The 4th Annual Bands Brews & BBQ returns Friday and Saturday (February 22 and 23) to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice.

The event is in downtown Port Royal and runs Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. with The Wing Throw Down and live music until 10 and Saturday brings the BBQ Competition from noon to 4.

You can buy tickets online ($20 for one day or $35 for both) or purchase them at Carolina Wings & Ribs; Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, Lowcountry Produce Market & Cafe, Q on Bay, or at 94.5 The Coast.

Here are more details:

Announcing Bands Brews & BBQ a South Carolina Barbeque Association sanctioned Cook-Off event hosted by the Town of Port Royal. Bands, Brews & BBQ will take place on Friday February 22nd and Saturday February 23rd in downtown Port Royal, SC proceeds to benefit FRIENDS of Caroline HOSPICE. This event will feature a Wing Throw Down Party on Friday from 6pm until 9 pm featuring live music and samplings of Wings from the participating cookers. The Saturday event will run from 12-4pm and includes a sanctioned SC BBQ Association cook off in the categories of Ribs & Butts as well as live music from four local bands and entertainment for the children. Visitors to the event will get to sample all they can eat of the best BBQ our area has to offer. Sure to become a Lowcountry favorite, Bands Brews & BBQ will be an event not to be missed for the entire family. Join us as we enjoy wonderful BBQ and raise money for a charity that has provided loving care to Beaufort for over 30 years.