2026 Qualifying Events
January
February
March
- Sip & Swine BBQ Festival - 3/7/26 - Lawrenceville, GA Bonus Scored
- Jeepin 4 Justice - 3/14/26 - Shady Hills, FL Scored
- Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) - 3/14/26 - Foley, AL Scored
- Torry Island BBQ Showdown - 3/21/26 - Belle Glade, FL Bonus Scored
- Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship - 3/21/26 - Lebanon, TN Bonus Scored
- Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) - 3/28/26 - Athens, AL Scored
April
May
- Bear-B-Q - 5/2/26 - New Bern, NC Scored
- O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 - 5/2/26 - Cleveland, AL Scored
- O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 - 5/3/26 - Cleveland, AL Scored
- 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off - 5/9/26 - Waynesboro, GA Bonus Scored
- Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway - 5/16/26 - Darlington, SC Bonus Scored
- Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival - 5/16/26 - Sevierville, TN Scored
- High on the Hog BBQ Festival (Backyard Only) - 5/16/30 - Winchester, TN Scored
- 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup (Open) - 5/23/26 - Lebanon, TN Scored
- Honeybee BBQ Competition - 5/30/26 - Lafayette, GA
- Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest - 5/30/26 - Covington, TN
June
September
October
- Hub City BBQ Fest - 10/3/26 - Jackson, TN
- Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) - 10/10/26 - Scottsboro, AL
- WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) - 10/17/26 - Huntsville, AL
- The Butcher's Smoke & Flames Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) - 10/24/26 - Cullman, AL
- Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge - 10/24/26 - Lenoir, NC