BBQ Festivals and BBQ Competitions Directory -

If your BBQ Festival or Competition is not on our list send us an email with all the details and website addres and we will add you........thanks

United States

Alabama BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cookoff - Guntersville - November 6, 2010
• American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cookoff -Mobile - October 16, 2010
• Best Bucking BBQ Cookoff - Athens - April 23-24, 2010
• Bodagetta State BBQ Championship - Auburn - April 16-17, 2010
• Smokin' In The Wiregrass - Tri-State BBQ Festival - Dothan - April 9-10, 2010
• The Mitchell Company BBQ Championship and Hog Wild Festival - Mobile - March 12-13, 2010
• Whistle Stop Festival - Huntsville - April 30 - May 1, 2010

Arkansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Fayetteville - September 29 - October 2, 2010
• Smoke on the Water BBQ Challenge - North Little Rock - March 19-20, 2010

California BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual Blazin' Hog Competition BBQ and Zydeco Music Festival - Mariposa - September 18, 2010
• King of the County BBQ And Music Festival - Martinez - June 19-20, 2010
• Orange County BBQ Cook-Off and Family Festival - Costa Mesa - June 12, 2010
• Penn Valley BBQ Cook-Off and Cowboy Mounted Shooting Competition - Penn Valley - June 5-6, 2010

Colorado BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ At The Summitt Competition - Dillon - August 6-7, 2010

Florida BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Gulf Coast Rhythym & BBQ Fest - Palmetto - April 9-11, 2010
• Pig On The Pond - Waterfront Park - Cleremont FL - March 12-13, 2010

Georgia BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival - Barnesville - April 23-24, 2010
• Big Pig Jig - Vienna - November 5-6, 2010
• Boss Hog Cook-Off - Waynesboro - May 7-8, 2010
• Decatur BBQ Festival - Decatur - August 21, 2010
• Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival Dillard - August 6-7, 2010
• The First Annual Alto Georgia Wing Fling BBQ Cook-Off - Alto - June 5, 2010
• Georgia Barbecue Classic - Cartersville - June 4-5, 2010
• National BBQ Festival - Douglas - November 5-6, 2010
• North Georgia Mountains Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown - Young Harris - May 29-30, 2010
• Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival - Kennesaw - August 20-21, 2010
• Smoke On The Water BBQ Cookoff and Bluegrass Festival -Thomaston - April 2-3, 2010

Illinois BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Holy Smoke BBQ Cook-Off - Salem - August 7, 2010 (TBA)
• Illinois State Barbecue Competion - Shannon - July 9-10, 2010
• The Virginia Bar-B-Que - Virginia (yes city of Virginia in Illinois) - June 4-6, 2010

Indiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ Rib Fest - Fort Wayne - June 17-20, 2010
• Bean Blossom Blues, Brews & BBQ - Nashville - August 26-28, 2010
• Ribberfest - Barbeque, Blues & Balloons - Madison - August 20-21, 2010
• Smokin' On The Water - Liberty - May 1-2, 2010

Kansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Brew, Blues & BarBQ - Lansing -April 30-May 1, 2010
• Lawrence Sertoma BBQ Cookoff - Lawrence - May 7-8, 2010
• Smoke In The Spring - Osage - April 9-10, 2010
• The Great American Barbecue - Kansas City - May 21-22, 2010

Kentucky BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• International BBQ Festival - Owensboro - May 7-8, 2010
• W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival - Henderson - June 12-19, 2010

Louisiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Louisiana State BBQ Championship - Vidalia - Sept 24-25, 2010
• Roastin` with Rosie Barbeque Festival & Cook-off - Jennings - Sept 11, 2010
• Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge - Hammond - March 26-27, 2010

Maryland BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Pork In The Park Maryland State Championship BBQ Contest - Salisbury - April 16-18, 2010

Michigan BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Hot Blues and BBQ - Oxford - June 17-19, 2010
• Labadie Pig Gig - Bay City - August 5-8, 2010
• Kalamazoo Ribfest - Kalamazoo - August 5-7, 2010
• Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area State Championship BQQ Cook-Off - Silver Lake - Sept 10-11, 2010

Mississippi BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Grillin' On The River - Columbus - April 9-10, 2010
• Pelahatchie BBQ Festival - Pelahatchie - April 2-3, 2010
• Roast n' Boast - Columbus - March 13, 2010

Missouri BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual Great Pacific Missouri BBQ & Bluegrass Festival - Pacific - August 13-14, 2010
• Apple Blossom BBQ - St. Jospeh - April 30 - May 1, 2010
• Capital City Cookoff - Jefferson City - April 16-17, 2010
• Great Pacific Festival - Pacific - August 13-14, 2010
• North County Optimist Club BBQ Competition - Hazelwood - April 23-24, 2010
• Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival - Springfield - April 16-17, 2010
• Roots 'n Blues n' BBQ Festival - Columbia - October 1-2, 2010
• Sertoma Summer Sizzle - Springfield (Nixa) - August 27-28, 2010
• Smokin' On Big Creek State Championship BBQ Contest - Pleasant Hill - April 2-3, 2010

