BBQ Events in South Carolina 2013 - 2014

AUGUST 2013 – JULY 2014 DiscoverSouthCarolina.com | 2

AUGUST 2013 – JULY 2014

All dates are subject to change. Please contact event before making final plans.

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August 23–24, 2013

Sooie’t Relief BBQ Benefit

Sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, this barbecue cook-off will also include a poker run and car show. More than 30 barbecue vendors will be competing for cash. Greer is the place to be for the best barbecue in the Upstate Aug. 23-24!

greerrelief.org • 864.848.5355 • Greer

August 30–September 1, 2013

Beach, Boogie and BBQ Festival

Close out the summer in Myrtle Beach during the Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival. Smoke on the Beach will again be part of the annual festival held each Labor Day weekend. The festival will take place at the former Air Force base facilities known as Valor Park.

beachboogiebarbequefestival.com • 843.626.7444 • Myrtle Beach

September 7, 2013

Butts & Bluegrass BBQ Festival

Come out and sample the best barbecue ever and vote for your favorite at this festival featuring a craft show, moon bounce, bluegrass bands and drink stations.

buttsandbluegrassbbqfestival.wordpress.com • 704.214.2892 • Clover

September 13–14, 2013

Uniquely Union BBQ Festival

The Uniquely Union BBQ Festival features serious competition between top barbecue competitors and great barbecue restaurants, both local and national. Aside from the mouthwatering food, festival goers will have the opportunity to enjoy music, dancing and friendly barbecue competition.

uniquelyunion.com • 864.429.8420 • Union


South Carolina Tobacco Festival

Celebrate Lake City’s tobacco heritage at the annual South Carolina Tobacco Festival. Activities will include men’s best legs contest, women’s hula hoop contests, street dancing, a wing throw-down competition, helicopter rides, live music, a car show, a barbecue cook-off and plenty more!

lakecitysc.org/pages/2013SCTobaccoFestival • 843.374.8611 • Lake City


BBQ Cook-Off & Bluegrass Festival

Enjoy samples from the area’s best barbecue cooks during this no-holds-barred competition while listening to the sounds of regional bluegrass bands.

ascgreenway.org • 803.548.7252 • Fort Mill


Berkeley BBQ Cook-Off

Enjoy music, family-friendly entertainment and, of course, food at this “whole hog” barbecue cook-off featuring cookers from North and South Carolina.

843.899.7833 • Moncks Corner


Mauldin BBQ Cook-Off

Get your taste buds ready for some mouthwatering barbecue! Up to 20 cookers will compete in the City of Mauldin BBQ Cook-Off. The Anything Butt Competition will take place Friday night, Sept. 20, and the BBQ Cook-Off will be Saturday, Sept. 21.

mauldinbbq.wordpress.com/author/mauldinculturalcenter •

864.335.4862 • Mauldin


Smoke on the Water

Cooks battle it out for a $2,000 cash prize for the best barbecue ribs. Cumberland River Fly Boys, a Nashville bluegrass band, will perform live. Bring the kids and stay all day. There will be plenty of hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie wraps, fish tacos and, of course, barbecue.

803.351.1786 • Columbia

September 21, 2013

Fall Heritage Festival & Pickin’ Party

An old-fashioned pig pickin’ will offer festival-goers three different styles of South Carolina barbecue prepared by award-winning cookers. In addition to great music and food, guests also will get the chance to see craft demonstrations by artists from across the state and purchase folk art and traditional handcrafted items.

scmuseum.org/events/fallheritage.aspx • 803.898.4952 • Columbia

October 4–5, 2013

Gaston Collard & BBQ Festival

Celebrate fall harvest at the annual Gaston Collard & BBQ Festival with a parade, rides, games, an antique car and tractor display, live entertainment and a barbecue cook-off.

gastonsc.org • 803.796.7725 • Gaston

October 4–5, 2013

Squealin’ on the Square

Enjoy a great barbecue competition and fun events for the whole family.

mainstreetlaurens.org • 864.984.2119 • Laurens

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Kershaw Hog Jam

The Kershaw Hog Jam is a combination of a barbecue cook-off, live music, arts and crafts vendors and children’s activities. The festival highlight is the barbecue cook-off.

kershawhogjam.com • 803.246.0369 • Kershaw

October 18–19, 2013

Hook & Cook Festival

The Hook & Cook Festival features a fishing tournament, barbecue cook-off, car show, craft vendors and family-friendly entertainment and events, including live music.

