The World's Largest Barbecue. (Abilene, Texas)(Military Recreation and Special Events)

From: Parks & Recreation | Date: December 1, 1995| Author: Bailey, Stephen C. | Copyright information

Abilene, TX, hosts the World's Largest Barbecue each year. Over 10,000 people attended the 30th annual event in Apr 1995. The barbecue is the city's way of showing appreciation for the military personnel at Dyess Air Force Base.

Thousands of pounds of Texas beef, a truck load of coleslaw, barbecue beans, and more than 10,000 hungry people is a brief description of the annual Abilene, Texas, World's Largest Barbecue, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in April. This even...

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