BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Nisswa Fall Festival & Smokin' Hot BBQ 2026 DESCRIPTION:Nisswa ushers in fall with the 51st Annual Nisswa Fall Festival on Saturday\, September 19. The 21st annual Smokin' Hot BBQ Challenge is also part of this annual fall tradition. Start your day with breakfast hosted by A & W on behalf of the Nisswa Fire Department. You can compete in the bean bag tournament\, bocce tournament\, head to Pioneer Village for KIDZONE\, Fall Artisan & Crafters Market\, music and more activities and memory making.\n\nThe tantalizing smell of barbecued ribs wafts throughout the town as teams compete in the Smokin' Hot BBQ Challenge. After ribs are judged\, the public gets its chance to taste the creations. Live music throughout the day continues into the night with a live outdoor concert by Wyld Ryce!\nBBQ TEAM PRIZE MONEY\n1st - $2000\n2nd - $1000\n3rd - $700\nPeople's Choice - $150\nVIP Choice - $1507:00am-10:30am Nisswa Fire Department Breakfast A&W Nisswa10:00am-4:00pm Fall Artisan and Crafters Market Pioneer Village11:00am-1:00pm Live Music - Brendan Flynn Pioneer Village12:00pm-8:00pm Beer Garden The Pickle Factory Parking Lot12:00pm Bocce Ball Tournament Registration ($10 per person/Teams of 4) Information Tent12:30pm Cornhole Tournament Registration ($10 per person/Teams of 2) Information Tent1:00pm Cornhole Tournament sponsored by Nisswa Ace Hardware The Pickle Factory Parking Lot1:00pm Bocce Ball Tournament sponsored by Nic's Works Tree Service The Pickle Factory Bocce Ball Courts1:00pm-3:30pm Live Music - The Mark Peterson Band The Pickle Stage2:00pm-4:00pm BBQ Ticket Sales - 5/$10\, 10/$20\,15/$30 or $65 VIP Ticket Trailer2:00pm Pie Eating Contest Sign Up Information Tent3:00pm Pie Eating Contest sponsored by Knotty Pine Bakery The Pickle Factory Parking Lot4:00pm-8:00pm Live Music - Wyld Ryce The Pickle Stage4:15pm Smokin' Hot BBQ Contest VIP Eating Party Time Rental VIP Tent4:45pm Smokin' Hot BBQ General Eating Smokin' Hot BBQ area6:30pm Smokin' Hot BBQ Contest winners announced The Pickle StageCheck out their website HERE! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Nisswa ushers in fall with the 51st Annual Nisswa Fall Festival on Saturday\, September 19. The 21st annual Smokin'\; Hot BBQ Challenge is also part of this annual fall tradition. Start your day with breakfast hosted by A &\; W on behalf of the Nisswa Fire Department. You can compete in the bean bag tournament\, bocce tournament\, head to Pioneer Village for KIDZONE\, Fall Artisan &\; Crafters Market\, music and more activities and memory making.

The tantalizing smell of barbecued ribs wafts throughout the town as teams compete in the Smokin'\; Hot BBQ Challenge. After ribs are judged\, the public gets its chance to taste the creations. Live music throughout the day continues into the night with a live outdoor concert by Wyld Ryce!

BBQ TEAM PRIZE MONEY
1st - $2000
2nd - $1000
3rd - $700
People'\;s Choice - $150
VIP Choice - $150

7:00am-10:30am \; \; \; \;Nisswa Fire Department Breakfast

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; A&\;W Nisswa

10:00am-4:00pm \; \; \; \;Fall Artisan and Crafters Market

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Pioneer Village

11:00am-1:00pm \; \; \; \;Live Music - Brendan Flynn

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Pioneer Village

12:00pm-8:00pm \; \; \; \;Beer Garden

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Pickle Factory Parking Lot

12:00pm \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Bocce Ball Tournament Registration ($10 per person/Teams of 4)

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Information Tent

12:30pm \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Cornhole Tournament Registration ($10 per person/Teams of 2)

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Information Tent

1:00pm \; \; \; \; \; \;Cornhole Tournament sponsored by Nisswa Ace Hardware

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Pickle Factory Parking Lot

1:00pm \; \; \; \; \; \;Bocce Ball Tournament sponsored by Nic&rsquo\;s Works Tree Service

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Pickle Factory Bocce Ball Courts

1:00pm-3:30pm \; \; \; \;Live Music - The Mark Peterson Band

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Pickle Stage

2:00pm-4:00pm \; \; \; \;BBQ Ticket Sales - 5/$10\, 10/$20\,15/$30 or $65 VIP

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Ticket Trailer

2:00pm \; \; \; \; \; \;Pie Eating Contest Sign Up

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Information Tent

3:00pm \; \; \; \; \; \;Pie Eating Contest sponsored by Knotty Pine Bakery

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Pickle Factory Parking Lot

4:00pm-8:00pm \; \; \; \;Live Music - Wyld Ryce

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Pickle Stage

4:15pm \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Smokin&rsquo\; Hot BBQ Contest VIP Eating

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Party Time Rental VIP Tent

4:45pm \; \; \; \; \; \; Smokin&rsquo\; Hot BBQ General Eating

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Smokin&rsquo\; Hot BBQ area

6:30pm \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Smokin&rsquo\; Hot BBQ Contest winners announced

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The Pickle Stage

Check out their website \;HERE!

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