bbq & barrels

Use the BBQ Blueprint to find must-try BBQ, sides & more at Owensboro BBQ & Barrels. Plan your food crawl and don’t miss the festival’s best bites!

New for Owensboro's BBQ and Barrels 50/50 raffle is an early bird drawing with a bunch of prizes up for grabs. In keeping with the theme of the festival, officials have curated quite a collection of bourbons.

New bourbon dinners, tastings, and live music are coming to BBQ & Barrels 2026 in Owensboro.

Get ready to kick off summer with the BBQ & Barrels festival! Chase Matthew is bringing his country hits to Owensboro this May.

Picture this: a whiskey that tastes like breakfast. Sounds wild, right? Wait until you hear more about this local sensation.

I live in Owensboro and, for me, vacation means leaving home. If I have time off work, I'm not going to spend it in my hometown. I'm out. But, I'm curious to learn what was inspire the people who don't live here to choose Owensboro as a vacation destination. Who better to ask for the answers than the robot?

Okay. Hear me out. I think it's time to move on and stop complaining about the "International Bar-B-Q Festival."

BBQ and Barrels is this weekend in Owensboro and there's a fun new addition to the mix. The City of Owensboro just released the first ever BBQ Blueprint.

BBQ & Barrels, Owensboro's annual barbecue and bourbon festival, is just around the corner. It's Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th downtown.

The City of Owensboro recently announced plans for the 3rd Annual BBQ & Barrels Festival downtown. The popular event- formerly the International Bar-B-Q Festival- is set to return to downtown Owensboro Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th. For the second consecutive year, the event will be anchored by a FREE country music concert!