The Smoke on the Beach BBQ Festival, hosted by the Myrtle Beach Shrine Club, is an annual BBQ competition event returning April 7-8, 2023, at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion Park. Sanctioned by the Southern BBQ Network (SBN), this free and family-friendly festival will include an Anything Butt Competition, BBQ Competition, live music from local band Southern Kind on the main stage, food trucks and vendors, a car show, activities for the kids, and so much more.

Friday, Apr. 7, 2023, 3-10 p.m. - Anything Butt Competition
The competition starts at 4 p.m. Competitors are responsible for all ingredients for the items prepared. Samples will be sold to attendees and winners will be chosen by the public and announced during the awards ceremony on Saturday.

Saturday, Apr. 8, 2023, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - BBQ Competition
Judging will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Winners will be announced from the Main Stage at approximately 1:30 p.m. There will also be a car show. 

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