Classic Cars, Rock, Blues, Brews and BBQs!
Coors Light Taste of
San Joaquin and the Way Out West BBQ Championship is a premier all-American Celebration in
Downtown Stockton!

Featuring the West Coast’s best BBQ, the Way Out West BBQ Championship will be held on
Saturday, May
21 at the Taste of San Joaquin. Talented cooks from all over the Western
United States will compete for a California State Championship at
the BBQ Championship. We anticipate 10,000+ attendees for this one day event.
Gates open to the public on May 21 at 11:30 am.
Way Out West BBQ Championship celebrates it’s 3rd year and is the fastest
growing festival in Stockton. We anticipate 10,000+ attendees for this one day event. Our media
coverage is vast and this year Coor’s Lite is the Title Sponsor. We anticipate a stellar
event.
Last year we received nothing but praises from our vendors, many who wanted to
immediately sign up for this year.
People love good BBQ, and
they love cool, unique vendor wares. You can showcase your fine wares in front of thousands happy
people.And here's the best part
- happy people like to buy those cool vendor products.
If you have a unique or quality product we encourage you to apply immediately as
we will only be accepting a limited amount of vendors.
Early entry remains at last year’s fee of $100 a BARGIN in
today’s market. Early entry fees are good through the month of March only.