Jun. 14, 2025: SCA – Battle of the Moose, Palmer, AK. Contact: John Mann, Phone: 907-535-1284.

Jun. 20-22, 2025: State Championship for KCBS / SCA – Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown, Eagle River, AK. Contact: John Mann, Phone: 907-535-1284.

Aug. 8-9, 2025: Lakeside Falls – SCA/ Lord of the Wings contest, Soldotna, AK. Contact: Carey Foster, Phone: 907-252-4640.

For More Information, please contact Barbecue Competitors’ Alliance at https://www.bcabbq.org.

Dec. 6-7, 2024: Christmas on the Coast, Biloxi, MS. Contact: Brandon Houston, Phone: 228-392-7717.

For more information, visit the California BBQ Association website at cbbqa.com.

Nov. 9, 2024: Clovis Grill Masters IV, Clovis, CA. 

Dec. 7, 2024: Las Vegas BBQ Jackpot 2024, Las vegas, NV. 

For more information, visit the Central Texas Barbecue Association website at www.ctbabbq.com

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For more information, visit the Champions Barbecue Alliance website at www.cbabbq.com.

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Camp Hope, Houston, TX. Contact: Doug Brown, Phone: 713-203-8342, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: United Way BBQ Cook Off 2024, Brownsville, TX. Contact: United Way Of South Texas, Phone: 956-455-6833, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: 14th Annual Harper BBQ Cook Off, Harper, TX. Contact: Lara Borel, Phone: 702-524-9324, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Laughlin’s AFB Veterans Day World Championship BBQ Cook Off, Del Rio, TX. Contact: Juan Cedillo, Phone: 830-309-9174, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Cactus Cover Cornhole Open Cook Off, Amarillo, TX.

Nov. 15-16, 2024: Texas Firewalkers $10,000 BBQ Showdown State Championship, Rosanky, TX. Contact: Blake Henson, Phone: 512-844-8324, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 15-16, 2024: Pit Kings Laredo 2024 State Championship, Laredo, TX. Contact: Felix Nunez, Phone: 956-319-5679.

Nov. 15-16, 2024: Cookin’ For Calboy, Midland, TX. Contact: Lee’Ayn Lesley, Phone: 432-230-2761, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 22-23, 2024: South Texas Smokefest, Edinburg, TX. Contact: Troy Smith, Phone: 956-239-0792, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 22-23, 2024: Traders Village State Championship, San Antonio, TX. Contact: Thomas Krueger, Phone: 210-422-1178, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 29-30, 2024: Robert Smith Sr Memorial Cook Off, Buffalo, TX. Contact: Karissa Smith, Phone: 713-899-8352, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 6-7, 2024: 10th Annual Chupacabra Throwdown State Championship, Eagle Pass, TX. 

Dec. 6-7, 2024: Texas BBQ Blowout State Championship, Paris, TX. Contact: Paul Allen, Phone: 903-715-4516.

Dec. 13-14, 2024: Briscoe Ranch at the Crossroads State Championship, Uvalde, TX. Contact: Wade Carpenter, Phone: 830-486-7055.

Dec. 13-14, 2024: Texas Angels BBQ Cook Off, Angleton, TX. Contact: Steven Ohler, Phone: 979-824-6170.

Dec. 20-21, 2024: Zavala County Holiday Fun At The Barn, Crystal City, TX. Contact: Zavala County Agriculture Exposition, Phone: 281-714-6350, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 3-4, 2025: 4th Annual KC2490 State Championship, El Campo, TX. Contact: Cody Korenek, Phone: 979-541-7878, Email: [email protected].

For more information, visit the FBA website at www.fba39.wildapricot.org

Nov. 15-16, 2024: South Daytona’s BBQ and Bluegrass Festival, South Daytona, FL. Contact: Suzanne Rhinesmith, Phone: 386-322-3070.

Nov. 15-16, 2024: Big Belly BBQ Competition & Chairty Event – Davenport, Davenport, FL. Contact: Angela Iversen, Phone: 407-697-4077.

Dec. 6-7, 2024: Shop With A Cop BBQ Fundraiser, Smyrna Beach, FL. Contact: David Sarro, Phone: 386-868-6345.

For more information, visit the Georgia Barbecue Association website at http://www.bbqga.org/.

Dec. 6-7, 2024: 11th Annual Moultrie Moose Lodge #1158 BBQ Cook-off, Moultrie, GA. Contact: Cindy Baker, Phone: 229-985-3989, Email: [email protected].

For More information, visit the IBCA website at www.IBCAbbq.org.

