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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Festival
One of the largest livestock exhibitions and rodeos in the world, with a barbecue cook-off that draws thousands of competing teams.
3 MAR
Houston, Texas, United States
Alongside its rodeo events and livestock competitions, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo hosts what's often described as the world's largest barbecue cooking contest, with thousands of teams competing across a sprawling cook-off held in the days before the main rodeo begins.
The scale is genuinely enormous — the broader event draws millions of visitors over its multi-week run, and the barbecue competition alone has become one of the largest gatherings of competitive pitmasters anywhere in the country.
Highlights
- ✓World's largest barbecue cooking contest
- ✓Draws millions of visitors
Getting In
🎟️Ticket required
Duration
⏱️20 days
Since
📅1932
Some recipe photos courtesy of Openverse and Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under Creative Commons licenses.