09/20/2022
2022 Whistlestop Festival Shadetree Awards
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A foot-stompin', pig-chompin' two-day festival on the grounds of the John Hunt Park. Proceeds support the EarlyWorks Family of Museums. May 5 & 6, 2017.
Live entertainment, Family Fun Zone, and professional and amateur BBQ cooking competitions. Huntsville Depot Grounds
Friday May 5: 4pm - 11pm
Saturday May 6: 10am - 11pm
Visit WhistleStopWeekend.com for more information!
Operating as usual
09/20/2022
2022 Whistlestop Festival KCBS Award photos
09/11/2022
Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, cook teams, and guests for participating in WhistleStop Festival 2022 in support of EarlyWorks Children's Museum!
09/10/2022
Here is your chance to taste to BBQ! Today from 12 p.m. -2 p.m. you can visit the ShadeTree cooking teams that offer samples and vote for your favorite!
Thank you to our community partners at Turner Construction!
09/10/2022
Upgrade your WhistleStop Tickets and join us in the Tasting Tent! A tasting upgrade includes exclusive access to the Tasting Tent area, along with special samplings of craft spirits, local beers, and select wines. Throughout the course of the festival, you will also be treated to an alternating sampling of "smoke-inspired small-bites" and traditional BBQ fare! Purchase your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com today! Thank you to Pitmaster BBQ Supply for helping keep the tasting tent stocked! Pitmaster BBQ Supply offers the rubs, sauces, injections and tools the nations’ top BBQ teams and social media influencers are using.
Place your order at pitmasterbbqsupply.com for local or competition pick up and delivery.
09/10/2022
Join us for Week 2 of College Football at WhistleStop Festival. September 9-10, 2022 at John Hunt Park. We'll be showing games on three jumbo LED screens both Friday and Saturday. The screens measure 23 feet by 13 feet and 17 feet by 11 feet. Join us in the Tailgate Zone! Thank you to CB&S Bank for sponsoring the Tail Gate Zone!
09/09/2022
Be the Judge! For just $10 you can help pick the best chicken wings during the WhistleStop Wing Thing Competition on Friday, September 9th at 6pm. Head on over to the Tasting Tent to reserve your spot!
Thank you to our community partners Booz Allen Hamilton!
09/09/2022
Happening TODAY!
WhistleStop Festival will be set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com! Thank you to i3 Cares for being a wonderful community partner!
09/09/2022
Don't miss your chance to taste the BBQ! A tasting upgrade includes exclusive access to the Tasting Tent area, along with special samplings of craft spirits, local beers, and select wines. Throughout the course of the festival, you will also be treated to an alternating sampling of "smoke-inspired small-bites" and traditional BBQ fare! Purchase your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com today!
09/08/2022
WhistleStop Festival, happening September 9th & 10th, will be set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com! Thank you to Blake Brothers Service Corp & Huntsville-Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau visitors for being wonderful community partners!
09/08/2022
WHISTLESTOP WEEKEND
Are you ready for some football? Watch the games with us on our GIANT LED SCREENS. Get your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com for September 9th-10th.
09/08/2022
Happening this weekend!
WhistleStop Festival will be set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com! Thank you to Turner Beverage Company for being a wonderful community partner!
09/08/2022
WhistleStop Festival, happening September 9th & 10th, will be set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com! Thank you to Rogers Group Inc. and Huntsville Hospital for being wonderful community partners!
09/07/2022
WhistleStop Festival, happening September 9th & 10th, will be set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com! Thank you to Redstone Federal Credit Union for being a wonderful community partner!
09/07/2022
Happening this weekend!
WhistleStop Festival will be set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com! Thank you to BlueHalo for being a wonderful community partner!
09/06/2022
WhistleStop Festival, happening September 9th & 10th, will be set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com! Thank you to
AFS Intercultural Programs and Discovery Life Sciences for being wonderful community partners!
09/06/2022
WhistleStop Festival updated their business hours.
WhistleStop Festival updated their business hours.
09/06/2022
Join us for Week 2 of College Football at WhistleStop Festival. September 9-10, 2022 at John Hunt Park. We'll be showing games on three jumbo LED screens both Friday and Saturday. The screens measure 23 feet by 13 feet and 17 feet by 11 feet. Join us in the Tailgate Zone!
09/04/2022
Whistlestop | RCW Official Merch
Rocket City Wranglers Merch is helping to organize a JEEP take-over at WhistleStop Festival - Friday September 9th 2022 6-9pm! We are looking for 100 Jeeps that would like to participate. This is your time to shine! When it gets dark, we will light up the festival grounds with all the cool lights on the Jeeps! For every Jeep that participates, you will receive 2 tickets for the WhistleStop Festival for Friday evening.
