Gallery – BOB Fest returns
Published 1:23 pm Thursday, January 23, 2025
- From right are Rebecca Eads, Kim Hammer, Meaghan Midgett and Kerri Wilburn of Smithfield (Photos by Stephen Faleski | The Smithfield Times)
Smithfield’s BOB Fest, an annual all-you-can-eat festival highlighting Bloody Marys, oysters and Brunswick stew, drew a crowd to Windsor Castle Park on Jan. 18. Tickets sold out within a week of going on sale in November. The event was held in a heated tent on the manor house grounds. The event typically brings in around $55,000 to benefit area nonprofit organizations.
- Leslie Brown and Gib Chapman of Smithfield
- Jackie Tieri and Bryan Britt of Newport News with Stephanie Currier of Hampton
- Rick Schwarting, Laurie Mercer and Ruth Pitt of the Smithfield Lions Club serve Brunswick stew
- Braeden and Alana Driscoll of Hampton
- Ryan and Hailey Thorpe and Beverly Burke, all of Smithfield
- From left, back row, are Mitchell Bernhardt, Evan Lee and Ryan Caterbone; front row, from left, are Brooke Ducote, Scarlett Davenport, Sophia Christian and Elly Bryant, all of Smithfield.
- Lanford Pritchett of Smithfield and the Historic Southside Master Naturalists serves oysters.
- Lorain Cosgrave and Julia Hillegass of Smithfield serve Bloody Marys
- Eva Marshall of the Smithfield Lions Club serves Brunswick stew.
- Andrea and Carlos Spruill of Virginia Beach
- Michael Berry of Smithfield, at right, with Allison and James Hall and Ellen Baker
- Savannah, Amber, Sydney and Derek Lego of Yorktown
- Melanie Waters, founder of 1980s tribute band The Deloreans, performs at the 2025 BOB Fest in Smithfield.
- Buddy and Kristin Horton of Suffolk
- Ellen Rice of Windsor, at right, with Sandy Parks of Portsmouth
- Hope and Lance Sexton with Gabe and Meredith Torre of Smithfield
- Sydney Beale and Bryce Nestor of Smithfield
- D.W. Coble II, a Southampton County resident and member of the Smithfield Rotary Club, cooks oysters over a fire outside.
- Randy Raines, Misty Resvass and Tiffani and Blake Dengel, all of Smithfield
- Tommy and Suzan Askew and Olivia Evans of Smithfield