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.

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?

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!

Owensboro's annual BBQ & Barrels event is May 10th and May 11th. Here are five things you simply must do at the festival!

The City of Owensboro is hosting its first-ever 50/50 half pot raffle at the BBQ & Barrels festival downtown. Tickets for the raffle are on sale now in advance online. Here's how to get them!

Inspired by the popularity of the half pot at the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival in Evansville, the City of Owensboro is hosting a 50/50 raffle at its annual BBQ & Barrels event.

Southern Living Magazine has named this BBQ restaurant the best in the state of Kentucky.