8 Top BBQ Festivals / BBQ Pitmaster Competitions 

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Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest

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American Royal World Series of Barbecue

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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off

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Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue

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Big Apple Barbecue Block Party

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Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off

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Memphis Barbecue Network-sanctioned event

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BBQ Festival on the Neuse

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