Saturday, November 4, 2023
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Currituck County Rural Center (CCRC)
184 Milburn Sawyer Road, Powell’s Point, NC 27966
Purchase Rodeo Tickets Online – CLICK HERE
Limited Tickets. Rodeo Subject to Sell Out. Rodeo Begins at 3.
Advance Ticket Cost: $15 (Ages 13+), $10 (Ages 6-12), Ages 5 and younger Free
Day of Ticket Cost: $20 (Ages 13+), $15 (Ages 6-12)
Event Time: 3-5:30 pm (Online Ticketing Closed at 4 pm day of)
Saddle up for the annual Currituck Bulls & Barbeque – Saturday, November 4th at the Currituck County Rural Center in Powells Point, NC. Experience the thrill of bull riding, barrel racing, mutton bustin’, and American pageantry from some of the best riders around.
Digital ticket or printed ticket REQUIRED for entry. No tickets available at the gate. For more details, please call 252-435-2947. NO REFUNDS. If we postpone due to rain and weather a rescheduled rain date will be Sunday, November 5th. Please use your November 4 ticket as your ticket for November 5 (rain date) if we reschedule.
Once you purchase a ticket, you will be taken to a confirmation page. From there you can send the ticket again to your email and or your phone via text. Also, after completion, you will get an automatic confirmation email which contains the link to the ticket. Attendees will need to bring that ticket either by paper or a digital copy to the event. Your QR code will be scanned for entry.
Currituck County will not honor the resale of tickets. There is only one QR Code per entry. NO REFUNDS.
2023 People’s Choice BBQ Competition tasting is SOLD OUT!
Purchase People’s Choice BBQ Tickets Online – SOLD OUT
Limited Tickets. Competition Subject to Sell Out. Competition Begins at 12.
Ticket Cost: $10 per person
Event Time: 12-2:30 pm (Online Ticketing Closed at 2 pm)
All KCBS teams as well as all local BBQ restaurants have been invited to participate in this year’s People’s Choice. The tickets are $10 per person to sample and vote on your favorite BBQ and your favorite side. People can sample a 2 oz sample of each BBQ and a sample of each side. Once they have sampled all the BBQ and sides, they get to vote. We will crown a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner for the “Best BBQ” & “Best Fixin.”
The People’s Choice Contest benefits our 4-H Back Packs for Kids, our local non-profit carrying out their mission to: Provide Currituck’s school-aged children with the necessities to enhance the total school experience and ensure they reach their full potential with dignity and respect.
Digital ticket or printed ticket REQUIRED for entry. No tickets available at the gate. For more details, please call 252-435-2947. NO REFUNDS. If we postpone due to rain and weather a rescheduled rain date will be Sunday, November 5th. Please use your November 4 ticket as your ticket for November 5 (rain date) if we reschedule.
Once you purchase a ticket, you will be taken to a confirmation page. From there you can send the ticket again to your email and or your phone via text. Also, after completion, you will get an automatic confirmation email which contains the link to the ticket. Attendees will need to bring that ticket either by paper or a digital copy to the event. Your QR code will be scanned for entry.
Currituck County will not honor the resale of tickets. There is only one QR Code per entry. NO REFUNDS.
The Anything Goes Craft Market and fun family festivities are from noon-3pm with the rodeo starting at 3pm. The musician this year is John King. We will have some awesome local food vendors.
Mutton Bustin’
Parents may sign their children up for the Mutton Bustin’ portion of the rodeo beginning at 3pm on site at the event. The child must weigh 65 lbs. or less. These spots are limited, and it is first come, first served. A ticket to the rodeo is required in order to sign up for Mutton Bustin’.
Event Timeline:
- 12:00pm – Gates Open (craft market, mechanical bull riding, food vendors)
- 1:00pm – Welcome
- Noon-2:30pm: People’s Choice
- 1:00pm-3:00pm: John King Music
- 3:00pm – Rodeo Begins
- 4:15pm – Rodeo Intermission
- 5:30pm – Rodeo Ends
John King Music
Free Festivities (12:00 -3:00pm):
- Petting Zoo
- Mechanical Bull
- Mark Lippard with Sure-Fire Entertainment
- Cowboy Showdown
- Face Painting
- Kinfolk Mobile Axe Throwing
- LCVFD
Free Cornhole Tournament
- 12:30pm: Cornhole Tournament Registration
- 1:00pm: Cornhole Tournament Begins
Barrel Racing:
For information on participating in the rodeo (barrel racing, etc.), please contact Carey McNeill at [email protected]
2023 KCBS BBQ Competitors (so far)
- Chock Full of Barbecue
- Redneck Scientific
- Swig-N-Pig Competition Team
- Poke N Smoke
- Chunky BBQ
- Muttley Crew BBQ
- Lakeview BBQ
- Smoke Aholics
- Burn Barrel BBQ Competition BBQ Team
- Smokey Anderson BBQ
- Bayonet BBQ
Information and forms for Partners, Vendors, and Competitors:
- 2023 KCBS Team Application
- 2023 Partnership Package
- 2023 Anything Goes Craft Market Vendor Exhibitor Form
- 2023 People’s Choice Registration Form
2023 Sponsors (so far)
- Towne Bank (Gold+ Partner)
- Brindley Beach Vacation & Sales (Band Partner)
- Kill Devil Power Wash (Bronze Partner)
- Currituck Farm Bureau Insurance (Bronze Partner)
- Buffalo City Distillery (Cowboy Nod Partner)
- Sam & Omie’s Restaurant (Cowboy Nod Partner)
- The Guardian Property Services of Kitty Hawk LLC. (Cowboy Nod Partner)
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Event Partners:
During the event, beer and wine will be sold by the Chamber of Commerce and cocktails will be sold by Buffalo City Distillery. No coolers or outside alcohol will be allowed into the event.
Event Contacts:
Samantha Payne
252-453-9040