The Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival is held each year at Harmon Field in Tryon, N.C. The Festival is in the heart of the Thermal Belt, a weather phenomenon that adds to the already high quality of life in Tryon and the rest of Polk County.
Quoting from the U.S. Weather Bureau Report: "Because of the peculiar topographical features at Tryon which affect the flow of air, there are some remarkable variations in the extent and the amount of inversions during the course of a year. Normally, the middle of the thermal belt lies at an elevation of only 400 feet above the valley floor. On no other slope is the center of the thermal belt found so close to the valley floor."
Learn more about Polk County
Tryon Daily Bulletin: The Thermal Belt's only daily newspaper features the latest news from the area as well as a comprehensive calendar of events. The site also offers the most comprehensive Web directory in the area, the Thermal Belt Web Guide, with some 200 links to sites featuring local information.
Polk County Chamber of Commerce: Features information about the Polk County area and a directory of local merchants.
Polk Guide: An expanded directory of Chamber of Commerce members, with detailed information on places to stay, shop, eat and more.
Polk County Travel and Tourism: Another outstanding source of local and regional information, with local dining and lodging information as well as a calendar of events and much more.
Polk County Government: Official Web site of Polk County
The Town of Tryon: Official Web site of the Town of Tryon
The Town of Columbus: Official Web site of the Town of Columbus
Saluda.com: Guide to life in Saluda as developed by the Saluda Business Association
More Area Information
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The Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival is held each year at Harmon Field in Tryon, N.C. Use Google Maps to plot a course from any address to the Festival grounds or click here for more directions to the Festival grounds
2008 Festival
The 2008 Festival is set for June 13-14, 2008Complete Festival schedule information
