May 12 & 13, 2023. This premier barbecue competition and family-friendly food/music festival stretches for several blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue. 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Presented by the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, the new barbeque event will feature multiple competition formats and family-friendly fun for all ages. 30 Quick & Easy Meat Recipes. Little Lake Park, Grand Rivers - Grand Rivers, KY. Set Reminder. Stroll through the park-like setting and visit nearly 50 distilleries' booths for neat pours of Kentucky's finest whiskey- while enjoying spirited conversations with industry brand ambassadors and a few of the icons of the . Presented by T-Mobile, the Bacon, Bourbon, and Brew Festival is a free beer festival in Newport, Kentucky. Passes on sale NOW! Top. We highly recommend you order tickets in advance, once they are available. Brine Smoked Turkey w/ Pepper Jelly Glaze. ARIAT Brand Shops Boots KY State BBQ Festival hosted by Wilderness Trail Distillery Danville KY. Come meet the BBQ Pitmasters you see on TV shows Where does the money go? The Barbecue Festival. Grilled Pork Tenderloin. Dates: September 28th - October 2nd, 2023. Friday is free to attend. Welcome to Bourbon & Barbeque, Louisville. The event features several dozen of the worlds top BBQ pitmasters as well as more than 15 country music acts, including one of the 2023 headliners Zac Brown Band. largest pork barbecue contest in the world, the contest features the championship categories of Ribs, Shoulder, and Whole Hog. Check out the latest lineups and news from festival around the world. 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Kentucky is a state so enriched with interesting history and heritage, music and arts, sports and outdoors, that there always seems to be a fun festival celebrating a Kentucky something or somebody. 515 Highland Ave, Carrollton KY 41008; director@carrolltontourism.com (502) 732-7036; 2023s event will be the 43rd year of what has been referred to as the worlds largest BBQ competition. Sun, Feb 12, 4:00 PM. Plus a huge array of delicious beverages to wash it down and great music to enjoy. February 2023. Bring your appetite and enjoy the atmosphere. The KY State BBQ Festival announces it will be taking a pause this year. Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event. Source: Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle. today to ensure you dont miss any of the latest competition BBQ news and insider info! Lexington, KY June 3-4, 2023 / Book Tickets. Set on the bank of the Mississippi River, the barbecue competition is just one part of the multi-event festival, which also includes the. Unlike any other classes youll find, these online BBQ cooking classes, taught by Champion Pitmasters and Grillmasters, will teach you exactly how to master several different cuts of meat in your smoker or grill. Mark your calendars for September 15-17, 2023. The members were selected from nearly 100 applicants and will attend nearly every festival event, starting with Festival Unveiled Presented by Four Roses Bourbon on March 16, KDF said. You could even plan on checking out several different ones throughout the year and try the different. Bardstown, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2021) - - - The Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillery Invitational will take place June 10-11, 2022, at Dant Crossing in Nelson County, event organizers announced. , the contest brings together the nations top World Champion Pitmasters for a battle to become Grand Champion. In this article, weve rounded up some of the top BBQ events coming up next year (listed in date order): (*If you are interested in entering as a competitor: The website for the specific competition you are interested in is the best place to get detailed info on how to enter. Wine and Art Festival Maysville6/10* Bourbon, Brews and BBQ Festival Shepherdsville6/10* Summer Fest on the Square Edmonton6/10* PorchFest OBKY Owensboro6/10* St. Monica Old Fashioned Summer Picnic Bardstown 6/10-6/11* Franciscos Farm Art Fair Midway6/10-6/11* Strawberry Festival at The Cottage Owensboro6/10-6/11* Arts on the Green at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens Crestwood6/10-6/11* Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival II