The Food Court

The Food Court offers a variety of regional food vendors serving up a mouthwatering array of authentic Southern cooking, East Tennessee style. So whether you’re looking for good ol’ homestyle or some nice "fair food," you are sure to find it here.

Application deadline for the 2024 festival was September 1st.

If you have already been approved as a Food Court vendor, you may pay your fees online here.

IT’S BOLONEY TIME IN TENNESSEE!!!!!!!

In 2023, the Louie Bluie Festival and its organizers, the Campbell Culture Coalition, were thrilled to introduce our newest celebration of traditional Appalachian cultural cooking: THE BOLONEY TENT! YES! The boloney tent at the Louie Bluie Festival on September 28, 2024 - will return! But wait…there’s more!!!

If you are feeling inspired by the boloney craze, stop by the Festival Headquarters Tent and pick up a limited-edition Boloney T-Shirt to commemorate the event!

Many a student and adult have enjoyed the delicious and savory treat of boloney sandwiches and fried boloney for lunch, dinner and sometimes if we were really, really lucky, breakfast. From Mammaw’s kitchen table, to the fishin’ hole, to the lunchroom, we’ve been graced with this delicious meal over the years and so much lore has accompanied the humble boloney. Please come by and tell us your stories.

LaFollette, TN local take-out kitchen and caterer, The Doorway Gourmet, is our partner in this - offering multiple stylings of boloney at the festival. Doorway Gourmet will cook, prepare and plate all sorts of delicious Boloney goodness – sure to please even the most refined of boloney tastebuds!

Profits will be shared between the Louie Bluie Festival and Doorway Gourmet. C’mon down and fill your belly!

The Doorway Gourmet is established as a Christ-centered, for-profit, limited liability company with the direct purpose and specific focus of supporting the community and the local Annie Caldwell Foundation (501c3).

Here’s the tasty food available at the 2024 Festival

Organic Roots Cafe

  • Home cooked healthy vegan food with healthy raw food ingredients.

Jimmy’s On Wheels

  • Classic Burgers with all the toppings

  • Patty Melts

  • Chicken Tenders

  • Corn Dogs

  • Fries

Kona Ice

  • Delicious shaved ice with custom flavor selections from the Flavorwave!

Clean Smoke BBQ

  • Smoked BBQ offerings with Sides

  • Special demo tent with on the spot smoker!

Hungry Hillbilly

  • Hillbilly Burgers

  • Firetruck Burger

  • Chicken Sandwich

  • Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich

Irveys Ice Cream

  • Handmade ice cream flavors. Hand dipped by the cup or by the cone.

Mel-Dars Deluxe Pups

  • Jumbo All Beef Hotdogs

  • Nachos and Loaded Nachos

Happy Hiker

  • Family owned and operated mobile coffee truck.

  • Hot and cold coffee and tea offerings, as well as Boba

CJs Tacos

  • Tacos

  • Taco Combos on gluten free corn tortillas

  • Gourmet sauces.

Apostolic Church

  • A wide selection of classic, delicious church bake sale items and treats.

A Few Select Photos: 2023 Food Court