803.471.9778 • Jackson

October 18-19, 2013

Kingstree Pig Pickin’

This year’s lineup includes a barbecue cook-off, tennis and golf tournaments, a car show, arts & crafts, food vendors, a lancing tournament, amusement rides, children’s activities, fireworks show, live musical performances and much, much more.

kingstree.org • 843.355.7484 • Kingstree

October 26, 2013

Cook It Raw BBQ Perspectives

Cook It Raw BBQ Perspectives will feature more than 40 local and internationally acclaimed chefs preparing their interpretation of Lowcountry barbecue. The event will feature Rodney Scott, barbecue pit master at Scott’s BBQ in Hemingway.

cookitraw.org • Bowens Island

November 1–2, 2013

Pig on the Ridge

Pig on the Ridge is one of the best barbecue cook-offs in the Southeast. The event includes a street party, a classic car show, music and, of course, food.

pigontheridge.org • 803.337.2213 • Ridgeway


Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off and Car Show

Darlington Raceway welcomes some of the top barbecue teams in the Southeast to the Pee Dee area for the inaugural Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off and Car Show. The event will be sanctioned by the South Carolina Barbeque Association, one of the premier barbecue organizations.

darlingtonraceway.com/Articles/2013/05/Speed-and-Feed.aspx •

843.395.8900 • Darlington

November 14-16, 2013

St. Nicholas BBQ Fest

The Annual St. Nicholas Festival has grown from a one-day crafts and holiday shopping extravaganza into a three-day, multi-faceted community celebration. Festival highlights include the Conway Holiday Cuisines, Anything Butt Pork BBQ Cook-Off and the St. Nicholas Festival Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair.

stnicholasbbqfest.com • 855.492.8626 • Conway


Smoke on the Harbor

The Second Annual Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown, hosted by Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned event. It will feature two days of barbecue competition within a large competitor and vendor village centered around the majestic Lookout Pavilion. There will be numerous food options, live music, activities for kids and an overall family-friendly, casual and fun atmosphere.

smokeontheharbor.com • 843.469.3579 • Mount Pleasant

March 21–22, 2014

2014 Commissioner’s Cup BBQ Cook-Off & Festival

Teams across the South will be competing for top prizes in various categories of barbecue. There will be entertainment, barbecue tastings, a barbecue cooking demonstration and local vendors selling South Carolina specialty foods.

agriculture.sc.gov • 803.734.2200 • West Columbia

March 21–22, 2014

Smoke in the ’Boro

Smoke in the ’Boro is a first for Walterboro and it promises to be a fun and tasty event with live music, an Anything Butt BBQ competition, a Butts Only contest and kids’ activities.

800.328.9425 • Walterboro

March 28–29, 2014

Hub City Hog Fest

This event will include a barbecue competition, a home-brewed beer competition, an awards ceremony for the winning “cue” and beer (Saturday afternoon), delicious food and drink from local vendors (Friday and Saturday) and great live music (one band Friday night and a number of bands throughout the day Saturday).

hubcityhogfest.com • Spartanburg

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April 10–12, 2014

South Carolina BBQ Shag Festival

Held in April each year, the BBQ Shag Festival features the barbecue cook-off, shagging (the state dance), local foods, crafts, carnival rides and much more. Thousands come from the eastern United States for some mighty good eating, music, dance and games. If you haven’t been to a Southern “pig pickin,’ ” y’all don’t know barbecue.

scbbqshagfestival.org • 843.558.2824 • Hemingway

May 2–3, 2014

Hog on the Hill BBQ Cook-Off

If you love barbecue and music, you have to be in Chester for the annual Hog on the Hill BBQ Cook-Off. Bring a blanket and have a barbecue picnic while listening to local bands.

chesterdowntown.org • 803.385.4803 • Chester

May 2–3, 2014

Pickin’ and Piggin’ in the Park

Saluda Shoals Park celebrates spring with bluegrass music and barbecue. Savor the flavor of award-winning “cue” from South Carolina’s best barbecue cookers while enjoying live music from the Blue Iguanas.

803.772.1228 • Irmo

June 6–7, 2014

High on the Hog

High on the Hog is Beaufort’s premier barbecue contest, held every year to support Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity.

highonthehogbeaufort.com • Beaufort

July 10–12, 2014

South Carolina Festival of Discovery

Discover a weekend of food, fun, music and more in Uptown Greenwood. It’s all about the barbecue as more than 90 barbecue teams are expected to compete in 2014. Mustard, ketchup or vinegar-based barbecue – doesn’t matter, you’ll find it here.

festivalofdiscovery.com • 864.942.8448 • Greenwood

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