The Town of Frisco offers a contest to win lodging and tickets to the Colorado Barbecue Challenge

This year, Frisco is taking competition to a whole new level at the 19^th Annual Colorado Barbecue Challenge June 14-16, 2012. The Town of Frisco is currently holding a contest on Facebook, where offspring, young or old, may submit a short essay detailing why their father is worthy of a barbecue-filled weekend in Frisco to win lodging and more.

Interested contestants should Like the Town of Frisco’s Facebook page, click on the “BBQ” page and submit a short essay on why their father is the best dad on the planet. The winner will receive lodging for June 15 – 16, 2012 in a two-bedroom condo courtesy of Mountain Managers, $100 worth of Hog Back (official currency of the Colorado Barbecue Challenge) and two tickets to the Friday night Breckenridge Rub It, Smoke It, Sip ItWhiskey Tour. All essay submissions must be submitted by May 25, 2012.

“This year, we decided to give children the chance to give their Dads the best Father’s Day weekend,” said Suzanne Lifgren, marketing director for Town of Frisco. “It is a great way to engage our social media audience and continue to spead the word about the event.”

The 2012 Colorado Barbecue Challenge will offer plenty of outdoor fun with the first Bacon Burner, a 5K run on Saturday, June 16^th at 9:30 a.m. Registrants will receive a signature Barbecue Challenge t-shirt and beer coupons to use during the event. There are plenty of activities for all ages, and with free admission, it’s the perfect time to get outdoors and enjoy barbecue. Attendees can purchase hog-back bucks, Frisco’s barbecue currency, to pay for food and drinks and use them at participating retail stores and restaurants along Main Street.

For more details about the Colorado Barbeque Challenge, lodging specials and activities, visit www.friscobbq.com or call 1-800-424-1554.

The Town of Frisco hosts 60 teams at the national barbeque contest June 14-16, 2012

FRISCO, Colo.,April 26, 2012– Town of Frisco takes barbecue to a whole new level with the 19^th Annual Colorado Barbecue Challenge June 14-16, 2012. This Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned event attracts more than 60 teams from across the country to compete for top honors as the best barbecuer in the Rockies. Attendees will enjoy many activities, including pig races, a 5K Bacon Burner run, live music, an exclusive chef demo and a private Breckenridge Distillery whiskey tour with the winning barbecue teams.

“The Colorado Barbeque Challenge offers many outdoor activities for the entire family,” said Suzanne Lifgren, marketing director for Town of Frisco. “It’s the perfect way to celebrate Father’s Day weekend in the mountains, especially with a ticket to the Breckenridge Distillery whiskey tour.”

This year The Colorado Barbecue Challenge will offer even more outdoor fun with the first Bacon Burner, a 5K run on Saturday, June 16^th at 9:30 a.m. Registrants will receive a signature Barbecue Challenge t-shirt and beer coupons to use during the event. There are plenty of activites for all ages, and with free admission, it’s the perfect time to get outdoors and enjoy barbecue. Attendees can purchase hog-back bucks, Frisco’s BBQ currency, to pay for food and drinks and use them at participating retail stores and restaurants along Main Street.

In addition to the family fun, foodies have a chance to enjoy the celebrity chef demo with Jenna Johansen at the Viking kitchen gazebo. Johansen is a a contenstant on Bravo TV’s new hit show “Around the World in 80 Plates” and is the former executive chef of Dish.

For inspiring barbecuers and whiskey lovers, the Breckenridge Distillery Whiskey Tour will provide guests the opportunity to sip on Breckenridge Whiskey and learn how to prepare various meats. Tickets for the tour can be purchased online, and each ticket will come with a bottle of whiskey, signature shirt and complimentary whiskey during the tour. To purchase a ticket for this showcase event, visit www.friscobbq.com.

The Babrecue Challlenge is open to the public with free live music including a kick off concert on June 14, at 7:00 pm with the Motet.  The live music continues at the BBQ challenge on Friday and Saturday including: Fishbone, Sons of Bill, CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band.  In addition to live music the BBQ has free chef demos, and live pig races. 

Proceeds from the Colorado BBQ Challenge will benefit more than eight non-profits, including Advocates for Assault, Summit County Restaurant Association, High Country Conservation, Summit Independent Business Alliance, Mountain Mentors, Women of the Summit, and ProStart, a statewide program providing scholarships toSummit High School students that aspire to have a career in the hospitality industry.

For more details about the Colorado Barbeque Challenge, lodging specials and activities, visit www.friscobbq.com or call 1-800-424-1554

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