08/21/2026
[EDITORIAL] Southern Barbecue Festival returns to Salisbury's Stars and Bars Tavern:
Stars and Bars Tavern will for the fifth year in a row be serving as the official venue space for the Fame Preservation Group Barbecue Festival to host the annual summer fundraising event for Fame Preservation Group as a nonprofit.
Being branded as a Southern Bash event which has now been incorporated into their marketing, the Barbecue Festival is anticipated to be the biggest that it has ever been since it first started in 2021. There will be 10 vendors, 5 speakers, live music, and special guests as well as a silent auction and entertainment.
Everything culturally Southern will be at this event to commemorate their mission of historical preservation and perseverance centered around the Fame Confederate Monument for what it represents.
Beginning at 12:00pm on August 22nd at 723 Klumac Road, Salisbury, NC, vendors are being directed to arrive between 9:00am and 11:00am to stage and setup for the festival event that will last until 4:00pm or later.
Whereas the fundraising aspect of the outing will be selling Barbecue plates, $10.00 offerings of Boston Butt shoulders with sides included will serve as the main bread winner.
Vendors of the event include The Raggy Shop, Rowan Artillery, Panther Creek Iron Works, Pops Puff Wagon, The Virginia Flaggers, Rowan Rifles SCV Camp 405, Jeri's Jewelery Tree and Crochet, Hershey's Ice Cream Truck, and the 28th North Carolina Infantry Regiment.
Additionally, WWE Alumni member James Ellsworth will also be a vendor showcasing his contribution to Southern Heritage in the world of wrestling to draw in a good crowd.
Rick Thomas will be back this year to play Southern Rock in-between speeches, and there may be the appearance of a General Lee car; fingers crossed.
And to top it off, a silent auction will be held under a newly incorporated 10x20 tent with a wide range of items from quilted pieces to portraits, memorabilia, and even a replica of Fame.
What is anticipated to be a great success for the mission of Fame Preservation Group, contributions made to this event will go towards the fulfillment of longterm goals like obtaining museum space, establishing a park, cooperating with existing entities to improve historical preservation initiatives specifically regarding Confederate History as Southern History here in Rowan County, and other things.
If you're interested in a Southern Bash event, head to Stars and Bars Tavern this Saturday. And be sure to wear grey for our boys at 723 Klumac Road, Salisbury, NC on August 22nd:
