New! Backyard BBQ Competition!
Rib cook-off for backyard pitmasters!
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Noon until 7 p.m. ~ Gates open at 11 a.m.
North Haverhill Fairgrounds, North Haverhill, NH
An Alcohol-free Event

Come join us at the North Haverhill Fairground, North Haverhill, New Hampshire. Our grand champion BBQ team will get a slot at next year’s MBN championship cookoff. We expect some serious competition among barbecue enthusiasts hoping to win this spot. The North Haverhill Fairgrounds provides a lovely, country setting for this festival. This is a family-friendly event. As one of 60 sanctioned Memphis BBQ Network contests in the country, and the only one in New England, the Whole Hog BBQ and Music Festival should attract greater numbers of serious competitors and festival-goers than ever before (we’ve averaged nearly 1000 attendees in each year of the event). If you have been with us at other events, we appreciate your past support and hope you will consider participating again this year.

Congratulations to Jack's Old South, our 2009 Grand Champion! Since they have already qualified, our reserve champion, Bare Bones BBQ, also qualified for the MBN championship cookoff (where they took first last year in the poultry division). Note that another competitor, Pig Pen BBQ from New Jersey, is also competing in the MBN Championship.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

  • $10,000 in prize money
  • The overall winner of the contest will receive an opportunity to compete at the MBN (Memphis BBQ Network) championship cookoff in 2011. Frank & Mary Horner are scheduled to be our MBN contest reps again this year.
  • This will be a sanctioned ribs, shoulder and whole hog BBQ competition. Download the team application for entry fees.
  • PT Farm (email or 603-787-2248), a local wholesaler/retailer of meat, will once again provide hogs and shoulders at very competitive prices and they’re just four miles from the fairgrounds.
  • Sampling on a first-come, first-served basis will begin about 1 p.m. A People’s Choice award will be made based on this sampling.
  • On-site camping accommodations for Saturday and Sunday nights are provided for competing teams as part of the entry fees.
  • Admission to the festival is $12 for those over 12 years of age ($10 pre-sale). Download the team application. Here are the specs on the cuts of meat.
  • The Memphis BBQ Network has more details about the sanctioned competitions.
  • Here is the judging schedule. It is a pdf that you may view, save, or print. You probably already have it but if you need to, you may download the free software for viewing pdf's from Adobe Systems.