2021 Bar-B-Q Block Party brings financial relief to Owensboro area 2021 Bar-B-Q Block Party brings financial relief to Owensboro area By Aaron Hancock and Keaton Eberly | May 9, 2021 at 12:12 AM CDT - Updated May 9 at 12:12 AM OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - The city of Owensboro displayed a sign of things bouncing back from the pandemic this weekend. The 2021 Bar-B-Q Block Party was held on Saturday in place of the International Bar-B-Q Festival, which was canceled this past year due to COVID-19. Event organizers say they didn’t want to host a full-scale festival yet since the pandemic is still ongoing. However, one barbecue cooking team says they’re excited to be back after taking a big financial hit from last year’s cancellation.