BBQ Festivals and BBQ Competitions Directory

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United States

Alabama BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Best Bucking BBQ Cookoff - Athens - April 29-30, 2011
• BBQ for Building - Birmingham - April 30, 2011
• Smokin' In The Wiregrass - Tri-State BBQ Festival - Dothan - April 8-9, 2011
• The Mitchell Company BBQ Championship and Hog Wild Festival - Mobile - March 11-12, 2011
• Whistle Stop Festival - Huntsville - May 6-7, 2011

Arizona BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Arizona Barbecue Festival - Scottsdale - March 26, 2011
• Get Your Pig On Barbecue Competition - Sedona - July 23, 2011
• HAVA BBQ London Bridge Style - Lake Havasu City - Feb 24-26, 2011 

Arkansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Fayetteville - September 28 - October 1, 2011

California BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual Blazin' Hog Competition BBQ and Zydeco Music Festival - Mariposa - September 17, 2011
• Annual Vista BBQ Competition - Vista - August 6, 2011
• Morgan Hill BBQ Cook-Off - Morgan Hill - May 7, 2011
• Orange County BBQ Bonanza - Fountain Valley - August 18-21, 2011
• Orange County BBQ Cook-Off and Family Festival - Costa Mesa - June 11, 2011
• Ribstock Peace - Love and BBQ - Cameron Park - September 17, 2011

Colorado BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ At The Summitt Competition - Dillon - August 12-13, 2011

Florida BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Gulf Coast Rhythym & BBQ Fest - Palmetto - April 8-10, 2011
• Pig On The Pond - Waterfront Park - Cleremont FL - March 11-12, 2011

Georgia BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival - Barnesville - April 22-23, 2011
• Boss Hog Cook-Off - Waynesboro - May 13-14, 2011
• Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival Dillard - August 5-6, 2011
• Great Pinetree Grill Off - Swainsboro - May 7th, 2011
• National BBQ Festival - Douglas - November 4-5, 2011
• North Georgia Mountains Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown - Young Harris - May 28, 2011
• Smoke On The Lake BBQ Festival - Acworth - May 6-7, 2011
• Smoke On The Water BBQ Cookoff and Bluegrass Festival - Thomaston - April 1-2, 2011

Illinois BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Best Dam BBQ Cookoff - Benton - July 2, 2011
• Cars, Blues & Bar B-Q Festival - Alton - June 25-26, 2011
• Grillin' For Our Girls - Willowbrook - June 3-4. 2011
• Hanover Hogs and Hens BBQ Cook Off - Bartlett - June 11, 2011
• The Virginia Bar-B-Que - Virginia (yes city of Virginia in Illinois) - June 3-5, 2011

Indiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ Rib Fest - Fort Wayne - June 16-19, 2011
• Bean Blossom Blues, Brews & BBQ - Nashville - August 25-27, 2011
• Salamonie Summer Festival & BBQ Cookoff - Warren - July 3, 2011
• Clabber Girl Brickyard BBQ Festival - Terre Haute - July 16 -17, 2011
• College Football Hall of Fame Ribs Cook-Off - South Bend - July 15-16, 2011
• Ribberfest - Barbeque, Blues & Balloons - Madison - August 19-20, 2011
• Smokin' On The Water - Liberty - April 30 - May 1, 2011

Kansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q - Lansing - May 6-7, 2011
• Lawrence Sertoma BBQ Cookoff - Lawrence - May 6-7, 2011
• Smoke In The Spring - Osage - April 8-9, 2011
• Smoke on the Water Backyard Grilling BBQ Competition & TARC Benefit - Topeka - October 7-8, 2011

Kentucky BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• International BBQ Festival - Owensboro - May 13-14, 2011
• Kentucky State BBQ Festival - Danville - November 4-5, 2011
• W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival - Henderson - June 11-18, 2011

Louisiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Hogs For The Cause - New Orleans - March 26, 2011
• Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge - Hammond - March 25-26, 2011

Maine BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Mainely Grillin' & Chillin" State BBQ Championships - Eliot - August 13-14, 2011
• Western Main BBQ Festival - Fryeburg - July 23-24. 2011

Maryland BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Naptown barBAYq - Annapolis - May 13-14, 2011
• Pork In The Park Maryland State Championship BBQ Contest - Salisbury - April 15-17, 2011

Mississippi BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bulls, Barrells, BBQ - Hattiesburg - June 25, 2011
• Grillin' On The River - Columbus - April 8-9, 2011
• GCFFA BBQ Challenge - Lucedale - May 7, 2011
• Pelahatchie BBQ Festival - Pelahatchie - April 1-2, 2011
• The Desoto Shrine Annual 2010 BBQ Cook Off - Hernando - June 10-11, 2011

