BBQ Festivals Directory 2008

Alabama BBQ Festivals

• Above The Best BBQ & Musica Festival - Fort Rucker- Feb 22-23, 2008
• Sloss Furnaces Stokin' The Fire BBQ Festival - Birmingham - 2008 TBA
• 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 KCBS
• Whistle Stop Festival - Huntsville - May 02-03, 2008 KCBS

Arkansas BBQ Festivals

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

California BBQ Festivals

• Brews. Blues And BBQ - Yuba City - 2008 TBA
• 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 KCBS
• Pig On The Pond - Waterfront Park - Cleremont FL - March 7-8, 2008
• The Sixth Annual Plant City Pig Jam - Plant City - 2008 TBA (after clicking on link, scroll down to find info on this festival)

Georgia BBQ Festivals

• Barnesville BBQ & Blues Festival - Barnesville - April 25-26, 2008
• Decatur BBQ Festival - Decatur - 2008 TBA
• Dillard Bluegrass & BBQ Festival, Dillard - August 1-2, 2008
• National BBQ Festival - Douglas GA - October 31-November 1, 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, 2008 TBA
• Ribberfest - Barbeque, Blues & Balloons - Madison - August 15-16, 2008

Iowa

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

Kansas BBQ Festivals

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

Kentucky BBQ Festivals

• Annual BBQ and Chili Cookoff , Richmond - 2008 TBA
• Barbecue On The River, Paducah - 2008 TBA
• Cave Run Rock-n-Blues-n-BBQ Fest, Morehead - July 18-19, 2008
• International BBQ Festival, Owensboro - 2008 TBA
• W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival, Henderson - 2008 TBA

Maryland BBQ Festivals

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

Michigan BBQ Festivals

• Hot Blues And BBQ Festival - Oxford - 2008 TBA
• Smokin’ Jazz and Barbecue Blues Festival - 2008 TBA

Mississippi BBQ Festivals

• Mississippi Springfest - Ashland - May 09-10, 2008 KCBS
• Oxford Town BBQ Throwdown - 2008 TBA

Missouri BBQ Festivals

• Bates County's Great American BBQ State Championship & Fall Festival - Butler - 2008 TBA
• Osage River Bottoms BBQ & Blues Festival - Warsaw - May 16-17, 2008 KCBS
• 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 - 2008 TBA
• Sedalia Lions Club Blues & BBQ - Sedalia - 2008 TBA

Nebraska BBQ Festivals

• North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival - North Platte - May 09-10, 2008 KCBS

Nevada BBQ Festivals

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

New Jersey BBQ Festivals

• Guitarbeque 2007 - Asbury Park - 2008 TBA

New Mexico BBQ Festivals

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

New York BBQ Festivals

• Grillin' On The Bay - Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn,2008 TBA
• Hudson Valley Rib Fest - New Paltz - August 15-17, 2008
• The Lake Placid NY, I Love Barbeque Festival - Lake Placid - 2008 TBA

North Carolina BBQ Festivals

• Blue Ridge BBQ Festival, Tryon - June 13-14, 2008
• Maggie Valley 5th Annual Western N.C. BBQ Festival - Maggie Valley - 2008 TBA
• Rockin' Rib Fest - Troutman - May 30 - June 01, 2008
• The BBQ Festival, Lexington - Oct 25, 2008

Oklahoma BBQ Festivals

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

South Carolina BBQ Festivals

• Carolinas Childrens Home BBQ Cookoff Festeival, Columbia - 2008 TBA
• Carolina Q Cup - World BBQ Championship Cookoff, Columbia - 2008 TBA
• 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 - 2008 TBA

Tennessee BBQ Festivals

• Annual Tennessee Heritage BBQ Festival - Smyrna - June 14-15, 2008
• Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass - Seiverville - May 16-17, 2008 KCBS
• Chester County BBQ Festival - Henderson - 2008 TBA
• Memphis In May - World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest, Memphis May 15-17, 2008
• Porkin' in the Park - Clarksville - April 4-5, 2008 KCBS
• Tennesse State BBQ Festival - Lenoir City Park Tellico - 2008 TBA

Texas BBQ Festivals

• Annual Texas BBQ Festival - Austin - 2008 TBA

Washington D.C. BBQ Festivals

• National Capital BBQ Battle, Washington DC - 2008 TBA

Wisconsin

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

Canada

Alberta BBQ Festivals

• BBQ On The Bow, Calgary - 2008 TBA
• Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Calgary - July 19-20, 2008

Ontario BBQ Festivals

• Blues, Brews and BBQ's - Kitchener - 2008 TBA
• Markham Ribfest and Music Festival - Markham - 2008 TBA

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