BBQ Festivals and BBQ Competitions Directory -

All dates for bbq festivals and competitions are current through Mar 09, 2010

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 - TBA
• 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
• Bordertown Bash BBQ Competition - Fort Smith - TBA
• Smoke on the Water BBQ Challenge - North Little Rock - March 19-20, 2010
• World Championship Steak Cookoff - Magnolia - TBA

California BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual Blazin' Hog Competition BBQ and Zydeco Music Festival - Mariposa - September 18, 2010
• Big Bands & BBQ Festival - Campbell - TBA
• 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

Connecticut BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Blues, Views & BBQ Competiton - Westport - TBA

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

• Atlanta Bar-B-Q Festival - Atlanta - TBA
• Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival - Barnesville - April 23-24, 2010
• BBQ Beach Bash - Jekyll Island - TBA
• Big Pig Jig - Vienna - TBA
• Boss Hog Cook-Off - Waynesboro - TBA
• Decatur BBQ Festival - Decatur - TBA
• Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival Dillard - August 6-7, 2010
• Georgia Barbecue Classic - Cartersville - TBA
• National BBQ Festival - Douglas - November -
• , North Georgia Mountains Horsin' Around BBQ Showdown - Young Harris - May 29-30, 2010
• Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival - Kennesaw - TBA
• Simply Southern Jubilee Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival - Hampton - TBA
• 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 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
• Hoosier Daddy State BBQ Championship - New Albany - TBA
• Smokin' On The Water - Liberty - TBA

Iowa BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• BBQ in the Bluffs - Council Bluffs - TBA

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
• Smokin' Behind The Barn Championship Cookoff - Winfield - Aug 29 - Sept 1, 2009
• The Great American Barbecue - Kansas City - May 21-22, 2010

Kentucky BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Barbecue On The River - Paducah - TBA
• International BBQ Festival - Owensboro - TBA
• 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 - TBA
• 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 - TBA
• Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area State Championship BQQ Cook-Off - Silver Lake - Sept 10-11, 2010

Mississippi BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Greater Mississippi State Barbecue Championship - Lula - TBA
• Grillin' On The River - Columbus - April 9-10, 2010
• Pelahatchie BBQ Festival - Pelahatchie - TBA
• Roast n' Boast - Columbus - TBA

Missouri BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Annual American Royal Barbecue - Kansas City - TBA
• Annual Great Pacific Missouri BBQ & Bluegrass Festival - Pacific - August 13-14, 2010
• Annual Redneck BBQ State Championship - Sikeston - TBA
• 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 - TBA
• Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival - Springfield - April 16-17, 2010
• Roots 'n Blues n' BBQ Festival - Columbia - TBA
• 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
• 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 - TBA

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

• 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 - TBA

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 - TBA
• Lincolnton N.C. Hog Happenin' State Championship BBQ Cook-Off and Bike Rally - Lincolnton - TBA
• Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival - Franklin -August 13-14, 2010
• Pork Jam - Pelham - October 9, 2010 (no website)
• Ribfest - Asheville - July 9-11, 2010
• The BBQ Festival - Lexington - Oct 23, 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 - TBA

Oklahoma BBQ Festivals & Competitions

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

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 - TBA
• Piedmont Blues & Hash Bash - Abbeville - TBA
• Publix Prestigious Palmetto Pig Pick'n - Charlestown - TBA
• South Carolina Festival of Discovery - Greenwood - July 8-10, 2010
• Smoke At The Lodge, Summerville - Summerville - TBA

South Dakota BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Argus Leader Rib Fest - Sioux Falls - June 3-6, 2010
• Farley Fest Q-Fest - Milbank - TBA
• Rockin' Ribfest - Yankton - TBA
• South Dakota State Championship - Huron - June 4-5, 2010
• South Dakota State BBQ Championships - Vermillion - TBA

Tennessee BBQ Festivals & Competitions

• Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass - Seiverville - May 14-15, 2010
• High On The Hog Festival - Winchester - TBA
• Memphis In May - World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest - Memphis - May 13-15, 2010
• Music City BBQ Festival - Nashville - TBA
• Porkin' In The Park - Clarksville - July 9-10, 2010
• SunDrop Country BBQ Cookoff - Pulaski - TBA
• Tennessee Funfest State Barbecue Championship Cooking Contest - Lakeland - TBA
• Tennessee State BBQ Cookoff Championship - Lawrenceburg - TBA
• Tennesse State BBQ Festival - Lenoir City - TBA
• Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash - Memphis - TBA

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 - TBA

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