The annual Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ & Blues Fest is getting a big financial boost after Visit Florida announced it would provide a $2,500 advertising matching grant to the Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce.
“The purpose of these grants is to help nonprofit entities and local governments stretch their tourism and marketing dollars in an effort to expand cultural, heritage, rural and nature tourism activities in Florida,” said Will Seccombe, president and chief executive of Visit Florida, in a release.
Pigz in Z’Hills is slated for Jan. 17 at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport. Since its inception, it has raised tens of thousands of dollars for local your and education programs, and community services of the chamber. The airport venue offers opportunities for visitors to fly in from anywhere in the state, and event-goers from surrounding counties are attracted to the aviation and history attractions, as well as food and music, the chamber said.
The event was moved to the airport in 2014 to help accommodate growth and expansion, and attracted more than 6,000 people to that year’s event, with some flying in from places like Boca Raton, Jacksonville and Miami
