Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ and Music Fest

Saturday, Jun 14, 2025 at 9:00am

High Park
2801 James St

Food Truck Row:

Enjoy a variety of food options from the following food trucks at the 2025 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest.
The vendors will be open: June 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. & 6 to 10 p.m.

Kids Corner:

Dance, Jump and Play at the BBQ!

On Saturday, June 14 discover the Kids Corner in the center of High Park. There is so much to enjoy, from foam parties and inflatables to princess lessons and so much more. Have fun with Derby Fire & Rescue’s water activity and play catch with players from the Derby Twins! All activities in the Kids Corner are free.

Hot Wheels for Hot Meals Car Show

Sponsored by the Derby Rotary Club
Car Show, June 14,  9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
High Park – north parking lot
All makes and models are welcome.
Prizes and trophies along with 50/50 drawings

Smokin’ 5k

Start Your Day with the Smokin’ 5K
Join the Derby Recreation Commission at the Smoke on the Plains BBQ Festival for our Smokin’ 5K race on Saturday, June 14, at 7:30 a.m. This USATF-certified course will start and finish in High Park and will run through the city streets of Derby. There will be awards for the overall female, overall male and 1st place age group awards.
The Smokin’ 5K is an event you won’t want to miss! So lace up your sneakers, grab your friends and get ready to smoke the competition.
Register today!

Schedule:

Derby Recreation Commission Smokin’ 5K, 7:30 am

Derby Rotary Club Hot Wheels for Hot Meals Car Show, 9 am to 2 pm

Smile Safari and Derby Orthodontics Kids Corner:
face painters, princesses, inflatables, foam parties, Toss with a Twin, Derby Fire activities & more, 9 am to 3 pm

Contests: KCBS Cook-off & Lamar Advertising Backyard BBQ Cook-off

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

Nuke Bushner from 6 to 7:30 pm and Jed Harrelson from 8 to 10 pm on the Don Hattan Derby Mainstage


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