Gold Mine Barbecue Festival

The Gold Mine Barbecue Festival takes place at Reed Gold Mine, 9621 Reed Mine Road, Midland, on Saturday, April 13th, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission to the festival is FREE, and so are:

• The gold mine history museum
• Walking trails
• Underground tours of the mine,
• Tours of stamp mill

The Gold Mine Barbecue Festival is a celebration of the history of barbecue in North Carolina. A travelling exhibit will be on site discussing the history of this important food to the local culture. In addition to the exhibit, 5 local barbecue restaurants will be on site demonstrating their barbecue techniques and providing additional educational experiences.

Pittmaster Matt Barry from Midwood Smokehouse will be giving a demonstration and a talk about Eastern vs. Western Barbecue at noon.

The restaurants on site will be:

• Midwood Smokehouse
• Queen City Q
• The Smoke Pit
• Carolina Barbecue Company
• Johnny Rogers

If you want to eat any of the barbecue on site, it will be offered between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Presale tickets for food are $17 for adults and $10 for kids. Day-of tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for kids (12 and under).

With a ticket you can sample barbecue, a side, and a dessert from each of the five restaurants, and you’ll also get a soda, bottled war, or cup of sweet tea.

Want to pan for gold? Tickets for panning are $3 plus tax per person.

All proceeds from this event go to support Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site through their nonprofit support group the Reed Expansion Committee.

For any event questions, please call 704-721-4653.