A new NJ BBQ Grand Champion is crowned each summer at the NJ State BBQ Championship.
The New Jersey State Barbecue Championship is a three-day open-air festival featuring championship barbecue competition, live cooking demonstrations, special displays, and food and beverage vendors to satisfy every taste and appetite. The event takes place in North Wildwood, NJ each summer.
The Anglesea Blues Festival features both national and regional blues musicians and is held in conjunction with the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship. Throughout the weekend, free live entertainment is featured on our outdoor main stage, as well as additional acts in neighboring establishments.
The championship competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS), the world’s largest association of barbecue enthusiasts. More than $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded at the 2022 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship. The competition is officiated by representatives of KCBS and a panel of volunteer judges, certified in the science of judging competitive barbecue. The Grand Champion of the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship is also eligible to compete in the invitation-only world championship, the American Royal, held annually in Kansas City.