Destin Commons 2017 Smoke on the Coast BBQ & Fireworks Festival

Celebrate Independence Day at Destin Commons with a bang on July 3^rd, from 5 to 10 p.m. and enjoy the fun-filled 7^th Annual Smoke on the Coast BBQ and Fireworks Festival. This year, 17 area charities will be teaming up with various restaurants and BBQ aficionados to fire up their grills. Attendees sample mouth-watering BBQ dishes hot off the grills and cast their votes for the coveted People’s Choice title. Celebrity judges will award Judge’s Pick winners of a blind taste test. Starting at 5 p.m., take in the live entertainment from local favorites Heritage and Trigger Proof, along with festive street performers and kid’s activities.    BBQ sampling for $1 per sample is from 6 – 8 pm. The evening’s festivities will conclude at 9:15 with the best Independence Day firework extravaganza on the Emerald Coast.   For more information, visit www.DestinCommons.com or follow Destin Commons on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. 


The 17 non-profit organizations, along with their BBQ teams, are:
Air Force Enlisted Village/The Gulf Seafood Restaurant
Arc of the Emerald Coast/Highway 98 BBQ
Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast/Big Red Truck
Children In Crisis/B&C Fire Safety
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance/Whole Foods
Destin Rotary Foundation/Destin Rotary Club
Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center/BrightView Landscaping
Food For Thought/Waste Management Company
Fresh Start/P.O. Wiggs BBQ
Habitat for Humanity/Hub City Smokehouse & Grill
Harvest House of Destin/Tailfins Seafood House & Oyster Bar
Heritage Museum of NW FL/Okaloosa Gas
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation/BC’s Southern Paradise BBQ & Catering
Opportunity Place/Classic Catering
Panhandle Warrior Partnership/Making their own BBQ
Ronald McDonald House Charities/Voodoo BBQ & Grill
Toys for Tots/Bass Pro Shop