Hendersonville NC Barbeque Expo this Weekend

April 20   4th Annual Henderson County Boyd  BBQ Expo  A family festival with vendors, BBQ cooking competitions, children's activities, arts and crafts, and entertainment. The Henderson County Boyd BBQ Expo allows BBQ teams compete in one of two divisions: Professional (Restaurants, Caterers and those that compete on the Professional BBQ circuit) and Back Yard (all others).

Back again for 2013, The Circle C Racing Pigs will be running their little legs off in quest of the ultimate prize…. an Oreo cookie.  This attraction is sure to once again be fun for all ages. Enjoy the BBQ festival grounds by riding in the Little Blue Choo, with all ages welcome.  For Wrestling Fans, High Velocity Wrestling is coming to the BBQ Expo with their high flying fast paced action.

Both divisions will be competing in four separate categories: Ribs, Chicken, Pork & Brisket.  Meats are blind judged on taste, texture and appearance with cash prizes  awarded for the top 5 competitors in each category.

The BBQ Expo is held at the Hendersonville High School Stadiu, 1 Bearcat Boulevard in Hendersonville, NC.

BBQ and Bluegrass in Spruce Pine

July 20-21  Spruce Pine BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival  This event features a sanctioned professional BBQ competition, a wings contest, public tastings, live bluegrass music, a cornhole tournament, championship clogging teams, craft vendors, BBQ equipment and supplies vendors, local food vendors, the Spruce Pine Skedaddle 5K and Fun Run, a kids play-area.
The highlight of the weekend is a professional BBQ competition, sanctioned by the Southern BBQ Network. Competition categories include pork butts, pork ribs (spare ribs or baby back ribs only), and chicken wings. BBQ Bucks will be sold to the public for the purchase of wings, BBQ sandwiches, BBQ plates, and BBQ by the pound.


One of the featured bluegras bands is Balsam Range,  2011 Winner  IBMA Song of the Year and performer of the #1 Bluegrass hit "Last Train to Kitty Hawk."  Based in Haywood County, North Carolina, Balsam Range consists of five men native to the region. Lucky Streak,  Ron and Minnie Powell, have been together as a couple for over thirty years, and have been singing as a duo for almost twenty years. Barefoot Movement is a group of talented musicians from North Carolina and Tennessee whose music successfully melds Americana influences with the invigoration of acoustic modern rock and jazz.

Get a link for the Spruce Pine BBQ and Bluegrass Festival on the Spruce Pine NC Visitor Guide