Since 1991, NBBQA Has Helped Barbecue Professionals Connect, Learn, and Grow

For more than three decades, the National Barbecue & Grilling Association has served as a gathering place for the people and businesses that make the barbecue and grilling industry strong. NBBQA helps members build relationships, gain knowledge, find opportunities, and stay connected to the people moving barbecue forward.
Celebrating 36 Years · Registration Coming Soon
2027 NBBQA Conference
March 17–20, 2027 · Fiddlers Grove, Wilson County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Tennessee
Four days of education, networking and live-fire barbecue just outside Nashville, held during Smoke on the Shores week. Conference hotel: Fairfield Inn & Suites Lebanon.
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