Nebraska BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Capital City Ribfest - Lincoln - August 12-15, 2010
• Eagle Days BBQ and Blues Festival - Eagle - July 9-10, 2010
• North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival - North Platte - May 7-8, 2010

Nevada BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Best Dam Barbecue Cook-off Competition - Boulder City - May 28-29, 2010
• Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook Off - Sparks - Sept 1-6, 2010
• Smokin' in Mesquite Open BBQ Championship - Mesquite - Sept 3-5, 2010
  

New Jersey BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• New Jersey State Barbecue Championship - N. Wildwood - July 9-11, 2010

New Mexico BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• National Fiery-Foods & Barbecue Show - Albuquerque - March 5-7, 2010
• The New Mexico "Pork And Brew" Barbeque State Championships - Rio Rancho - March 26-27, 2010

New York BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Grillin' On The Bay - Brooklyn - March 27, 2010
• Hudson Valley Rib Fest - New Paltz -August 20-22, 2010
• I Love Barbeque Festival - Lake Placid - July 2-4, 2010
• Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party - New York City - June 12-13, 2010

North Carolina BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ Festival on the Neuse - Kinston - April 30-May 2, 2009
• Blue Ridge BBQ Festival - Tryon - June 11-12, 2010
• Blues, Brews & BBQ - Charlotte - September 10-11, 2010
• Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down - Rocky Mount - October 8-9, 2010
• Henderson County Boyd BBQ Expo - Hendersonville - May 29, 2010
• Lincolnton N.C. Hog Happenin' State Championship BBQ Cook-Off and Bike Rally - Lincolnton - June 4-5, 2010
• Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival - Franklin -August 13-14, 2010
• Pork Jam - Pelham - October 9, 2010 (no website)
• Ribfest - Asheville - July 9-11, 2010
• Salisbury BBQ Festival - Salisbury - May 15, 2010
• The BBQ Festival - Lexington - Oct 23, 2010
• Twin City Rib Fest Hot Ribs Cool Music - Winston-Salem - June 10-13, 2010

Ohio BBQ BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Berea's National Rib Cookoff - Berea - May 28-31, 2010
• Jazz and Ribfest - Columbus - July 23-25, 2010
• Monster BBQ Pit Build Off - Mount Vernon - June 26, 2010

Oklahoma BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bixby BBQ’n Music Festival - Bixby - May 7-8, 2010
• Boots & BBQ - Claremore - May 14-15, 2010
• Smokin' Red Dirt & BBQ Cookoff - Enid - April 16-17, 2010

Pennsylvania BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Hava NaGrilla Kosher Barbecue Contest and Festival - Willow Grove - June 6, 2010
• Pennsylvania State Championship BBQ Cook-Off - New Holland - August 27-28, 2010

South Carolina BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Carolinas Childrens Home BBQ Cookoff Festeival, Columbia - Columbia - May 14-15, 2010
• South Carolina Festival of Discovery - Greenwood - July 8-10, 2010
• Smoke At The Lodge, Summerville - Summerville - March 26-27, 2010

South Dakota BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Argus Leader Rib Fest - Sioux Falls - June 3-6, 2010
• South Dakota State Championship - Huron - June 4-5, 2010
• South Dakota State BBQ Championships - Vermillion - September 10-11, 2010

Tennessee BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Battle Of The Pigs - Johnson City - May 28-29, 2010
• Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass - Seiverville - May 14-15, 2010
• High On The Hog Festival - Winchester - April 13-17, 2010
• Memphis In May - World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest - Memphis - May 13-15, 2010
• Pig 'n In The Grove - College Grove - September 3-4, 2010
• Porkin' In The Park - Clarksville - July 9-10, 2010
• Tennessee Funfest State Barbecue Championship Cooking Contest - Lakeland - June 17-19, 2010
• Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash - Memphis - June 4-5, 2010

Texas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Columbus FFA Alumni BBQ Cookoff - Colorado County Fairgrounds - Columbus - June 11-12, 2010. .

Virginia BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cookoff - Chesapeake - May 21-22, 2010
• Smoke On The Mountain Barbecue Championships - Galax - July 16-17, 2010

Washington D.C. BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• National Capital BBQ Battle - Washington DC - June 26-27, 2010

Wisconsin BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Dells BBQ Bash - Wisconsin Dells - May 20-23, 2010

Do you know of a bbq festival that you do not see listed here? Send us an email with info and website address if they have one. Thanks......eric