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.

Jan. 17-18, 2025: 13th Annual Taste of Blanchard, Blanchard, LA. Contact: Shannon Wall, Phone: 318-464-3359.

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

Jan. 18, 2025: 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama BBQ Challenge, Bullhead City, AZ. Contact: T’shura Elias, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 24-26, 2025: Golden State Battle VII, Hollister, CA. Contact: Jim Palmer, Email: [email protected].

Feb. 22, 2025: BBQ & Brew Fest – Best In The Southwast 2025, Yuma, AZ. Contact: Jim Palmer, Email: [email protected].

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.

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].

Jan. 10-11, 2025: CBA World Champhionship, El Campo, TX. Contact: Jaime Balderas. Phone: 512-644-8410.

Jan. 17-18, 2025: 38th Annual Holdem and Hittem Club BBQ Cook Off, New Caney, TX. Contact: Don Sharp, Phone: 281-684-4330. 

Jan. 17-18, 2025: 10th Annual Willacy County Lovestock Show and Rodeo State Championship, Raymondville, TX. Contact: Libby Moreno, Phone: 956-746-1680, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 17-18, 2025: McMullen County Cowboy Cook Off, Tilden, TX. Contact: Lisa Franklin, Phone: 361-274-2000, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 24-25, 2025: 10th Annual Courage to Change Cook Off, Edinburg, TX. Contact: Palmer Drug Abuse Program, Phone: 956-687-7714, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 31 -1 , 2025: WBCA Red, White, & BBQ State Championship, Laredo, TX. Contact: WBCA, Phone: 956-286-9222, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, 2025: Humble BBQ Cook Off, Humble, TX. Contact: David Allison, Phone: 936-391-2274, Email: [email protected].

Feb. 7-8, 2025: Smokin’ on the Rio State Championship, Mercedes, TX. Contact: Scott Vaughn, Phone: 956-346-6012, Email: [email protected].

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

Jan. 24-25: Butts & Clucks On The Bay, Apalachicola, FL. Contact: Ed Shemanski, Phone: 407-242-3425.

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.

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].

Jan. 3-4, 2025: Big Buc BBQ Bash, Vidor, TX. Contact: Derek Veazey, Phone: 409-553-2070, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 10-11, 2025: 23rd Annual NCJLS Alumni BBQ Cook Off, Robstown, TX. Contact: Kim Krebs, Phone: 361-249-4040, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 17-18, 2025: 3rd Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Cookoff, Eagle Pass, TX. Contact: Tony Camarillo, Phone: 830-968-3591, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 17-18, 2025: Smokin’ The Blues, Navasota, TX. Contact: Julia, Phone: 936-870-5372, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 24-25, 2025: Veterans Day Cook Off, Port Lavaca, TX. Contact: Hiram Pena, Phone: 361-218-9130, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 24-25, 2025: Warpig Winter Battle, Montgomery, TX. Contact: Dennis Butterworth, Phone 979-220-2717, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2025: Shiner FFA BBW Cook Off, Shiner, TX. Contact: Kori Landman, Phone: 361-798-0685, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 31-Feb.1, 2025: Veronica Rocha Scholarship Fundraiser Cook Off, Refugio, TX. Contact: Irene Garza, Phone: 361-739-8501, Email: [email protected].

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

Jan 9-11, 2025: 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam, Elkton, FL. Contact: Tim Gause, Phone: 904-540-0980, Email: [email protected].

Jan 10-11, 2025: 2025 KCBS Annual Awards Banquet, Kansas City, MO. Contact: KCBS Office, Phone: 1-800-963-5227, Email: [email protected].

Jan 17-18, 2025: 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge, Bullhead City, AZ. Contact: T’shura-Ann Elias, Phone: 928-704-7267, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 24-26, 2025: Golden State Battle VII, Hollister, CA. Contact: James Palmer, Phone: 714-319-1782, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 24-25, 2025: SJV Winter Rub, Omaha, NE. Contact: Win Lander, Phone: 402-891-8565, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 24-25, 2025: Lakeland Pig Festival, Lakeland, FL. Contact: Tiffany Taylor, Phone: (863) 245-8078, Email: [email protected].

Feb. 1-2, 2025: W.E.S.T. – Winter Extreme South Tyrol, Prettau, BZ.

Feb. 7-8, 2025: Grills Gone Wild, Davenport, FL. Contact: Dustin Bleiweiss, Phone: 863-588-1130, Email: [email protected].

Feb. 21-22, 2025: Best in the Southwest, Yuma, AZ. Contact: Jim Palmer, Phone: 714-319-1782, Email: [email protected].

Feb. 21-22, 2025: Fire on Ice BBQ Competition, Onamia, MN. Contact: Tony Korthaus, Phone: 612-237-8873, Email: [email protected].

Feb. 21-22, 2025: Mission Farms – King of the Farm, Iron Station, NC. Contact: George DeMartz, Phone: 919-368-5720, Email: [email protected].

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

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 

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  

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

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.

Feb. 7-8, 2025: Thomas Fowler American Legion Post 169, Wichita Falls, TX. Contact: Erik Marcov, Phone: 334-425-3198.

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.

Jan. 18, 2025: 12th Annual Frozen Bones Challenge, Van Dyne, WI. Contact: Timothy J Schopp, Phone: 920-10-5897, Email: [email protected].

Feb. 8, 2025: Chillin’ and Ribbin’, Manawa, WI. Contact: Brenda Vander, Email: [email protected].

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

Feb. 1-2, 2025: KOA Freeze Que – 2025, Eureka, MO. Contact: Bash Productions, Phone: 636-256-6564, Email: [email protected].

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

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

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: 10th Annual Slab-O-Rame BBQ Challenge, Bullhead City, AZ. Contact: T’shura-Ann Elias, 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].

Jan. 17. 2025: NBBQA Rhinestone Steak Showdown, Ocean Springs, MS. Contact: Contact: NBBQA, Phone: 912-384-2276, Email: [email protected].

Jan. 18. 2025: When Pigs Fly Indoor BBQ Bash & SCA Steak Cookoff, Cape Girardeau, MO.

Jan. 18. 2025: The Shed Steak Showdown, Ocean Springs, MS. 

Jan. 31. 2025: WBCA Red, White, and BBQ, Laredo, TX. 

Feb. 7-8. 2025: Grilling at the Pass, Pass Christian, MS. Contact: Mike Smith, 334-791-6229.

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

Check back later for future of events.

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/.

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/