2008 BBQ Festivals Directory

United States

Alabama BBQ Festivals

• Above The Best BBQ Festival- Fort Rucker- Feb 22-23, 2008
• Sloss Furnaces Stokin' The Fire BBQ Festival - Birmingham - August 22-23, 2008
• Smokin' In The Wiregrass - Tri-State BBQ Festival - Dothan - May 16-17, 2008
• The Mitchell Company BBQ Championship and Hog Wild Festival - Mobile - March 7-8, 2008
• Whistle Stop Festival - Huntsville - May 02-03, 2008

Arkansas BBQ Festivals

• Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Fayetteville - Sept 24-27, 2008

California BBQ Festivals

• ClovisFest - Red, Hot and Real California State BBQ Championship - 2008 TBA

Florida BBQ Festivals

• Hernando County Rodeo And Barbecue Festival - Brookesville - Oct 10-12, 2008
• Lakeland Pig Festival - January 25-26, 2008
• Pig On The Pond - Waterfront Park - Cleremont FL - March 7-8, 2008

Georgia BBQ Festivals

• Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival - Barnesville - April 25-26, 2008
• Decatur BBQ Festival - Decatur - August 16, 2008
• Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival, Dillard - August 1-2, 2008
• National BBQ Festival - Douglas GA - October 31-November 1, 2008
• Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival - Kennesaw - August 8-9, 2008

Illinois BBQ Festivals

• The Southern Illinois Bluegrass & BBQ Festival or www.BluegrassBBQ.com - Salem - 2008 TBA - KCBS Sanctioned ~ State Championship Qualifier - Illinois BBQ Society Qualifier
• The Virginia Bar-B-Que - Virginia (yes city of Virginia in Illinois) - June 6-8, 2008

Indiana BBQ Festivals

• BBQ Rib Fest - Fort Wayne, June 19-22, 2008
• Ribberfest - Barbeque, Blues & Balloons - Madison - August 15-16, 2008

Iowa BBQ Festivals

• BBQ in the Bluffs - Council Bluffs - May 09-10, 2008

Kansas BBQ Festivals

• Brew, Blues & BarBQ - Lansing - May 02-03, 2008
• The Great American Barbecue - Kansas City. May 21-25, 2008
• Kansas Winter Que - Great Bend, February 15-16, 2008

Kentucky BBQ Festivals

• Barbecue On The River, Paducah - September 25-27, 2008
• Cave Run Rock-n-Blues-n-BBQ Fest, Morehead - July 18-19, 2008
• International BBQ Festival, Owensboro - May 9-10, 2008
• Kentucky Crossroads Harvest Festival - Springfield - October 4, 2008
• W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival, Henderson - June 7-14, 2008

Maryland BBQ Festivals

• Pork In The Park - Salisbury - April 18-20, 2008

Michigan BBQ Festivals

• Hot Blues And BBQ Festival - Oxford - June 21, 2008
• Kalamazoo Ribfest -Kalamazoo - August 7-9, 2008

Mississippi BBQ Festivals

• Mississippi Springfest - Ashland - May 09-10, 2008
• Oxford Town BBQ Throwdown - October 24-25, 2008

Missouri BBQ Festivals

• Osage River Bottoms BBQ & Blues Festival - Warsaw - May 16-17, 2008
• The 2nd Annual Great Pacific Missouri BBQ & Bluegrass Festival - Pacific - August 15-16, 2008
• Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival - Springfield - April 18-19, 2008
• Roots 'n Blues n' BBQ Festival - Columbia - October 3-4, 2008
• Sedalia Lions Club Blues & BBQ - Sedalia - June 13-14, 2008
• Sertoma Summer Sizzle - Springfield (Nixa) - July 19, 2008

Nebraska BBQ Festivals

• Capital City Ribfest - Lincoln - August 7-10, 2008
• North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival - North Platte - May 09-10, 2008

Nevada BBQ Festivals

• Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook Off, Sparks - Labor Day Wknd 2008

New Hampshire BBQ Festivals

• Whole Hog BBQ & Music Festival - Haverhill - August 09–10, 2008 (no website)

New Mexico BBQ Festivals

• National Fiery-Foods & Barbecue Show, Albuquerque - February 29 - March 2, 2008

New York BBQ Festivals

• Grillin' On The Bay - Brooklyn, June 7, 2008
• Hudson Valley Rib Fest - New Paltz - August 15-17, 2008
• The Lake Placid NY, I Love Barbeque Festival - Lake Placid - July 4-6, 2008

North Carolina BBQ Festivals

• Blue Ridge BBQ Festival, Tryon - June 13-14, 2008
• Rockin' Rib Fest - Troutman - May 30 - June 01, 2008
• The BBQ Festival, Lexington - Oct 25, 2008

Ohio BBQ Festivals

• Jazz and Ribfest - Columbus - July 25-27, 2008

Oklahoma BBQ Festivals

• Bixby BBQ’n Blues Festival, Bixby - Bixby May 09-10, 2008
• Boots & BBQ - Claremore - May 16-17, 2008
• Claremore Rotary BBQ Festival - Claremore - May 15-17, 2008

South Carolina BBQ Festivals

• Carolinas Childrens Home BBQ Cookoff Festeival, Columbia - May 16-17, 2008
• Festival of Discovery - Annual BBQ and Hash Cookoff, a KCBS Sanctioned South Carolina State Championship event, Greenwood - July 10-12, 2008
• Smoke At The Lodge, Summerville - April 4-5, 2008
• Squeelin On The Square - KCBS State Championship BBQ Cookoff, Laurens - October 5-6, 2008

South Dakota BBQ Festivals

• 4th Annual Q-Fest - Milbank - June 28, 2008
• Argus Leader Rib Fest - Sioux Falls - May 29 - June 1, 2008

Tennessee BBQ Festivals

• Annual Tennessee Heritage BBQ Festival - Smyrna - June 14-15, 2008
• Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass - Seiverville - May 16-17, 2008
• Dickson Fiddler's Contest & Family Fun Festival - Dickson - June 26-28, 2008
• Memphis In May - World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest, Memphis May 15-17, 2008
• Porkin' in the Park - Clarksville - April 4-5, 2008
• Tennesse State BBQ Festival - Lenoir City - October 10-11, 2008

Texas BBQ Festivals

• Annual Texas BBQ Festival - Austin - 2008 TBA
• Rythm and BBQ Festival - Driftwood - October 11-12, 2008

Washington D.C. BBQ Festivals

• National Capital BBQ Battle, Washington DC - June 21-22, 2008

Wisconsin BBQ Festivals

• North Star BBQ & Blues Fest - DeForest - June 06-07, 2008

Wyoming BBQ Festivals

• Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival - Worland - August 15-16, 2008

Canada

Alberta BBQ Festivals

• Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Calgary - July 19-20, 2008

Ontario BBQ Festivals

• Markham Ribfest and Music Festival - Markham - July 11-13, 2008

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