Black’s BBQ Celebrates 90th Birthday

By: Kent Black, 3rd Generation Pitmaster & Owner 

The Original Black’s BBQ is celebrating its 90th consecutive years in the BBQ business and everyone is invited to the party! The celebration will be in Lockhart, TX the BBQ capital of Texas, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The party starts at 12 noon and the music and barbecue demonstrations will go from 1 pm till 8 pm. The celebration is free to the public, no cover charge. Kent Black, the third generation pitmaster, wants to thank the five generations of guests from all over Texas and the United States for supporting The Original Black’s BBQ all these 90 years in Lockhart.

The 90th year celebration will be across the street from The Original Black’s BBQ at 215 North Main St. in historic downtown Lockhart. The Original Black’s BBQ neighbor, the St. Mary’s Catholic church has graciously allowed The Original Black’s BBQ to use their 3 acre park with a covered stage. Lockhart professional musicians will play from 1 til 3 pm followed by David Beck’s Tejano Weekend band with the closing act to be the10 piece band Shinyribs, a huge Texas favorite. Of course, Black’s had to get a band with a BBQ name.

The Original Black’s BBQ is really excited that Mill Scale Metal Works of Lockhart, Tx is one of the sponsors of the 90th year celebration. Mill Scale Metal Works (www.millscale.co) makes custom offset cookers, fire tools, open fire skillets and hand forged skewers. You will find their handcrafted pits and fire tools all over the United States and Europe. Mill Scale Metal Works will have a special display of their cookers and fire tools at the 90th party. Their Chef Max is collaborating with 4th generation pitmaster Barrett Black to cook on site and demo their pits and Barrett’s recipes. Special thanks to Sysco Foods for being a sponsor of the 90th. Sysco has been The Original Black’s BBQ distributor for decades. Also sponsoring the 90th will be the Hill Country Cookoff Association. We appreciate their help. And a big thank you to Chase Colston of the Troubadour Festival for all of his assistance and expertise with the 90th. There will also be special hats and t-shirts to commemorate the 90th anniversary of The Original Black’s BBQ. On the Black’s BBQ property there will be a pop up beer garden.

So come on down to The Original Black’s BBQ 90th Anniversary Celebration in Lockhart, Texas just 30 minutes south of Austin. We would love to see everyone and thank you personally for allowing us to be in business for 90 years. We have been very blessed by all of our guests.