2026 Inspiration Stage Schedule

Friday, January 9

6PM  Kevin Bludso 

Meet Kevin Bludso — an award-winning chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality who turned his small Compton BBQ stand into an international culinary empire and now stars as a judge and mentor on Netflix’s The American BBQ Showdown and other hit food shows.

Saturday, January 10

NOON  Kevin Bludso 

Meet Kevin Bludso — an award-winning chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality who turned his small Compton BBQ stand into an international culinary empire and now stars as a judge and mentor on Netflix’s The American BBQ Showdown and other hit food shows.

Sunday, January 11

 COMING SOON