Long Beach BBQ Festival

It's the West’s Best BBQ All-in-One Outdoor Family Festival! Outdoor park family atmosphere. The Long Beach BBQ Festival is the largest three day BBQ Extravaganza featuring the WORLD’S BEST BBQ Ribs, Pulled Pork, Tri-tip, Sausages, Chicken and more. The competition is fierce and the flavors rich as award-winning pitmasters battle local barbeque grillers to produce the best that their secret recipes have to offer. Pork Ribs, Beef Ribs, Tri-Tip, Pulled Pork, Chicken, Sausages and more... THIS IS A COMPETITION WITHIN A COMPETITION...We have National Award-winning Pitmasters battling it out against Local Pitmasters...we have the best of Los Angeles BBQ battling it out with the best of Orange County and Riverside County BBQ...then we have KCBS BBQ Teams battling it out with CBBBQ BBQ Teams. You won’t want to miss this event. With stops across the country, the 2016 Great American Cookout will make its only stop in California right here at the Long Beach BBQ Festival. BBQ experts and GAC tour hosts, Mike and Christine Peters, will share grilling tips and Free samples with event attendees, so bring your napkins, this is one cookout you do not want to miss! CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER ARE FREE! GENERAL ADMISSION includes: Live Entertainment, Free Souvenir E-Photo, Seating, Children’s Stage (Sat./Sun.), Inflatable Bounces, Dance Floor and Lessons and Live Sports Tent. Line Dancing Lessons on Friday. Stand Up Comedy on Friday and Saturday. The festival has a food court, carnival games, petting zoo, cantinas, arts & craft booths, face painting and more for you to explore. VIP RIB VILLAGE - ALL YOU CAN EAT - that is right...Indulge your cravings of BBQ meats and treats at the VIP Rib Village. You can easily spend $100 a la carte sampling the award winning participating BBQ cooking teams irresistible pork ribs and then add drinks, chicken, pulled pork, sides, desserts and guaranteed seating – it is a great deal. ONLY $87 with General Admission. The VIP Rib Village is sponsored by Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que so be sure to taste their Creamy Coleslaw, Potato Salad and Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding Fresh that is bananas folded in with creamy banana flavored pudding topped with vanilla wafers and sweet whipped cream. CHILDREN’S STAGE Animal Variety Show · Petting Zoo · Bounces and more... FREE LINE DANCE LESSONS - FRIDAY NIGHT. Appearing Friday Night @8PM on Second Stage Included in general admission, no drink minimum. Geoff Keith been seen on Chelsea Lately, ABC’s FREAKOUT!, and has done stand up on Comedy Central, HBO, BET, and late night talk shows. He was also nominated for “Comedian of the Year” by Campus Activities Magazine. Appearing Saturday Night @7:30PM on Second Stage Included in general admission, no drink minimum. Patrick Hanifin was a finalist 2 years in a row in the Los Angeles Comedy Competition. He was a winner of the Central Coast Comedy Championship. He beat out over 400 comedians to win the comedy competition at the Hollywood Laugh Factory.