2009 BBQ Competitions

BBQ Festivals Directory

 

United States

Alabama BBQ Festivals

• Above The Best BBQ Festival- Fort Rucker 2009 Date TBA
• Sloss Furnaces Stokin’ The Fire BBQ Festival – Birmingham 2009 Date TBA
• Smokin’ In The Wiregrass – Tri-State BBQ Festival – Dothan 2009 Date TBA
• 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

• Bikes, Blues & BBQ – Fayetteville – Sept 23-26, 2009

California BBQ Festivals

• ClovisFest – Red, Hot and Real California State BBQ Championship 2009 Date TBA

Florida BBQ Festivals

• Lakeland Pig Festival – Lakeland – Jan 30-31, 2009
• Pig On The Pond – Waterfront Park – Cleremont FL – March 13-14, 2009

Georgia BBQ Festivals

• Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival – Barnesville – April 24-26, 2009
• Decatur BBQ Festival – Decatur – 2009 Date TBA
• Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival Dillard – July 31 – Aug 1, 2009
• National BBQ Festival – Douglas – Oct 30-31, 2009
• Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival – Kennesaw – 2009 Date TBA

Illinois BBQ Festivals

• The Southern Illinois Bluegrass & BBQ Festival – Salem – 2009 Date TBA
• The Virginia Bar-B-Que – Virginia (yes city of Virginia in Illinois) – June 5-7, 2009

Indiana BBQ Festivals

• BBQ Rib Fest – Fort Wayne – June 18-21, 2009
• Ribberfest – Barbeque, Blues & Balloons – Madison – August 21-22, 2009

Iowa BBQ Festivals

• BBQ in the Bluffs – Council Bluffs- 2009 Date TBA

Kansas BBQ Festivals

• Brew, Blues & BarBQ – Lansing – May 1-2, 2009
• The Great American Barbecue – Kansas City – 2009 Date TBA

Kentucky BBQ Festivals

• Barbecue On The River – Paducah 2009 Date TBA
• Cave Run Rock-n-Blues-n-BBQ Fest – Moorehead – 2009 Date TBA
• International BBQ Festival – Owensboro – 2009 Date TBA
• Kentucky Crossroads Harvest Festival – Springfield – 2009 Date TBA
• W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival – Henderson – June 13-20, 2009

Maryland BBQ Festivals

• Pork In The Park – Salisbury – April 17-19, 2009

Michigan BBQ Festivals

• Hot Blues and BBQ – Oxford – June 20, 2009
• Labadie Pig Gig – Bay City – August 6-9, 2009
• Kalamazoo Ribfest -Kalamazoo – 2009 Date TBA

Mississippi BBQ Festivals

• Oxford Town BBQ Throwdown – Oxford – 2009 Date TBA

Missouri BBQ Festivals

• Annual Great Pacific Missouri BBQ & Bluegrass Festival – Pacific – August 14-15, 2009
• Rock’n Ribs BBQ Festival – Springfield – April 17-18, 2009
• Roots ‘n Blues n’ BBQ Festival – Columbia – 2009 Date TBA
• Sedalia Lions Club Blues & BBQ – Sedalia – 2009 Date TBA
• Sertoma Summer Sizzle – Springfield (Nixa) – August 14-15, 2009

Nebraska BBQ Festivals

• Capital City Ribfest – Lincoln – August 13-16, 2009
• North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival – North Platte – 2009 Date TBA

Nevada BBQ Festivals

• Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook Off – Sparks – Sept 2-7, 2009

New Hampshire BBQ Festivals

• Whole Hog BBQ & Music Festival – Haverhill (no website) – 2009 Date TBA

New Mexico BBQ Festivals

• National Fiery-Foods & Barbecue Show - Albuquerque – Feb 27 – March 1, 2009

New York BBQ Festivals

• Grillin’ On The Bay – Brooklyn – 2009 Date TBA
• Hudson Valley Rib Fest – New Paltz – 2009 Date TBA
• I Love Barbeque Festival – Lake Placid – July 3-5, 2009

North Carolina BBQ Festivals

• Blue Ridge BBQ Festival – Tryon – June 12-13, 2009
• Rockin’ Rib Fest – Troutman – May 29-31, 2009
• The BBQ Festival – Lexington – Oct 24, 2009

Ohio BBQ Festivals

• Jazz and Ribfest – Columbus – July 24-26, 2009

Oklahoma BBQ Festivals

• Bixby BBQ’n Blues Festival – Bixby – 2009 Date TBA
• Boots & BBQ – Claremore – May 15-16, 2009

South Carolina BBQ Festivals

• Carolinas Childrens Home BBQ Cookoff Festeival, Columbia – Columbia – 2009 Date TBA
• South Carolina Festival of Discovery – Greenwood – July 9-11, 2008
• Smoke At The Lodge, Summerville – Summerville – 2009 Date TBA
• Squeelin On The Square BBQ Cookoff – Laurens – 2009 Date TBA

South Dakota BBQ Festivals

• Argus Leader Rib Fest – Sioux Falls – 2009 Date TBA
• Ribs Rods and Rock’n Roll – South Dakota State BBQ Championships.  Vermillion, SD
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Tennessee BBQ Festivals

• Annual Tennessee Heritage BBQ Festival – Smyrna – 2009 Date TBA
• Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass – Seiverville – 2009 Date TBA
• Dickson Fiddler’s Contest & Family Fun Festival – Dickson – 2009 Date TBA
• Memphis In May – World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest – Memphis – May 14-16, 2009
• Tennesse State BBQ Festival – Lenoir City – 2009 Date TBA

Texas BBQ Festivals

• Annual Texas BBQ Festival – Austin – 2009 Date TBA
• Rhythm and BBQ Festival – Driftwood – 2009 Date TBA

Washington D.C. BBQ Festivals

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

Wisconsin

• Northstar Blues and BBQ Festival    Windsor -August 7-8, 2009
• Fire and Fun on 51    Westfield – August 21-22, 2009
• Burning Down the Fox - Princeton – August 28 – 29, 2009 Wisconsin State Championship.
• Brew City’s Best BBQ Competition – Milwaukee – September 5th, 2009

Canada

Alberta BBQ Festivals

• Bikes, Blues & BBQ -Calgary – 2009 Date TBA
• BBQ on the Bow – Calgary – 2009 Date TBA

Ontario BBQ Festivals

• Markham Ribfest and Music Festival – Markham – 2009 Date TBA