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Upcoming contests
The next KCBS, IBCA and MBN contests, refreshed every day from the sanctioning bodies’ own listings.
October 2026
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2nd Annual United Creed Cancer Benefit & Cook Off
Oct 23 · IBCA
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BBQ for Hope
Oct 23 · IBCA
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Bolivar BBQ Blowout
Oct 23–24 · MBN Bolivar Oct 23–24
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Czhilispiel
Oct 23 · IBCA
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Fire on the Water
Oct 23–24 · MBN Lake Village Oct 23–24
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Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge
Oct 23 · KCBS Lenoir, NC
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Friends for Wishes BBQ Cook Off
Oct 23 · IBCA
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Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Oct 23 · KCBS West Creek, NJ
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Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 23 · KCBS West Creek, NJ One meat chicken
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Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild
Oct 23 · KCBS Branson, MO
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The Butcher's Smoke & Flames Barbeque Cookoff
Oct 23 · KCBS Cullman, AL Backyard only
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VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
Oct 23 · KCBS Vidalia, LA
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Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Oct 24 · KCBS West Creek, NJ
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Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 24 · KCBS West Creek, NJ One meat ribs
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Blues Brews & BBQ
Oct 30 · IBCA
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Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)
Oct 30 · KCBS Oak Grove, MO
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Freedom and Frights Festival
Oct 30 · IBCA
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Grills Ghouls and BBQ Cook Off
Oct 30 · IBCA
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Roast N Boast
Oct 30 · KCBS Columbus, MS
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Smokin’ the Coast
Oct 30–31 · MBN Biloxi, MS Oct 30–31
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Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)
Oct 31 · KCBS Oak Grove, MO
November 2026
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Big Pig Jig
Nov 6–7 · MBN Vienna, GA Nov 6–7
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Camp Hope BBQ Cook Off
Nov 6 · IBCA
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Frosty Butts BBQ Throwdown
Nov 6 · KCBS New Market, VA
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MBN Judge Class –Big Pig Jig
Nov 6 · MBN
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Pearland VFW Post 7109 Veterans Day Cook Off
Nov 6 · IBCA
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Ranch Trash Co Hops and Hero's
Nov 6 · IBCA
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Salute to Smoke BBQ Showdown
Nov 6 · IBCA
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Scottsboro BBQ Festival
Nov 6 · KCBS Scottsboro, AL Backyard only
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The Big Smoke Show BBQ Competition & Festival
Nov 6 · IBCA
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901 Hot Wing Festival
Nov 7 · MBN Memphis, TN
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Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) PRIVATE EVENT
Nov 10 · KCBS Houston, TX
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3rd Annual STX BBQ Hunters Classic
Nov 13 · IBCA
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RIVAS BBQ MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE
Nov 13 · KCBS Perez Zeledon, SJ 1904
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Tomball VFW Heroes and Harvest BBQ Cook Off and Festival
Nov 13 · IBCA
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VFW Post 4692 Bryan, Texas
Nov 13 · IBCA
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Tulsa Tailgate Rib Cook-Off
Nov 14 · KCBS Tulsa, OK One meat ribs
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BBQ Jackpot
Nov 20 · KCBS Las Vegas, NV
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BRRBQ (Day 1)
Nov 20 · KCBS Middelkerke, 8430
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BRRBQ (Day 2)
Nov 20 · KCBS Middelkerke, 8430
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King Ranch - Ranch Hand Breakfast BBQ Competition
Nov 20 · KCBS Downtown Kingsville, TX
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MPB BBQ Cook Off
Nov 20 · IBCA
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Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 20 · KCBS Plant City, FL
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The Grand 2nd Annual BBQ Cook Off
Nov 20 · IBCA
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Mid Japan BBQ Showdown & Festival
Nov 28 · KCBS Seto City, 489-0965 Backyard only
December 2026
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3rd Annual Smokin for Scholars BBQ Cook Off
Dec 4 · IBCA
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Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
Dec 4 · KCBS Demopolis, AL
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Jason Pelton's Cooking for the Kids
Dec 4 · IBCA
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Pearland Area Dad's Club jingle Bell BBQ Cook Off
Dec 11 · IBCA
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Sinton Fiddler's Fest
Dec 11 · IBCA
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3rd Annual Down South in December
Dec 18 · IBCA
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Hog Drop
Dec 29 · KCBS Unadilla, GA
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The Hog Drop
Dec 30 – Jan 1 · MBN Unadilla, GA Dec 30 – Jan 1
January 2027
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11th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
Jan 8 · KCBS Elkton, FL
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Big Buc BBQ Bash
Jan 8 · IBCA
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NCJLS BBQ Cook Off
Jan 8 · IBCA
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12th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Jan 15 · KCBS Bullhead City, AZ
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5th Annual MCJLS BBQ
Jan 15 · IBCA
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Smoking the Blues
Jan 15 · IBCA
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Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 21 · KCBS Lakeland, FL
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2026 No Excuses BBQ Cook Off
Jan 22 · IBCA
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2nd Annual Chop & Chomp BBQ Cook Off
Jan 22 · IBCA
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BBQ Fest Panama
Jan 23 · KCBS Panama City, Pa
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Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
Jan 29 · KCBS Chiriqui, CH
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SJV Winter Rub
Jan 29 · KCBS Omaha, NE
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San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook Off
Jan 29 · IBCA
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Warpig Winter Battle
Jan 29 · IBCA
February 2027
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VFW Post 10352 Semi Annual Cook Off
Feb 5 · IBCA
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The Great Mississippi Dixie National Barbecue Showdown
Feb 12 · KCBS Jackson, MS
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Victoria Livestock Show BBQ Cook Off
Feb 12 · IBCA
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6th Annual Coastal Bend Home Builders Assn's BBQ Cook Off
Feb 19 · IBCA
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KCBS Annual Awards Banquet
Feb 19 · KCBS Kansas City, MO
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Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition
Feb 19 · KCBS Lake Havasu City, AZ
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W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Feb 20 · KCBS Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ
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W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Feb 20 · KCBS Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ One meat chicken
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W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Feb 20 · KCBS Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ One meat ribs
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