North Carolina's Ready To Go Hog Wild For Its Barbecue Festival
There’s loads of food festivals dedicated to different kinds of snacks, fried things, and other goodies. However, the key to finding a good festival is to seek out the festival that best represents a famous foodstuff. That’s where Lexington, North Carolina comes in with its annual Barbeque Festival. No clever name here, it just is what it is, and it celebrates one thing—delicious smoked pork.
Annual festivities have been running for over a quarter century, and every year the town’s population swells as over 100,000 visitors hit the town to check out the latest and the greatest related to all things barbeque. The town is famous for their vinegar-based sauce; so don’t come here looking for some super-sweet ribs or brisket. They might have some other cuts of meat for out of towners, but it’s primarily going to be pork shoulder that you’ll be enjoying. Just make sure you save room for some of the area's unique coleslaw. It’s like regular slaw except you replace the mayonnaise dressing with one based on the almighty power of ketchup—don’t knock it until you try it.
Besides the opportunity to totally chow down in the streets, there’s a lot of other entertainment going on. Six different stages where local bands perform their odes to barbeque and probably rock and roll too will delight your ears. Magic shows, arts and crafts, and even pig races round out the entertainment roundup. We’re just hoping the little piglets aren’t used for any of the other competitions later in the day. Be sure to swing by the pig-themed sand sculptures and get your picture taken with some sandy swine.
Best of all, the festival is free. Just find a spot to park and stroll down the town’s main drag. Of course you will need to bring some spending cash to fill yourself up on smoked meat, but at least there’s no cover charge. Its only one day, Saturday October 24, so make sure you get what you want out of it, because you can’t go back and try the pigtail fries on Sunday.
Related Stories:
· Lexington Barbecue Festival [Official Site]
· This Is What A Fall Festival Looks (And Sounds) Like
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· Food Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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