Eminence, 6/14-6/17* W.C. NOTE TO THOSE WHO SHARE MY SCHEDULE PAGE ON THEIR WEBSITE: If you share it on your own website or other form of media, please reference this website (ie a link back to this page). If youve become a skilled Pitmaster, you could even show off your barbecue game by entering one of the competitions yourself! There is definitely no shortage of great festivals and BBQ competitions in 2023 to choose from! YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE THUNDER INTO ETOWN RIDE! PlayThink Festival 2023. Feb 28, 2022 | 11:00 AM. The Barbecue Festival showcases one popular regional type of BBQ: , named after the city of Lexington, NC. These include the Chuckwagon, the Rockin' Bar-B-Que Saloon, and the Garden Stage, as well as a variety of carnival games and rides. Redneck Riviera Bar & BBQ Nashville, TN. The huge four-day BBQ competition and country music festival, which will be in mid-July in 2023, takes place in the parking lot of the United Center and offers all the delicious BBQ, live music, and beer you can imagine. During this free, one-day event, there is definitely no shortage of mouth-watering barbecue and fun attractions. There were no results found. Along with great barbecue competition during the weekend, spectators of this free event can enjoy a variety of live music, vendor booths and displays, and fun events, including a parade of teams, Country Dog Show, 7-mile run, and 5k run/walk. Magical Holiday Celebration, A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair I, Elizabethtowns Christmas in the Park III, Fleur de Flea Christmas Vintage Holiday Show, A Dickens Christmas Festival at the KY Renaissance Fair II. Although we are disappointed with the postponement of the 2021 KY State BBQ Festival, we feel we cannot safely duplicate the experience that our BBQ fans look forward to with the potential COVID 19 restrictions that may still be in place in September said Brad Simmons, President of the KY State BBQ Festival FoundationInc, this break will allow us time to regroup from a very challenging year. Bourbon . Find a place to stay. At the event, you can enjoy plenty of mouth-watering BBQ brisket, pulled pork, chicken, ribs, and all the delicious BBQ sides to go with it. Henderson, KY 42420. !! As you can see, there is a wide variety of barbecue events happening across all different parts of the country. TICKETS. This event has already taken place. But, for one weekend in October for the last 31 years, the barbecue competition nicknamed The Jack takes over the tiny Tennessee town. KY State BBQ. to go with it. Attendee Information. Touted by USAToday as the Most Prestigious Barbecue Contest, each May the best Pitmasters and their BBQ teams descend on Memphis for the four-day competition known as the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (WCBCC), which is part of the Memphis in May International Festival. ****Looking for festivals in other states?Alabama * Delaware * Florida * Georgia * Illinois * Indiana Maryland * Michigan * Mississippi * New YorkNorth Carolina * Ohio * Pennsylvania * South Carolina * TennesseeVirginia * Washington DC * West Virginia * Wisconsin ****, 1/16-1/22 Pattis Festival of Lights XII Grand Rivers, 1/23-1/29 Pattis Festival of Lights XII Grand Rivers, 1/30-1/31 Pattis Festival of Lights XIII Grand Rivers, 3/3* Tails and Ales Lexington3/4 Tailspin Ale Fest Louisville 3/4 Kentucky Womens Book Festival Louisville, 3/11 St. Patricks Day Parade and Festival Lexington 3/11-3/12 Kentucky Crafted Market Lexington, 3/17-3/19 Cumberland Falls Storytelling Festival Corbin 3/17-3/19 The Great American Bluegrass Jam (formerly Kentucky Fried Pickin) Owensboro3/17-3/19* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo I Louisville, 3/23-3/26* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo II Louisville 3/24-3/25 Hopkinsville International Festival Hopkinsville 3/24-3/25 Southern Kentucky Book Festival Bowling Green 3/25 Nulu Bock Fest Louisville, 3/30-4/2* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo III Louisville 3/31-4/1 Spring Market at the Farm Scottsville3/31-4/3 Tater Day Benton, 4/1 Harlan Haunt Fest Harlan4/1 Old Washington Art and Chocolate Festival Maysville, 4/3-4/9* Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo IV Louisville 4/8 Get Ready to Garden! 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