Calendar of BBQ events happening around the country involving Barbecue competitions, Blues and Brews—as well as other live music, cornhole, motorcycles……
Still finding some festivals that have been cancelled, but there are new ones in the growing lineup of events as we go into fall. [Links in festival names]
Sep 1
West Virginia BBQ Festival | Ranson, WV
Sep 1-2
Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival | Myrtle Beach, SC
Sep 1-2
Big Muddy Brew ‘N Que | Winona, MN
Sep 1-2
Blues, Views & BBQ Festival | Westport, CT
Sep 1-2
Fire It Up Frostproof! | Frostproof, FL
Sep 1-2
Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild | Crescent City, CA
Sep 1-2
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff | Omaha, NE
Sep 2
Beast Feast BBQ Festival | Chattanooga, TN
Sep 7-8
BBQ & Huckster’s Day | Butler, MO
Sep 7-8
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO
Sep 7-8
Dunwoody Que for Good | Atlanta, GA
Sep 7-8
Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS
Sep 7-8
International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Millington, TN
Sep 7-8
Leavenworth Break-Out BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS
Sep 7-8
Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI
Sep 7-8
Ribs, Rods & Rock ‘n Roll | Vermillion, SD
Sep 7-8
Smoke on the Ohio | Mt. Vernon, IN
Sep 7-8
Smokin on the White BBQ Championship | Batesville, AR
Sep 7-8
South Georgia BBQ & Outdoor Festival | Douglas, GA
Sep 7-8
Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN
Sep 7-9
Green Mountain BBQ Championship | Braintree, VT
Sep 7-9
Harvest on Fire at the Winery BBQ | Marshall, IL
Sep 7-9
Kentucky State BBQ Festival | Danville, KY
Sep 8
Bands, Brews and Barbecue | Manassas, VA
Sep 8
Beak Week Pig in the Park BBQ Challenge | Goldsboro, NC
Sep 8
Granite City BBQ Festival | Elberton, GA
Sep 8
Hot Pursuit BBQ Cook-off | Shawnee, OK
Sep 8
Recovery Fest BBQ Cookoff | Richmond, VA
Sep 8
Rock’N Brews and BBQ | Boise, ID
Sep 8-9
Green Mountain BBQ Championship | Randolph, VT
Sep 8-9
Oldies but Goodies Fest & BBQ Cook-off | West Baton Rouge, LA
Sep 13-16
American Royal World Series of Barbecue | Kansas City, KS
Sep 14-15
Apple & BBQ Festival | Hart, MI
Sep 14-15
Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY
Sep 14-15
Jesse James Barbeque Cook-Out | Kearney, MO
Sep 14-15
King Turkey Day Smokin’ Gobbler Barbecue Cook-Off | Worthington, MN
Sep 14-15
Riverfest Barbecue Competition | Decatur, AL
Sep 14-15
Tilley’s Biker Blues & BBQ Rally | Salisbury, NC
Sep 15
America’s Finest BBQ | San Diego, CA
Sep 15
Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Music Festival | Blue Ridge, GA
Sep 15
Currituck Heritage Festival Bulls & BBQ | Powells Point, NC
Sep 15
Hot Q’s & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA
Sep 15
Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY
Sep 15
Tunes, Brews & BBQ’s | Penn Yan, NY
Sep 20-22
Murphysboro Barbeque Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL
Sep 21-22
BBQ on the Hill | Blue Island, IL
Sep 21-22
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC
Sep 21-22
Cherokee Strip Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK
Sep 21-22
Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cookoff | Owensboro, KY
Sep 21-22
Roast n Boast BBQ Competition | Columbus, MS
Sep 21-22
Rumble on the River | Grand Haven, MI
Sep 21-22
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Shawnee, KS
Sep 21-22
Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN
Sep 21-22
Smokin’ in the Hills | Hillsboro, OH
Sep 21-22
Smokin’ in the Pines BBQ Festival | Perry, FL
Sep 21-22
Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA
Sep 21-23
Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Southwest Harbor, ME
Sep 21-23
Oinktoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Clarence, NY
Sep 22
Blues, Brews & BBQ | Hinesville, GA
Sep 22
Muletown BBQ Cook-off | Columbia, TN
Sep 22
Rock’n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA
Sep 22-23
Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Garden City, MO
Sep 22-23
Que by the Sea BBQ Competition & Festival | Seaside Heights, NJ
Sep 22-23
Table Rock Boats & Bones | Kimberling City, MO
Sep 26-29
Blues, Brews & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR
