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March 2022
April 2022
01
Apr
02
9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle Bbq Championships Day 1
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Arcadia
02
Apr
03
9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle Bbq Championships Day 2
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Arcadia
08
Apr
09
Bbq, Boots & Brew
KCBS & Toy | Perris, Ca
16
Apr
Bbq Pit Stop Steak Championship Series
Sca | Lehi, Ut
29
Apr
30
Ibew Socal Bbq & Chili Cook-Off
Ics & KCBS Competitor Series Invitational Only | San Diego, Ca
29
Apr
30
3rd Annual Lodi Beerfest & Bbq Championship
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Lodi
30
Apr
Solano Steak Out (Double) Iv
Sca | Dixon
30
Apr
Solano Steak Out (Double)
Sca | Dixon
May 2022
06
May
07
Now We Are Cooking - Wgas Bbq & Chili Competition
KCBS (Toy Pending) , Ics | Bishop
06
May
07
Postponed
Elk Grove Western Festival And Bbq Championship
KCBS & Toy | Elk Grove, Ca
Pending Pandemic Health Department Approval For Event
Time
May 6 (Friday) - 7 (Saturday)
Location
Elk Grove Regional Park
9950 Elk Grove Florin Road
Organizer
Ed Anhorn
(916) 599-5095
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27
May
28
Best Dam Bbq
KCBS | Boulder City, Nv
27
May
28
Big Bear Grill & Chill Bbq Championships Day 1
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Big Bear Lake
28
May
29
Bbq, Blues & Brews On The Bay
KCBS | North Bend, Or
28
May
29
Big Bear Grill & Chill Bbq Championships Day 2
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Big Bear Lake
June 2022
03
Jun
04
Horse Town Brew N Que Festival
KCBS & Toy | Norco, Ca
03
Jun
04
3rd Annual Ironstone Throwdown In The Vineyards
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Murphys
July 2022
01
Jul
02
Fire It Up Events Comp Name Tbd
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Pomona
02
Jul
03
Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022
KCBS | Sweet Home, Or
08
Jul
The Cache Smokeout At The American West Heritage Center
KCBS | Logan, Ut
08
Jul
09
Clayton Bbq Cook-Off
KCBS & Toy | Clayton, Ca
09
Jul
Steel Day Bbq Pit Stop Steak Championship Series (Double)
Sca | American Fork, Ut
August 2022
20
Aug
21
5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days Bbq Cookoff
KCBS | Dupont, Wa
27
Aug
San Diego Steak Cook Off & Beer Festival
Sca | San Diego
27
Aug
San Diego Steak Cookoff & Beer Festival
Sca | San Diego
September 2022
02
Sep
04
Cancelled
Snake River Farms Bbq Battle (Double)
KCBS | Boise, Id
Coming Back In 2023
02
Sep
03
Fire It Up Events Bbq & Chili Competition Day 1
KCBS (Toy Pending), Ics | Bishop
03
Sep
04
Fire It Up Events Bbq & Chili Competition Day 2
KCBS (Toy Pending), Ics | Bishop
09
Sep
10
Western Legends Bbq Contest
KCBS | Kanab, Ut
16
Sep
17
America's Finest Bbq State Championship Day 1
KCBS & Toy | San Diego, Ca
17
Sep
18
America's Finest Bbq State Championship Day 2
KCBS & Toy | San Diego, Ca
17
Sep
18
Rogue Caveman Barbecue
KCBS | Grants Pass, Or
23
Sep
24
The Great Kearney Bbq Smoke-Out
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Fresno
24
Sep
Bbq Pit Stop Steak Championship Finale
Sca | American Fork, Ut
October 2022
07
Oct
08
Name Tbd Oregon State Bbq Championship Day 1
KCBS | Pendelton, Or
14
Oct
15
Ironstone Beerfest
KCBS (Toy Pending) | Murphys
28
Oct
29
Lodi Beerfest (Tentative)
KCBS & Toy (Pending) | Lodi
HOLTVILLE: Holtville Athletic Club Rib Cook-Off
holtville.net
Annual Rib Cook-Off Extravaganza at Samaha Park in Holtville 10 a.m. till
all the ribs are gone approximately 2 p.m. Admission: Free. Rib tasting $Fee
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach BBQ Competition Winter Q January 27-28, 2017
NewportBeachBBQCompetition.com
June 10, 2017 Redwood Coast Up In Smoke BBQ Competition, Blue Lake, KCBS
Backyard
June 24, 2017 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 2017, Santa
Clara, KCBS
AUBURN: Ribs & Brews October 7, 2017, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Recreation Park, Auburn, CA
auburnrec.com
Craft beer & wine, fun for kids, music
SAN ANSELMO: Creekside Q - Town Barbecue June 28, 2017, 5:30-8 p.m.
townofsananselmo.org
A neighborhood barbecue in which all proceeds benefit the community event
fund When: The last Wednesday in June in Creek Park - San Anselmo
KIRKWOOD: July 1, 2017 Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department Annual BBQ
3:30 - 6 p.m. Wine and beer tasting, BBQ, live music, a silent auction and
activities for the kids. Admission includes food, drink, and a commemorative
glass with proceeds benefiting the Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department.
