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Friday Apr 10th 2026 5pm-10pm
Saturday Apr 11th 2026 11am-9pm

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Volunteers Needed

The Weather is looking GREAT!

Friday Apr 10 Highlights

5:00pm | Food Trucks & Beer Garden Open
5:30pm | Live Music Starts
10:00pm | Food Trucks Close/ Last Beer Call / Live Music Ends

Saturday Apr 11 Highlights

11:00am | Food Trucks & Beer Garden Open
2:00pm | Live Music Starts
8:00pm | Live Music Ends | Food Trucks Close
9:00pm | Last Beer Call

See Events Page or Vendor Page for more details!

NeighborUp

DESIGNATED CHARITY

Apex Sunrise Rotary Club is THRILLED to announce our primary beneficiary for this fun charity event is NeighborUp

NeighborUp’s says this about their mission “As neighbors, we’re called to lift each other up. At NeighborUp, we equip and empower our neighbors in need with basic essentials and valuable skills so they can continue their journey toward success—building a community where every neighbor thrives.”

All profits from Peak City Pig Fest will be distributed to local charities, with NeighborUp getting the largest share.

Service Above Self

This event is FREE to attend! no tickets required, open to everyone! Come and enjoy the Live Music!
This is a CHARITY event! we will be selling food and drinks (including beer/wine) and ALL festival profits go to local charities!
This event is being put on by the Apex Sunrise Rotary Club, with our Sponsors and the Town of Apex as partners, but it is not a Town of Apex run event.
All profits go to charities, and our primary charity this year is NeighborUp (formed from the merger of Wake Crisis Ministry and Dorcas)

EVENT HOST - Apex Sunrise Rotary Club

Peak City Pig Fest is a charity benefit event hosted and managed by the Apex Sunrise Rotary Club!

This event is made possible through the generosity of our Sponsors, Vendors, Volunteers and our wonderful Town of Apex staff and community who partner with us to make it a great event.

The event is organized by the Apex Sunrise Rotary Club, not by the Town of Apex directly.

This event is managed by Apex Sunrise Rotary Club in coordination with our gracious Sponsors, Vendors, BBQ Teams and Benefactors.

This event is not organized by the Town of Apex.

Come Have Some Fun

Apex Sunrise Rotary is proud to present the 11th Annual Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest.

Friday Night Beer Garden

All the fun starts Friday at 5pm with a beer garden, live music and of course BBQ… It’s a time for family, friends, and neighbors to get out and enjoy each other and the atmosphere. Enjoy a stroll through our vendor booths and a cold drink in the beer garden with some great live music. Be sure to stay to watch the rib eating contest between the Apex Police Department and the Apex Fire Department.

Who We Support

Proceeds from the Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest support the Apex Sunrise Rotary Foundation, which in turn provides funding to various worthy charities within the community. Since 2014, the foundation, a 501(c)(3), has raised more than $100,000 for organizations locally and internationally. By participating and attending, you’re helping our foundation continue to give back to so many in need.

Sanctioned by KCBS

The Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS). Judging will be conducted by 100% KCBS certified judges using KCBS rules. The Bone Suckin’ Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is one of the top KCBS-sanctioned competitions on the east coast with several of our Grand Champions moving on to compete in the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational. You don’t want to miss out!

Title Sponsor

Thank you to Bone Suckin’ Sauce for being our Title Sponsor! Come attend our FREE family fun BBQ festival to enjoy live music, food, beer garden, and various street vendors. Visit the Cook Team area, purchase competition BBQ featuring Bone Suckin’ Sauce. We look forward to seeing you in Historic Downtown Apex, NC!

Peak City Pig Fest