You might be wondering what is WhistleStop Festival? It is the primary fund raising event for the EarlyWorks Children’s Museums. There will be live music, a tailgating zone with giant LED screens, Family Fun Zone with inflatables and other engaging activities for the kids, plenty of great food, and lots of other things to see and experience! Click the link below to sign up and find out more info!
It’s more than just bbq.
08/31/2022
Save money and get the FULL experience at WhistleStop Festival by purchasing the Red Zone Package! Tickets for the Red Zone Package are limited so get yours soon at whistlestopweekend.com. Thank you to i3 Cares for being a wonderful community partner!
08/30/2022
This year, you can upgrade your WhistleStop tickets and gain access to the new Tasting Tent! A tasting upgrade includes exclusive access to the Tasting Tent area, along with special samplings of craft spirits, local beers, and select wines. Throughout the course of the festival, you will also be treated to an alternating sampling of "smoke-inspired small-bites" and traditional BBQ fare! Purchase your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com today!
Thank you to our community partners at E4 Technologies for sponsoring the Tasting Tent!
08/29/2022
The EarlyWorks Education Team has some exciting and engaging activities planned for everyone at WhistleStop (9/9-9/10) this year. Not only will you find an inflatable bounce house or two, but the EarlyWorks STEM Tinker Tent will feature an array of hands-on activities that are sure to entertain and educate. You might find giant bubbles, or a pool of Oobleck or maybe even launch a rocket made out of a pool noodle. Tail gate games will also be available for those that want to test out their backyard game skills. This area is included in your festival admission. Purchase your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com. Thank you to our community partners at Torch Technologies!
08/28/2022
There is still time to join the competition! ShadeTree and Pro registration will be open through August 31st! Get your team together and register at whistlestopweekend.com before it's too late!
Thank you to our community partners at Mercury Systems & Window World for sponsoring these competitions!
08/27/2022
This year the annual fundraising event for the EarlyWorks Children’s Museum is embracing a football tailgating theme…TAILGATE THROWDOWN. In addition to all the traditional barbeque cooking and competitions that will take place, this year the festival will offer a new “non-competition” tailgate spot for groups that just want to come out and play. Set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games throughout the day and night so you won’t miss your favorite team while you are enjoying the sweet smells and atmosphere that is WhistleStop Weekend.
Thank you to our community partners at CB&S Bank!
08/26/2022
WhistleStop Weekend is all about the barbeque! No visit would be complete without tasting what the fuss is all about. On Saturday, September 10th from noon to 2pm, the amateur division, better known as the Shadetree Barbeque Teams will let you sample and judge the pork they are smoking. This competition raises money for STEM education initiatives at the EarlyWorks Children’s Museum. $1 equals 1 vote…this competition gets serious. Located in the Shadetree BBQ area. Included in general festival admission. Purchase your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com.
Thank you to our community partners at Turner Construction!
08/26/2022
It wouldn’t be Friday night at WhistleStop if there weren’t wings ready to be eaten and judged. Who’s the best Wing chef?? You be the judge and tell us. Tickets are $10 and include 10 wings and a soft drink. Can’t get a better deal than that anywhere. Located in the Tasting Tent. Wing Thing tasting is 6pm to 7:30pm on Friday, September 9th! Purchase your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com.
Thank you to our community partners at Booz Allen Hamilton!
08/23/2022
Visit https://signup.com/go/tWdHNOZ to find out more information and sign up to volunteer!
08/22/2022
WhistleStop Festival
Save money and get the FULL experience at WhistleStop Festival by purchasing the Red Zone Package! Tickets for the Red Zone Package are limited so get yours soon at whistlestopweekend.com.
A foot-stompin', pig-chompin' two-day festival on the grounds of the John Hunt Park. Live entertainment, Family Fun Zone, and professional and amateur BBQ cooking competitions. Proceeds support the EarlyWorks Family of Museums.
08/18/2022
WhistleStop Festival
This year, you can upgrade your WhistleStop tickets and gain access to the new Tasting Tent! A tasting upgrade includes exclusive access to the Tasting Tent area, along with special samplings of craft spirits, local beers, and select wines. Throughout the course of the festival, you will also be treated to an alternating sampling of "smoke-inspired small-bites" and traditional BBQ fare! Purchase your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com today!
A foot-stompin', pig-chompin' two-day festival on the grounds of the John Hunt Park. Live entertainment, Family Fun Zone, and professional and amateur BBQ cooking competitions. Proceeds support the EarlyWorks Family of Museums.
