Middle Tennessee
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue
Invitation barbecue teams cook on the distillery grounds in the hollow.
Teams that won their way in cook barbecue beside the Jack Daniel's stillhouse. The public side is a tasting walk, live music, and a look at how a dry county throws a cook-off. Children are welcome on the grounds; the alcohol samples are not the point of a family visit.
With children
Lynchburg is small. Eat before you leave town or plan on Miss Mary Bobo's if you have a reservation. Confirm the 2026 date — this contest usually lands on the last Saturday in October.