BBQ Festivals and BBQ Competitions Directory

United States

Alabama BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cookoff - Guntersville - September 19, 2009
• American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cookoff - Florence - September 26, 2009
• Annual Pig Off Barbecue Cook-Off - Anniston - May 9, 2009 (no website)
• Best Bucking BBQ Cookoff - Athens - April 24-25, 2009
• Bodagetta State BBQ Championship - Auburn - March 27-28, 2009
• Smokin' In The Wiregrass - Tri-State BBQ Festival - Dothan - May 15-16, 2009
• The Mitchell Company BBQ Championship and Hog Wild Festival - Mobile - March 13-14 2009
• Whistle Stop Festival - Huntsville - May 1-2, 2009

Arkansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cookoff - Russellville - November 8, 2009
• Annual Buzz-B-Q - North Little Rock - May 9, 2009
• Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Fayetteville - Sept 23-26, 2009
• Bordertown Bash BBQ Competition - Fort Smith - July 17-18, 2009
• Smoke on the Water BBQ Challenge - Pine Bluff - March 13-14, 2009
• World Championship Steak Cookoff - Magnolia - May 16, 2009 (although not a bbq event this still looks well worth the time)

California BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual Blazin' Hog Competition BBQ and Zydeco Music Festival - Mariposa - September 19, 2009
• Big Bands & BBQ Festival - Campbell - July 18, 2009
• King of the County BBQ And Music Festival - Martinez - June 20-21, 2009
• Orange County BBQ Cook-Off and Family Festival - Costa Mesa - May - 9, 2009
• Penn Valley BBQ Cook-Off and Cowboy Mounted Shooting Competition - Penn Valley - June 5-7, 2009

Colorado BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ At The Summitt Competition - Dillon - August 7-8, 2009

Connecticut BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Blues, Views & BBQ Competiton - Westport - September 26-27, 2009

Florida BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Gulf Coast Rhythym & BBQ Fest - Palmetto - March 13-15, 2009
• Lakeland Pig Festival - Lakeland - Jan 30-31, 2009
• Orange Blossom Special BBQ & Bike Festival - Dade City - April 4, 2009
• Pig On The Pond - Waterfront Park - Cleremont FL - March 13-14, 2009

Georgia BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival - Barnesville - April 24-26, 2009
• BBQ Beach Bash - Jekyll Island - August 21-22, 2009
• Big Pig Jig - Vienna - Nov 6-7, 2009
• Boss Hog Cook-Off - Waynesboro - May 8-9, 2009
• Decatur BBQ Festival - Decatur - August 15, 2009
• Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival Dillard - July 31 - Aug 1, 2009
• Georgia Barbecue Classic - Cartersville - June 5-6, 2009
• Grillin' In The Villiage - Historic Stone Mountain BBQ Festival - Stone Mountain - June 19-20, 2009
• Hambone Jam The Great Barbecue Cookoff - Fort Valley - September 11-12, 2009
• National BBQ Festival - Douglas - Oct 30-31, 2009
• North Georgia Mountains Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown - Young Harris - Memorial Day Weekend 2009
• Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival - Kennesaw - Aug 14-15, 2009
• Simply Southern Jubilee Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival - Hampton - April 17-18, 2009
• Smoke On The Water BBQ Cookoff and Bluegrass Festival -Thomaston - April 3-4, 2009

Illinois BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Holy Smoke BBQ Cook-Off - Salem - August 1, 2009
• Illinois State Barbecue Competion - Shannon - July 10-11, 2009
• Southwestern Illinois Spring Festival BBQ Contest - Wamac - May 1-2, 2009
• The Virginia Bar-B-Que - Virginia (yes city of Virginia in Illinois) - June 5-7, 2009

Indiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ Rib Fest - Fort Wayne - June 18-21, 2009
• Ribberfest - Barbeque, Blues & Balloons - Madison - August 21-22, 2009
• Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ribs Cook Off - South Bend - July 17, 2009

Iowa BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ in the Bluffs - Council Bluffs - May 8-9, 2009

Kansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Brew, Blues & BarBQ - Lansing - May 1-2, 2009
• Lawrence Sertoma BBQ Cookoff - Lawrence - May 8-9, 2009
• Smoke In The Spring - Osage - April 10-11, 2009
• Smokin' Behind The Barn Championship Cookoff - Winfield - Aug 29 - Sept 1, 2009
• The Great American Barbecue - Kansas City - Sept 7, 2009

Kentucky BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cookoff - Kuttawa - August 22, 2009
• Barbecue On The River - Paducah - Sept 24-26, 2009
• International BBQ Festival - Owensboro - May 8-9, 2009
• W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival - Henderson - June 13-20, 2009

Louisiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Louisiana State BBQ Championship - Vidalia - Sept 25-26, 2009
• Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge - Hammond - March 27-28, 2009

Maryland BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Pork In The Park Maryland State Championship BBQ Contest - Salisbury - April 17-19, 2009

Michigan BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Hot Blues and BBQ - Oxford - June 20, 2009
• Labadie Pig Gig - Bay City - August 6-9, 2009
• Kalamazoo Ribfest -Kalamazoo- August 6-8, 2009
• Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area State Championship BQQ Cook-Off - Silver Lake - Sept 11-13, 2009

Minnesota BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Crow River BBQ Challenge - Watertown - July 17-18, 2009

Mississippi BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Greater Mississippi State Barbecue Championship - Lula - April 17-18, 2009
• Grillin' On The River - Columbus - March 20-21, 2009
• Oxford Town BBQ Throwdown - Oxford - Sept 25-26, 2009
• Pelahatchie BBQ Festival - Pelahatchie - April 3-4, 2009
• Roast n' Boast - Columbus - September 11-12, 2009

