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Boo-Que offers fun for all ages

Carter Lewis, 6, of Eden, Md., works hard to perfect his barbecue creation in the Boo-Que children’s competition. The festival was held Oct. 20-21 at the Indian River Inlet. NICK ROTH PHOTOS
Nick Roth
October 26, 2017
The dynamic duo of Jeff Warner and Danielle Lehman, both of Rehoboth Beach, ran the 5K as Batman and Robin.
The third annual Boo-Que was held in the shadow of the Indian River Inlet bridge.
Lily Jewel, 9, of Dagsboro, left, and Elizabeth Lambros, 9, of Dagsboro attended the third annual Boo-Que Festival focused on winning the children’s costume contest.
Ryan Pahren, 2, of Dagsboro entered the costume contest.
Laila Johnson, 1, of New Jersey, center, won the children’s costume contest. She is shown with her brother Jaiden Johnson, 4, and dad Kevin Johnson.
Ocean City-based band Funk Shué provided the entertainment for festival-goers Oct. 21. Shown are lead singer Caileen Ryan, left, and bassist Dan Reed.
There was plenty of swag available for purchase at the event.
Big Fat Daddy’s had the barbecue on lock down.
Lines were not an uncommon site at the barbecue vendors.
Auctioneer Steve Miranti of USGovBid tries to entice the audience into bidding for plate No. 60.
Ella Schmidt, 10 of Glenelg, Md., begins preparation of her dish in the children’s barbecue contest.
Auctioneer Steve Miranti of USGovBid and Rep. Dave Wilson, R-Bridgeville, also an auctioneer, work hard together to sell a license plate-surf-fishing place combo.
Roman Johnson, 10, of South Jersey shows off his kabobs.
Finn Ferguson, 7, of Middletown pulls the lid off of his grill.
Jenna Berry, 8, of Smyrna packs hamburgers.
Dylan Carey, 17, of Laurel works hard on meatballs.
Lacey Stough, 9, of Furlong, Pa., keeps a eye on her burgers.
Brock Rudy, 9, Warminster, Pa., checks the temperature of his meat on the grill.
Big Fat Daddy’s has quite a selection of barbecue.
Rep. Dave Wilson, R-Bridgeville, works hard to sell surf-fishing tag No. 6, the lowest remaining tag available.
The Boo-Que 5K took runners on a journey over the Indian River Inlet bridge and back.

The third annual Boo-Que Festival brought hundreds of people to the Indian River Inlet for a fun fall festival Oct. 20-21 that had a little bit of something for everyone.

The event kicked off Oct. 20 with a children’s costume contest, trick-or-treating and a wing contest. Live entertainment, food and drink vendors, and carnival games and rides kept festival-goers upbeat throughout the weekend.

The festival’s second day kicked off with a 5K over the Indian River Inlet bridge and continued with a barbecue contest, children’s barbecue contest, low-digit surf-fishing tag auction and more. Lower Case Blues closed the festival with a late-night performance. 

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Nick Roth is the news editor. He has been with the Cape Gazette since 2012, previously covering town beats in Milton and Lewes. In addition to serving on the editorial board and handling page layout, Nick is responsible for the weekly Delaware History in Photographs feature and enjoys writing stories about the Cape Region’s history. Prior to the Cape Gazette, Nick worked for the Delmarva Media Group, including the Delaware Wave, Delaware Coast Press and Salisbury Daily Times. He also contributed to The News Journal. Originally from Boyertown, Pa., Nick attended Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania, graduating in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He’s won several MDDC awards during his career for both writing and photography. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, going to the beach with his family and cheering for Philadelphia sports teams. 

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