BBQ Cookoffs & Contests
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Alabama

Mobile's Hog Wild Festival - March 7 - 8, 2008 Mobile, AL
Contact: Lindsay Guthrie - 3058 Dauphin Square Connector, Mobile, AL 36607
Email: lguthrie@ucpmobile.org
Phone: 251-479-4900

Sucarnochee BBQ & Blues - April 18 - 19, 2008 Livingston, AL
Contact: Tina Naremore Jones - UWA Station 22, Livingston, AL 35470
Email: tnj@uwa.edu
Phone: 205-652-3752

Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ - May 2 - 3, 2008 Huntsville, AL
Contact: Phil & Kleone - 404 Madison Street, Huntsville, AL 35801
Email: philandkleone@comcast.net
Phone: 256-564-8103

Tri-State Barbecue Festival - May 16 - 17, 2008 - Dothan, AL
Contact: Kerry Farrell / The Main Event
P.O. Box 863, Dothan, AL 36302
Email: kerry@theimageagency.com
Phone: 334-793-9042

Day On The River - May 23 - 24, 2008 Valley, AL
Contact: Sheila Still
130 Sportsplex Drive, Valley, AL 36854
Email: sstill@cityofvalley.com
Phone: 334-756-5288 or 334-756-2395

California

2nd Ground Hog Chili & BBQ - Feb 2 - 2, 2008 Palm Desert, CA
Contact: Keith Caroselli
Phone: 760-220-0205

Colorado

Colorado Barbecue Challenge - June 13 - 14, 2008 Frisco, CO
Email: brodiec@townoffrisco.com
Phone: 970-668-0677

Kiwanis Club of Durango's Smokin' 4th BBQ Shootout - July 3 - 4, 2008 Durango, CO
Contact: Mark SimonPO Box 976, Durango, CO 81301
Email: simon@virtbiz.net
Phone: 970-385-9583

Loveland Loves Barbecue - July 11 - 12, 2008 Loveland, CO
Contact: Linda Larsen - 201 E. 5th Street, Loveland, CO 80537
Email: llarsen@reporter-herald.com
Phone: 970-635-3647

Florida

Central Florida BBQ Festival - Jan 11 - 12, 2008 Sebring, FL
Contact: Chris Dunn P.O. Box 1981, Sebring, FL 33871
Email: info@hcfair.net
Phone: 863-382-2255

Top Of The Lake BBQ Affair - Jan 18 - 19, 2008 Okeechobee, FL
Contact: Okeechobee Main Street Inc.111 NE 2nd Street, Okeechobee, FL 34972
Email: twbfla@earthlink.net
Phone: 863-357-6246 or 863-763-5055

Grillin & Chillin on Main - Feb 1 - 2, 2008 Wauchula, FL
Contact: Megan McKibbenMain Street Wauchula Inc. - P.O. Box 1162, Wauchula, FL 33873
Email: mainstreetwau@earthlink.net
Phone: 863-767-0330

4th Annual Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs "Smoke on the Water" BBQ - Feb 8- 9, 2008 Winter Haven, FL
Contact: Frank Csomos 1615 High Point Court SW, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Email: froglips02@aol.com
Phone: 863-287-3075

Bark-n-Purr Wild West Fest & BBQ Cookoff - Feb 22 - 23, 2008 Bronson, FL
Contact: Bill Foster2751 SE 140th Avenue, Morriston, FL 32668
Email: wildbill@wildoproductions.com
Phone: 954-854-2364

2nd Annual Pigs On The River - Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2008 Palatka, FL
Contact: Bo Meadows473 West River Road , Palatka, FL 32177
Email: efmeadows@aol.com
Phone: 386-325-7321

Pig on the Pond - Mar 7 - 8, 2008 Clermont, FL
Contact: Cheryl FishelP.O. Box 121543, Clermont, FL 34712
Email: pigonthepond@earthlink.net
Phone: 352-516-5897 or 352-394-3

Gulf Coast BBQ Cookoff - Mar 7 - 8, 2008 Panama City, FL
Contact: Convention Services Co.P.O. Box 15932, Panama City, FL 32406
Email: expostradeshows@aol.com
Phone: 850-763-8618

15th Annual Hog Wild Pig Crazy Barbecue - Mar 14 - 25, 2008 Lake City, FL
Contact: Heyward Christie205 North Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055
Email: hogwildbbq@yahoo.com
Phone: 386-758-5448

