BBQ Fest on the Neuse
Barbecue Restaurant
Why pick this one
BBQ Fest on the Neuse hosts a 45th annual barbecue competition in Downtown Kinston with free admission and BBQ sold Saturday.
Best for
- Attending a barbecue competition in Downtown Kinston
- Free family entertainment with live music, carnival rides, and a kid zone
- Buying barbecue sandwiches or pints at a large community festival
- Visiting an event with more than 150 vendors and car and bike shows
Look elsewhere if
- Everyday restaurant dining outside the annual festival dates
- A private barbecue meal or catering service rather than a public festival
- Indoor activities, since the event is an open-air festival
Specialties
- barbecue cook-team competition
- barbecue food sales
- family festival entertainment
- car show and bike show
What makes them different
- 45th Annual Wil King Hog Happenin' held in 2026
- Free admission
- Downtown Kinston festival grounds spanning several blocks between Pearson Park and Queen Street
- More than 150 vendors plus carnival rides, live music, a kid zone, and a beer, wine, and spirits garden
- BBQ sandwiches and pints sold Saturday at the BBQ Chop Tent and Visitor's Center while supplies last
- Serves
- Kinston
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- Pearson Park, 210 W Gordon St, Kinston, NC 28501-4818
- Phone
- +12525220004
- Website
- http://www.kinstonbbq.com/
- jparson@visitkinston.com
Services
- barbecue festival
- food and craft vendor event
- live entertainment
- cook-team registration
- event sponsorship