08/16/2022
The Tail Gate Zone – Presented by CB&S Bank— NEW this year! The Tail Gate Zone will be the place to just hang out with friends, eat some great food off the grill and watch football on giant LED screens measuring up to 23 feet long and 13 feet tall. We will be showing all the “big games” that are being broadcasted! Bring your lawn chairs and get ready to cheer on your team! Or do you want to set-up a tent and party? Check out the Tail Gate sites that you can reserve for your group – all the fun but none of the stress of competing in the BBQ competition.
08/12/2022
WhistleStop Festival
WhistleStop Weekend is back with all-new festival events! This annual fundraising event for the EarlyWorks Children’s Museum is embracing a football tailgating theme. Set-up like a huge outdoor sports bar the Tailgate Throwdown Zone will have three super-sized LED screens showing football games so you won’t miss your favorite team! A kids and family fun zone will return along with public tasting events….we even have a special tasting tent! Purchase your tickets at WhistleStopWeekend.com!
A foot-stompin', pig-chompin' two-day festival on the grounds of the John Hunt Park. Live entertainment, Family Fun Zone, and professional and amateur BBQ cooking competitions. Proceeds support the EarlyWorks Family of Museums.
05/31/2022
WhistleStop Weekend is making its return! Get your teams together, fire up your smokers and join us at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama for North Alabama’s premier BBQ Competition. Cooking Team Registration will go live beginning TODAY at 12pm! Visit Whistlestopweekend.com to see all the details and reserve your spot!
05/24/2022
WhistleStop Weekend is making its return! Get your teams together, fire up your smokers and join us at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama for North Alabama’s premier BBQ Competition. Cooking Team Registration will go live beginning on May 31st at 12pm! Visit Whistlestopweekend.com to see all the details and reserve your spot!
08/14/2021
WHISTLESTOP 21
Here is your chance to taste to BBQ! Today from 12 p.m. -2 p.m. you can visit the ShadeTree cooking teams that offer samples and vote for your favorite! Get your tickets at whistlestopweekend.com
08/14/2021
Here is your chance to taste to BBQ! Today from 12 p.m. -2 p.m. you can visit the ShadeTree cooking teams that offer samples and vote for your favorite!
Thank you to our community partners at Turner Beverage Company and Redstone Federal Credit Union !
08/12/2021
Be the Judge! For just $10 you can help pick the best chicken wings during the WhistleStop Wing Thing Competition on Friday, August 13th at 6pm.
Thank you to our community partners Mercury Systems and Window World!
05/04/2019
WhistleStop is closing gates at 7:00pm today due to the threat of lightning, high winds and thunderstorms moving into the area later this afternoon and evening. All musical acts have been canceled for Saturday. KCBS awards will be presented at 4:00pm. Shade tree team awards will be posted online later tonight.
“We regret having to make this decision,” said Bart Williams, Executive Director of The Earlyworks Family of Museums, “but the safety of our attendees, cookers, and staff is of the utmost importance. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to greeting everyone next year to celebrate our 20th year.”
05/03/2019
Get ready for one of Huntsville's favorite outdoor festivals. - Tennessee Valley Weekend
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Huntsville is getting ready for WhistleStop Festival, held on the grounds of the Historic Huntsville Depot. The festival, which will be held on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4, will feature food, amateur kid’s Q bbq competition, Alabama corn hole competition, professional KCBS bbq competition, a...
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Join us May 5 & 6, 2017 for North Alabama's favorite goodtime event! Live Music, Space Camp Kids Zone, Alabama Co****le Championship, Professional & Amateur BBQ Competitions including a Kids-Q, WhistleStop Wing Thing and People's Choice categories.
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| Friday | 4pm - 11pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 11pm |
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A foot-stompin', pig-chompin' two-day festival on the grounds of the Huntsville Depot. Live entertainment, Family Fun Zone, and professional and amateur BBQ cooking competitions. Proceeds support the EarlyWorks Family of Museums. Visit and "Like" our other pages: EarlyWorks Family of Museums Santa's Village Rocket City Beach Bash
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Bama-Q covers WhistleStop Festival in Alabama with barbecue competitions between the pros and the backyard enthusiasts. Tune in tonight at 7pm E|P to see who will win the ultimate title and prize money!
Today's Bama-Q on Heartland takes us to WhistleStop Festival in Huntsville, Alabama where Smoke Me Silly and Chester Lewis of The Specialists battle for another Grand Champion win and a chance at the Jack. Plus, the pros reveal their BBQ pits!
Tune in at 2PM Central on KXMP-LD TV8 Channel 8.6 Harrison-Branson’s home to The Heartland Network!
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Tune in at 2PM Central on KXMP-LD TV8 Channel 8.6 Harrison-Branson’s home to The Heartland Network!
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Today's Bama-Q on Heartland takes us to WhistleStop Festival in Huntsville, Alabama where Smoke Me Silly and Chester Lewis of The Specialists battle for another Grand Champion win and a chance at the Jack. Plus, the pros reveal their BBQ pits!
