What’s a Barbecue Festival without food and other vendors? The Grand Am will feature great BBQ, live music, beer, and all things BBQ, including rubs, sauces and everything you need to become your own backyard BBQ champion! Check out our list of Vendors below! And if you’re interested in vending or sponsoring the Grand Am, click the yellow “LEARN MORE” button for more details and pricing.

ABOUT the festival

FESTIVAL DATES & HOURS — May 1-3, 2026

  • Friday, May 1: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

  • Saturday, May 2: 11:00am – 8:00pm

  • Sunday, May 3: 11:00am – 5:00pm

All Vendors Subject to Change

bbq VENDORs — serving pork, chicken, ribs, brisket & sides

  • Austin's Texas Lightning BBQ, Austin TX

  • Big E BBQ, Lagrangeville NY

  • Bruiser's BBQ, South Hadley MA

  • Chicago BBQ Company, Chicago IL

  • Neversink General Store, Neversink NY

  • Rhythm & Ribz Smokehouse, Boonton NJ

  • Scatz Holy Smokez BBQ, Middletown NY

Sponsors

  • Corey’s Sugar Shack — Maple products made in New York

  • Hudson Valley Sunrooms — Making dreams come true one sunroom at a time!

  • Humphrey’s BBQ — Offering hand-crafted smokers, grills, seasonings, tools, and equipment for BBQ enthusiasts

  • New York Animal Agriculture Coalition — Enhancing public understanding for New York animal agriculture

  • Real American Beer / Dutchess Distributors

  • Ulster County Tourism — Local tourism opportunities in the Hudson Valley and Catskills

ADDITIONAL Food VENDORS

  • 4-H Milkshake Booth / Cornell Coop Extension - Ulster Co — Milkshakes

  • Catskill Hot Dogs — Sabrett Hot Dogs, Sausage-Peppers-Onions, Gabila's Knishes, Catskill Cheeseburger Dog

  • Corgi Tea — Bubble tea, croffles

  • Cousin Vinnie's Catering Corp — Burgers, fries, Philly cheesesteak, chicken tenders, corndogs, lemonade, pretzels

  • Fire & Ice Jamaican Jerk Chicken — Jerk chicken, curry chicken, oxtail, rice, beans, cabbage, plantain, beef patties, mac & cheese

  • Jonny Taco — Birria tacos, rice, Mexican corn, hotdogs, nachos, mac & cheese

  • Mac Factor — Gourmet mac & cheese with optional toppings

  • Rosie's Empanadas — Variety of delicious empanadas -- savory, sweet, gluten free & vegan options available

  • Snowie of Putnam — Shaved ice

  • Spacey Tracy's Deep Fried Pickles — Deep fried pickles, roasted garlic cloves, roasted Parmesan artichoke, tempura, fried mushrooms, corn on the cob, garlic burgers & dogs, fried apple wedges, fried Oreos, children's menu

  • Taiwan High Mountain Cold Brew Tea — Fruit tea

  • Yumm-Holtz's Kettle Corn & Concessions — Kettle corn, cotton candy, lemonade

Kid’s Area

  • My Kingston Kids -- Kids Zone of attractions

  • Ride On Car Rentals -- Ride-on car racing experience for children ages 3–7

Cooking Demonstration Area

  • New York Pork Producers -- Supporting New York pork producers and providing education and resources

  • Smoke’n Dudes BBQ Supply — Offering specialty meats, seasonings, tools, and equipment for BBQ enthusiasts

  • The Good Charcoal Company -- Premium charcoal made 100% chemical-free

  • Veterans Farmstead — Nonprofit natural healing space for veterans & service members

service & Product VENDORS

  • Abba’s Acres — Goat's milk fudge, maple products, honey, jams, hickory syrup, goat's milk soap, pancake mixes, peanut brittle, beeswax candles, cookies

  • All That Glitters Is Old — Vinyl, secondhand clothing

  • Al's Smokin' BBQ Sauce — Assorted BBQ sauces, Tees, hoodies, hats

  • Art By Izzylu — Hand-designed coasters, keychains, serving trays,charcuterie boards

