Your must stop for all things bbq
KCBS Competition BBQ Festival May 1st-2nd, 2026
E Front Street, New Bern, NC. Located in front of the Fishing Pier and Persimmons Restaurant
$16,000 Guaranteed Payout
Experience the Bear-B-Q Festival
People's Choice Results
Place Team Name Turn In Number
1st Southern Q 20
2nd Hardwood BBQ 21
3rd Elite BBQ Smokers 11
4th Mcadoo Heights BBQ 24
5th Alpine Smoke Works 5
6th Glamping Grillers 18
7th HalaQyah BBQ 8
8th Secondhand Smokers 4
9th Piggin' Out BBQ 19
10th K & E's Little Smokers 26
11th Smoke Session BBQ 3
12th Clean Smoke BBQ Team 4
13th Twisted Pair BBQ 12
14th Maya Jane BBQ 22
15th Smokin Skullies 16
16th Swine & Roses BBQ 7
17th Dogpatch Q 9
18th Heritage ArborQ 10
19th Baby Billys BBQ Bonkers 15
20th Muttley Crew BBQ 23
21st Hickory Barbeque Company 14
22nd Chubby Chuck's smoking BBQ 6
23rd RW Smoked BBQ 13
24th JL Smokers 17
25th Poke N Smoke 25
About Bear BQ NC
About Us
Bear-B-Q is a new KCBS Competition Event paired with the Bear-B-Q Festival. KCBS is the World's Premier BBQ Competition organization holding competitions around the globe. KCBS competitors are required to cook Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork and Brisket for an overall score to determine the Grand Champion of BBQ.