Due to the threat of a 48′ river crest that will flood Tom Lee Park, the Memphis in May board voted last night to move BBQ Fest. The new site will be Tiger Lane, the new tailgating area at the fairgrounds. The event will go on May 12-14 as scheduled.
More details to come… so far I know that load-in will be delayed until Sunday, May 8, and that MiM is trying to work with MATA to arrange a low-cost shuttle for team members and guests from Downtown. New site maps will be emailed to the teams tomorrow.
While I’m sad that the event won’t be Downtown, and it will be a little inconvenient for people who live or stay down here, we’ll make the best of it. Kudos to the MiM board for making what had to be one of the toughest decisions in their 30+ year existence.
I’ll post more details as I get them.