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A GIF of attendees at the Holy Smokes BBQ Festival.

Taste your way through four barbecue villages featuring Texas, Traditional, New School, and Coastal styles.

Photos by Jonathan Boncek

Pack your appetite, Charlotte — it’s time to hit the road for all-you-can-eat barbecue + live music.

On Saturday, Nov. 8, head to Charleston’s Riverfront Park for the 5th annual Holy Smokes BBQ Festival. This event will feature 50+ of the nation’s top pitmasters and chefs serving up world-class barbecue (think: whole hog, pork, beef ribs, Texas-style brisket, Lowcountry seafood, and more).

Tickets are selling fast don’t let yours go up in smoke.

Snag tix

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