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

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!

  • Ulster County Tourism — Local tourism opportunities

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

Kid’s Area

  • My Kingston Kids -- Kids Zone of attractions

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

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

  • 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 — 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

  • The Licorice Guy — 7 varieties of licorice

  • Thousand Islands Winery — Award-winning wines grown and produced in the Empire State, featuring 23 varieties

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

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

 

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