It'll be a loaded weekend in downtown Lincoln this weekend as the annual Pigs and Swigs event returns starting Friday.

Thursday morning on the WHOW Morning Show, Event Coordinator Michelle Bauer told Regional Radio News there's a bbq competition cookoff, food vendors, a beer tent with entertainment and a wine tasting among a couple of days full of fun all on the square in Lincoln.

Starting Friday, the BBQ competitors will converge on the square and then in the afternoon, the dock dogs competition will open as well. Bauer adds, while you're enjoying the competitions, you can partake in plenty of great food as food trucks will set up downtown.

Friday night concludes with entertainment in the craft beer and wine tasting tents and that will go on until 11 pm. Bauer says Saturday the dock dog competition resumes and there will be a craft vendor and flea market set up at Scully Park, just a block south of the square. 

At Scully Park, the Oasis Senior Center will have an area set up for kids of the community. Nancy Cunningham with the Oasis Senior Center says they will have inflatables, face painting and plenty of other things happening and it is their way of giving back to the community as a thank you for their continued support.

A full list of the activities, events, and vendors are available at lincolnbbq.com or at pigsandswigs.com.