Date |
Contest |
Location |
| March 12 - 13 |
NKC, Missouri State BBQ Championship |
North Kansas City, MO |
| March 19 - 20 |
Smoke on the Water USA Barbecue Championship |
North Little Rock, AR |
| April 03 - 04 |
Smokin' on Big Creek |
Pleasant Hill, MO |
| April 16 - 17 |
Capital City Cookoff |
Jefferson City, MO |
| April 23 - 24 |
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Cookoff |
Sugar Creek, MO |
| May 21 - 22 |
Great American Barbecue Festival |
Bonner Springs, KS |
| May 28 - 29 |
Smokin' in the Junction |
West Des Moines, IA |
| July 02 - 04 |
Florida State BBQ Championship |
Daytona Beach, FL |
| August 06 - 07 |
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ |
Laurie, MO |
| August 13 - 14 |
Michigan State Barbecue Championship |
Brooklyn, MI |
| August 20 - 21 |
BBQ on the River & Fly In |
Excelsior Springs, MO |
| August 27 - 28 |
NW Arkansas State BBQ Championship |
Springdale, AR |
| September 10 - 11 |
Riverside Resources Charity BBQ |
Leavenworth, KS |
| September 17 - 18 |
Arkansas State BBQ Championship |
Hot Springs, AR |
| October 01 - 03 |
American Royal |
Kansas City, MO |
| October 29 - 31 |
Degaque/Alabama State BBQ Championship |
Talladega, AL |
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