MAY BBQ CONTESTS & FESTIVALS

05/05/2017 – 05/07/2017

35th Annual BBQ Festival on the Neuse -Kinston, NC – www.bbqfestivalontheneuse.com

36th Annual Kennett Jaycee’s – Kennett, MO – 573-344-1711 – kennettkcbbq@yahoo.com

Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q – St. Joseph, MO 816-232-1744 – melissa_birdsell@nwmocac.org

BBQ In the Valley – Jamestown, NY 716-569-5433 – hiddenvalleycamping@gmail.com

Bixby BBQ’n Blues Festival – Bixby, OK 918-481-3277 – 918-369-3202 – bixbybbq@aol.com

Black Elk Brisket Burnout – Miami, OK 417-438-3242 – blackelkburnout@homail.com

Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q – Lansing, KS 913-727-5488 -cvb@lansing.ks.us

Cameron PD BBQ Shootout -Cameron TX – 254 -718-7052

Canadian Festival of Chili & BBQ – Langley, BC

Chappell Hill VFD – Chappell Hill, TX -979-251-4440

City of Show Low’s 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown – Show Low, AZ 928-532-4141- jleechjr@yahoo.com

Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest – Columbia, MO 573-881-3739 – bbqelks594@gmail.com

Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship – Elk Grove, CA 916-599-5095 ed@bigbullbbqevents.com

FFA Booster Club BBQ & Chili – Lockhart, TX – 512-376-8614- lffaboosterclub@gmail.com

Hog on the Hill -Chester, SC 803-385-1528

Jiggy With the Piggy – Kannapolis, NC 704-920-4308 – resmith@kannapolisnc.gov

Kim Lake Memorial Cooking for Kids – Jefferson, TX –

Marble Falls Howdy Roo – Marble Falls, TX – 830-613-9471

Master In May-The Classic – Appleton, WI – 920-740-6920 – rschemm@new.rr.com

Naptown BarBAYq Cooking Contest – Crownsville, MD – 410-353-9237 – barbayq@abceventsinc.com

Pink Soles in Motion – Carrollton, TX

Project Host Annual BBQ Cook-Off -Greenville, SC – 864-235-3403

Que on the Yazoo – Greenwood, MS 662-453-7625 – zach@bankcom.com

Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival – Ridgefield, CT 203-313-1714 – info@ridgefieldbbqct.com

Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival -Ridgefield, CT – 203-313-1714

Route 66 Smoke Out – Dwight, IL 815-374-0364 – roconnor@fsgrain.com

Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour St. – Charles, MO 800-963-5227

Sertoma 48 BBQ – Lawrence, KS – 785-865-6308 – lawrencesertoma@gmail.com

Smok’n In The Park -Smithton, IL – 618-791-0958 – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Smokn-in-the-Park/

Smoke on the Water – Liberty, IN – 765-458-5574 – carl.sharp.c9mm@statefarm.com

Smoke on the Water – Waco, TX

Strawberry Festival BBQ Cook Off -Humboldt, TN -https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Tennessee-Strawberry-Festival/

Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge -Kannapolis, NC www.jiggywiththepiggy.com

The 33rd Annual Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival – Smithfield, NC www.hamandyam.com

The Masters In May – Appleton, WI – 920-740-6920 – rschemm@new.rr.com

The Pearl City Picnic – Muscatine, IA – 563-263-7292 – toddpoci@sr-resources.org

The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ – Huntsville, AL – 256-564-8116 – malarie.mccleary@huntsvilleal.gov

Three Rivers BBQ Fest at Towns Bluff Park – Hazlehurst, GA – 912-240-0106 – townsbluffpark.com

UMB Smokin’ Vault – Kansas City, MO 816-860-7010 – stacie.lykins@umb.com

05/12/2017 – 05/14/2017

Bark-B-Que Cook-off – Hutto, TX – 859-814-9641 – www.huttodogpark.com

BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA -712-328-9239 – rguill@farmersagent.com

BBQ Jamboree- Fredericksburg, VA 540-840-1442 – bbqjamboree@verizon.net

Beer Bourbon & BBQ Festival – Charlotte, NC – www.beerandbourbon.com/north-carolina/show-info

Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF – Waynesboro, GA 706-554-8100 – bosshogcookoff@yahoo.com

Eastern WA BBQ Championship @ Pybus Market -Wenatchee, WA

Esperanza Bonanza – West Memphis, AR – 870-735-6580 – mgnorman@cspermit.com

Fire on the Mountain – Arab, AL 256-309-8611 – jasonhaggard@msn.com

Minnesota in May – Falcon Heights, MN – 612-790-6364 – randyhomeloan@gmail.com

Rockin BBQ – Warsaw, IN 574-269-1823 dawnuharris@hotmail.com

Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA – 706-314-1324- hampsonb@floydcountyga.org

Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour – Bowling Green, KY – 800-963-5227

Smoke on the Lake – Acworth, GA – http://smokeonthelake.org – 678-354-8363

Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch – Okotoks, Alberta – 403-708-1900 – smokinbox@shaw.ca

West Coast BBQ Classic – Long Beach, CA – 615-477-7447- arlie@arliequeevents.com

Wild West BBQ Cook Off – Lamar, CO – 719-688-3899 – tmcp76@gmail.com

05/19/2017 – 05/21/2017

10th Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ & Music – Thomaston, GA – 706-741-9317 – http://www.sotwfestival.com

22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort – Platte City, MO 816-858-5556 – Camp@Basswoodresort.com

6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition – Valley, NE – 402-510-1603 – deggen@valley.omhcoxmail.com

ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP – Fond du Lac, WI – 920-926-5396- nicole@astop.org

Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass -Sevierville, TN – www.bloominbbq.com

Smokin’ on the Rails -Clinton, SC

Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass – Sevierville, TN – 865-453-6411- cmcmahan@scoc.org

Boats, Bands, & BBQ – Pueblo , CO – 719-595-0242-  christine@puebloriverwalk.org

Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off – Chesapeake, VA 757-482-4848 – bbq.chesapeakejubilee.org

Funtier Days, World Championship Bison Cook-off – Santa Anna, TX – 325-348-3826 – montieg13@gmail.com

Got to be NC Festival & Masonic Pig Jig Cook-off – Raleigh, NC -www.gottobencfestival.com

Grand Lake BBQ & Festival – Langley, OK 918-261-5422 – darrelhicks52@yahoo.com

Hookers One Stop Cook Off -Del Rio, TX – 830-768-3616

Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival – Ayden, NC 252-481-5828 – kraynor@ayden.com

Madison Magazine BBQ Festival – Sauk City, WI – 262-957-7546 – grassfedjoe@gmail.com

Memphis in May -Memphis, TN -http://www.memphisinmay.org/world-championship-barbecue-cooking-contest

Nut’ N Butt Q -Germantown, IL – 618-420-4726

Pig in the Park -Williamston, SC – http://www.williamstonpiginpark.com/

Salt City BBQ Festival – Syracuse, NY – 315-299-7438 – slowsmokinq@gmail.com

Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour – Marietta, GA -800-963-5227

SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo – Pomona, CA 951-538-7788 – yoppdebbie@yahoo.com

Southern Smoke BBQ Championship – Lebanon, TN – 615-477-7447- arlie@arliequeevents.com

Twin Valley Fire and Smoke – Morgantown, PA 410-726-1881 – Sandyfulton720@gmail.com

05/26/2017 -05/28/2017

4th Annual Spicewood Community Center BBQ and Chili Cook Off – Spicewood, TX

BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay – North Bend, OR -541-756-8800 – abailey@themillcasino.com

Car Blues BBQ – St. Louis, MO – 314-276-0073- bbqguy4u@yahoo.com

Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff – Lewisburg, TN -931-359-4373 – jjordan@advancedeyecareclinic.net

Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff – Lewisurg, TN – 931-359 4322- http://www.festivalontherocks.com

Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival – Evans, GA – 706-910-9789 – kevinw12@comcast.net

Red, White and Bar-b-q – Westmont, IL – 630-215-9527 – westmontrwbbq@gmail.com

The National BBQ Cup – Nashville, TN -770-886-6290 – bbqcup@hotmail.com

The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival – Ruidoso, NM -575-937-0855 –

Whitehouse Chamber Freedom in the Park – Whitehouse, TX – 512-507-9089