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Bentwood BBQ Cook Off, Georgetown, TX. Contact: Trisha Amescua, Phone: 512-945-2812, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Concert in the Country & BBQ Cook Off, Magnolia, TX. Contact: Lindsey Rogers, Phone: 281-794-9128, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Pearland VFW Post 7109 Veterans Day BBQ Cook Off, Pearland, TX. Contact: Johnny Aguirre, Phone: 713-298-1812, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Veterans Day Cook Off, Port Lavaca, TX. Contact: Hiram Pena, Phone: 361-218-9130, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 15-16, 2024: 7th Annual Buffalo Stampede BBQ Cookoff, Buffalo, TX. Contact: Jerrod Jones, Phone: 903-388-5833, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 22-23, 2024: IBCA Top 50 Championship, Crystal Beach, TX. Contact: Bill Manning, Phone: 713-299-6099, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 6-7, 2024: 14th Annual Jason Pelton’s Cookin for the Kids, Willis, TX. Contact: Sheri Pelton, Phone: 936-537-0672, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 6-7, 2024: Mijo’s 2nd Annual BBQ Christmas Cook Off, Willis, TX. Contact: Carlos Reyes, Phone: 832-284-2707, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 6-7, 2024: Van Zandt County First Responders Fun Smoke & Guns Cook Off, Canton, TX. Contact: Misty Roberts, Phone: 903-477-0966, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 13-14, 2024: 1st Annual IBCA December Events, Beeville, TX. Contact: Rose Simola, Phone: 832-788-6974, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 13-14, 2024: Mansfield Hometown Holidays BBQ Cookoff, Venus, TX. Contact: Leslie Richmond, Phone: 680-800-1514, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 13-14, 2024: Pearland Area Dads Club Jingle Bell BBQ Cookoff, Pearland, TX. Contact: Stephani Rice, Phone: 832-292-7807, Email: [email protected].

For More Information, Visit The Kansas City BBQ Society website at kcbs.us.

Nov. 8-9, 2024: The Downtown BBQ Showdown, Lake City, FL. Contact: Terri Phillips, Phone: 386-288-0669
Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Currituck Bulls and BBQ, Powells Point, NC. Contact: Chris Hooper, Phone: 252-453-9040, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Biloxi Bay RV Resort, Biloxi, MS. Contact: Marty McGrath, Phone: 228-219-5828, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 15-16, 2024: Atlanta BBQ Store Classic, Cuming, GA. Contact: Ellen Jarvis, Phone: 378-300-1059, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 22-23, 2024: Plant City Pig Jam, Plant City, FL. Contact: Jerilyn Rumbarger, Phone: 813-754-3707, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 6-7, 2024: BBQ Jackpot, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: James Palmer/Christie Vanover, Phone: 714-319-1782/702-468-6844, Email: j[email protected] / [email protected].

Dec. 6-7, 2024: Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship, Demopolis, AL. Contact: Dee Wright, Phone: 334-422-1164, Email: [email protected].

For more information, visit the Lone Star Barbecue Society website at www.lonestarbarbecue.com.

Dec. 6-7, 2024: John Reynolds Memorial BBQ and Chili Cook-off, Lockhart, TX.

Jan. 23-25, 2025: San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Bar-B-Que Cook-Off, San Antonio, TX. Contact: Phone: 210-225-5851, Email: [email protected].

For more information, visit the Mid-Atlantic Barbecue Association website at www.mabbqa.com 

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Currituck Bulls and BBQ, Powell’s Point, NC.

Feb. 22, 2025: MABA Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet… and Cook Class, Severna Park, MD.

For more information, visit the Minnesota BBQ Society website at www.mnbbqsociety.com  

Check back later for future events.

For More Information, visit the National Barbecue & Grilling Association at  www.NBBQA.org.

Oct. 1- Dec. 1, 2024: 2024 Awards Of Excellence Entry Window open. FMI: www.NBBQA.org.

Dec. 7, 2024: Awards of Excellence Judging, Byhalia, MS.

Jan. 16-18, 2025: NBBQA Mini-Conference “MEAT UP”, Ocean Springs, MS. Contact: Janet Phelps, Phone: 1-800-385-0002, Email: [email protected].

For additional information, contact the Northeast Barbeque Society at www.nebs.org 

For More Information, Contact Outlaw BBQ Association at outlawbbq.org.

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Moonshine Days, Glen Rose, TX. Contact: Angelica Smith, Phone: 254-897-3081.

Nov. 8-9, 2024: Oklahoma Pecan Festival, Ardmore, TX. Contact: AJ George, Phone: 903-905-2930.

Dec. 6-7, 2024: Outlaw Round Up, Denton, TX.

For more information, visit the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association website at www.pnwba.com.  

For More Information, Contact Rib Cookoff Association at ribcookoffassociation.com.

Jan. 3-5, 2025: Rib Cookoff Association World Championship, Shawnee, OK. Visit: www.ribcookoffassociation.com.

For more information, visit the  St. Louis BBQ Society website at https://stlouisbbqsociety.com.

Nov. 8-9, 2025: Veterans Honor Que, Columbia, IL. Contact: Mike Nowak, Phone: 618-920-0393.

Nov. 24, 2025: Thanksgiving Holiday Charity Cook at the Brass Rail, O’Fallon, MO. 

Dec. 7, 2025: St. Louis BBQ Society Awards Gala & Hogapalooza, Sunset Hills, MO.

