Events

Put some pork on your fork at EffingHAM-JAM, presented by Koerner Distributor, Inc., on Friday, July 21.

The Hometown Throwdown local BBQ competition sets the stage for a night of great BBQ, music, food, and fun! Your team of amateur BBQ enthusiasts can compete for category trophies, Top Hogs, and the Grand Champion team. The Grand Champion walks away with a cash prize, too!

The Troubadours and Loose Lips, featuring Effingham’s own Myles Baker, will grace the stage and perform again in 2023. Net proceeds from EffingHAM-JAM go to the Chamber Foundation of Effingham County Scholarship Program.

New this year – EffingHAM-JAM Raffle!
Your opportunity to win fantastic prizes while supporting a great cause! For just $10 per ticket, you’ll have a chance to win a remarkable John Boos & Co. Cherry Homestead Block Island or a top-of-the-line Weber Q-2200 1-Burner Red Gas Grill generously donated by The Equity. Hurry, as only 500 tickets will be sold, ensuring your chances of winning remain high. Winner will be announced on HAM-JAM night!
Click here to purchase tickets!

HAM CITY JAM Demo (Washington Ave. between 3rd & 4th St.)
5pm – 7pm

Big Things: JT’s Tree & Crane Monster Truck | City of Effingham Fire Truck | City of Effingham Police Vehicle (Jefferson Ave. between 3rd & 4th St.)
5pm – 7pm

Food Trucks | Vendors | Beer Tent (4th St. between Jefferson Ave & Washington Ave.)
5pm – 10:30pm

Hometown Throwdown Amateur BBQ Challenge (Jefferson Ave. between 3rd & 4th St.)
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 (4th St. City Parking Lot)
5:30pm – 6:30pm

Loose Lips (4th St. City Parking Lot)
7pm – 10:30pm

Applications:
Hometown Throwdown – click here
Vendor – click here
Volunteer – click here

Vendors:
Savory | All American Grill; American Smoke; Front Porch Foodies; Pauly’s BBQ; Raven’s Cravins; Side Hustle; The Wurst Wiener
Sweet | Homewood Grill; Krazy Snow Kone Factory; Sammys Smoothie Bar; The Fair Lady
Beverages | HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital FREE Bottled Water Tent
+ More | Cricket Wireless; Culligan Water; Effingham Army Recruiting Station; Effingham County Fair; Stanfield Chiropractic; U.S. Air Force

Sponsors:
Interested in partnering with the Chamber & Chamber Foundation of Effingham County to grow the proceeds for the Scholarship Program? Click here!

Presenting | Koerner Distributor, Inc.
Entertainment | HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital
Trophy | John Boos & Co.
Hometown Throwdown | City of Effingham; Land of Lincoln Credit Union
Marketing  | Imagine This! Marketing Group
Blue Smoke | Premier Broadcasting; Visiting Angels
Burnt Ends | Dust & Son Auto Supplies; Effingham Army Recruiting Station; Effingham Teutopolis News Report; Effingham Travel; Law Group LTD.; Midland States Bank; Patterson Companies; Quality Inn & Suites
Texas Crutch | Agracel, Inc.; Al’s Tire Mart & Electronics; Bank of Hillsboro; CANARM; CQI Associates; Drs. Sehy & Jones; Effingham Asphalt Co., Inc.; Effingham Builders Supply; Effingham Prompt Care-Dr. Navi Arora; Evergreen Nursing & Rehab; Fifth Third Bank; First Mid Bank & Trust; Full Circle Realty; New York Blower Company; Peerless of America, LLC; RE/MAX Key Advantage-The Speer Group; SDS Technology; Southtown Car Wash; Sport Design & Graphics
Friend | Fast Foodies; The Glenwood; Joe’s Pizza & Pasta; Marxman Group; Patton Printing & Graphics; Pauly’s BBQ; SIR Investigations; Wal-Mart of Effingham
In Kind | Bryan & Lisa Wilson; Effingham Park District; Effingham Performance Center; Heartland Towing & Recovery; John Boos & Co.; JT’s Tree & Crane; La Quinta Inn & Suites; Sanitation Services; Teutopolis Banquet Hall; The Equity

Hometown Throwdown Competitors (confirmed):
Coors Lite Boys
Dan Hecht Chevrolet-Toyota
Holy Smokers Rub Co.
Jackass BBQ
John Boos & Co.
Loose Screw BBQ
PearHead BBQ
Porking Lot Smokers
Southridge Smokers
Table for Twelve
Whiskey Delta Bravo
Wonkey Donkey

Event & Contact Information:
Nicole Morrison
nmorrison@effinghamcountychamber.com
(217) 347-6282