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August 2324, 2013

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September 2021, 2013

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
September 2021, 2013

Sooiet 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 30September 1, 2013

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
September 2021, 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

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, sh tacos and, of course, barbecue.
803.351.1786 Columbia
September 21, 2013

September
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 1314, 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

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
September 1922, 2013

October
October 45, 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 45, 2013

South Carolina Tobacco Festival

Celebrate Lake Citys tobacco heritage at the annual South Carolina Tobacco Festival. Activities will include mens best legs contest, womens 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
September 2021, 2013

Squealin on the Square

Enjoy a great barbecue competition and fun events for the whole family.
mainstreetlaurens.org 864.984.2119 Laurens

BBQ Cook-Off & Bluegrass Festival

Enjoy samples from the areas 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

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October 1112, 2013

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November 14-16, 2013

Kershaw Hog Jam

The Kershaw Hog Jam is a combination of a barbecue cook-off, live music, arts and crafts vendors and childrens activities. The festival highlight is the barbecue cook-off.
kershawhogjam.com 803.246.0369 Kershaw
October 1819, 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
November 1516, 2013

Hook & Cook Festival

The Hook & Cook Festival features a shing 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

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

Kingstree Pig Pickin

This years lineup includes a barbecue cook-off, tennis and golf tournaments, a car show, arts & crafts, food vendors, a lancing tournament, amusement rides, childrens activities, reworks show, live musical performances and much, much more.
kingstree.org 843.355.7484 Kingstree
October 26, 2013

March
March 2122, 2014

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 Scotts BBQ in Hemingway.
cookitraw.org Bowens Island

2014 Commissioners 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 2122, 2014

November
November 12, 2013

Smoke in the Boro

Smoke in the Boro is a rst 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 2829, 2014

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
November 89, 2013

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

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

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April
April 1012, 2014

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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 havent been to a Southern pig pickin, yall dont know barbecue.
scbbqshagfestival.org 843.558.2824 Hemingway

May
May 23, 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 23, 2014

Pickin and Piggin in the Park

Saluda Shoals Park celebrates spring with bluegrass music and barbecue. Savor the avor of award-winning cue from South Carolinas best barbecue cookers while enjoying live music from the Blue Iguanas.
803.772.1228 Irmo

June
June 67, 2014

High on the Hog

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

July
July 1012, 2014

South Carolina Festival of Discovery

Discover a weekend of food, fun, music and more in Uptown Greenwood. Its all about the barbecue as more than 90 barbecue teams are expected to compete in 2014. Mustard, ketchup or vinegar-based barbecue doesnt matter, youll nd it here.
festivalofdiscovery.com 864.942.8448 Greenwood

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