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As I compile this, a major storm system is approaching Florida and will affect many southern states. It’s the season for hurricanes, unfortunately. Will keep good thoughts going so nobody is harmed. For the rest of us, we are celebrating the beginning of fall and events are happening around the country involving Barbecue competitions, Blues and COLD Brews—as well as other live music, cornhole, motorcycles…… [Links in festival names]
Sep 6-7
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO
Sep 6-7
International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Millington, TN
Sep 6-7
Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff | Wichita, KS
Sep 6-7
Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI
Sep 6-7
Ribs, Rods & Rock ‘n Roll | Vermillion, SD
Sep 6-7
Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN
Sep 6-8
Kentucky State BBQ Festival | Danville, KY
Sep 7
Bands, Brews and Barbecue | Manassas, VA
Sep 7
BBQ & Huckster’s Day | Butler, MO
Sep 7
Recovery Fest BBQ Cookoff | Richmond, VA
Sep 7
Smokin on the White BBQ Championship | Batesville, AR
Sep 7-8
Green Mountain BBQ Championship | Randolph, VT
Sep 12-15
American Royal World Series of Barbecue | Kansas City, KS
Sep 13
Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY
Sep 13-14
Apple & BBQ Festival | Hart, MI
Sep 13-14
Decatur’s Smokin’ BBQ Festival | Decatur, IL
Sep 13-14
King Turkey Day Smokin’ Gobbler Barbecue Cook-Off | Worthington, MN
Sep 13-14
Riverfest Barbecue Competition | Decatur, AL
Sep 13-14
Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | Mears, MI
Sep 13-14
Smoke on the Ohio | Mt. Vernon, IN
Sep 14
America’s Finest BBQ | San Diego, CA
Sep 14
Bands Brews and BBQ | Boise, ID
Sep 14
Granite City BBQ Festival | Elberton, GA
Sep 14
Rock’N Brews and BBQ | Boise, ID
Sep 14
Rock’n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA
Sep 14
Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY
Sep 14-15
Oldies but Goodies Fest & BBQ Cook-off | West Baton Rouge, LA
Sep 15
ASBEE World Kosher BBQ Competition & Festival | Memphis, TN
Sep 19-21
Murphysboro Barbeque Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL
Sep 20-21
Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Music Festival | Blue Ridge, GA
Sep 20-21
Cherokee Strip Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK
Sep 20-21
Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cookoff | Owensboro, KY
Sep 20-21
Jesse James Barbeque Cook-Out | Kearney, MO
Sep 20-21
Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cookoff | Manhattan, KS
Sep 20-21
Pork on the Plaza BBQ Contest | Fort Scott, KS
Sep 20-21
Rumble on the River | Grand Haven, MI
Sep 20-21
Smokin’ in the Pines BBQ Festival | Perry, FL
Sep 20-21
Tilley’s Biker Blues & BBQ Rally | Salisbury, NC
Sep 20-21
Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA
Sep 20-22
BBQ on the Hill | Blue Island, IL
Sep 20-22
Oinktoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Clarence, NY
Sep 21
Blues, Brews & BBQ | Hinesville, GA
Sep 21
Brew-b-Que | Lodi, WI
Sep 21
Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival | Grand Lake, CO
Sep 21
Hot Q’s & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA
Sep 21
Smokin’ in the Hills | Hillsboro, OH
Sep 21-22
Bikes Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO
Sep 25-28
Blues, Brews & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR
Sep 26-27
KC Realty Royal Real Estate BBQ Cook-off | Overland Park, KS
Sep 27-28
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC
Sep 27-28
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR
Sep 27-28
New Albany Blues, Brews & BBQ Fest | New Albany, IN
Sep 27-28
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Shawnee, KS
Sep 27-28
Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA
Sep 27-28
Smoke on the Trails BBQ Competition | Gardner, KS
Sep 27-29
Q in the Lou | St. Louis, MO
Sep 28
Barbecue in the Badlands | Glendive, MT
Sep 28
Blues & Bones Festival | Angels Camp, CA
Sep 28
Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ
Sep 28-29
Ocean State BBQ Championship | Hope Valley, RI
Sep 28-29
West Bottoms Barbecue Contest | Kansas City, MO
Oct 3-5
Kentucky’s Fort Harrod Beef Festival | Harrodsburg, KY
Oct 4-5
Go Hog Wild Arkansas State Championship BBQ Cookoff | Sheridan, AR
Oct 4-5
Guts, Glory, Ram BBQ Showdown | Lebanon, MO
Oct 4-5
Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY
Oct 4-5
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Harrisburg, PA
Oct 4-5
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ | Greenfield, MA
Oct 4-5
Roast n Boast BBQ Competition | Columbus, MS
Oct 4-5
Smoketoberfest | Ottumwa, IA
Oct 4-5
Squealin’ on the Square | Laurens, SC
Oct 4-5
Swine at the Shrine Portkoberfest | Savannah, GA
Oct 5
Hops & Hogs Beer, BBQ, Music Festival | Huntersville, NC
Oct 5
Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA
Oct 5
Shenandoah Autumnfest/BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA
Oct 9-10
Smoke’em if You Got’em BBQ Competition | Springfield, MO
Oct 9-12
BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR
Oct 11-12
Butler Fest Barbecue Competition | Butler, AL
Oct 11-12
Central Illinois Bragging Rights BBQ Competition | Arthur, IL
Oct 11-12
Cookin’ on the Kaw Blues and BBQ Festival | Desoto, KS
Oct 11-12
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC
Oct 11-12
Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cookoff | Waxhaw, NC
Oct 11-12
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Lyons, GA
Oct 11-12
Smoke the Town | Leon, IA
Oct 11-13
Red White & Que | Jackson, NJ
Oct 12
Anchor City BBQ Contest | Centralia, MO
Oct 12
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival | Leesburg, VA
Oct 12-13
Fall Festival & Pig Roast & BBQ | Newbury, NH
Oct 17-19
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY
Oct 18-19
Blaze-Off and Senior Q | Independence, MO
Oct 18-19
Boo-B-Que | Rehobeth Beach, DE
Oct 18-19
Halloween Harvest Festival Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Westminster, CO
Oct 18-19
Harper County Bullseye Barbecue | Harper, KS
Oct 18-19
Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN
Oct 18-19
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH
Oct 18-19
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival | Lenoir, NC
Oct 18-20
Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival | New Orleans, LA
Oct 18-20
Rock-n-Q on the Planes Festival | Great Bend, KS
Oct 19
BBQ & Craft Beer Festival | Upland, CA
Oct 19
Cars, Crafts, Bikes and BBQ | Corona, CA
Oct 19
Clarksville BBQ Bash | Clarksville, TN
Oct 19
Grills ‘n’ Grilles | Penn Valley, CA
Oct 20
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI
Oct 25-26
Border War BBQ | Osawatomie, KS
Oct 25-26
Jack Daniel’s World Championship Barbecue Invitational | Lynchburg, TN
Oct 25-26
Smoke on the Square | El Dorado, AR
Oct 26
Barbecue Festival | Lexington, NC
Oct 26
Zom-B-Q | Wytheville, VA
Oct 27
Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship | Dallas, TX