Events

Put some pork on your fork at EffingHAM-JAM and the Kansas City BBQ Society State BBQ Championship, presented by Koerner Distributor, Inc.!

Friday, July 22, 2022

Friday evening’s Hometown Throwdown local BBQ competition sets the stage for a weekend of great BBQ, music, food, and fun! Your team of amateur BBQ enthusiasts can compete for category trophies and cash prizes for the Grand Champion team. The Troubadours and Loose Lips, featuring Effingham’s own Myles Baker, will grace the stage and perform again in 2022.

Food Trucks | Vendors | Beer Tent
5pm – 10:30pm

Hometown Throwdown Amateur BBQ Challenge*
sponsored by Big Papa’s, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital & Patterson Technology
5:30pm – until sold out**
*Interested in showing off your barbecue skills in the amateur competition? Check out the Hometown Throwdown application below.
**While tasting samples last – no refunds

The Troubadours
5:30pm – 6:30pm

Loose Lips
7pm – 10:30pm

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Farmers Market
8am – 12pm

Pancakes, Sausage & Coffee*
*milk & orange juice will be available
sponsored by Continental Mills, Fox Holler Coffee, Kirby Foods IGA, & McMahon Meats
9am – 11am

Children’s Activities
sponsored by C.E.F.S
for all ages: face painting, obstacle course, bean bag toss, photo booth, crafts, sensory tables, fire truck, police car, Noah’s Ark petting zoo, U of I Make & Take Snack  + more activities & games
10am – 2pm

Food Trucks | Vendors | Beer Tent
10am – 4pm

Official KCBS Competition
Noon – 2pm | Awards @ 3pm

Stay updated on details here or on the EffingHAM-JAM website.

Applications:
Professional Team – please call Becky at (217) 821-6780 to sign up
Hometown Throwdown – application officially closed
Vendor – application officially closed
Volunteer – application officially closed

Vendors:
Food | All American BBQ; All American Grill; Earth Bird; Highway Heartburn; Pierogi Rig; Slow Spark BBQ; The Wurst Wiener
Dessert | Country House Crafts; Homewood Grill; Oma Gisi’s German Bakery; Side Hustle; Smokehouse Kettle Corn
Beverages | Over the Top Concessions; Rosie Jean’s Sweet Tea & Jesus; SweeTeaz Traveling Tea
+ More: Cricket Wireless; Culligan Water; Effingham Army Recruiting; Penny’s Crafts; Stanfield Chiropractic; Unique Bowtique

Sponsors:
Presenting | Koerner Distributor, Inc.
Trophy | John Boos & Co.
T-Shirt | Lakeside EMS
Hometown Throwdown | Big Papa’s; HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital; Patterson Technology
Marketing | Imagine This! Marketing Group
Blue Smoke | City of Effingham-Effingham Convention & Visitors Bureau; Land of Lincoln Credit Union; Premier Broadcasting; Sarah Bush Lincoln; Visiting Angels
Burnt Ends | AKRA Builders, Inc.; Midland States Bank; Sherwin Williams Company
Texas Crunch | Agracel, Inc.; Brookstone Estates; Cornerstone Church; Effingham Army Recruiting Station; First Mid Bank & Trust; Jansen’s Heating & Air; Law Group, LTD.; SDS Technology; The New York Blower Company
Friend | First National Bank of Waterloo; S I R Investigations; Southtown Car Wash; The Marxman Group; Wortman Printing Company
In Kind | C.E.F.S.; Continental Mills; Effingham Asphalt Co.; Effingham Park District; Effingham Performance Center; Effingham Public Library; Fox Holler Coffee; Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois; Heartland Towing & Recovery; JT’s Tree Service; Kirby Foods IGA; La Quinta Inn & Suites; McMahon Meats; Noah’s Ark Pet Shoppe; Sanitation Services; Siemer Milling Company; StangARTs; Teutopolis Banquet Hall

Event & Contact Information:
Nicole Morrison
nmorrison@effinghamcountychamber.com
(217) 342-4147