International Bar-B-Q Festival
TheInternational Bar-B-Q Festivalis an event held inOwensboro, Kentucky,every second weekend in May[1]since 1979, except 2020 when it was cancelled.[2]The festival provides an opportunity for sampling many varieties ofbarbecuedmeats, including chicken,mutton,andburgoo.[3]Cooking teams compete for the Governor's Cup, awarded to the team judged to have the best barbecued cuisine.[4]Other attractions includesquare dancing,musical performances, andarts and crafts.[5]The Kentucky Department of Tourism recently (in 2006) projected an expected attendance of 85,000 for the festival.[6]
TheCOVID-19 pandemicin 2020 caused the festival to go on hiatus until May 2021, when strict measures will be undertaken hereafter, such associal distancingand wearing masks.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"International Bar-B-Q Festival".KYFestivals.com.Retrieved2007-03-20.
- ^Millburg, Steve."Two Days of Barbecue Heaven".TrailsRUs.com.Retrieved2007-03-20.
- ^"Barbecue Trail".TrailsRUs.com.Retrieved2007-03-20.
- ^"One Tank Trip to Festivals Around Kentucky"(DOC).Kentucky Department of Parks. 2005-05-12.Retrieved2007-03-20.[dead link]
- ^"Owensboro Sister Cities / Regions - Owensboro Guide".Owensboro Community and Technical College.Retrieved2007-03-20.
- ^"Bar-B-Q Aromas and Music Will Fill the Air at Owensboro Festival".Kentucky Department of Tourism. 2006-05-03.Retrieved2007-03-20.
External links
[edit]- International Bar-B-Q Festival Home Page
- Commemorative Coca-Cola bottle for 20th anniversary of the festival
- Pictures from the festival featured inSouthern LivingMagazine
- Festival featured by the Travel Channel
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