Upcoming Events
Spoga Gafa 2023
June 18 – 20, 2023
Daily
Cologne, Germany
June 25, 2023
8 am – 3 pm PDT
Diamond Bar, California
July 8, 2023
8 am – 3 pm PDT
Union City, California
More Information – Friday
August 26, 2023
1 pm to 5 pm
Dana Point, California
September TBD, 2023
8 am – 3 pm PDT
Diamond Bar, California
September 28 to October 1, 2023
Daily
Kansas City, Missouri
More Information – The American Royal World Series of Barbecue is the largest barbecue contest in the WORLD and the American Royal’s largest fundraiser!
October 12 to 15, 2023
Daily
Lynchburg, Tennessee
More Information – It’s rare that whiskey-making takes a backseat to much of anything in Lynchburg, Tennessee. THE JACK is one exception. One weekend in October, barbecue competitors from across the country and world converge here to wield their grilling and smoking expertise in the final competition of the year.
November 8 to 12, 2023
Daily
Dallas, Texas
More Information – The World Food Championships is the largest competition in Food Sport, where culinary competitors of previous events convene for a chance at winning the ultimate food crown and a share of hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money.
December TBD, 2023
8 am – 3 pm PDT
Diamond Bar, California
TBD (Saturdays)
9 am to 5 pm
Brotherton’s Black Iron BBQ, Pflugerville, Texas
More Information – 2 People Max.
Annual
TBD
United States
Annual
TBD
United States
Annual
TBD
United States
Past Events
April 23, 2023
8 am – 3 pm PDT
Diamond Bar, California
April 22, 2023
8 am – 3 pm PDT
Diamond Bar, California
More Information – Saturday
April 14 to 17, 2023
Daily
Culiacan, Mexico
March 11, 2023
All Day
Fort Worth, Texas
For Information Only – Check out Slap Yo Daddy Competitors who are competing here
February 3 to 6, 2023
Daily
Monterey, Mexico
November 9 to 13, 2022
Daily
Dallas, Texas
More Information – The World Food Championships is the largest competition in Food Sport, where culinary competitors of previous events convene for a chance at winning the ultimate food crown and a share of hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money.
November 5, 2022
All Day
Simi Valley, California
October 14 to 15, 2022
Daily
Lynchburg, Tennessee
More Information – It’s rare that whiskey-making takes a backseat to much of anything in Lynchburg, Tennessee. THE JACK is one exception. One weekend in October, barbecue competitors from across the country and world converge here to wield their grilling and smoking expertise in the final competition of the year.
October 4, 2022
12 pm – 4 pm CST
Hollister, Missouri
October 4, 2022
9 am – 12 pm CST
Marshfield, Missouri
September 28 to October 2, 2022
Daily
Kansas City, Missouri
More Information – The American Royal World Series of Barbecue is the largest barbecue contest in the WORLD and the American Royal’s largest fundraiser!
September 17 to 18, 2022
Daily
San Diego, California
Harry Travels to Ireland to Meet Ruairi of FoodOnFire
September 7 to 11, 2022
Daily
Dundalk, Ireland

Labor Day Cook Out
September 2 to 6, 2022
Daily
Bentonville, Arkansas
No Information
Grill Master HEB 2022
August 24 to 30, 2022
10 am – 3 pm PDT
Corpus Cristi, TX, and Monterey, Mexico
August 13, 2022
1 pm to 5 pm
Dana Point, California
Spoga Gafa
June 19 – 21, 2022
Daily
Cologne Germany