Gator Hammock Wild Pig 'n Pepper Jam - Dec 31 - Jan 1, 2008 Felda, FL
Contact: Jenna Borkert PO Box 360, Felda, FL 33930
Email: chilegator@msn.com
Phone: 800-664-2867 or 863-675-0687

Georgia

1st Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ and Bluegrass Festival - Mar 21 - 22, 2008 Thomaston, GA
Contact: Bobby Bickley410 Jackson Avenue, Thomaston, GA 30286
Email: smokeonthewaterbbqfest@hotmail.com
Phone: 706-647-5426 or 706-975-0038

4th Annual Sunbelt Ag Expo BBQ Cook-off - Mar 14 - 15, 2008 Moultrie, GA
Contact: Wendell Brown
290-G Harper Blvd, Moultrie, GA 31788
Email: wendell@bellsouth.net
Phone: 229-985-1968 

1st Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ and Bluegrass Festival - Mar 21 - 22, 2008 Thomaston, GA
Contact: Bobby Bickley
410 Jackson Avenue, Thomaston, GA 30286
Email: smokeonthewaterbbqfest@hotmail.com
Phone: 706-647-5426 or 706-975-0038 

Kansas

Kansas Winter Que - Feb 15 - 16, 2008 Great Bend, KS
Contact: Kent Romine674 SW 10 Road, Great Bend, KS 67530
Email: kromine@opiwireless.com
Phone: 620-793-2985

Smoke in the Spring - Apr 11 - 12, 2008 Osage City, KS
Contact: Corey Linton
201 South 5th Street, Osage City, KS 66523
Email: rec@osagecity.com
Phone: 785-528-3714

Louisiana

Hammond Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge - Mar 28 - 29, 2008 Hammond, LA
Contact: Deek DeBlieux/Cindy Watts
PO Box 85, Hammond, LA 70404
Email: deek.deblieux@bdk.com
Phone: 985-345-2490

Mississippi

Loose Caboose Festival BBQ Contest - Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2008 Newton, MS
Contact: Kay Crenshaw
Email: ktcren@bellsouth.net
Phone: 601-479-7943

Missouri

North Kansas City State BBQ Championship - Mar 14 - 15, 2008 North Kansas City, MO
Contact: Jay McClintick1902 Swift, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Email: xj1972@aol.com
Phone: 816-413-0675

Smokin' on Big Creek/4th Annual Brain Injury Assn. BBQ - Apr 4 - 5, 2008 Pleasant Hill, MO
Contact: Aimee Olmstead1603 Chapel Hill, Ste. 207, Columbia, MO 65203
Email: aolmstead@greatsouthernbank.com
Phone: 573-808-5874
Contact: Jeff Stith11404 Redbud Avenue, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
Email: bigcreekbbq@embarqmail.com
Phone: 816-590-5057

Capital City Cookoff- Apr 11 - 12, 2008 Jefferson City, MO
Contact: Bruce Ring3604 Schott Road, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Email: ring@cebridge.net
Phone: 573-291-9716

Redneck BBQ - Apr 11 - 12, 2008 Sikeston, MO
Contact: Missy Marshall or Pam Tibbs
One Industrial Drive, Sikeston, MO 63801
Email: saccpt@swbell.net
Phone: 571-471-2498

Smokin in the Creek - Apr 25 - 26, 2008 Sugar Creek, MO
Contact: Sue Mikula103 S. Sterling, Sugar Creek, MO 64054
Email: smikula@sugar-creek.mo.us
Phone: 816-252-4413 x. 302

State Championship3rd Annual Barry Road Hy-Vee BBQ - Apr 25 - 26, 2008 Kansas City, MO
Contact: Jim Dunn or Chris Yates
8301 N. St. Clair, Kansas City, MO 64151
Email: 1320meat@hy-vee.com
Phone: 816-505-1000 

South Carolina

The Beaufort Stew & Barbeque Bash - Feb 15 - 16, 2008 Beaufort, SC
Contact: Melissa Neely P.O. Box 2266, Beaufort, SC 29901
Email: Melissa@303associates.com
Phone: 843-379-9544

Heath Springs Rodeo Q - Mar 29 - 29, 2008 Heath Springs, SC
Contact: David Kellin
Email: kellind@comporium.net
Phone: 803-246-2123

