The Florida Barbeque Association sanctioned event, The Pig on the Pond Competition and Festival orgins dates back to 1998, when the event was held on West Avenue in Clermont.
This first event which was created by the South Lake County Community Foundation, brought in around a thousand visitors for what was to be a entertainment-filled day. The following year, the event was relocated to the Waterfront Park for a day and a half, where more activities were added.
It was decided that in order to improve the popularity of the event, that a separate organization, now known as Pig on the Pond, Inc. was introduced in 2003 with its own board of directors and staff while maintaining a link with the Community Foundation of South Lake County through a supporting organization arrangement.
Attendance to the event has grown year on year, and has averaged out at 20,000 visitors with over $400,000 being raised for scholarships and education opportunities for the South Lake community since 2003.
There will be a daily entry fee of $2 per person which will be collected at the gates where all paying visitors will receive a hand stamp allowing re-entry on that day only.
There will be plenty of entertainment in the carnival, and carnival armbands will be on sale for $15, which can be used from 1pm until 7pm, with armband sales being closed at 6pm. The armbands provide unlimited use of the rides on Saturday only.
"BBQ Alley" will please BBQ food fans, as they will be able to sample cook team competitors award winning recipes on SATURDAY only. To take part and try the wide range of delicious BBQ on offer, visitors will need to purchase “Pig Bucks†at the two stations in the cook team area. It should be noted that the Cook Teams who are vending will only accept “Pig Bucksâ€.
The contest results will follow shortly, in the meantime, here are the standings from last years Pig on the Pond.
Here are last years results for Pig on the Pond
FBA Florida State Champion - Mount Dora Bar-B-Que Company
Reserve - Swamp Boys
OVERALL
3rd - HomeBBQ.com
4th - Smokin’ Cracker BBQ
5th - Junkyard Dogs
6th - Budmeisters
7th - Bub-Ba-Q
8th - Big Papa’s Country Kitchen
9th - Uncle Kenny’s Butts For You
10th - Wolfe Brothers BBQ
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