Please join us for our 7th annual BBQ & Bluegrass Festival and help us celebrate our Constitutional rights!

You and your family are invited to an alcohol-free afternoon of BBQ & Bluegrass music sponsored by the Orange County GOP. 

Enjoy some delicious food catered by Gillis BBQ, with music provided by the Carolina Heelsplitters.

Doors open at 11:00 am with lunch served at 12:00 noon.

Event will take place at the Exchange Club Park, 331 Exchange Park Lane, Hillsborough, NC  27278
RAIN OR SHINE (In the event of rain, we will be inside the Exchange Club Building.)

Overflow parking available at the First Horizon Bank parking lot, 260 S. Churton St, Hillsborough, NC 27278.

Candidates are invited to set up a table and work the crowd. 

There will also be a 50/50 raffle for those who wish to try their luck at going home with a little extra cash! Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.

NC Supreme Court Justice Trey Allen will share lessons on the Constitution. Our line-up of invited speakers running for office in the 2026 mid-term elections includes:

Candidates for US Senate (to replace retiring Senator Thom Tillis):

• Don Brown, former United States Navy JAG Officer, former Special Assistant United States Attorney, and a Publishers Weekly national best-selling author

• Michael Whatley, Former Chairman of the RNC and the North Carolina Republican Party

Candidates for NC Supreme Court:

• Sarah Stevens, Attorney and State Representative (District 90: Surry and Wilkes counties)

Candidates for NC Court of Appeals:

• Judge Craig Collins, Superior Court Judge

• Judge George Bell, Superior Court Judge

• Judge Matt Smith, Superior Court Judge
  

• Judge Michael Byrne, Administrative Law Judge

Come meet these candidates and hear what they stand for!

 TICKET & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

$500.00 Patron Sponsorship - includes 8 tickets

$250.00 Patron Sponsorship - includes 4 tickets

$40.00 Single

$70.00 Couples

$25.00 Students

Children 12 years old and under are free.

(You can help underwrite tickets for Students and Law Enforcement by adding an additional contribution in the "Other" field during your ticket purchase. Thank you!)

The deadline for ticket purchase has passed. Registration is now closed.

Scroll down to the flyer below for more information, or print a copy and give to a friend.

Volunteers are needed to help plan and run this event, so please click the SignUpGenius button below if you can help. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Questions?  Please email us at [email protected] for additional information.