Aiken Jaycees 2nd Annual Masters of Barbeque - Mar 28 - 29, 2008 Aiken, SC
Contact: Sam Thompson P.O. Box 707, Aiken, SC 29801
Email: samthomspon67@hotmail.com
Phone: 803-648-8955

Publix Prestigious Palmetto Pig Pick'n - Mar 7 - 8, 2008 Charleston, SC
Contact: Tommy BrushPO Box 31459, Charleston, SC 29417
Email: jrtolle@msn.com
Phone: 843-766-5576

Low Country Pig and Jig - Mar 14 - 15, 2008 Hilton Head, SC
Contact: Megan McCarty
Email: meganm@louissterling.com
Phone: 843-247-4607 or 843-815-6626

Picking and Pigging at the Park - Apr 11 - 12, 2008 Irmo, SC
Contact: Jim Wellman
Email: JWellman@icrc.net
Phone: 803-213-2009

Smoke at the Lodge - Apr 4 - 5, 2008 Summerville, SC
Contact: Kenny Craven
Phone: 843-851-2470

Pork Fest 2008 - Apr 18 - 19, 2008 Elloree, SC
Contact: Chasity Canaday
Email: clerk@elloreesc.com
Phone: 803-897-2821

Smoke on the Beach - Apr 18 - 19, 2008 Myrtle Beach, SC
Contact: Jack Thompson
Phone: 843-665-9544

Texas

Grimes County Go Texan - Feb 1 - 3, 2008 Navasota, TX
Contact: Stacy Ross
Phone: 936-825-2020 or 936-825-2843

Humble Rodeo Cook-off - Feb 8 - 9, 2008 Humble, TX
Contact: Stacy Williams
Phone: 281-831-5780 or 281-812-7555

VFW 8787 "CHILLY" BBQ & Chili - Feb 8 - 9, 2008 Austin, TX
Contact: Dee Dee Barton
Phone: 512-413-0058

Victoria Jaycees BBQ - Feb 15 - 16, 2008 Victoria, TX
Contact: Tammy Ussery
Email: tvam13@yahoo.com
Phone: 361-576-4300

"Might Snow" BBQ - Feb 15 - 16, 2008 Mt Pleasant, TX
Contact: Jayce Robinson
Phone: 903-572-2929

Irving Elks Lodge BBQ - Feb 22 - 23, 2008 Irving, TX
Contact: John Gray
Phone: 972-579-0005

State Championship Smokin' on the Rio BBQ - Feb 22 - 23, 2008 Mercedes, TX
Contact: Chuck Sellman
Phone: 956-975-1254

Republic Of Texas Independence Celebration - Feb 29 - Mar 2, 2008 - San Angelo, TX
Contact: John LuceP.O. Box 1861, San Angelo, TX 76902
Phone: 325-653-6518
Contact: Sammie Plant
Email: sanangeloplant1@msn.com

Lagarto Store benefitting Halo Flight - Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2008 Lagarto, TX
Contact: Debbie Vickery
Phone: 361-289-2516
Contact: Mary Schumacher
Phone: 361-547-2929

Road Kill Cook-off - Mar 28 - 29, 2008 Alice, TX
Contact: Rojelio Cuellar
Phone: 361-701-6865

Rosenberg Masonic Lodge #881 BBQ - Mar 28 - 29, 2008 Rosenberg, TX
Contact: Phillip Wigginton
Phone: 381-633-1726

Brazos Valley API BBQ - Apr 11 - 12, 2008 Caldwell, TX
Contact: Don Ard
Phone: 979-255-0316

Strawberry Festival BBQ - Apr 11 - 12, 2008 Poteet, TX
Contact: Robert or Dawn Mason
Phone: 830-281-2899

Heritage Jubilee BBQ - Apr 18 - 19, 2008 Terrell, TX
Contact: Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 972-524-5703

Texas Assn. of First Responders Charity Wild Game Cook-off - Apr 18 - 19, 2008 Houston, TX
Contact: Joe Matthews
Phone: 713-628-7136

Buda Country Fair BBQ - Apr 25 - 26, 2008 Buda, TX
Contact: Frankie Hoch
Phone: 512-971-0355

Buffalo Springs Lake World Championship Buffalo Wing & BBQ - Apr 25 - 26, 2008 Lubbock, TX
Contact: Promotions
Phone: 806-747-3353

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