Reservations required. Kirkwood Village Plaza Kirkwood Meadows Drive, off
Highway 88 Kirkwood, CA (209) 258-4444 kmpud@volcano.net
August
August 12, 2017 Ceres Smoke on the River 2017, Ceres, KCBS
August 19, 2017 Oaktown Throwdown BBQ 2017, Oakland, KCBS
August 26,
2017 Grills & Grilles 2017, Penn Valley, KCBS
September
September 16, 2017 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews,
Oroville, KCBS
October
October 7, 2017 Burning Ham 2017, Pengrove, Sonoma County
October 14, 2017 Dana Point State BBQ Championship 2017, Dana Point, KCBS
CLAYTON: August 6, 2016 Seventh Annual Rib Cook-Off 10 am - 6pm; CBCA Annual Event at Clayton Club patio 6096 Main Street www.claytoncbca.org
California BBQ Association Events
cbbqa.org
OROVILLE: Hot Qs & Cold Brews September
Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, CA
hotqsncoldbrews.com
PATTERSON: Backyard on the Lake
Cook any of the standard competition
meats - chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder or butt (for pulled pork) and
brisket. If you really want to cook 1 or 4 meats, well that's ok! All
cooking MUST be done on site! Members only event. contact dave@
bartsblazinq.com
LAKESIDE: Saturday, April 16 2016 4:30-10 p.m.
Lakeside Optimist Western Days BBQ. lakesiderodeo.com
Contact: Henry Silverstre, Wildomar, CA 92595
Phone: 951-445-1903. hsilvestre@ aol.com
LONG BEACH
West Coat BBQ Classic May 14, 2016, 11a-6p
Annual West Coast BBQ
Classic
Waterfront Queen Mary Events Park
Long Beach CA
queenmary.com/bbq
$25-40 admission
$10 bbq bucks tickets for tasting
$15 parking
This finger lickin' family fun festival features: delicious BBQ tastings,
live music, backyard games, kids' country, a merchant market and an awards
ceremony
June 10-11, 2016 Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ
Championship Fillmore, CA
Contact: Roger Campbell, Fillmore, CA 93016
Phone: 805-857-2785. rognfillmore@ aol.com
UPLAND: EGGfest
- Smokin' It So Cal Style Saturday, June 11, 2016, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
socaleggfest.com
$30-35 approx.
SANTA CLARA: Silicon Valley Barbeque June 24-25, 2016, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Central Park
909 Kiely Boulevard
Santa Clara, California 95051
408-219-1852
svbbq.com
Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships hours:
Friday, June 24, 2016 4 - 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 2016 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
This competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society and is
the 2nd largest championship event on the west coast. Join us for live
entertainment, a Kid Zone, and plenty of barbeque!
NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Barbecue Competition June 25, 2016
Marketed as Newport Beach Party June 25 -26, 2016 | newportbeachparty.com
Newport Dunes
Newport, CA
Saturday, June 25, 2016, 12-9 p.m. | Competition and Tasting Noon - 5 p.m.
This Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned contest will bring in 40+
professional BBQ teams from across the region to compete for $7,500 in cash
prizes! Event participants will have an opportunity to taste some of the
best BBQ in the nation and to get up close and personal with the pit masters
and their smokers. Tastings available until the competitors food runs out.
Contact: Steve Bender Phone:
949-300-5103. newportbeachbbqcompetition.com
PETALUMA: July 8-July 9, 2016 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Petaluma, CA
Contact: Judy Walker, Petaluma, CA 95406
Phone: 707-837-1928. wcbigq.com
July 15-16, 2016 Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA
Contact: Arlie Bragg arlie@ arliequeevents.com
Prize Money: $20000
July 29-30, 2016 8th Annual Vista
BBQ Classic Vista, CA
Contact: Dale Ginos, 1211 E Vista
Way, Vista, CA 92084
Phone: 760-310-5040. daleginos@
gmail.com
Prize Money: $10000
August
5-6, 2016 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Huntington Beach, CA
Contact: Courtney Lutkus, 15161
Jackson St, Midway City, CA 92655
Phone: 714-897-3221. afhusa.org
August 5-6, 2016 2016 Clayton Rib
Cook-off Clayton, CA
Contact: Rory Richmond, Clayton, CA
94517
Phone: 925-864-8687. rrichmond509@
comcast.net
August 26-27, 2016 Grills 'N' Grilles presented by the United Way of
Nevada Country Penn Valley, CA
Contact: Megan Timpany, Penn Vally,
CA 95946
Phone: 530-274-8111. uwnc.org
Contact: fireitupevents.com
October 7-8, 2016 Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA
Contact: Susan Rabinovitz Phone:
916-716-2319.
Sacramentoartcouncil.org
DANA POINT:
Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Dana Point, CA
Contact: Arlie Bragg Kevin Evans
Phone: 615-477-7447.
danapointbbqchampionships.com
arliequeevents.com
Dana Point Barbeque Championship.
Annual Dana Point State BBQ
Championship. Location: Sea Terrace
Park. Free to the public. Time: 10
a.m. - 5 p.m. This Kansas City
Barbeque Society sanctioned contest
features 100 competition barbeque
teams
California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA
Contact: Thom Emery bbqthom.com
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