We are celebrating 10 years of Jiggy with the Piggy! The festival will return in 2024 for its 10th year with the smells and tastes of barbeque and fun for the entire family.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, May 2, 2024

8 am - 5 pm - BBQ Competition Teams Arrive

4 - 7 pm - Kannapolis Farmers Market Opens for the Season – corner of Dale Earnhardt Boulevard & Vance Avenue

6:30 pm - Jiggy 5K Run - on the North Carolina Research Campus. Registration Opens Soon.

Friday, May 3, 2024

8 am - 5 pm - BBQ Competition Teams Arrive

5 pm - Jiggy Festival Opens - North Carolina Research Campus Horseshoe

Food, Arts & Crafts, Kids Zone, Carnival Rides, and More

Rides are $2/$10 wristband

7 pm -  Country Music Superstar Craig Morgan Performs the Jiggy Concert  - Free Admission - North Carolina Research Campus Horseshoe

9 pm - Jiggy Festival Closes

Saturday, May 4, 2024

KCBS BBQ Competition - Throughout the day the professional barbeque teams compete for top awards and money prizes.

7 am - 10:30 am - Y Service Club Pancake Breakfast – YMCA Kannapolis

9 am - Jiggy Festival Opens to the Public – North Carolina Research Campus Horseshoe

Food, Arts & Crafts, Kids Zone, Music, Carnival Rides, and More

Saturday Kids Zone will feature a new Ninja Course.

Rides are $2/$10 wristband

Noon - 2 pm People's Choice - Pork Tasting?(while supplies last) – North Carolina Research Campus Horseshoe

(Look for the signs and the white tent)  Proceeds Benefit the Kannapolis YMCA, Kannapolis Rotary Club and the Kannapolis Youth Council. Festival attendees can purchase blocks of ten (10) samples for $10.

5 pm?- Jiggy Festival Closes

Sunday, May 5, 2024

KCBS BBQ Competition - Throughout the day the professional barbeque teams compete for top awards and money prizes.  

Date:
May 2-5, 2024

Location:
Downtown Kannapolis
Kannapolis, NC

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