CONTESTS & EVENTS

(Click on the contest link for contest information)

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2025-2026 BBQ Season
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                                                                     SPRING 2026 

January 2026
January 17th - New Judges Training Class (see Judges Training Tab for Registration)
January 17th - Calculations Training Class
January 28th - Online Table Captain Training Class

February 2026
February 7th - SBN Members Spring Kick-Off
February  27 & 28 - Omar Bootleggers BBQ Cook Off & Kids 'Que

March 2026
March 7 - DOKO Ribfest
March 13 & 14 - Carolina Classic Festival BBQ Contest (Postponed to 2027)
March 20 & 21 - Battle of the BBQ & KIDS-QUE
March 27 & 28 - Smoke At The Lodge

April 2026
April 17 & 18 - Pork In The Park
April 25th - Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Virginia)
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May 2026
May 15  -  New Judges Training Class (see Judges Training Tab for Registration)​
May 16  -  SCSDB BBQ Classic

June 2026
June 19 - Lowcountry Rib Fest

                                                                    FALL 2026 

August 2026
TBD - SBN Annual Members Meeting
August 22nd - 2-6 K.A. BBQ Throwdown
August 28-29th - Smoke On Shrine Lake

September 2026
September 11th -  New Judges Training Class (see Judges Training Tab for Registration)
September 11-12th -  Jamil Shriners BBQ CookOff

October 2026
October 3rd - Bessemer City Brew and Que
October 17th - Abbeville Hogs and Hens 
October 24th - SAL American Legion Cook-0ff
Lincolnton GA American Legion BBQ- Pending
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November 2026
November 7th - Bo's Battle Que
November 13-14 - Lion's Club Invitational & Kids' 'Que
November 20th-21st - Vicious Pig Throwdown


 
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