All the Best NYC and Northeast BBQ Events Happening In 2018

The New York City metro area has many great food and BBQ-focused events each year, with the highlight for many being the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party held annually each June. But there are lots of other great events that should be on your radar that are held in NYC or in cities that are nearby.

Here are the major events coming up in the next several months in both the New York City metro area and the Northeast:

• March 15, 2018: North Jersey BBQ Showcase in Paramus, NJ
• April 7, 2018: NYC BBQ Cookoff on Staten Island
• April 14, 2018: Operation BBQ Relief Grill’n and Chill’n in the Catskills Fundraiser
• April 20-22, 2018: Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown in Plymouth, MA
• April 25, 2018: Brisket King 2018 in Brooklyn
• May 4-5, 2018: BBQ in The Valley in Jamestown, NY
• May 5-6, 2018: Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival in Ridgefield, CT
• May 19-20, 2018: Salt City BBQ Festival in Syracuse, NY
• June 2-3, 2018: Sun BBQ Fest in Uncasville, CT
• June 9-10, 2018: Big Apple Barbecue 2018 at Madison Sq Park in Manhattan
• June 15-16, 2018: Hartford Rib Off in Hartford, CT
• June 22-23, 2018: Smoke In The Woods Campground BBQ in Galway, NY
• Sept 8, 2018: Pig Island 2018 in Red Hook, Brooklyn
• Sept 22, 2018: Holy Smoke BBQ in Mahopac, NY

Check out the full NYC BBQ calendar, and if you don't see an event listed on it, let me know and I'll add it. Also be aware that the calendar will continue to be updated throughout the year as new events come up.