Many cook-offs and food festivals offer free admission, and give you a chance to taste the best your region's grillmasters have to offer.
This is by no means an extensive list of events, but it should whet your appetite:
July
- July 1 Saturna Island, British Columbia, Canada Saturna Island Lamb Barbecue
- July 3-6 Naperville, Illinois Naperville Ribfest
- July 4-6 Barrie, Ontario, Canada Canadian Open Barbecue Championship
- July 11-13 North Wildwood, New Jersey New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- July 11-13 Markham, Ontario, Canada Markham Ribfest
- July 18-20 Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines Rib America Festival
- July 25-27 Columbus, Ohio Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest
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