Pinellas Park is saddling back up for its annual Public Works BBQ Rodeo, though its date and schedule are not specified here. The festival blends a professional-caliber rodeo with a competitive barbecue cook-off.
The event's presenting sponsor is The Law Office of Kelly McCue, according to a post from the City of Pinellas Park, FL on Facebook. Admission details for the event are not specified here.
Advanced Engineering & Design, Inc. is named in the available event information.
Professional Rodeo Comes to the Bandshell
The live rodeo shows are part of the festival's program. The rodeo component serves as one of the festival's primary attractions alongside the barbecue cook-off, giving the noon-to-10 pm schedule its western-themed backbone.
The festival's 2026 music lineup has not been announced.
Cook-Off Rules Keep Teams on a Short Leash
The separate I Like It Hot Festival includes an amateur barbecue competition.
A Bandshell Built From Tornado Debris
England Brothers Park, located at 5010 Dave McKay Way in Pinellas Park, covers 10.74 acres and features a permanent bandshell built by local contractors following a 1992 tornado that struck northern Pinellas Park. The bandshell's origin as a community resilience project gives the BBQ Rodeo's stage a piece of local history most visitors won't clock while watching bull riders or line dancers.
The park also hosted the 26th annual I Like It Hot spicy food festival held this September. Municipal venue policies apply to large events there.
From Agricultural Colony to Rodeo Town
The western theme running through the festival gives the event its rodeo-town character.
The 2026 Public Works BBQ Rodeo materials name The Law Office of Kelly McCue as presenting sponsor and mention Advanced Engineering & Design.