Tune in at 2PM Central on KRFT-LD TV8 Channel 8.8 Springfield’s home to The Heartland Network!
Life is GREAT with TV8!!
Tune in at 2PM Central on KRFT-LD TV8 Channel 8.8 Springfield’s home to The Heartland Network!
Life is GREAT with TV8!!
Thanks again to everyone who showed your support for Pitmaster BBQ Supply and WhistleStop Festival this past weekend!
We had a great time cooking for the tasting tent where we smoked over 180lbs of Boston butts seasoned with rubs and sauces that are widely used across competition BBQ to let folks sample some of competition flavors they can bring home too.
We enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone who stopped by the booth for samples of rubs and sauces and look forward to seeing you again soon!
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We had a great time cooking for the tasting tent where we smoked over 180lbs of Boston butts seasoned with rubs and sauces that are widely used across competition BBQ to let folks sample some of competition flavors they can bring home too.
We enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone who stopped by the booth for samples of rubs and sauces and look forward to seeing you again soon!
PitmasterBBQSupply.com
Big shout out to Hickory Hangover on their 1st in chicken, 9th in ribs and 3rd overall at WhistleStop Festival this weekend! Congrats guys!
Day 2 of the WhistleStop Festival is today! Who's planning on going? What are you looking forward to tasting?
It's WhistleStop Festival Weekend at John Hunt Park! Smoke is rolling for all the good eats coming tonight and Saturday. Thank you Brian Cook, GeoSolutions team, Barbara Rodkey Lehman and Doug Swaim for a fantastic lunch today.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Planning to attend the WhistleStop Festival? The entrance from Leeman Ferry to Philip Dotts Road at John Hunt Park is now open. This should make access to the north side of the park a bit easier. Also, the southwest and southeast parking lots will be open for festival patrons.
Just a few hours to get your order in for WhistleStop Festival delivery. We will be set up behind the tasting tent and have some ribs and sauces and disposable cutting boards for sale.
Use code "WhistleStop", it will waive the shipping. And put your team name in the notes.
Use code "WhistleStop", it will waive the shipping. And put your team name in the notes.
WhistleStop Festival is this weekend, September 9-10 at John Hunt Park on Airport Road in Huntsville. Over 100 barbecue experts and connoisseurs are expected for the return of Huntsville’s two-day battle of the barbecue. There will be a cook-off, tasting tent, tvs for football watching, and live music!
Festival hours are Friday 4 to 11 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission per person is $10 per day. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.whistlestopweekend.com. Parking is provided on the north side of the festival grounds and is $5 per car or $25 for an RV. Serving as the principle fundraising event for the EarlyWorks Family of Museums, the Festival’s proceeds support the expansion of the Museum’s STEM education initiative. For more information, visit www.whistlestopweekend.com or call 256.564.8100.
Festival hours are Friday 4 to 11 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission per person is $10 per day. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.whistlestopweekend.com. Parking is provided on the north side of the festival grounds and is $5 per car or $25 for an RV. Serving as the principle fundraising event for the EarlyWorks Family of Museums, the Festival’s proceeds support the expansion of the Museum’s STEM education initiative. For more information, visit www.whistlestopweekend.com or call 256.564.8100.
We’re just days away from WhistleStop Festival! 🤩
Enjoy live music, good food, the family fun zone, and more! Find all the details and grab your tickets at the link below.
Enjoy live music, good food, the family fun zone, and more! Find all the details and grab your tickets at the link below.
Brand new added to Blues Hog store line up! Grab some at pitmasterbbqsupply.com and use code "Laborday" to get 15% off!
Dont forget to get your order in for WhistleStop Festival. Use code "laborday" for 15% off then put in comments you want to pick up at Whistlestop. I'll be there setting up Thursday morning.
Dont forget to get your order in for WhistleStop Festival. Use code "laborday" for 15% off then put in comments you want to pick up at Whistlestop. I'll be there setting up Thursday morning.
This is going to be worth it!... Trust me 😁
Get a taste of competition flavors from Pitmaster BBQ Supply
WhistleStop Festival
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Get a taste of competition flavors from Pitmaster BBQ Supply
WhistleStop Festival
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"Make me an Angel that flies from Montgomery...' - John Prine I've been incredibly lucky through the years to get to do what I do and play music with such beautiful talented people. Russ, Kelsey & I will be at the WhistleStop Festival this year, Sat, Sept 10, 5pm. BIG Thanks to Beth for the videos!!!
It’s almost time to get your bird on the grill if your competing this weekend! We are looking forward getting back at it at WhistleStop Festival in a few weeks.
What a perfect day to meander at Oktoberfest Moody and WhistleStop Festival! Come see us!