Updated 11/15/2009: WINNER 2009 12th annual Competition BBQ cook off sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association. Arts and Crafts vendors. Food vendors. Carnival rides ($5 off coupon for midway.) KidZone. Car and Antique Tractor display. Motorcycle runs. Live music and street dances Friday and Saturday nights until midnight.

Do you cook your Thanksgiving Turkey outdoors? If you do and are willing to share your Thanksgiving experience with the readers of the BBQ Grail you could win a prize…The Big Easy Oil-less Infrared Turkey Fryer.

I QUE TAKES TOP PRIZE AT 21st ANNUAL JACK DANIEL’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL BARBECUE
LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (October 24, 2009) - I Que from Hopkinton, Mass., can claim the ultimate braggin’ rights in competitive barbecuing, after taking home the title of Grand Champion at the 21st Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue on Saturday evening in [...]

JOIN US AT THE DELLS BBQ BASH & STATE BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP! 2010 Dates: May 20-23 Wisconsin Dells, WI

Event Details

Admission: $8
Time: November 6-7 , 2009
Location: BBQ City, USA DIRECTIONS
City/Town: Vienna, Georgia LODGING
Website or Map: http://www.bigpigjig.com/
Event Type: Competitive

History of the Big Pig Jig
BIG PIG JIG was born in Vienna, Georgia when a group of self-professed gourmets made wagers on who among them could cook the most succulent pig! [...]

Event Details

Time: October 24, 2009 9:00 a.m.
Location: Lynchburg Town Square
City/Town: Lynchburg, Tennessee
Website or Map: http://www.jackdaniels.com
Event Type: Competitive

2009 Jack Daniel’s 21st BBQ Invitational
There is nothing quite like the fourth Saturday of October in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Thats when thousands of people head to the Hollow for the annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue, [...]

Thanks to your support and contributions to this event since 2005, Cookin’ for the Cure has taken that idea and turned it into over $100,000 for our Valley cancer patients.

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Pre-game visitors to the Char-Broil & Miller Lite “Home Turf Taste Tour” this past weekend. Did our “juicy little secret” help the Vikings? hmmmm…
The Char-Broil & Miller Lite Home Turf Taste Tour cruised into the Twin Cities this past weekend and thousands of Vikings fans stopped by to tailgate with Char-Broil and Miller Lite. [...]

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Country Thunder music fans play a game at the Char-Broil tour stop exhibit!
Country music fans headed to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin this past week for four days of grinn, pluckn, dancen and grilln The Grilling Team was there, every two-step of the way listening to some great music and sharing Grillings Juicy Little Secret [...]

Mike “Pit Pirate” Hedrick pauses in his official duties as pit-crew-master of 'PitCrewBarbeque.com' to say hello at the Char-Broil demonstration. NASCAR fans got in on the juiciest little secret around – infrared! Thousands of fans at the Chicagoland Speedway made a pit stop to refuel with tasty chicken seasoned with McCormick Grill Mates, juicy Bubba Burgers, Hillshire Farm brats and Buccaneer Blends sauces at the Char-Broil demonstration site. Sizzle on the Grill Guest Chef Mike ‘Pit Pirate” Hedrick stopped by on a break from his duties as pit-crew-master of  ‘PitCrewBarbeque.com’ to take pictures with visitors at the Char-Broil display and answer questions about his favorite methods of grilling.  Thanks Mike! (See more pictures and videos of Mike’s visit – CLICK HERE ) This week it’s ‘Country Thunder’ in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Hey all y’all country music fans – do you know the secret? CLICK HERE for the 2009 Grilling Tour schedule and locations.