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notice Holy Smokes BBQ Festival, Riverfront ParkNorth Charleston, South CarolinaSat Nov 14, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; GA $95, VIP $250checked Oct 27

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Holy Smokes Barbecue Festival Returns to North Charleston November 14

More than 40 pitmasters and chefs, four all-you-can-eat barbecue villages, and $95 general admission, with proceeds for families of children with brain cancer.

Illustration of a waterfront barbecue festival with pitmasters cooking whole hog, slicing brisket, plating chef-style dishes and grilling shrimp and oysters under banners marked with a pig, a cow, a chef's hat and seafood, with a band, crowds, live oaks, palmettos and a bridge over the river behind
An illustration of a Lowcountry barbecue festival's four styles of barbecue. Not a photo of Holy Smokes. Illustration

Holy Smokes, A Lowcountry Barbecue Festival, returns to Riverfront Park in North Charleston on Saturday, November 14, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., for its sixth year. More than 40 pitmasters and chefs from around the country will cook across four villages, Traditional, Texas, New School and Coastal, from whole hog to Texas brisket and smoked Lowcountry seafood, and every ticket includes all-you-can-eat access to all four, the Charleston visitors bureau says.

General admission is $95 and includes food and live music, with drinks for sale. VIP is $250, with food and drinks included, extra bites and a private bar. Children 7 to 13 are $25, and 6 and under get in free. Tickets are sold at holysmokeschs.com.

The festival has raised more than $460,000 for Hogs for the Cause and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston, which both support families whose children have pediatric brain cancer.

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