August 6 & 7 is the Annual
Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival in my hometown of
Cary, NC at Regency Park. Last year was a sell-out. You can taste 60 Beers, 40 Bourbons, and lots of BBQ. I've never been (just found out about it) but the website and pictures look like fun:
Show Info | Beer and Bourbon Festival
There's live music all day, seminars, beer/bourbon/bbq vendors, and contests. You can enter to win the
Cary BBQ Classic. Download the application in the link above and submit it by July 23 (hurry!). The first 20 approved teams will be chosen to participate.
There is also a
Homebrew contest, DaisyDuke contest, BeerBelly contest, and Piglet races.
There will also be one on
Nov 6 in Tennessee and
January 30 in New York. You missed the ones in Maryland and Virginia but maybe next year.