Upcoming cook-offs
Every cook-off we know about, sorted by date.
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Westbound Arizona at California
City, NV
Tri City BBQ Fest
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Denison BBQ Grounds
Denison, IA
Boost & BBQ
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Odessa BBQ Grounds
Odessa, MO
38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Kearney Amphitheater
Kearney, MO
Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Columbiana BBQ Grounds
Columbiana, AL
Big Axe BBQ Cook Off
Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Lufkin BBQ Grounds
Lufkin, TX
Friends of Wharton Texas Animal Control
Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Wharton BBQ Grounds
Wharton, TX
Mooseknuckles BBQ Cook Off
Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Post BBQ Grounds
Post, TX
VFW Post 4692 Bryan, Texas
Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Bryan BBQ Grounds
Bryan, TX
Full Throttle Steak Throwdown
Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Elko New Market Steak Grounds
Elko New Market, MN
Smoking BBQ for Vets
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
West Memphis BBQ Grounds
West Memphis, AR
22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Riverside BBQ Grounds
Riverside, CA
12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Lincoln BBQ Grounds
Lincoln, IL
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026
Braintree BBQ Grounds
Braintree, VT
Christiana Smokestack Sizzle Steak Cookoff
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Christiana Steak Grounds
Christiana, PA
Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 2)
Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026
Court Road
Harbor, WI
Trekking for CDH
Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026
Pierron BBQ Grounds
Pierron, IL
Paxton Swine n Dine
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Paxton BBQ Grounds
Paxton, IL
Alcorn County Fair Steak Cookoff
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Corinth Steak Grounds
Corinth, MS
Full Throttle Steak Throwdown
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Elko New Market Steak Grounds
Elko New Market, MN
The Great Ruleville Roast
Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026
Ruleville BBQ Grounds
Ruleville, MS
First State BBQ Bash
Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026
Kirby Road
Milford, DE
Big BBQ Bash
Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026
Townsend Trail
Townsend, TN
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026
Murphysboro BBQ Grounds
Murphysboro, IL
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026
Jonesboro BBQ Grounds
Jonesboro, AR
Shawnee Great Grillers
Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026
Shawnee Town Museum
Shawnee, KS
Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ
Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026
North Lake Road
Platte, NE
3rd Annual Supporting Veterans BBQ Cook Off
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
El Paso BBQ Grounds
El Paso, TX
Kids Kicking Cancer - Texas
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
Crosby BBQ Grounds
Crosby, TX
Texas Rice Festival
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
Winnie BBQ Grounds
Winnie, TX
Praise the Lard Steak Cookoff
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
Murphysboro Steak Grounds
Murphysboro, IL
Smoke on the Sound
Sep 25 – Sep 27, 2026
Park Office
Redmond, WA
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Redmond, WA
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
Park Office
Redmond, WA
Grilling In The Gap (Double + JP)
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Big Stone Gap Steak Grounds
Big Stone Gap, VA
Carnivore Carnival
Sep 26 – Sep 27, 2026
Westbound Arizona at California
City, NV
Sizzle & Smoke Double Steak Cookoff
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Decatur Steak Grounds
Decatur, AL
Praise the Lard Steak Cookoff
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Murphysboro Steak Grounds
Murphysboro, IL
West Coast Double Down Steak Cookoff
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Hayward Steak Grounds
Hayward, CA
Bartlett Festival, BBQ Contest & Car Show
Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026
Bartlett BBQ Grounds
Bartlett, TN
Octoberfest
Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026
Argos BBQ Grounds
Argos, IN
Keystone Classic Cookoff
Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026
Harrisburg BBQ Grounds
Harrisburg, PA
Gladfest Smokefest
Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026
Police Station
Gladstone, MO
La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026
Northeast MO Library Services
Belle, MO
Big Creek BBQ Bash
Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026
Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church
Hill, MO
Hub City BBQ Fest
Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2026
Hub City Brewing
Jackson, TN
28th Annual Piney Woods Classic BBQ
Fri, Oct 2, 2026
Porter BBQ Grounds
Porter, TX
Breast Cancer Awareness
Fri, Oct 2, 2026
Midland BBQ Grounds
Midland, TX
Skidmore VFD BBQ Cook Off
Fri, Oct 2, 2026
Skidmore BBQ Grounds
Skidmore, TX
Arlington BBQ Burnout
Fri, Oct 2, 2026
Arlington Steak Grounds
Arlington, TN
CHILLinois Regional Chili Cook-off
Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Downtown Taylorville Square
Taylorville, IL