YOUNG HARRIS, Ga., May 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The perfect way to start Memorial Day Weekend is at the Fifth Annual Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown and Festival on Saturday, May 26th from 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Come for the BBQ competition and stay for the family activities including the newest feature – three shows by the FMX Motorcross Stunt Team.
It's a gourmet delight as up to 40 teams of semi-pro BBQ cookers participate in the officially sanctioned Kansas City Barbeque Society's Georgia BBQ Championship Series. Guests who turn out for the festival will be able to participate in the popular Peoples' Choice contest which allows you to be your own judge and taste the award winning BBQ from noon – 1 p.m. or until the BBQ runs out.
The family friendly, day-long event takes place in the horse pasture at Brasstown Valley Resort. It is open to the public, and is $7 for adults ($5 per person when you have four or more guests in a car) and free for children under 5, and includes complimentary parking. In addition to the BBQ there is a Kids Fun Zone, Pony Rides, food for sale, live music featuring Stephen Phillips & Midnight Express and The Georgia Highlander's Bluegrass Band, The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Bird Show, Bungee Jumping and Chainsaw Art. For more information and driving directions visit: www.BrasstownValley.com.
About Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa
Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa is only two hours north of Atlanta on US Highway 76. It is deep in the Appalachian Mountains near the foot of the state's highest peak, Brasstown Bald. The resort includes 102 lodge-style guestrooms in the main lodge and 32 guestrooms in eight lodge cabins. It features the 7,500 square foot holistic Equani Spa and a Denis Griffiths' designed 18-hole championship golf course, as well as a heated indoor-outdoor pool, tennis courts, and meeting facilities that can accommodate groups of up 330 people in its 14,298 square feet of state-of-the-art conference space and unique special event venues. For more information and guest room reservations visit www.BrasstownValley.com or call 800.201.3205.