For more information, visit the  Southern BBQ Network website at www.sbbqn.com.

Nov. 8-9, 2025: Race of the Pines BBQ Throwdown, Pinehurst, NC. Contact: Josh Peyton, Phone: 910-986-5583, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 15-16, 2025: Vicious Pig Annual BBQ Throwdown, Steadman, NC. Contact: Bobby Brinson, Email: [email protected].

For more information, visit the Steak Cookoff Association website at www.steakcookoffs.com.

Nov. 9. 2024: Warriors & Wisdom Steak Cookoff, Colliervillem TN. Contact: Robert Hunt, Phone: 901-634-6669, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 9. 2024: VFW Post 733 Midwest Crew Honoring Our Veterans and First Responders Steak Cookoff, Mason City, IA. Contact: Bill Slack, Phone: 515-943-1160, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 15-16. 2024: Desoto Shrine Club Steak Cookoff, Nesbit, MS. Contact: John Storley, Phone: 662-607-1598, Email: [email protected].

Nov. 29-30. 2024: Arkansas State Championship, Carlisle, AR.

Dec. 6-7. 2024: Winter Wonderland Steak Cookoff, Graham, TX.

Dec. 6-7. 2024: Food Fight in Paradise, Destin, FL. Contact: Mike Smith, Phone: 334-791-6229.

Dec. 13-14. 2024: Chill on the Hill Steak Cookoff, Catawissa, PA. Contact: Dan Bosworth, Phone: 267-242-5854, Email: [email protected].

Dec. 29-31. 2024: Grate Sauces & Rubs New Years Bash Steak Cookoff, Goldsboro, NC. Contact: Ralph LeGrand, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 17. 2025: Hold’Em & Hit’Em Club BBQ Steak Cookoff, New Caney, TX. Contact: Randal May, Phone: 504-232-6681, Email: [email protected].

For more information, visit the World Food Championship, https://worldfoodchampionships.com.

Nov. 8-12 2024: 2024 World Food Championships, Indianapolis, IN.

Non-Sanctioned Events/Public Events

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HIGH SCHOOL BBQ COMPETITIONS

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BBQ Cooking Schools 

Butcher BBQ 100% Tell All BBQ Class Videos, 35 videos totaling over 7 1/2 hours – Get all 4 meats (Chicken, Ribs, Pork, & Brisket) Only $599.  Watch them anytime with no traveling expenses.  FMI:  https://bbqchamps.com/pitmasters/butcher-bbq/.

Nov. 8-10, 2024: Myron Mixon – Jack’s Old South – Cooking Class, Unadilla, GA. Contact: Myron Mixon
Email: [email protected].

Dec. 13-15, 2024: Myron Mixon – Jack’s Old South – Cooking Class, Unadilla, GA. Contact: Myron Mixon
Email: [email protected].

BBQ Judging Schools

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LIVE EVENTS

CROIX VALLEY LIVE, FACEBOOK, EVERY FRIDAY AT 12 NOON CT.

CROIX VALLEY NIGHTCAP, INSTAGRAM, EVERY FRIDAY AT 5 PM CT.

OLD SCHOOL WITH MARK & ASHLEY, FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE, EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 PM CENTRAL. 

PODCASTS 

BARBECUE BASE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barbecue-base/id1510373361

BASEBALL AND BBQ https://baseballandbbq.weebly.com 

BBQ NATION https://player.fm/series/bbq-nation

BBQ STATE OF MIND http://bbqstateofmind.libsyn.com

BEST BBQ SHOW https://blubrry.com/bestbarbecueshow/

BUTCHER BBQ https://butcherbbq.com/podcast-2/

COOKING WITH FIRE https://www.kmuw.org/programs/cooking-fire

GRAB EM IN THE BRISKET https://grabeminthebrisket.podbean.com

JIM’S BBQ http://www.jimsbbqpod.com/episodes/ 

KEVIN’S BBQ JOINTS https://kevinsbbqjoints.podbean.com

MAN MEAT BBQ http://www.manmeatbbq.com/mmb-blog

MEAT & GREET BBQ PODCAST https://meatgreetbbqpodcast.com

LOW N SLOW BBQ SHOW https://LowSlowBBQShow.com

PIT LIFE BBQ https://pitlifebbq.podbean.com

RED MEATLOVER https://redmeatlover.com/meat-america-podcast/

SAUCED ON BEER BOURBON AND BBQ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sauced-on-beer-bourbon-bbq-2/sauced-on-beer-bourbon-bbq

TALES FROM THE PITS BBQ SHOW https://bryannorton.podbean.com 

THE BBQ BEAT https://bbqbeat.com/category/podcast/

THE BBQ CENTRAL SHOW GET IN THE SMOKE http://thebbqcentralshow.com/

THE PITMASTERS PODCAST https://www.thepitmasterspodcast.com/podcast

THE RUB https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-rub

THE SMOKIN HOT CONFESSIONS https://smokinghotconfessions.com/shcpodcast/