BBQ Festivals 2013

==Do you want to attend an event entirely dedicted to barbeque? With finger-licking good ribs, glazed bbq chicken wings, slowly cooked brisket, fall apart pulled pork, corn bread, and baked beans? We thought so. Here is a complete list of all of the upcoming BBQ festivals in the U.S. for 2013. ==

If you know of a festival that is not listed, please add it!

Alabama BBQ Festivals & Competitions

Arizona BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * BBQ for Building - Birmingham - April 27, 2013
 * BBQ Championship and Hog Wild Festival - Mobile - March 8-9, 2013
 * Smokin' In The Wiregrass - Tri-State BBQ Festival - Dothan - April 12-13, 2013
 * Whistle Stop Festival - Huntsville - May 3-4, 2013
 * Whistle Stop Festival - Huntsville - May 3-4, 2013

Arkansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Arizona Barbecue Festival - Scottsdale - April 20-2013

California BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Bikes, Blues & BBQ - Fayetteville - September 18-21, 2013
 * Masterbuilt Cold Smoker - Barbecue Logic

Colorado BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Annual Blazin' Hog Competition BBQ and Zydeco Music Festival - Mariposa - TBA 2013
 * Orange County BBQ Bonanza - Fountain Valley - TBA 2013
 * Ribstock Peace - Love and BBQ - Cameron Park - September 14, 2013

Florida BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * BBQ At The Summitt Competition - Dillon - August 10-11, 2013

Georgia BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * [Annual Taste of the South BBQ Festival - Ft Pierce, Fl October 26th, 2013]
 * Central Florida’s BBQ Blowout - Oviedo - May 24-25, 2013
 * Gulf Coast Rhythym & BBQ Fest - Palmetto - April 12-14, 2013
 * Hernando Crossroads BBQ Cookoff  - Hernando - March 23. 2013
 * Pig On The Pond - Waterfront Park - Cleremont FL - March 8-9, 2013

Illinois BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Boss Hog Cook-Off - Waynesboro - May 10-11, 2013
 * National BBQ Festival - Douglas - TBA, 2013
 * Smoke On The Lake BBQ Festival - Acworth - May 10-11, 2013
 * Smoke On The Water BBQ Cookoff and Bluegrass Festival - Thomaston - April 5-6, 2013

Indiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Best Dam BBQ Cookoff - Benton - TBA, 2013
 * Hanover Hogs and Hens BBQ Cook Off - Bartlett - June 7, 2013
 * Old Capitol Blues & BBQ - Springfield - August 23-24, 2013
 * The Virginia Bar-B-Que - Virginia (yes city of Virginia in Illinois) - June7-9, 2013

Kansas BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * BBQ Rib Fest - Fort Wayne - TBA, 2013
 * Bean Blossom Blues, Brews & BBQ - Nashville - August 22-24, 2013
 * Clabber Girl Brickyard BBQ Festival- Terre Haute - July 21, 2013
 * Ribberfest - Barbeque, Blues & Balloons - Madison - August 16-17, 2013
 * Smokin On The RIver - Jeffersonville - June 14-15, 2013

Kentucky BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q - Lansing - May 3-4, 2013
 * Smoke In The Spring - Osage - April12-13, 2013
 * Smoke on the Water BBQ Contest - Topeka -TBA, 2013

Louisiana BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * International BBQ Festival - Owensboro - May 10-11, 2013
 * Kentucky State BBQ Festival - Danville - September 6-8, 2013
 * W.C. Handy Blues & BBQ Festival - Henderson - June 12-15, 2013

Maryland BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Hogs For The Cause - New Orleans - March 22-23, 2013
 * Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge - Hammond - March 22-23, 2013

Mississippi BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * Naptown barBAYq - Annapolis - May 4-5, 2013
 * Pork In The Park Maryland State Championship BBQ Contest - Salisbury - April 19-21, 2013

Missouri BBQ Festivals & Competitions
 * The Desoto Shrine Annual 2010 BBQ Cook Off - Hernando - June 14-15, 2013

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 * Apple Blossom BBQ - St. Jospeh - May 3-4, 2013
 * Capital City Cookoff - Jefferson City - April 26-27, 2013
 * Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival - Springfield - April 19-20, 2013
 * Roots 'n Blues n' BBQ Festival - Columbia - September,20-22, 2013
 * Smokin' On Big Creek State Championship BBQ Contest - Pleasant Hill - TBA, 2013

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 * Capital City Ribfest - Lincoln - August 8-11, 2013
 * North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival - North Platte - May 3-4, 2013

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 * Best Dam Barbecue Cook-off Competition - Boulder City - May 24-25, 2013
 * Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook Off - Sparks - August 28 - September 2, 2013
 * Smokin' For The Troops Spring Competition - Las Vegas - TBA, 2013
 * Smokin' in Mesquite Open BBQ Championship - Mesquite - August 31 -September 1, 2013
 * USA Barbecue Championship - Las Vegas - March 28-30, 2013

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 * New Jersey State Barbecue Championship - N. Wildwood - TBA, 2013
 * Que by the Sea BBQ Competition & Festival - Seaside Heights TBA - 2013

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 * The New Mexico "Pork And Brew" Barbeque State Championships - Rio Rancho - TBA 2013

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 * Battle of the BBQ Brethren- Manorville - August 3 -4, 2013
 * Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Region 5 - Medford - August 10, 2013
 * Hudson Valley Rib Fest - New Paltz - August 17-18, 2013
 * I Love Barbeque Festival - Lake Placid - TBA 2013
 * Snapple Big Apple Barbecue Block Party - New York City - June 8-9, 2013

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 * BBQ Festival on the Neuse - Kinston - May 1-4, 2013
 * Blue Ridge BBQ Festival - Tryon - June 14-15, 2013
 * Time Warner Cable BBQ & Blues - Charlotte - October12-13, 2013
 * Henderson County Boyd BBQ Expo - Hendersonville - April 20, 2013
 * Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival - Franklin - August 9-10, 2013
 * Carolina Mountain Ribfest- Asheville - July 12-14, 2013
 * The BBQ Festival - Lexington - October 26, 2013

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 * Berea's National Rib Cookoff - Berea - May 24-27, 2013
 * Jazz and Ribfest - Columbus - July 19-21, 2013

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 * Pennsylvania State Championship BBQ Cook-Off - New Holland - August 23-24, 2013

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 * Harrold Smokin' 4th of July and Rib Cookoff - Harrold - TBA, 2013
 * South Dakota State Championship - Huron - May 31-June 1, 2013

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 * Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass - Seiverville - May 17-18, 2013
 * Memphis In May - World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest - Memphis - TBA, 2013
 * International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash - Millington - September 14-15, 2013
 * Music City BBQ Festival - Nashville - TBA, 2013
 * National Muscadine Festival BBQ Competition - Sweetwater - TBA 2013

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 * Smokin' on the Track BBQ Cook-off and Festival - Shenandoah Speedway - September 21, 2013

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 * Cascade Country Cookoff - Chehalis - TBA, 2013


 * National Capital BBQ Battle - Washington DC - June 22-23, 2013

Source: http://www.bbq-festivals.com/

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