2026 QUALIFYING EVENTS

10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam - 1/10/26 - St. Augustine, FL ( SBC Bonus Points Contest )

Lakeland Pig Festival - 1/24/26 - Lakeland, FL

Okefenokee Smoke - 2/21/26 - Waycross, GA

Ribs on the Ridge - 2/21/26 - Haines City, FL

Mission Farms King of the Farm - 2/28/26 - Iron Station, NC ( SBC Bonus Points Contest )

Sip & Swine BBQ Festival - 3/7/26 - Lawrenceville, GA ( SBC Bonus Points Contest )

Jeepin 4 Justice - 3/14/26 - Shady Hills, FL

Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) - 3/14/26 - Foley, AL

Torry Island BBQ Showdown - 3/21/26 - Belle Glade, FL ( SBC Bonus Points Contest )

Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship - 3/21/26 - Lebanon, TN

Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) - 3/28/26 - Athens, AL

Smoke on the Falls - 4/4/26 - Gadsden, AL

The Downtown BBQ Showdown - 4/18/26 - Lake City, FL

BBQ & Boogie - 4/25/26 - Calhoun, GA

Pitmasters in Paradise - 4/26/26 - Auburndale, FL

Bear-B-Q - 5/2/26 - New Bern, NC

20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off - 5/9/26 - Waynesboro, GA ( SBC Bonus Points Contest )

Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway - 5/16/26 - Darlington, SC

Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival - 5/16/26 - Sevierville, TN

8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup (Open) - 5/23/26 - Lebanon, TN

South Carolina Festival of Discovery - 7/11/26 - Greenwood, SC ( SBC Bonus Points Contest )

Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) - 9/13/26 - Guntersville, AL

Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge - 9/19/26 - Rutherford College, NC ( SBC Bonus Points Contest )

Big BBQ Bash - 9/26/26 - Townsend, TN

WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) - 10/17/26 - Huntsville, AL