Your favorite barbecue joints will be back in 2024, as well as several new and up-and-coming places who will be making their first festival appearance. The current lineup is:

1701 Barbecue, Bar-A-BBQ, Blood Bros BBQ, Brett’s BBQ Shop, The Brisket House*, Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue, Burns Original BBQ, CorkScrew BBQ*, Daddy Duncan's BBQ, Feges BBQ, Fire Craft BBQ, Gatlin’s BBQ*, Harlem Rd Texas BBQ, Henderson & Kane, J-Bar-M Barbecue, Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ, Kimchi Smoke, La Cruda Brand BBQ, Lenox Bar-B-Q*, Mimsy's Craft Barbecue, Pinkerton’s Barbecue, Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue, Ray's BBQ Shack, Redbird BBQ, Reveille Barbecue Co, Roegels Barbecue Co., Rosemeyer BBQ, Southern Q BBQ, Tejas Chocolate & BBQ, The Pit Room, Tin Roof BBQ*, True Texas BBQ, Truth BBQ.

Ernest Servantes (Burnt Bean Co. / @popeofbbq) and I will be guests on Eric Sandler’s “What’s Eric Eating” podcast, produced in Houston, TX.

Get ready to fire up your taste buds at Smoke & Sunshine: A Craft Barbecue Meat Up, hitting South Florida with a flavor explosion hosted by Robert Jacob Lerma and our very own Rick Mace! Tropical Smokehouse is teaming up with BBQ maestros Andy Munoz (Moo's Craft Barbecue), Bryan Furman (Bryan Furman BBQ), Carey Bringle (Peg Leg Porker), Charlie McKenna (Lillie’s Q), Hector Garate (Palmira Barbecue), Jeffrey Budnechky (Apocalypse BBQ), John Bates (InterStellar BBQ), Jordan Wright (Wright’s Barbecue), Kerry Bexley (Snow's BBQ), Raheem Sealey (Drinking Pig BBQ), and more!

This ain't your average BBQ event—it's a live-fire symphony showcasing some of the best pitmasters from across the nation. And guess what? Local pitmasters from the Sunshine State are throwing down too.

We're talking top-tier BBQ, where each bite is a journey through smoke and flavor. Surfer Blood is setting the stage with tunes, cocktails flowing, and the spotlight is on the smokey magic each pitmaster brings to the table. We're talking flavor explosions that'll make your taste buds do the two-step.

It's a BBQ rendezvous you won't want to miss—Smoke & Sunshine is where the flavor game is strong, the vibes are easy, and the BBQ is downright unforgettable.

Save the date—it's BBQ bliss in the Sunshine State!

The Houston Barbecue Festival and Saint Arnold Brewing Company announce the 7th annual Houston BBQ Throwdown! featuring 14 of Houston's best barbecue restaurants competing to create the next great barbecue dish that represents Houston-style barbecue.

Each ticket includes samples from each of the barbecue competition entries as well as Saint Arnold beer.

**To ensure the best possible experience for all guests, only a limited number of tickets will be made available for sale. Tickets sold out well in advance of the previous event - we encourage you to purchase tickets as soon as possible to ensure availability.**

**All tickets sold in advance online. No ticket sales at the door.**

Participating barbecue joints include (subject to change): Bar-A-BBQ, Brett's BBQ Shop, Chuckwagon BBQ & Burgers, Daddy Duncan's BBQ (People's Choice winner from 2022), Feges BBQ, Fire Craft BBQ, Harlem Road Texas BBQ, J-Bar-M Barbecue, La Cruda Brand BBQ, Mimsy's Craft Barbecue, Reveille BBQ, Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q, Tejas Chocolate + BBQ, and The Pit Room (Judge's Choice winner from 2022).

Much like Kansas City-style barbecue is associated with “burnt ends” and Memphis-style is known for pork ribs, Houston-style barbecue will become known for dishes that incorporate the many diverse culinary influences of this “creole” city.

A blind judging process featuring barbecue experts from around Texas will pick a single winner from the entries. Current judges are Bao Ong, restaurant columnist for the Houston Chronicle, co-owner/pitmaster Will Buckman of CorkScrew BBQ in Spring, barbecue photographer Robert J. Lerma, and owner/pitmaster Wayne Mueller of Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, and chef Michelle Wallace of B'tween Sandwich Co. There will also be a “People’s Choice” award in which guests can vote for their favorite dish.