Bands Brews & BBQ

Beaufort’s Jackie Plumhoff from Hilton Head Island’s Matt Truhlar enjoy wings from one of the Wing Throw Down competitors at Bands Brews and BBQ on Friday night, Feb. 13, on Paris Avenue in Port Royal.

The barbecue tasting was Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, though attendees complained about vendors running out of food by 1 p.m., leaving the food trucks as their only option.

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Beaufort’s Jackie Plumhoff and Hilton Head Island’s Matt Truhlar enjoy wings from one of the Wing Throw Down competitors at Bands Brews and BBQ on Friday night, Feb. 13, on Paris Avenue in Port Royal. The barbecue tasting was Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, though attendees complained about vendors running out of food by 1 p.m., leaving the food trucks as their only option. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
From left, Tammy Siegner of Up in Yo Grill and Marie Larson of the Zonta Club of Beaufort join Logan Siegner of Up in Yo Grill as he holds his Hometown Heroes award during Bands Brews and BBQ held on Friday, Feb. 13, on Paris Avenue in Port Royal. The barbecue tasting was Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, though attendees complained about vendors running out of food by 1 p.m., leaving the food trucks as their only option. Amber Hewitt/The Island News