BBQ CONTESTS – APRIL
6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship – Arcadia, CA 415-683-0784 ben@fireitupevents.com
Atoka BBQ Fest – Atoka, TN 901-837-5300 cevans@townofatoka.com
BBQ & Brews Festival- Cartersville, GA 404-210-3025
Big Brothers & Big Sisters BBQ Festival Florence, SC 843-667-9512 bobjudy42@att.net
Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest – Savannah, TN – 731-616-7474 – mbhopper@eplus.net
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off – Cedar Park, TX 512-260-7800 – lyndee@cedarparkchamber.org
Jack Town Throw Down – Jackson, MS – 601-942-4985 Vanwaites@yahoo.com
Lamar Dixon Expo Center Rodeo BBQ Cookoff – Gonzales, LA – 225-266-0199 – chuck@thechurch.fm
Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour – Renton, WA – 800-963-5227
Smoke at the Lodge – Summerville, SC 843-367-7736 donhud@comcast.net
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ – Pleasant Hill, MO -816-876-9019 www.smokinonbigcreek.com
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon – Stillwater, OK 405-880-4514 – Blazathon@gmail.com
The Carolina Grand BBQ Contest – Winston Salem, NC 336-655-7245 – mar_donlittle@hotmail.com
The Ironman – Greencastle, PA 717-643-0039 eric@ironmanbbq.com
Smoke on the Border – Gravette, AR 479-752-3313 – blastmaster@fullnet.net
Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau Nassau, 787-319- 9410 mike@bbqpr.com
[title]04/07/2017 – 04/08/2017
Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, British Columbia, 604-728-0560
BBQ & Music Fest – Keystone Heights, FL – 904-259-7340
Boss Frogs BBQ – Hurlock, MD 410-726-1881
Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash – Brunswick, GA 912-264-2232 john@jajonesinsurance.com
CCS Fest- Indianapolis, IN 317-223-7143 HealeyBrett@att.net
Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival- Sands Springs, OK 918-245-3221 kristen@sandspringschamber.com
Contact: Sheila Healey, Phone: 317-491-7554
First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off – Bowling Green, KY 270-606-2422 justin.howard@osdky.org
Hub City Hog Fest -Spartanburg, SC – http://www.hubcityhogfest.com
Philadelphia Ham Jam Arts Festival -Philadelphia, MS (601) 562-6471 – jgray10301@gmail.com
Newport 39th Annual Pig Cookin’ Contest -Newport, NCwww.newportpigcooking.com
NYC BBQ Cookoff – Staten Island, NY 718-351-1611 fsaulle@historicrichmondtown.org
Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT 800-963-5227
Seventh Annual Bull Moose- Somerville, TN 901-282-6138 mdhurley1957@yahoo.com
Shelby County Gill Fest – Shelby County, TX –
Smoke in the Spring – Osage City, KS 785-528-4610 rec@osagecity.com
Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 256-549-4658 jtarrance@citygadsden.com
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville – Lake Smithville, MO 816 749 3154 thebestdambbqcontest@gmail.com
04/14/2016 – 04/15/2016
2017 Smokin’ in the Forest – Millington, TN 901-487-3872 – margeplummer1@bellsouth.net
21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off – Kings Mountain, NC frankb@cityofkm.com
21st Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff – Kings Mountain, NC http://www.kmfire.com/406/Firehouse-BBQ-Cookoff
Easterfest & Cook-off – Kerrville, TX 830- 267-1668
Grilln-N-Chilln Memorial – Gurley, AL 256-656-4427
Interstate BBQ Festival – Hagerstown, MD 301-991-2373 rob@mountainmarylandevents.com
Pork in the Park Newberry, SC
Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour – Fort Collins, CO 800-963-5227,
Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash – Venice – (941) 809-5232 – http://www.suncoastbbqbash.com/
04/21/2017 – 04/22/2017
6th Annual Benefit BBQ for Boy Scouts – Sumter, SC 803-983-9934
30th Annual High on the Hog Festival – Winchester, TN www.highonthehogfestival.com
9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge – Overland Park, KS 913-648-4991 bbqvfw846@gmail.com
Atlanta BBQ Classic – Hampton , GA 770-886-6290 Randall@deepsth.com
Barnesville BBQ & Blues- Barnsville, GA 770-358-5884 tjimberger@gmail.com
BBQ & Blues – Big Island, VA http://www.sedaliacenter.org/bbq–blues.html bbq@sedaliacenter.org
Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA 706-778-8585 dmanager@corneliageorgia.org
Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off – Chelsea, AL 205-678-4410 firefootills@gmail.com
High on the Hog Festival – Winchester, TN 931-308-7660 winchesterhoth@aol.com
Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO 636-239-1743 events@downtownwashmo.org
Operation Pets Alive, BBQ – Conroe, TX
Planes, Trains & BBQ – Tavares, FL – 352- 551-3349 cmoan@tavares.org
Que In The Park – Festus, MO 314-409-5121 www.cityoffestus.org
Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ – Enid, OK 580-548-8194 lbenkendorf@eaglemkt.com
Rock’n N Ribs BBQ Festival – Springfield, MO 417-880-3915, abrady@rocknribs.com
Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour – Las Vegas, NV
Smokin on the Bay Dover 813-690-2222 smokinonthebay@gmail.com
Southern Hotwing Festival – Memphis, TN 901-949-2596 pauljgagliano@gmail.com
Washington State Spring Fair BBQ – Puyallup, WA
04/28/2017 – 04/29/2017
4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition – Lanexa, VA 804-966-8362 jcaldwell@rockahock.com
Backyard BBQ Festival Brawl – Murfreesboro, TN 615-948-3490 Decherd2@hotmail.com
BBQ Boogie & Blues – Calhoun, GA 706-307-9129 ahwalkover@yahoo.com
BBQ Boys Buyers Group Cook-off -Round Rock, TX 512-801-3832 kfowles@morrisglasstx.com
BBQ Capital Cookoff – Lexington, NC – http://www.bbqcapitalcookoff.com
Come See Me BBQ Cook Off -Rock Hill, SC 800-681-7635 comeseeme@comporium.net
Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship – Mt.Carmel, IL 618-263-2093 maplehill82@hotmail.com
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise – Boone , IA 515-231-1381- denamilhous@hotmail.com
Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off – Wellington, KS – 620-326-7686 hobbs@sutv.com
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival – Brookhaven, MS 601-757-1772 markporter500@yahoo.com
Morris Twister Days- Morris, OK 918-759-1338 sfamador1122@yahoo.com
Pig and Swig KC – Kansas City, MO – 816-278-8178 – khoyle@cordish.com
Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour – Overland Park, KS 800-963-5227
Smoke on the Water – Florence, AL 256-710-5407 jmcdaniel335@yahoo.com
Smoke on the Water BBQ Competition – Fort Myers mgavala@finemarkbank.com
Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off – Stuttgart, AR 870-674-2606 ginger@mackspw.com
Smoking Hot BBQ – Ocala, FL – 787-319-9410 – mike@bbqpr.com
Southaven Springfest – Southaven, MS – 901-800-8504 – jefoshee@gmail.com
Southaven Springfest -Southaven, MS – 662-693-6939 – kfaulkner@southaven.org
TAFR Charity Wild Game Cook-off – Pasadena, TX – www.tafr.org
The G Town Smokin Showdown – Garnett, KS 785-448-8899 mnhnorman@embarqmail.com
The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition – Manawa, WI 920-427-6814 bkvanderz@gmail.com
Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off – Lexington, NC 336-249-0383 rebekah@uptownlexington.com