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The Northeast Barbecue Society (NEBS)


NEBS was founded to promote the traditions, lifestyle, and skills associated with barbecuing, slow smoking, cold smoking and grilling.


NEBS offers classes related to 

  • Barbecuing 
  • Outdoor Cooking

NEBS also performs 

  • Cooking Demos

NEBS promotes barbecue and barbecue traditions through 

  • Publications
  • Contests
  • Social Gatherings


NEBS helps to connect barbecue contest organizers throughout the region to support them by Defining Fair and Impartial Rules for running fun and exciting grilling, barbecue, and outdoor cooking competitions.


NEBS is supported primarily through membership dues and donations to the organization. 


NEBS is an all volunteer organization with hundreds of members throughout the northeastern United States. We are also a tax exempt 501(c)3 public charity.


Members Receive:

A monthly printed newsletter The National Barbecue News, in which we publish 

  • Competition Information 
  • Tips On Cooking
  • Book Reviews
  • Features about “Where To Find It”, whether it’s BBQ joints, equipment or that “Just-Right-Secret-Ingredient” 
  • Notices On Upcoming Events


In addition we periodically publish barbecue information for the general public on our website and social media channels.


NEBS membership is not contingent on age, race, religion, color, gender, national origin or sexual orientation.

NEBS BYLAWS rev 4.3 May 18 2020