Sep 28-29
Bikes, Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR
Sep 28-29
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR
Sep 28-29
Oakey Smokey BBQ Competition | Girard, IL
Sep 28-29
Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA
Sep 28-29
Smoke on the Trails BBQ Competition | Gardner, KS
Sep 28-29
Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO
Sep 28-29
Tennille BBQ Blast | Tennille, GA
Sep 28-29
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA
Sep 29
Barbecue in the Badlands | Glendive, MT
Sep 29
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival | Leesburg, VA
Sep 29
Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ
Sep 29
New Albany Blues, Brews & BBQ (NABBB) Fest | New Albany, IN
Sep 29
Operation Stand Down Kentucky BBQ Smoke-Off | Franklin, KY
Sep 29
Rock the Grill | Rock Hill, SC
Sep 29
Smithfield BBQ Classic | Richmond, VA
Oct 4-6
BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR
Oct 5-6
Decatur”s Smokin’ BBQ Festival | Decatur, IL
Oct 5-6
Go Hog Wild Arkansas State Championship BBQ Cookoff | Sheridan, AR
Oct 5-6
Harbor-Que State Championship BBQ Festival | Winthrop Harbor, IL
Oct 5-6
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO
Oct 5-6
Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY
Oct 5-6
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Harrisburg, PA
Oct 5-6
Smoke’em if You Got’em BBQ Competition | Springfield, MO
Oct 5-6
Smoketoberfest | Ottumwa, IA
Oct 5-6
Squealin’ on the Square | Laurens, SC
Oct 5-6
Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI
Oct 6
Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA
Oct 6
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ | Greenfield, MA
Oct 6-7
Fall Festival & Pig Roast & BBQ | Newbury, NH
Oct 6-7
Ribs and Bibs | Topeka, KS
Oct 12-13
Butler Fest Barbecue Competition | Butler, AL
Oct 12-13
Central Illinois Bragging Rights BBQ Competition | Arthur, IL
Oct 12-13
Cookin’ on the Kaw Blues and BBQ Festival | Desoto, KS
Oct 12-13
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC
Oct 12-13
Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cookoff | Waxhaw, NC
Oct 12-13
Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Chelsea, MI
Oct 12-13
Smoke the Town | Leon, IA
Oct 12-13
Temecula BBQ Championship | Costa Mesa, CA
Oct 12-13
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Lyons, GA
Oct 12-14
Bay State BBQ Championship | Monson, MA
Oct 12-14
Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que | Muskogee, OK
Oct 12-14
Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival | New Orleans, LA
Oct 13
Grills ‘n’ Grilles | Penn Valley, CA
Oct 13
Pigs in the Pit | Alton, VA
Oct 13
Shenandoah Autumnfest/BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA
Oct 13-14
Anchor City BBQ Contest | Centralia, MO
Oct 14
Nile Beer-B-Q | Billings, MT
Oct 19-20
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY
Oct 19-20
Blaze-Off and Senior Q | Independence, MO
Oct 19-20
Boo-B-Que | Rehobeth Beach, DE
Oct 19-20
Harper County Bullseye Barbecue | Harper, KS
Oct 19-20
Logandale Fall Festival BBQ Cookoff | Logandale, NV
Oct 19-20
Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN
Oct 19-20
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH
Oct 19-20
Smokin’ Blues & BBQ Festival | Duncanville, TX
Oct 19-20
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival | Lenoir, NC
Oct 20
Bands, Brews & BBQ Festival | Commerce, GA
Oct 20
Clarksville BBQ Bash | Clarksville, TN
Oct 20
Halloween Harvest Festival Meat Scream BBQ Competition | Westminster, CO
Oct 20-21
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI
Oct 20-21
Ocean State BBQ Championship | West Kingston, RI
Oct 21
Holy Cow Kosher BBQ & Festival | Garden City, NY
Oct 21
St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition | St. Louis, MO
Oct 26-27
Border War BBQ | Osawatomie, KS
Oct 26-27
Jack Daniel’s World Championship Barbecue Invitational | Lynchburg, TN
Oct 26-27
Smokin’ the Fort BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Fort Gibson, OK
Oct 27
Barbecue Festival | Lexington, NC
Oct 27
Sizzlin’ for Seals Steak Cook-Off | Baton Rouge, LA
Oct 28
Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship | Dallas, TX
