01Partnerships open
Become a Sponsor
Put your organization inside a founding-year East Texas tradition through festival-wide leadership, a named experience, hospitality, or community investment.
Explore sponsorships
One festival. Many ways to belong.
Find your place in the fest.
Choose the opportunity that fits you. Open applications lead to full details; developing opportunities lead to the official interest list.
Get involved
Help build the founding year.
Pine Tree Smoke & Soul Fest is bringing together barbecue teams, local businesses, volunteers, performers, families, and community partners to create a new Longview tradition.
Submitting an application or interest form does not guarantee acceptance, placement, selection, or participation. Final requirements and deadlines will be provided as each opportunity is confirmed.
02Applications open
Apply as a Vendor
Bring food, products, art, services, or community resources to a marketplace designed for discovery, connection, and local enterprise.
View vendor information03Applications open
Compete as a Pitmaster
Enter the founding-year barbecue competition, bring your best smoke to Longview, and compete across the championship categories.
View pitmaster information04Interest list open
Volunteer
Help welcome guests and support setup, check-in, Kids Zone, tasting, hospitality, stage activities, accessibility, cleanup, and other festival operations.
Join the volunteer interest list05Interest list open
Become a BBQ Judge
Receive future information about judge qualifications, orientation, availability, competition categories, and the selection process.
Request judge updates06Interest list open
Enter Kids Q
Families can receive announcements about the proposed youth cooking experience, age divisions, safety requirements, rules, and registration.
Request Kids Q updates07Interest list open
Perform or Entertain
Musicians, performers, hosts, and community talent can follow opportunities connected to the Soul Stage and other festival moments.
Request entertainment updates08Conversations open
Contribute Goods or Services
Support the festival with useful goods, equipment, professional services, hospitality, printing, transportation, food, water, or operational resources.
Start a partnership conversationNot sure where you fit?
Stay close to the smoke.
Join the official updates list and choose the festival news that matters to you, or contact the team with a specific partnership idea.