Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival

About this event

The City of Kennesaw and Kennesaw Parks & Recreation are bringing big country energy to the 2026 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival on Friday, October 16, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday night’s lineup features platinum-selling singer-songwriter Chayce Beckham headlining at 8 p.m. with support from the ACM Award-winning duo Tigirlily Gold at 6 p.m. The artists will take the stage on Saturday, October 17, at the United Bankshares Amphitheater at Depot Park as part of the festival’s two-day celebration of barbecue, live music, and family fun. Rising country star Chayce Beckham won American Idol singing his own songs and was the first to win singing an original song. Beckham is continuing to write his own music and chart his own path as a country artist, scoring his first #1 at country radio with the platinum hit single “23.” A California native schooled on tough times and a mix of country, rock, hip hop and beyond, the fiery songwriter with his own creative compass started a habit of heart-on-his-sleeve lyricism after a hard season of life left him feeling empty. Yet, his warm rough rasp and steadfast drive charmed the nation on Idol’s 19th season. With more than 1.2 billion global on-demand streams and counting, the bluesy and brutally honest anthem “23” debuted at #1 on both iTunes All Genre and Country singles charts, and led to his first album, Bad for Me [t.e2ma.net]. Earning next-big-thing and artist to watch predictions from the Grand Ole Opry, CMT, Amazon Music, MusicRow and more, Beckham is touring and is gearing up to share his new music with fans including the release “Dirt Floor [t.e2ma.net],” a neo western sounding summer love song. Sisters Kendra Olson and Krista Slaubaugh have been playing music together since they could walk and officially formed Tigirlily Gold when they were still teens. They spent their high school years growing a fierce fan base in their home-state of North Dakota, and after moving to…