What to Do on July 4th Weekend

by POPSUGAR Food 1

The July Fourth holiday doesn't just mean a nice, long weekend; it also foreshadows a number of awesome barbecue cook-offs across America. The pitmaster rules Independence Day, so you can't go wrong getting your fill of ribs, whether it's at Lake Placid's I Love BBQ Festival or Naperville's Ribfest in the outskirts of Chicago.

Tonight, we'll be at a World Cup cocktail championship featuring our favorite local bartenders. While we won't be at the National Cherry Festival, we're dreaming of the weather in Traverse City.

What are you up to this Fourth? Let us know in the comments below!

• San Francisco, CA: Nirvino World Cup Cocktail Competition — June 29
• New York, NY: Crushpad vs. City Winery — June 30
• San Francisco, CA: Best of the Bay Area Party — July 1
• Naperville, IL: Naperville Ribfest — July 1-4
• Seattle, WA: Seattle International Beerfest — July 2-4
• Lake Placid, NY: I Love BBQ Festival — July 2-4
• Minneapolis, MN: Taste of MN — July 2-5
• Stockton, CA: Way Out West BBQ Championship — July 3
• Traverse City, MI: National Cherry Festival — July 3-10
• Chicago, IL: Taste of Chicago — June 25-July 4

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