The Go BIG Committee is proud to announce the 2023

Go BIG or Go HOME BBQ Bash is scheduled for May 12th & 13th.

We invite you to join us for the 10th Annual Mark Marley Go BIG or Go HOME BBQ Bash. This one day event includes a sanctioned Cook Off, Live Music and Vendor Booths.

The Cook-Off is associated with the Champion Barbeque Alliance (CBA). CBA is an organization founded by barbecue cooks for barbecue cooks and our main goal is to bring competition barbecue out of the stone age and into the information age… but above all we want to make barbecue fun again!

The Bash is named in honor of Mark Marley, a longtime Plainview resident who spent his free time cooking for various fundraising events. Unfortunately Marley lost his life way too early to cancer and proceeds raised from this event go to the fight against cancer. We are proud to honor his legacy of community activism with an event he enjoyed doing – cooking.

Dallas Marley (Mark’s Son)

BBQ Contestants

Entry Fee

Champion Barbeque Alliance Cook Off
(4Meats) -$225 (Day 1)

Steak Cook off – $75
Cooks Choice – $25
Margarita Mix Off – $25
Kid’s Q – $25

*Meats: Chicken, pork ribs, pork, brisket
* All 4 Meats Must Be Entered To Qualify For Grand Champion
*Grand Champion Qualifies for American Royal Invitational
* Grand Champion Qualifies for a chance At Jack Daniels Invitational

 

Contest Rules

Go BIG Event Rules
CBA Event Rules
Steak Rules
Signup Form (*online registration has closed)
Schedule of Events

Tickets

Friday
Free / 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Concert entry 6:00 p.m.*
$25 / 12 & Over after 6 p.m.
Free / 11 & Under

 

*The park will close Friday afternoon to the public (cooks allowed entry) and gates will reopen for the concert at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 for ages 12 and over and free for those under 12. Coolers will be allowed and include a $20.00 cooler fee. Tickets are available at the door and cash, check or card are welcome.

Headliner – Slade Coulter

A native of Jayton, Coulter attended Texas Tech University where he began his musical career. With the release of his 2020 debut EP Here We Go Again, Slade quickly garnered a large following with his high energy live shows, impactful lyrics, and one of a kind voice.

Events

Vendor Booths
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Schedule of Events

2023 Sponsors

Center Construction

City of Plainview

Coors

County Services

Jennifer Marley & Family

If you are interested in being a Go BIG sponsor, please contact RaeAnne King at 806.292.3288 or rking@countyserv.com

The Dirty Details

Directions:
Cooks – All cooks will need to enter the park on the West entrance. Please note that the I-27 frontage road is one-way heading north.
All Others – The Main gate is located on the eastside of the park.

Public parking will be allowed in the main parking lot (past the gate). No parking in the YMCA parking lot is allowed, but the dirt lot and street around it are permissible. There is no charge for parking.

Cooks – All cooks will need to enter the park on the West entrance. Please note that the frontage road is one-way heading north.

All Others – The Main gate is located on the eastside of the park.

No glass bottles are allowed. Can and plastic (alcoholic & non-alcoholic) are allowed.

There is no minimum/maximum requirements for a cooler. However, each cooler will be charged separately.

We encourage you to bring lawn chairs, blankets or similar items.

As much as possible, the event will go on. If inclement weather does become an issue, the Go BIG committee will make a decision and notify participants via stage announcements.

Golf Carts/ATV are allowed for cooks only. All other golf carts/ATV are for Go BIG committee members and City officials. NO ONE under 18 is allowed to drive a golf cart/ATV without permission from the Go BIG Executive Committee.

Questions

Have any additional questions? Contact one of the event coordinators to get your questions answered.