Presenting Sponsor

$20,000 | Only One Presenting Sponsor Each Year

• Recognition as primary sponsor, including prominent corporate logo displayed on all paid promotions (television, radio, billboards, newspaper)
• Prominent space for large tent
• Year-long link to your website from your logo on home page of Barbecue Festival website
• Corporate logo printed on the back of all “BBQ Bucks,” which are required for use by all Festival attendees for any purchases
• Prominent display of your corporate banners throughout Festival grounds
• Your logo affixed to Main Stage top banner
• Corporate logo printed on Festival posters and rack cards. These are circulated throughout Western North Carolina, Greenville, Spartanburg and portions of Piedmont South Carolina (minimum: festival posters - 500, rack cards - 5,000)
• Corporate logo printed on official Festival T-shirt
• 20 All-Access passes good for the duration of Festival (including Friday night sponsor party and Saturday’s Pig Pickin’)
• 20 additional invitations to the Friday night special dinner party for you to distribute (good for gate admission all day Friday as well as the Friday night special dinner party at VIP Pavilion)
• Free additional admission passes for 20 people (good Friday OR Saturday)
• 20 Festival T-shirts
• Free VIP parking for 10 cars

NOTE: Some print advertising and Festival merchandise must be ordered early. These benefits may not be available for late signing sponsors. Contact Sponsor Chair

Major Sponsors

Level I - $10,000
2010 N.C. State Championship
Volunteer T-shirts
Prominently display your name and logo on 1,000 volunteer T-shirts. Our volunteers will be given these shirts to wear while on
duty at the Festival. This is an important gift to the volunteers and a treasured souvenir of the BBQ. And, in addition to other benefits listed below, receive 2 dozen Volunteer t-shirts

Main Stage Sponsorship
In addition to other benefits listed below, your corporate logo will be affixed to bottom stage banner

Benefits of Level I Sponsorship:

• Recognition as a major sponsor, including prominent corporate logo displayed on all paid promotions (television, radio, billboards, newspaper)
• Year-long link to your website from your logo on home page of Barbecue Festival website
• Prominent display of your corporate banners throughout Festival grounds
• Corporate logo printed on official Festival T-shirt
• Corporate logo printed on Festival posters and rack cards. These are circulated throughout Western North Carolina, Greenville, Spartanburg and portions of Piedmont South Carolina (minimum: festival posters - 500, rack cards - 5,000)
• 16 All-Access passes good for the duration of Festival (including special dinner party on Friday and Saturday’s lunchtime Pig Pickin’ )
• 16 additional invitations to the Friday night special dinner party for you to distribute (good for gate admission all day Friday as well as Friday night special dinner party at VIP Pavilion)
• Free additional admission passes for 16 people (good Friday OR Saturday)
• 16 Festival T-shirts
• Free VIP parking for 8 cars

NOTE: Some print advertising and Festival merchandise must be ordered early. These benefits may not be available for late signing sponsors.Contact Sponsor Chair

LEVEL II - $5,000
Riverside Stage
In addition to benefits listed, 10 x 10 tent space in stage area.

VIP Pavilion
Your corporate banners displayed inside Pavilion and viewed by sponsors, media and other vip guests

Bottled Water
Your coporate logo on up to 10,000 bottles

Benefits of Level II Sponsorship:

• Year-long link to your website from Barbecue website
• Prominent display of your corporate banners throughout Festival grounds
• 12 All-Access passes good for the duration of Festival (including special dinner party on Friday and Saturday’s lunchtime Pig Pickin’)
• 8 additional invitations to the Friday night special dinner party for you to distribute (good for gate admission all day Friday as well as Friday night special dinner party at VIP Pavilion)
• Free additional admission passes for 12 people (good Friday OR Saturday)
• 4 Festival T-shirts
• Free VIP parking for 5 cars

Contact Sponsor Chair

LEVEL III - $4,000
Foothills Craft Fair
In addition to benefits listed, 10 x 10 tent space in craft area.

Hand Sanitizing Stations
Positioning 25-50 stations throughout Festival grounds each with your corporate logo

Recycling Stations
Your coporate logo on approximately 15 stations in prominent public access areas.

Benefits of Level III Sponsorship:

• Year-long link to your website from Barbecue website
• Prominent display of your corporate banners throughout Festival grounds
• 10 All-Access passes good for the duration of Festival (including special dinner party on Friday and Saturday’s lunchtime Pig Pickin’)
• 8 additional invitations to the Friday night special dinner party for you to distribute (good for gate admission all day Friday as well as Friday night special dinner party at VIP Pavilion)
• Free additional admission passes for 12 people (good Friday OR Saturday)
• 4 Festival T-shirts
• Free VIP parking for 5 cars

Contact Sponsor Chair

LEVEL IV - $2,500
Kids , Teens Fun Park
In addition to benefits listed, 10 x 10 tent space in Fun Park and your corporate banner displayed at entrance to Fun Park.

Food Tent
In addition to benefits listed, and your corporate banners displayed in sponsored food tents and elsewhere on grounds.

Trams
In addition to benefits listed, and your corporate banners displayed on sponsored trams and elsewhere on grounds.

Benefits:

• Year-long link to your website from Barbecue website
• Prominent display of your corporate banners throughout Festival grounds
• 4 All-Access passes good for the duration of Festival (including special dinner party on Friday and Saturday’s lunchtime Pig Pickin’)
• 4 additional invitations to the Friday night special dinner party for you to distribute (good for gate admission all day Friday as well as Friday night special dinner party at VIP Pavilion)
• Free additional admission passes for 4 people (good Friday OR Saturday)
• 4 Festival T-shirts
• Free VIP parking for 2 cars

Contact Sponsor Chair

LEVEL V - $1,500
Automotive / Marine
Space provided for display of vehicles / boats

Food Tent
In addition to benefits listed, and your corporate banners displayed in sponsored food tents and elsewhere on grounds.

Vineyard
In addition to benefits listed, tent space providedand decorated as a Vineyard where sponsoring winery can display product and sell wine and/or provide wine-tasing sessions

Courtesy Golf Carts
In addition to benefits listed, dress up carts with your corporate ID as they provided transport through the festival for those who need assistance. (At least two carts will be in service)

Benefits:

• Year-long link to your website from Barbecue website
• Prominent display of your corporate banners throughout Festival grounds
• 2 All-Access passes good for the duration of Festival (including special dinner party on Friday and Saturday’s lunchtime Pig Pickin’)
• 2 additional invitations to the Friday night special dinner party for you to distribute (good for gate admission all day Friday as well as Friday night special dinner party at VIP Pavilion)
• Free additional admission passes for 4 people (good Friday OR Saturday)
• 4 Festival T-shirts
• Free VIP parking for 2 cars

Contact Sponsor Chair