Whether you spell it BBQ, Barbeque or Barbecue, it’s the taste of America. And it’s coming back to Danville, Kentucky September 7-8, 2013
The Kentucky State BBQ Festival announces it’s first Baron/Baroness of Backyard BBQ Competition. Click her to get your entry Application and Info.
This September 7-8, 2013 Danville will be alive with the sites, sounds and smells of the 3rd Ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival. Mystical blue smoke will fill the air and Pulled Pork Shoulder, Texas Beef Brisket, Ribs and more will fill your soul.
The 3rd Ever Kentucky BBQ Festival promises to be a fun-filled and exciting time. Come on out and be a part of this very special event.
When: September 7-8, 2013
Where: 2nd Street and Constitution Square, Danville, KY
What: BBQ Pitmasters cooking their specialties (Pork Shoulder, Texas Beef Brisket, Ribs and more).
Championship BBQ Pitmasters cooking for YOU!
L to R: Craig Kimmel, Melissa Cookston, Carey Bringle, Moe Cason, Shane Draper, Shelly Hunt
Moe Cason, Ponderosa Barbecue, Des Moines, IA, BBQ Pitmasters Finalist; Shelly Hunt, Desperado’s Barbecue, Angola, NY; Melissa Cookston, BBQ Pitmasters Finalist, 2 time Memphis in May Champion and owner of Memphis Barbecue Co., Horn Lake, MS and Fayetteville, NC; Craig Kimmel, BBQ Pitmasters Finalist, Food Truck Challenge, DeLand, FL; Carey Bringle, Peg Leg Porker, Nashville, TN; Shane Draper, Draper’s BBQ, Cunningham, KY; Brad and Cindy Simmons, Lucky Dog BBQ, Danville, KY
New This Year!
The Char-Broil Tru-Infrared Tour will be at the 2013 Kentucky State BBQ Festival. They will be bringing their 60′x20′ display and will be cooking, sampling, holding contests and giving away swag to all attendees. See more info here.
Dr. Wes Berry will be at the Festival to sell and sign copies of The Kentucky Barbecue Book and answer your questions about barbecue in Kentucky. Wes has visited over 120 BBQ joints around the Commonwealth and has great stories to tell.
Directions and Where to Stay in Danville
If you’re from out of town, you need to be sure to make lodging reservations well ahead of time. After that you just need to make sure you know how to get to Danville. Please contact us if you have any questions about the Festival.
Cooking Demos by Top BBQ Personalities!
We are talking to some of the top name sin BBQ to bring you the very best barbecue demos at the 2013 Kentucky State BBQ Festival. The Big Green Egg Experts from WeldQuip will be here to show you how to produce championship barbecue at home on your own Big Green Egg.
