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2026 Festival Schedule
Dive into two packed days of BBQ, brews, music, and family fun. Check out the full schedule so you don’t miss a moment at High Park, June 12-13
Friday, June 12
6 to 10 pm
BRG Precision Products Kids Que, 5:30 pm
Security 1st Title Food Truck Row, Derby Lions Club Beer & Beverage Garden, Shaken or Stirred Bartending, First Man Brewery, and Sweet Swig
Derby Recreation Commission Toss Like a Boss Cornhole Tournament, 6 pm
Kid’s Cookie Contest, 6 pm
The Nailbiters from 6 to 7:30 pm and Paramount from 8 to 10 pm on the Don Hattan Derby Mainstage
People’s Choice Tasting Contest
Purchase tasting kits at the tent south of the amphitheater starting at 6:30 pm.
Event starts 7 pm and ends when we sell out
$5 for 6 two oz samples
Saturday, june 13
9 am to 3 pm & 6 to 10 pm
Derby Recreation Commission Smokin’ 5K, 7:30 am (the James St. entrance will be closed until 9 am)
Smile Safari and Derby Orthodontics Kids Corner: face painters, princesses, inflatables, Toss with a Twin, Derby Fire activities & more, 9 am to 3 pm
DRC Pickleball Tournament, 9 am
Contests: KCBS Cook-off, Backyard BBQ Cook-off & Pie Contest
Security 1st Title Food Truck Row and Shaken or Stirred Bartending, 9 am to 3 pm & 6 to 10 pm
Derby Lions Club Beer & Beverage Garden and First Man Brewery, 11 am to 3 pm & 6 to 10 pm
Derby Chamber of Commerce Smokin’ Sampler, 6 pm (purchase tasting kits starting at 6 pm)
Mather Ebberwein, 6 to 7:30 pm, Don Hattan Derby Mainstage
Jaelen Johnston, 8 to 10 pm, Don Hattan Derby Mainstage
