Upcoming cook-offs
Every cook-off we know about, sorted by date.
Colorado County Fair BBQ Cook Off
Fri, Sep 11, 2026
Columbus BBQ Grounds
Columbus, TX
East Montgomery County Fair Association BBQ Cook Off
Fri, Sep 11, 2026
New Caney BBQ Grounds
New Caney, TX
Kings BBQ Competition Class
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026
Jacksonville City Hall
Jacksonville, FL
Sizzlin Steak Showdown At The Shrine
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Pensacola Steak Grounds
Pensacola, FL
Smoke on the Water Guntersville
Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026
Lake Guntersville Lodge
Guntersville, AL
Mid-America Regional Chili Cook-off
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Downtown - Chili and Bluegrass Festival
Tahlequah, OK
Wisconsin State Chili Cook-off
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Deacons Mill Park
Green Lake, WI
Hays County Fire Chief Association TOP DAWG Chili Cook Off
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Kyle La Verde Park
Kyle, TX
Woodland Ribs & Rods Rib Cook Off & Car Show
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Woodland BBQ Grounds
Woodland, CA
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Rutherford College Town Hall
College, NC
Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 1)
Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026
Court Road
Harbor, WI
Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash
Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Court Road
Harbor, WI
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