April 5 & 6, 2013
Newport 35th Annual Pig Cookin' Contest
Newport Community Park
Newport, NC
www.newportpigcooking.com
April 20, 2013
Henderson County Boyd BBQ Expo
Hendersonville High School
Hendersonville, NC
www.facebook.com/BBQExpo
www.bbq-expo.com
April 19 & 20, 2013
17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff
Kings Mountain Fire Museum
Kings Mountain, NC
www.kmfire.com
April 26 & 27, 2013
BBQ Capital Cookoff
Downtown Lexington
Lexington, NC
www.uptownlexington.com/events/bbqcookoff.asp
May 1-2-3-4, 2013
BBQ Festival on the Neuse
Downtown Kinston
Kinston, NC
www.bbqfestivalontheneuse.com
May 3 & 4, 2013
Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival
Downtown Smithfield
Smithfield, NC
www.hamandyam.com
May 10 & 11, 2013
Jiggy With The Piggy BBQ Challenge
Kannapolis, NC
www.jiggywiththepiggy.com/
May 10 & 11, 2013
7th Annual Hogfest in Historic Edenton
American Legion Post 40 Fairgrounds
Edenton, NC
www.hogfestedenton.com
May 13, 2013
Beer Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Symphony Park
Charlotte, NC
www.beerandbourbon.com/north-carolina/show-info
May 17 & 18, 2013
NCBS Piedmont BBQ Boot Camp & Judges School
Tanglewood Park
Clemmons, NC
www.ncbbqsociety.com
May 18, 2013
Annual Roanoke-Chowan Pork Fest
Brady C. Jeffcoat Museum
Murfreesboro, NC
www.murfreesboronc.org/porkfest.htm
Info: Colon Balance 910-358-1202
May 17 & 18, 2013
31st Annual Hillsborough Hog Day
River Park, Downtown Hillsborough
Hillsborough, NC
www.hillsboroughchamber.com
May 17-18-19, 2013
Got to be NC Festival & Masonic Pig Jig Cookoff
NC State Fairgrounds
Raleigh, NC
www.gottobencfestival.com
www.carolinapigjig.com
June 7 & 8, 2013
Lincolnton Hog Happenin
Downtown Lincolnton
Lincolnton, NC
www.hoghappenin.org
June 6-7-8-9, 2013
9th Annual Texas Pete Ribfest
Downtown Winston Salem
Winston-Salem, NC
www.twincityribfest.com
June 14 & 15, 2013
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Harmon Field
Tryon, NC
www.blueridgebbqfestival.com
June 21 & 22, 2013
Peak City Pig Fest
Apex, NC
Graham Wilson 919-362-7141
www.peakcitypigfest.com/
July 6th, 2013
The 48th Annual Roasting of the Pig
Beech Mountain Resort
Beech Mountain, NC
828-387-9283
www.beechmtn.com
July 12-13-14, 2013
Carolina Mountain Ribfest
WNC Agricultural Center Fairgrounds
Fletcher, NC
www.wcpshows.com/ribfest.html
July 19 & 20, 2013
NCBS Mountain BBQ Boot Camp & Judges School
Sugar Mountain Resort
1009 Sugar Mountain Drive
Sugar Mountain, NC 28604
www.ncbbqsociety.com
July 26 & 27, 2013
WNC BBQ Festival
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
www.wncbbqfestival.org
August 2 & 3, 2013
Beer Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Cary, NC
www.beerandbourbon.com/cary/show-info
August, 9 & 10, 2013
Mountain High BBQ and Music Festival
Wayne Proffitt Agricultural Center
Franklin, NC
www.mountainhighbbqfestival.com
September 19, 20 & 21, 2013
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues & BBQ Rally
Tilley Harley Davidson
Salisbury, NC
www.bikerbluesbbqrally.com
September 28 & 29, 2013
NCBS Coastal BBQ Boot Camp & Judges School
New Hanover County Law Enforcement Officers Association Club House & Grounds
5301 Holly Shelter Road
Castle Hayne, NC
www.ncbbqsociety.com
October 10 & 11, 2013
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cookoff
704-843-2195
events@waxhaw.com
October 11 & 12, 2013
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Downtown Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount, NC
www.bbqthrowdown.net
October 18 & 19, 2013
Time Warner Cable BBQ & Blues
Uptown Charlotte / South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC
www.charlottebbqandblues.com
October 18 & 19, 2013
10th Annual Vander Pig Cook-Off
Vander Civic Walking Trails
Fayetteville, NC
Info Dennis & Julie Byrd byrdsunshine2010@aol.com
910-483-2858
October 24th, 2013
84th Annual Mallard Creek BBQ
11400 Mallard Creek Road
Charlotte, NC 28262
mallardcreekbbq.com/
October 26, 2013
30th Annual Lexington Barbecue Festival
Uptown Lexington
Lexington, NC
www.barbecuefestival.com
November 2, 2013
Hog Happenin'
Venue TBA
Shelby, NC
www.hoghappenin.com
Events In North Carolina