $10 for children. No coolers are allowed.