EVENT PREVIEW
Saddle Up
Cowboy cuisine comes to Cartersville, Georgia, with the
return of the Southeastern Chuck Wagon Gathering.T
he 16th annual Southeastern Chuck
Wagon Gathering returns, celebrating all
things cowboy at Booth Western Art
Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. The chuck
wagon-filled event promises a taste of the Wild
West—literally. Recognized as one of the best
annual food festivals in Georgia, the event
features a cowboy cook-off you have to taste
to believe, with Southeastern staples like beef,
potatoes, beans, cobbler, biscuits and cornbread.
Although food is the focal point of the event,
the fun doesn’t stop there. Visitors can chow
down on cowboy cuisine while enjoying an
entertainment lineup that includes live Western
music performed by Catherine Thompson, a
Cowboy Poetry CD release of Contemplating Life
by Tom Kerlin with music by Jim Dorsett, and a
singer/songwriter workshop (ticketed separately)
with Tony Arata, who wrote Garth Brooks’ The
Dance. Legendary chuck wagon cook and
steakhouse owner Tom Perini will also share his
stories of cooking for presidents and celebritiesThe Booth Western Art Museum will host the 16th annual
Southeastern Chuck Wagon Gathering.Festivities for the Southeastern Chuck Wagon Gathering will take place both indoors and
outdoors at the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.