St. Lawrence Church Barbecue Picnic

Name: St. Lawrence Church Barbecue Picnic
Start: 2027-08-07
End: 2027-08-07
Location: St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 5655 Clarksville Pike

Joelton, TN · Food & Drink

When: August 7, 2027
Where: St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 5655 Clarksville Pike · Joelton · TN
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

A pulled pork barbecue picnic and parish fundraiser dating to 1885, interrupted only briefly during World War II. Volunteers slow-cook about 4,500 pounds of pork overnight, with proceeds funding tuition subsidies at the parish's Catholic school.

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