The Fruit & Spice Park presents the annual Redland Blues and BBQ Festival on the weekend of April 14-15 from 10am to 5pm, featuring award-winning BBQ, live blues and country music, classic cars, local arts & crafts vendors and plenty of activities for the kids.
Admission is $8, and children 11 and under are free.
Saturday Music
Noon to 2pm – PJ Aviles Band
2:30 to 4:30pm – Jay Blue Band
- Classic Car and Motorcycle cruise in noon to 3pm
- Thunder Country Radio broadcast noon to 2pm
Sunday Music
Noon to 2pm – AJ Gaytan and The Southern Stampede
2:30 to 4:30pm – Juke
- Classic Car and Motorcycle cruise in noon to 3pm
BBQ vendors – (brisket, ribs, chicken, pulled pork, etc)
- Smoke and Spice
- Huckleberry Hillbilly
- T and W BBQ
- Dickson Smokehouse
- Miami Style BBQ
- Bone-Na-Fide Catering
Other food/snacks
- Craig’s Seafood Restaurant of Tavernier
- Main Stop Grill
- Native Conch- George Mira’s conch wagon
- FarmLife Kettle- kettle corn and flavored teas
Also: corn dogs, shaved ice, funnel cakes, cotton candy
Craft vendors include: Orchids, honey, soaps, oils and vinegars, hot sauce, beef jerky, banana and mango breads, and jewelry.
Kids activities – Pony rides, bubble wands, face painting, Exotic Animal Encounter with The Everglades Alligator Farm.
The Preston B. Bird and Mary Heinlein Fruit & Spice Park is located at 24801 SW 187th Avenue. Call 305-247-5727. http://redlandfruitandspice.com/event/blues-bbq/