April 25-26, 2008 - 27th Annual Festival on the Neuse and Hog Happenin’, Kinston, NC - festivalontheneuse.com

April 26, 2008 - 20th Annual Dogwood Festival presents Ribfest, Mebane, NC - Contact Brandy Martin, 336-222-9998, martib50@nationwide.com

May 2, 2008 - Smithfield Ham and Yam presents Johnston County BBQ Cook-Off, Smithfield, NC - contact Ron Hughes, 919-989-5380, RonaldHughes@ncsu.edu

May 2, 2008 - 2nd Annual Castle Hayne Cook-Off, Castle Hayne, NC - Contact Steven Gause, 910-470-5700, sfgause@hotmail.com

May 9-10, 2008 - 5th Annual Carthage Buggy Festival and BBQ Cook off - Contact Wendy Russel, 910-692-8272, arcmoorewr@embarqmail.com

May 16-17, 2008 - Roanoke-Chowan Pork-Fest - Mufreesboro, NC - Contact Jimmy Gray, 252-398-4700, grays ram@hotmail.com

May 23-24, 2008 - Lake Gaston Battle of the Bar-B-Que, Lake Gaston, NC - lgcc@earthlink.net

June 5, 2008 - Got to be NC Festival BBQ Cook Off, Raleigh, NC - www.ncagfest.com

June 13-14, 2008 - 15th Annual Blue Ridge BBQ Festival, Tryon, NC - www.blueridgebbqfestival.com

June 12-14, 2008 - Texas Pete Ribfest, Winston-Salem, NC - www.twincityribfest.com

June 20-21, 2008 - 26th Annual Hillsborough Hog Days, Hillsborough, NC - www.hogdays.com

September 5-6, 2008 - 6th Annual Bikes, Boogie & Bar-B-Q, Gastonia, NC - www.hogdays.com

September 13, 2008 - Masonic Carolina Pig Jig BBQ Cook-Off, Raleigh, NC - www.carolinapigjig.com

September 11-13, 2008 - Blues, Brews & BBQ, Charlotte, NC - www.charlotteshout.com/nav.cfm

September 26-27, 2008 -  5th Smokin in the Valley, Maggie Valley, NC - www.wncbbqfestival.org

October 4, 2008 - 1st Annual Court Square Cook Off, Graham, NC - Contact Jason Cook, 336-226-1693, jcook@stokescook.com

October 10-11, 2008 - 5th Annual Vander Pig Cook-Off, Fayetteville, NC - Contact Dennis or Julie Byrd, 910-483-2858, vanderbyrd4@yahoo.com

October 23, 2008 - 79th Annual Mallard Creek BBQ, Charlotte, NC - mallardcreekpresbyterian.org

October 25, 2008 - 25th Annual Lexington Barbecue Festival, Lexington, NC - www.barbecuefestival.com

November 1, 2008 - Hog Happnin’, Shelby, NC - hoghappnin.com