National Capital Barbecue Battle

If you love barbecue, look no further than the National Capital BBQ Battle. Celebrating over 20 years of cooking up a storm, it's one of the biggest and most eccentric foodie festivals in the United States. Inviting cooks and restaurant owners from around the US, but especially focusing on the east coast and DC culture of BBQ, there's plenty of food to sample, with various sauces, sides, and variations of smoked meat on offer. A celebration of eating, the incorporation of music into the festival, along with the generally beautiful summertime weather in DC gives the BBQ Battle a family-style feel, no matter who you go with.