Missouri BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual American Royal Barbecue - Kansas City - Oct 1-4, 2009
• Annual Great Pacific Missouri BBQ & Bluegrass Festival - Pacific - August 14-15, 2009
• Annual Redneck BBQ State Championship - Sikeston - April 10-11, 2009
• Apple Blossom BBQ - St. Jospeh - May 1-2, 2009
• Best Dam Barbecue Cook-off Competition - Boulder City - May 22-23, 2009
• Capital City Cookoff - Jefferson City - April 17-18, 2009
• Kickoff Cookoff - Hazelwood - April 24-25, 2009
• NKC Missouri State BBQ Championship - Northland - March 13-14, 2009
• North County Optimist Club BBQ Competition - Hazelwood - April 24-25
• Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival - Springfield - April 17-18, 2009
• Roots 'n Blues n' BBQ Festival - Columbia - Sept 26, 2009
• Sedalia Lions Club Blues & BBQ - Sedalia - June 19-20, 2009
• Sertoma Summer Sizzle - Springfield (Nixa) - August 14-15, 2009
• Smokin' On Big Creek State Championship BBQ Contest - Pleasant Hill - April 3-4, 2009

Nebraska BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Capital City Ribfest - Lincoln - August 13-16, 2009
• North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival - North Platte - May 8-9, 2009

Nevada BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Best Damn Barbecue Cook Off - Boulder City - May 22-23, 2009
• Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook Off - Sparks - Sept 2-7, 2009

New Jersey BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• New Jersey State Barbecue Championship - N. Wildwood - July 10-12, 2009

New Mexico BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• National Fiery-Foods & Barbecue Show - Albuquerque - Feb 27 - March 1, 2009
• The New Mexico "Pork And Brew" Barbeque State Championships - Rio Rancho - March 27-28, 2009

New York BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Hudson Valley Rib Fest - New Paltz -August 14-16, 2009
• I Love Barbeque Festival - Lake Placid - July 3-5, 2009
• Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party - New York City - June 13-14, 2009

North Carolina BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Blue Ridge BBQ Festival - Tryon - June 12-13, 2009
• Blues, Brews & BBQ - Charlotte - Sept 11-12, 2009
• Lincolnton N.C. Hog Happenin' State Championship BBQ Cook-Off and Bike Rally - Lincolnton - June 5-6, 2009
• Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival - Franklin - August 7-8, 2009
• Pork Jam - Pelham - October 10, 2009 (no website) contact porkjam@bellsouth.net.
• Ribfest - Asheville - July 10-12, 2009
• Rockin' Rib Fest - Troutman - May 29-31, 2009
• The BBQ Festival - Lexington - Oct 24, 2009

Ohio BBQ BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Berea's National Rib Cookoff - Berea - May 22-25, 2009
• Jazz and Ribfest - Columbus - July 24-26, 2009
• Monster BBQ Pit Build Off - Mount Vernon - June 20, 2009

Oklahoma BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bixby BBQ’n Blues Festival - Bixby - May 8-9, 2009
• Boots & BBQ - Claremore - May 15-16, 2009
• Smokin' Red Dirt & BBQ Cookoff - Enid - April 17-18, 2009
• Stillwater Elks Blazathon - Stillwater - April 3-4, 2009

Pennsylvania BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Hava NaGrilla Kosher Barbecue Contest and Festival - Willow Grove - June 7, 2009
• Pennsylvania State Championship BBQ Cook-Off - New Holland - August 28-29, 2009

South Carolina BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Carolinas Childrens Home BBQ Cookoff Festeival, Columbia - Columbia - May 15-16, 2009
• Lake’s Best Rib Fest – Pig Out - Chapin - June 13, 2009 (no website - contact for info - eventsandmore@sc.rr.com
• Piedmont Blues & Hash Bash - October 9-10, 2009 - Abbeville
• Publix Prestigious Palmetto Pig Pick'n - Charlestown - March 20-21, 2009
• South Carolina Festival of Discovery - Greenwood - July 9-11, 2008
• Smoke At The Lodge, Summerville - Summerville - April 3-4, 2009

South Dakota BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Argus Leader Rib Fest - Sioux Falls - May 28-31, 2009
• Farley Fest Q-Fest - Milbank - June 27, 2009
• Rockin' Ribfest - Yankton - September 19, 2009
• South Dakota State Championship - Huron - June 5-6, 2009
• South Dakota State BBQ Championships - Vermillion - Sept 11-12, 2009

Tennessee BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• American Bass Anglers Barbeque Cookoff - Paris - July 18, 2009
• Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass - Seiverville - May 15-16, 2009
• High On The Hog Festival - Winchester - April 17-18, 2009
• Memphis In May - World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest - Memphis - May 14-16, 2009
• Porkin' In The Park - Clarksville - April 3-4, 2009
• SunDrop Country BBQ Cookoff - Pulaski - May 17-19, 2009
• Tennessee Funfest State Barbecue Championship Cooking Contest - Lakeland - June 17-20, 2009
• Tennessee State BBQ Cookoff Championship - Lawrenceburg - Jan 23, 2009
• Tennesse State BBQ Festival - Lenoir City - Oct 9-10, 2009
• Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash - Memphis - June 5-6, 2009

Texas BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Columbus FFA Alumni BBQ Cookoff - Colorado County Fairgrounds - Columbus - June 12-13, 2009.

Virginia BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cookoff - Chesapeake - May 15-16, 2009
• Smoke On The Mountain Barbecue Championships - Galax - July 17-18, 2009

Washington

• Backyard BBQ Festival - Seattle - June 20th, 2009

Washington D.C. BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• National Capital BBQ Battle - Washington DC - June 27-28, 2009

Wisconsin BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Dells BBQ Bash - Wisconsin Dells - May 30, 2009

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