12:00pm & 2:00pm – Historic Downtown Walking Tour – This is a FREE walking tour of Downtown Brainerd with the tour ending at the Water Tower.

12:00pm – Fire Demonstration – The Brainerd Fire Department will be promoting fire safety with a live fire demonstration.

1:00pm to 3:00pm – Kids Games/Activities – Children will enjoy FREE games and prizes.

1:00pm to 3:00pm – Live music from Mikayla Jackson – Mikayla is an up and coming local star whose voice will amaze you! She covers Ed Sheeran, Johnny Cash, The Lumineers, Vance Joy, Miranda Lambert, City and Coulour just to name a few

1:00pm to 3:00pm – Bean Bag Tournament – Test your skills and see if you’re the Bean Bag Master!!

3:00pm – Ice Cream and Pie Eating Contest – How fast can you eat?? The signup sheet for the eating contests are located at the information booth. ~ Spots are limited.

3:30pm – Professional Barbeque Awards – The winners of the 2016 KCBS Professional Teams will be announced.

5:00pm to 8:00pm – Live music from Last Call – Last Call is an amazing band that plays all styles of music from rock, indie, acoustic and everything in between.

6:00pm until Ribs are gone – Cub Foods Ribfest – Come and rate ribs from the area’s backyard BBQ masters. Taste the ribs and vote for your favorite BBQ master. Come early; when the ribs are gone, they are gone!! Cost is $20.00.

7:45pm – Door prize giveaway – We will be giving away a door prize valued at $500 to one lucky individual. It’s free to enter but you must be present to win.

8:00pm – Backyard Barbeque Awards – The winner of the 2016 Backyard Teams will be announced.

8:00pm to 12:00pm – Live music from SWEET SIREN – SWEET SIREN plays the hottest Top 40 hits along with some classic rock and edgy country, this band puts their own flair to the music with hip arrangements.