Kansas City, Missouri 64102

The American Royal Barbecue is the opening event of the American Royal and the season finale for the competitive circuit. Spreading over 20 acres in Kansas City’s historic Stockyards District, and with nearly 500 teams competing in four culinary contests, The Royal is the largest barbecue contest in the world. Combine this with a barbecue-related trade expo, this two-day food festival is truly the “World Series of Barbecue.”

Admission Fri: $13 (3PM - midnight), Sat: $13, ages 6-12: $5 (8AM - midnight).

Proceeds from this event help support the Education and Scholarship Fund. See www.americanroyal.com or call (816) 221-9800 ext 100 for more information.

Added by arevents2010 on July 27, 2010