City of Columbia Missouri

P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 20, 2018

CONTACT: Tammy Miller
Marketing Specialist
Community Relations/Parks and Recreation
City of Columbia
573.874.7465
[email protected]

Jamie Varvaro
Thumper Entertainment
[email protected]

Free Roots N Blues N BBQ tickets available for low income residents

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Columbia Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for free tickets to the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, Sept. 28-30 at Stephens Lake Park. A limited number of tickets were made available for Columbia’s low-income residents through an agreement with festival coordinators, Thumper Entertainment.

Applications will be accepted starting Aug. 20, and must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 for consideration. Applications are available at CoMo.gov/parksandrec, or they may be picked up and submitted at Parks and Recreation’s administrative office at 1 S. Seventh St.

A random drawing of applicants meeting eligibility requirements will be held Sept. 10. Ticket winners will be notified by phone or email.

New this year, instead of picking up tickets at the Parks and Recreation office, winners will pick up a voucher to claim their wristband at the festival box office. All recipients must show identification.

The festival is cashless, so all wristbands will be used as a digital wallet. Recipients with questions should refer to the festival website for more information about cashless payments at rootsnbluesnbbq.com/cashless-payments/.

Applicants must be residents of the City of Columbia with a total household income less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level. Each household is limited to one application with a maximum of four tickets distributed per household. Children ages 12 and under do not need a ticket to attend the festival.

For more information about the ticket application process, call Parks and Recreation at 573.874.7460. For information about the festival, visit rootsnbluesnbbq.com. 



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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