International Bar-BQ Festival
The International Bar-BQ Festival is a barbecue competition held annually in Owensboro , Kentucky . With up to 85,000 spectators, it is one of the largest competitions of its kind. It has been held on the second weekend in May since 1979.
The main competition will be in the beef, pork, chicken and turkey categories. Further disciplines are, for example, Burgoo cooking. The supporting program includes a fair, beauty contests, basketball and golf tournaments, a car show and others.