  • Bath Fitter Albany — Home improvement

  • Caricatures, Etc. by Marlene — Live caricature drawings

  • Cigar Nowhere — Premium cigars

  • Cooper’s Daughter Spirits — Small batch seasonal spirits: Black Walnut Bourbon, Cacao Maple Vodka, Black Currant Liqueur, Seasonal Vodkas, Seasonal Liqueurs

  • Cutco Cutlery — Knives and kitchen supplies

  • Di Carib Spice — Caribbean rubs & spices

  • Dirt Road Designs by Roe — Unique everyday items: patch hats, apparel, ornaments, dog bandanas, laser engraving & more

  • Doctor's Creek Hot Sauce Co. — Hot sauces

  • Epoch Times — Free newspaper Epoch Times distribution & subscription

  • Exploria Resorts — Travel options

  • Falun Dafa — Free learning meditation

  • Ferreira Carpenter Estates Winery — Family-owned, passionately crafted wines

  • Flame Craft Candles — Hand poured scented soy wax candles, room sprays, car and room diffusers

  • Freefall Sangria — Sangria wine

  • Fruit Fashions — Chocolate-dipped strawberries & fruits, dipped cheesecake, iced coffee, fresh fruit slushies

  • Fruition Chocolate Works — Prepackaged chocolate bars, chocolate coated nuts, bon bons

  • Gallagher’s Catering Sweets — Cookies, macarons, cupcakes and more treats

  • Gary’s Pickles — Traditional small-batch lacto fermented pickles

  • Highland Rotary Club — Supporting local community & international needs by providing Service Above Self

  • Huff N Puff / Renewal By Andersen — Full-service window & door installation

  • Jersey Pickles — Pickles of all kinds

  • Jewelry & Bags — Jewelry, bags

  • Laura’s Raw Honey — Raw honey of various flavors

  • Loose Ends by Tori — Handmade crochet plushies

  • Luxelinks — Permanent Jewelry

  • Meadowdale Winery — Hand-crafted wines made entirely from local ingredients at a family-owned micro-winery located in Albany County

  • Mostly Nuts — Home-made artisan flavored nuts (dill pickle, everything bagel, candied cinnamon, maple syrup) plus nut confections

  • New Paltz Karate Academy — Karate demonstrations

  • NY State Dept of Corrections & Community — Career recruitment

  • O.G. Crystals — Crystals, jewelry, hats, scarves, wands, staffs

  • Old Saratoga Spice Rubs, LLC — Smoked salt & spice blends, merchandise & apparel

  • Paul Online Ventures — Jewelry, rocks, fossils, minerals, gemstones & more

  • Rare Form Carpentry — Custom-designed outdoor furniture made in the Catskills

  • Shana’s Shenanigans — Stained glass ornaments, Slumped glass & lamps

  • Shen Yun — Experience the beauty and majesty of China through the ages -- live dancers, apparel

  • Smokin’ Hoggz — World Champion BBQ sauces & rubs

  • Soldier Solutions LLC — Veteran-owned patriotic apparel

  • Spice Beast — Spice & herbs, hot sauce, smoked salts

  • Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery — NYS Craft Farm Distillery Products: Vodka, Apple Moonshine, Maple Moonshine, Straight Rye Whiskey 95%, Apple Whiskey, Honey Whiskey, Barrel Strength Blended Bourbon,  Blended Bourbon, Cowboy Coffee, High Rye Bourbon, Limoncello, Orangecello, Sly Fox Gin, Orange Bitters and Vanilla Bitters

  • Stellar-NY — All natural henna, face paint and glitter tattoos

  • Sunrun — Free residential solar consultations

  • TAT2 Spirits LLC — Bottled RTD cocktails

  • Tibetan Gift Shop — Hand-crafted Tibetan clothing, tapestry, singing bowls, handbags, keychains, soft toys

  • Wearable Ceramics Special Clay Work — Handmade ceramic jewelry & more

  • Window Nation — Expert window replacement & door installation services for your home

 

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