Missouri BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual Great Pacific Missouri BBQ & Bluegrass Festival - Pacific - August 12-13, 2011
• Apple Blossom BBQ - St. Jospeh - May 6-7, 2011
• Capital City Cookoff - Jefferson City - April 15-16, 2011
• King Of The River BBQ Cookoff Battle on the Beach - Grassy - September 16-17, 2011 (link is email of event sponsor for more information)
• North County Optimist Club BBQ Competition - Hazelwood - April 29-30, 2011
• Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival - Springfield - April 15-16, 2011
• Roots 'n Blues n' BBQ Festival - Columbia - September, 9-10, 2011
• Sertoma Summer Sizzle - Springfield (Nixa) - September 16-17, 2011
• Smokin' On Big Creek State Championship BBQ Contest - Pleasant Hill - April 1-2, 2011

Nebraska BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Capital City Ribfest - Lincoln - August 11-14, 2011
• Eagle Days BBQ and Blues Festival - Eagle - July 22-23, 2011
• North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival - North Platte - May 6-7, 2011

Nevada BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Best Dam Barbecue Cook-off Competition - Boulder City - May 27-28, 2011
• Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook Off - Sparks - August 31 - September 5, 2011
• Smokin' in Mesquite Open BBQ Championship - Mesquite - September 2-4, 2011
• USA Barbecue Championship - Las Vegas - May 20-22, 2011
  

New Hampshire BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Rotary Nashua West 8th Annual Rock'n Ribfest - Merrimack - June 17-19, 2011

New Jersey BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• New Jersey State Barbecue Championship - N. Wildwood - July 8-10, 2011
• Que by the Sea BBQ Competition & Festival - Seaside Heights - September 23-25, 2011

New Mexico BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• The New Mexico "Pork And Brew" Barbeque State Championships - Rio Rancho - July 1-3, 2011

New York BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Hudson Valley Rib Fest - New Paltz - August 20-21, 2011
• I Love Barbeque Festival - Lake Placid - July 2-4, 2011
• Roc City Rib Fest - Rochester - May 27-30, 2011
• Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party - New York City - June 11-12, 2011

North Carolina BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ Festival on the Neuse - Kinston - May46-7, 2011
• Blue Ridge BBQ Festival - Tryon - June 10-11, 2011
• Time Warner Cable BBQ & Blues - Charlotte - September 9-10, 2011
• Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down - Rocky Mount - October 7-8, 2011
• Henderson County Boyd BBQ Expo - Hendersonville - April 30, 2011
• Lincolnton N.C. Hog Happenin' State Championship BBQ Cook-Off and Bike Rally - Lincolnton - June 3-4, 2011
• Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival - Franklin - August 12-13, 2011
• Carolina Mountain Ribfest - Asheville - July 8-10, 2011
• The BBQ Festival - Lexington - Oct 22, 2011
• Texas Pete Twin City Rib Fest - Winston-Salem - June 9-12, 2011

Ohio BBQ BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Berea's National Rib Cookoff - Berea - May 27-30, 2011
• Jazz and Ribfest - Columbus - July 22-24, 2011

Oklahoma BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bixby BBQ’n Music Festival - Bixby - May 6-7, 2011

Pennsylvania BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Pennsylvania State Championship BBQ Cook-Off - New Holland - August 26-27, 2011

South Carolina BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Barnyard BBQ Competition - Seabrook (Beaufort County) - October 22, 2011
• Blues, Brews And BBQ Festival - Simpsonville - June 4, 2011
• Carolinas Childrens Home BBQ Cookoff Festeival, Columbia - Columbia - May 20-21, 2011
• South Carolina Festival of Discovery - Greenwood - July 7-9, 2011
• Smoke At The Lodge, Summerville - Summerville - April 1-2, 2011

South Dakota BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Farley Fest Q-Fest - Milbank - June 24-26, 2011
• Harrold Smokin' 4th of July and Rib Cookoff - Harrold - July 2, 2011
• Pork Loin Cookoff at the South Dakota State Fair - Huron - September 4, 2011
• South Dakota State Championship - Huron - June 3-4, 2011

Tennessee BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass - Seiverville - May 20-21, 2011
• Kerbela Shriners Benefit BBQ and Music Festival - Morristown - May 7, 2011
• Memphis In May - World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest - Memphis - May 12-14, 2011
• Music City BBQ Festival - Nashville - August 26-27, 2011
• National 2011 Muscadine Festival, BBQ Competition - Sweetwater -September 23-24, 2011
• Pig 'n In The Grove - College Grove - September 3-4, 2010
• Smokin’ in McMinnville  BBQ Competition - McMinnville - August 11-13, 2011
• Tennessee Funfest State Barbecue Championship Cooking Contest - Lakeland - June 16-18, 2011

Texas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual Amateur BBQ Cook Off Benefiting Camp Craig Allen - Grapevine - September 9-10, 2011

Virginia BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual BBQ @ Sedalia - Big Island - May 21, 2011
• Recovery Fest and BBQ Cookoff - Glen Allen - September 17th, 2011

Washington State BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Cascade Country Cookoff - Chehalis - August 13-14, 2011

Washington D.C. BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• National Capital BBQ Battle - Washington DC - June 25-26, 2011

Canada

Quebec

• Mondial du Grill festival - Championnat du Quebec de BBQ - When:  6-7-8 july 2012 - Saint-Calixte, Canada  

United Kingdom

England

• Grill Stock BBQ Festival - Bristol - July 02-03, 2011