WEEKEND BEST BET: Main Street Barbecue Cook Off and Beer Festival

Chefs from Lakewood Ranch Main Street restaurants will put their best barbecue forward at the annual Main Street Barbecue Cook Off and Beer Festival at 4 p.m., June 26 on Main Street. The cook-off will be located in the grassy area along the lakefront at the end of Main Street.

Attendees will be asked to sample barbecue and cast their votes for their favorite recipe as competitors MacAllisters Grill & Tavern and The Polo Grill and Bar try to dethrone last year’s winner, Ed’s Tavern.

Other festivities will include live musical performances by The Rum Runners, Big T & the Tornados and Paper Airplanes. Additionally, there will be activities for children, including a pitching machine run by the Pittsburg Pirates, face painting, a balloon artist and more.

For more, visit www.lakewoodranch.com.