{"id":579,"date":"2018-08-18T20:23:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T03:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999915120"},"modified":"2018-08-18T20:23:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T03:23:02","slug":"in-pictures-a-lot-of-smokin-at-the-long-beach-bbq-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/in-pictures-a-lot-of-smokin-at-the-long-beach-bbq-festival","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: A lot of smokin’ at the Long Beach BBQ Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBQ extravaganza featuring live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts. Fiery chicken, pulled pork, tri-tip, pork ribs, sausages and sides\u00a0Award-winning national BBQ pitmasters will make their way to the festival to battle it out against local barbecue gurus for a\u00a0grand title for the Best BBQ and a People’s Choice Favorite.<\/p>\n

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Ross Baker enjoys a cigar and BBQ at the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cornell Simon A.K.A. ” Big C ” of Porky-N-Beans, tends to the grill at the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Michael Jackson impersonator REMJ performs at the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mobil Zoo of Southern California at the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lines of hungry people at the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kory Miller of Smokeyrubinson.com teaches a BBQ class during the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. Kory teaches BBQ classes in Long beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Replicas Music and Variety Band perform a the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Meat spins on the Hawaiian Dancing BBQ, at the Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Long Beach BBQ Festival, at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. The BBQ extravaganza the runs August 17th -19th, featured live entertainment from local bands, a smokin\u2019 food court, cantinas, arts and crafts, a children’s area games and a dance floor. Saturday, August 18, 2018.
Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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