BBQ Pit Boys - Future of Q Chapter

08/15/2026

🔥 YOU’VE WATCHED THE BBQ PIT BOYS. NOW COME HANG OUT WITH THEM BY THE FIRE.
Bruce Harrington of The BBQ Pit Boys are coming to Nashville Fire & Flavor September 11–12 — and this isn’t a stand-back-and-watch kind of barbecue event.
You’re coming to taste the food. Meet the cooks. Watch the fire. Ask the questions. Hear the stories.
Your ticket includes:
🔥 Live-fire cooking happening right in front of you
🍖 Real tastings fresh off the fire — included with admission
🤝 Access to Bruce Harrington, the BBQ Pit Boys and an incredible lineup of barbecue personalities
🎶 Live music
🅿️ FREE parking
👧 Kids 12 & under FREE with a paying adult
And Bruce is just ONE of the people waiting for you around the fire.
Tickets start at $65.
📅 September 11–12, 2026
📍 Travellers Rest Historic House Museum | Nashville, TN
🎟️ DON’T JUST WATCH BARBECUE ONLINE. COME EXPERIENCE IT.
👉 https://www.nbbqa.org/nashville-fire-and-flavor
Reserve your place by the fire.
BBQ Pit Boys

06/25/2026

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day from NBBQA, Barbecue News Magazine, and Future of Q. 🔥

Today we celebrate the dads, granddads, stepdads, father figures, mentors, coaches, pitmasters, backyard cooks, restaurant owners, and barbecue friends who help keep the fire going.

In barbecue, some of the best lessons are learned standing beside someone.

How to light the fire.
How to hold the tongs.
How to season with care.
How to wait with patience.
How to serve others before yourself.
How to gather people around a table and make them feel at home.

Those lessons become more than cooking skills. They become family memories. They become traditions. They become businesses, friendships, confidence, and community.

To every dad and mentor who has helped teach the next generation to cook, compete, serve, lead, laugh, pray, and love people well — thank you.

You are building more than meals.
You are building the future of barbecue.

NBBQA unites the barbecue world.
Barbecue News Magazine tells its stories.
Future of Q grows its future.

Together, we help barbecue grow stronger.

Drop a photo or story in the comments of a dad, granddad, mentor, or father figure who helped shape your love of barbecue.

05/28/2026

🔥 Future Pitmasters, Fire Up the Weekend! 🔥
Our BBQ Pit Boys Chapter of Future of Q is all about helping young cooks learn, grow, and have fun around the grill.
BBQ Pit Boys has a great rub deal going right now — buy 2 or more bottles online and save $3 on every bottle.
Great flavors to try include:
🐖 Pork Privilege
🐔 Poultry Perfection
🥩 KC Smoke
And if your family is already headed to Lowe’s for weekend supplies, you can find BBQ Pit Boys products stocked there too.
This is a great way for young cooks to practice flavor, learn what works with different meats, and build confidence one cookout at a time.

Find BBQ PIT BOYS dry seasoning & marinades at Lowe's today. Shop dry seasoning & marinades and a variety of outdoors products online at Lowes.com.

05/28/2026