The City of Kennesaw announced that platinum-selling country artist Chayce Beckham will headline the 2026 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival as the City of Kennesaw and Kennesaw Parks & Recreation bring two days of live music, barbecue and family entertainment to Depot Park on Oct. 16-17.
The festival will take place Friday, Oct. 16, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Beckham will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the United Bankshares Amphitheater at Depot Park, following ACM Award-winning duo Tigirlily Gold, which takes the stage at 6 p.m.
Beckham rose to national prominence after winning Season 19 of American Idol, becoming the first contestant to win the competition with an original song. He later earned his first No. 1 country radio hit with the platinum-certified single “23,” which has helped generate more than 1.2 billion global on-demand streams. His debut album, Bad for Me, followed the success of the single, and he continues touring while preparing to release new music, including the neo-Western-inspired track “Dirt Floor.”…