Smoke in the Grove BBQ Festival

Spring Grove's event of the year is the Smoke in the Grove BBQ Competition. A community festival featuring the Pennsylvania State BBQ Championship, with more than 80 competition teams from the Mid-Atlantic area and beyond competing for more than $14,000 in cash prizes and the chance to compete in the annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue in Lynchburg, TN, and The American Royal in Kansas City, MO.

With great food, great music, and great people, the Smoke in the Grove BBQ Competition looks to create a tradition that we hope you will want to be a part of this year and in the years ahead.

The Smoke in the Grove BBQ Competition is free for the public and expects to draw a record setting attendance for Spring Grove. The entire event is being brought to you by the Borough of Spring Grove, the Spring Grove Chamber of Commerce, and Spring Grove Regional Parks and Recreation Center. Proceeds from the event will be dedicated to creating a vibrant business community and visitor-friendly destination in downtown Spring Grove, PA. This event is the largest fundraising effort and 100% of the proceeds are reinvested locally.

KCBS rules shall apply unless otherwise amended.