Graduation, Birthday & Party BBQ Catering, North Port

The Party BBQ North Port Has Been Waiting For

Some celebrations deserve more than a stack of pizza boxes. A graduation that took four years to earn. A milestone birthday. A backyard cookout where the whole street ends up in your yard by sundown. These are the moments where the food becomes part of the memory — and they are exactly the kind of party BBQ Art Co. was built to feed.

We are a North Port-based artisan smokehouse on wheels, run by pitmaster Arthur "Art" Gumirov, and in June 2026 we swept our division at the regional BBQ competition at Loaded Cannon Distillery in Lakewood Ranch: Best BBQ Overall, People's Choice, and 1st Place Ribs. We carry a 5.0-star rating across 67 Google reviews. When you book us for a North Port celebration, you are not getting catering-company autopilot — you are getting competition-grade smoked BBQ brought right to your driveway, lanai, or community pavilion.

Graduation Parties

Graduation season in North Port hits fast and overlaps hard. Half the neighborhood is throwing a party the same weekend in late May and June, which means caterers and party rentals book up early. A graduation crowd is also famously unpredictable in size — the guest of honor invites their whole class, three sets of grandparents show up, and a tray-of-sandwiches plan quietly falls apart.

This is where BBQ shines. A two-protein spread of brisket and pulled pork plus our scratch-made sides scales cleanly from 30 guests to 150, and our food holds its quality across the long, drifting timeline of a graduation open house where people arrive across a three-hour window. Add a BBQ Sundae station — smoked protein, sides, and sauce layered in a cup — and you have a self-serve format that keeps a teenage crowd happily fed without anyone manning a grill. Book early; the May-June window fills up faster than any other on our calendar.

Birthday Parties

A milestone birthday — the 1st, the 30th, the 50th, the 80th — earns food that feels like an occasion. BBQ is uniquely good at multi-generational birthday crowds because it genuinely pleases everyone. Kids gravitate to our certified organic chicken wings and mac and cheese; the adults go straight for the brisket and ribs; grandparents appreciate that the meat is tender enough to enjoy without a fight. Our smoke-then-sous-vide method means the brisket arrives sliceable and juicy, never dry, so the food is as good when the cake comes out as it was when the first guest arrived.

For smaller, more intimate birthdays, we can keep it tight: one protein, two sides, a sauce or two. For a backyard bash, we scale up and bring the full spread. Either way, you spend the day with your guests instead of chained to a grill.

Backyard Parties and Cookouts

There is a reason "having BBQ catered to the backyard" is becoming a thing in North Port — it removes the one part of hosting that keeps the host out of their own party. No 6 a.m. start standing over a smoker. No worrying whether the chicken is done. No leaving your own guests to flip burgers. We show up, set up, serve competition-level food, and let you actually enjoy your cookout.

North Port's mix of large residential lots, the Activity Center, and community clubhouses at developments like Bobcat Trail, Heron Creek, and the various POA pavilions all work well for our setup. We need roughly a 10x20-foot service area; most North Port backyards, lanais, and clubhouse patios accommodate that easily. Tell us the spot when you reach out, and we will confirm the logistics.

A Menu That Fits the Vibe

Every party is different, so we build the menu to match:

Proteins. Brisket and pulled pork are the workhorses; certified organic chicken wings make a great third option for variety and for the kids. For a special-occasion party, ribs — yes, our 1st-place ribs — are an unforgettable centerpiece.

Scratch-made sides. Russian coleslaw, smoked baked beans, mac and cheese, and cornbread are all made fresh for every service. The coleslaw's bright, dill-forward style cuts the richness of the smoked meat and keeps people reaching for more.

The BBQ Sundae. Our signature layered cup is a hit at casual parties — fun to eat, easy to serve, and a guaranteed conversation piece.

Browse the full menu to see what we are featuring, and our private parties service page covers formats and headcounts in detail.

Booking Your North Port Celebration

We are a single-truck, owner-operated kitchen, which keeps the quality consistent and the calendar finite. For graduation season (May-June) and any weekend party in peak season, reach out as early as you can lock in your date — these are our busiest windows. For weekday and off-peak parties, we have more flexibility.

The inquiry takes two minutes: send your date, headcount, and North Port location through our catering page, or call pitmaster Art at (916) 804-1579. We will come back with availability, a menu recommendation, and a clear quote. Then all that is left for you to do is enjoy your own party. Where smoke meets art — right in your backyard.