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World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival
World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival

World Championship Bar-B-Que Cooking Contest, Tom Lee Park, Memphis, 5/19/12

World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival, Tom Lee Park, Memphis, 5/19/12

World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival, Tom Lee Park, Memphis, 5/19/12

World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival, Tom Lee Park, Memphis, 5/19/12

The World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival is an important part of the annual  Memphis In May celebration. Contestants come from all over the world, and Tom Lee Park resembles a small city, with contestants building shelters, some of them two stories tall. This year, with The Phillipines as the honored country of Memphis In May, many of the shelters had a tropical theme. 

The World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival is an important part of the annual  Memphis In May celebration. Contestants come from all over the world, and Tom Lee Park resembles a small city, with contestants building shelters, some of them two stories tall. This year, with The Phillipines as the honored country of Memphis In May, many of the shelters had a tropical theme.