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I Asked 6 Pitmasters for Their Favorite BBQ Sauce, and They’re Not Too Proud To Admit They Love This Bargain Brand
If you’ve ever discreetly decanted your bottled barbecue sauce into a bowl or pan before cookout guests arrive in an attempt to pass it off as homemade (just me?!), you can stop trying to hide your little secret.
The National BBQ Festival Returns After 14 Years – With a $100K Purse and Three Days of Smoked Perfection
After a 14-year hiatus, one of the most iconic BBQ events in the country is back and set to take over Nassau County, Long Island from June 13–15, 2025—just in time for Father’s Day Weekend.
I Asked 8 Grill Masters for the Secret to the Best Juicy Grilled Chicken
If you hear the phrase “grilled chicken” and feel a yawn coming on, know you’re not alone.
Warren G regulates the grill, bringing hip-hop and heat to BBQ festival
This summer, Long Island’s grill game is getting a whole lot funkier. Warren G, the hip-hop legend behind the 1994 anthem “Regulate,” is set to headline the National BBQ Festival at Eisenhower Park.
After a Decade-Long Hiatus, the National BBQ Festival Is Back and Headed to Long Island
If you’ve been to a past edition of the National BBQ Festival, you know these competitions are serious business. How serious? Serious enough to draw live-fire pitmasters from all over the country. Serious enough to warrant a cash prize of $100,000 to the winning team.
National BBQ Festival
Originally held in Douglas, GA, from 2002 to 2011, the National BBQ Festival will take place at Eisenhower Park and will feature two full days of fierce competition with a $100,000 purse.
BEATS, BITES and BBQ
Long Island, get ready to regulate your appetite—because the National BBQ Festival is bringing legendary West Coast rapper Warren G to Nassau County for an unforgettable weekend of beats, bites, and BBQ!
Warren G to perform, compete at National BBQ Festival on Long Island
Plans are heating up for the National BBQ Festival at Eisenhower Park in June. West Coast rapper-turned-culinary-artist Warren G – his song “Regulate” hit multi-platinum status – will perform, and compete as a barbeque-pit master on June 14.
Warren G adding hip-hop flavor to National BBQ Festival in East Meadow
Warren G is set to prove he can regulate more than just hip-hop beats this June.
National BBQ Festival
The National BBQ Festival features two full days of fierce competition with a $100,000 purse – one of the largest prizes in the country and the biggest in the Northeast – drawing top pit-masters from across the globe.
Talking National BBQ Festival With Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy
Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy talk about the National BBQ Festival in Long Island NY June 13-15. This is the first time in 10 years the event has been held.
Baseball and BBQ Art Shamsky, Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy, Discuss the National BBQ Festival,
Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy join us to discuss the National BBQ Festival which is being billed as a tremendous barbecue event coming to New York, more specifically, Long Island, New York the weekend of June 13th through June 15th, 2025.
Buffalo Wings, BBQ, Garlic — Dig In At New York's Favorite Food Festivals
With traditions from around the world combined with the bounty of our farms, orchards and vineyards, New York offers food journeys like nowhere else.
The Top 5 NYC-Area BBQ Events in 2025
For barbecue lovers in the New York City area, 2025 is shaping up to be a hot and fast year. From brisket to ribs to whole hog, some of the country’s best pit-masters will be bringing the heat to the Big Apple and the surrounding area.
National BBQ festival comes to Eisenhower Park, featuring Freeport’s Kenny Ware
The National BBQ Festival will be heading to Eisenhower Park for the first time ever, from June 13 to 15, and leading the Nassau County team will be chef Kenny Ware, of Backyard Barbeque in Freeport.
What’s cooking at Eisenhower Park this June?
Barbecue lovers are in for a treat this spring when the National BBQ Festival comes to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.
Spring 2025: Your guide to events on Long Island
The weather is finally getting warmer, and it’s the perfect time to discover all the events Long Island has to offer this spring.
BBQ Calendar of Events
The National Barbecue News is proud to work with the following barbecue organizations to bring you the most complete listing of upcoming barbecue events in the World.
The National BBQ Festival Returns to Nassau County this June
The festival, over a decade in the making, will make its returning debut June 13-15 at Eisenhower Park in Nassau.
The National BBQ Festival
This summer, Nassau County becomes the epicenter of smoky, mouthwatering BBQ with a festival packed with bold flavors, live music, and non-stop fun.
