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68 Annual Farm-City BBQ
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Celebrate community, agriculture

and the next generation of leaders

this Thanksgiving

SPONSORS Wednesday NOVEMBER 26 2025 11:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
TO DATE INCLUDE: Collier County Fairgrounds 751 39 Avenue NE Naples, FL 34120
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• Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
• Alico Citrus • Sunshine Ace ollier County’s beloved pre- made Farm-City BBQ one of the most
• Naples Lumber • Arthrex Thanksgiving tradition, The well-attended and beloved annual events in
• Ave Maria Development CFarm-City BBQ, is back for its Collier County,” said Budd, co-founder of
• Rycon Construction 68 year! This cherished gathering of food, PBS Contractors. “We consider it ‘the family
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• Stock Development fellowship, and purpose will be bringing together reunion for the business community’, including
the business of farming. Everyone is welcome.
• Waste Management thousands of attendees made up of the business It’s a casual event with great food and great
• Cogent Bank • PBS Contractors community, elected officials and neighbors– conversation that thousands look forward to all
donned in cowboy hats, jeans and boots–on
• Bank of America November 26, 2025, at 11:30 am at year.” Budd has chaired the event for the last
• Brian A. Glaeser State Farm the Collier County Fairgrounds. three years and has been involved for over
20 years.
• Motorola Solutions Inc What began decades ago as a simple gesture The event takes place during National
• Naples Airport Authority of support between local farmers and business Farm-City Week, a time set aside during
leaders has grown into an opportunity for
• Naples Gun Shop leaders from the coastal and interior regions of Thanksgiving to celebrate and recognize the
• Peninsula Engineering the county to feast on locally grown food, give beneficial partnerships between rural and urban
communities that make our food supply safe
• Q. Grady Minor thanks for a thriving community and support and plentiful.
the next generation of youth on the day
• Stantec • Stifel Nicolaus before Thanksgiving. “Countless people in our community
• Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Mgmt. This wildly popular, fun event includes prepare, transport, market, and retail the food
grown right here at 300 farms on almost
• BMO Wealth Management networking, live-music by Back Country Boys 150,000 acres in Collier County,” added
• Chaffee Consulting • Coleman Band and a hearty steak lunch served with Padilla, Community Relationship Manager of
Immokalee-grown vegetables as well as beer
• Taylor • Klaus, et al and wine. As a true, heartfelt display of service RCMA, whose organization supports children
• DeAngelis Diamond • EK Consulting and tradition, volunteer business leaders man in farm working and low-income families in
Immokalee. “Our goal with the event is to
• Manning Napier the grills and sides are served by Collier County commemorate the interdependence of the
• Manuel Padilla Construction elected officials who volunteer as celebrity vibrant network of farmers and business
servers.
• Planning Alternatives Elyse Lipman, CEO of Lipman Family owners who support the economy and our
• Premier Commercial, Inc. • UES Farms will serve as Honorary Chair and Russell people. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to
consider the food on our tables and where it
• Naples Daily News • Life in Naples Budd and Gloria Padilla will serve as Co-Chairs. comes from while raising funds to support
“This event is a celebration of community
• Gulfshore Business connection and mutual appreciation that has our future leaders.”
• Florida Weekly
SPONSORSHIPS AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT FARMCITYBBQ.COM
BENEFITS
Proceeds benefit the youth development
programs of Collier County 4H, Collier
County Junior Deputies, Key Clubs of
Collier County and Youth Leadership
Collier. Youth represented from the
beneficiaries will be on hand to serve
as volunteers and assist with a variety
of fundraising opportunities.
TICKETS
$35 per person for the steak lunch or
$45 per person for a steak lunch and
drinks package.
THE PRICES WILL INCREASE FOR
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