St. Louis BBQ Society

08/31/2026

🔥 FARMINGTON, WE’RE COMING! 🔥

The competition season is heating up, and Farmington Blues, Brews, and BBQ 2026 is next on the trail! This Pro-Series competition is bringing the smoke to Farmington, and we need our SLBS Certified Judges ready to go. 🥩🔥

👨‍⚖️ JUDGES NEEDED!
📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ Judging begins at 11:00 AM
📍 Farmington City Hall
110 West Columbia Street
Farmington, MO 63640

⚠️ Judging spots are limited!

If you’re a current SLBS member in good standing and ready to put your judging skills to work, register now to be considered. Selected judges will receive an email confirmation.

👉 Register to Judge: St. Louis BBQ Society⁠

The teams are bringing their best. The pits will be rolling. Now we need the judges who make competition BBQ possible.

🔥 Farmington. September 19. Let’s do this!

Tradition. Competition. Community.
We ARE SLBS.

08/31/2026

🔥 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 🔥

The St. Louis BBQ Society is proud to be part of Celebrate Wildwood 2026, and we’re looking for volunteers to help make the day a success!

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
📍 Village Green at Wildwood City Hall
🔥 SLBS Charity Cooking & Vending Event

This is a great opportunity to get involved with SLBS, support our charity efforts, and be part of a community event.

Want to help? Sign up today through the SLBS website:
stlouisbbqsociety.com⁠

Whether you’re an SLBS member, barbecue enthusiast, or simply someone who wants to lend a hand, we’d love to have you on the team.

🙌 Come volunteer. Help us serve. Be part of the SLBS community.

Tradition. Competition. Community.
We ARE SLBS.

08/22/2026

🔥 BIG WEEKEND FOR SLBS! 🔥

Today, teams are firing up the pits at Staunton Ribfest and Newton, IL and we want to recognize everyone making it happen—teams, ambassadors, organizers, volunteers, and judges.

Wishing everyone a safe, successful, and great cook! May you hear your name called often… and when it matters most, may you hear your name last. 🏆🔥

Good luck, everyone!

Tradition. Competition. Community.
We ARE SLBS.

08/19/2026

Still time to sign up! Great first year comp!

🔥 ST. ANN IS ALMOST HERE! 🔥

The smokers are getting fired up, teams are getting their prep lists together, and in just over a week, St. Ann will be serving up a competition with a twist.

🥩 NO BRISKET.
Instead, we’re putting TRI-TIP in the spotlight.

🍗 Chicken
🍖 Ribs
🥩 Tri-Tip

And there’s plenty to compete for:

🏆 $500 Grand Champion
🥈 $350 Reserve Grand Champion
💰 Category payouts through 10th

📅 August 28–29
📍 St. Ann, Missouri
💵 $125 Entry

If you’ve been thinking about giving this one a shot, now’s the time.

Tag your team. Tag the cook who’s convinced their tri-tip can win. Tag a team who is looking for an affordable opportunity to test the competition waters!👀🔥

We’ll see you in St. Ann.

Tradition. Competition. Community.
We ARE SLBS.

08/19/2026

🔥 ST. ANN IS ALMOST HERE! 🔥

The smokers are getting fired up, teams are getting their prep lists together, and in just over a week, St. Ann will be serving up a competition with a twist.

🥩 NO BRISKET.
Instead, we’re putting TRI-TIP in the spotlight.

🍗 Chicken
🍖 Ribs
🥩 Tri-Tip

And there’s plenty to compete for:

🏆 $500 Grand Champion
🥈 $350 Reserve Grand Champion
💰 Category payouts through 10th

📅 August 28–29
📍 St. Ann, Missouri
💵 $125 Entry

If you’ve been thinking about giving this one a shot, now’s the time.

Tag your team. Tag the cook who’s convinced their tri-tip can win. Tag a team who is looking for an affordable opportunity to test the competition waters!👀🔥

We’ll see you in St. Ann.

Tradition. Competition. Community.
We ARE SLBS.

08/19/2026

🔥 FARMINGTON B3 IS ONE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS. 🔥

We’ve competed at Farmington ourselves, and we can tell you firsthand:

It’s worth the drive.

The 9th Annual Farmington B3 isn’t just a BBQ competition. The whole city gets involved.

You’ll find competition BBQ, vendors, local artisans, chainsaw artists, blacksmiths, local restaurants, live music and plenty more happening throughout the event.

Oh—and did we mention the HOT WING EATING CONTEST? 🌶️🔥

Whether you’re coming to compete, judge, eat, shop, listen to some music, or just soak up the atmosphere, Farmington turns this into a full-blown community event.

And for the teams…

This is a Pro-Series competition. 🏆🔥

📅 September 18–19, 2026
📍 Farmington, Missouri

If you’re a team looking for a competition worth traveling for, put Farmington on the list.

If you’ve never been, this might be the year you find out why it’s one of our favorites.

Who’s making the drive to Farmington? 👇

08/17/2026

🚨 HOFFMAN BBQ COMPETITION
***** 10 TEAMS ARE ALREADY LOCKED IN! 🚨****

We’re already at 10 teams registered… but we’re not done yet. 👀🔥

If you’ve been on the fence, waiting for the right comp, or you’re a new team looking for your next challenge —> THIS is your sign 🪧 .

📅 September 11–12
💰 $250 entry fee
🍗 Ribs & chicken provided for People’s Choice
🥩 4-Meat Competition
⏰ Registration deadline: AUGUST 21

And if you’re not local, don’t assume you have to be! If you haven’t discovered the St. Louis BBQ Society yet, come find out what SLBS competition BBQ is all about. You might just find your new favorite stop on the circuit. 🐷🔥

Registration is easy you can email your registration and pay via Venmo.

👉 Head to StLouisBBQSociety.com and get signed up before August 21!

10 teams are already bringing the smoke. Who’s joining them? 🔥

08/11/2026

🔥 NEWTON, WE NEED YOU! 🔥

We’re just TWO TEAMS AWAY from making the Newton American Legion Smoke-Off a Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational BBQ qualifier! 🏆🥃

That means your Grand Championship could put your name in the Jack draw—and because the drawing is based on the state where the GC is won, an Illinois win can be a BIG opportunity.

📅 August 21–22, 2026
📍 Newton American Legion – Newton, IL
🔥 SLBS-sanctioned 4-meat competition
🍗 Chicken • 🐖 Ribs • Pork • 🐄 Brisket
💰 $250 entry fee
🍖 Optional People’s Choice — 5 lbs wings + 3 racks of ribs provided
🥩 Friday Beef Cheeks ancillary — meat provided by Korte Meats
🏆 People’s Choice winner gets a custom drum smoker + CASH!

We need TWO more teams. If Newton is already on your schedule, you’re almost there. If it isn’t, now is the time to jump in.

👉 Let’s get Newton to 25 teams and make it a Jack Qualifier!

📞 Questions/registration: Jim & Tina Messina — 980-621-0031

Who’s coming to Newton? 🔥🏆

08/11/2026

🔥 THE BUSY SEASON IS HERE!

The SLBS competition calendar is heating up, and September is bringing plenty of opportunities to get your team back on the competition trail!

One of them is the 2nd Annual Hoffman Fire Department BBQ Cook-Off in Hoffman, Illinois. This is a SLBS Team of the Year event with room for just 20 teams.

And here’s the important part:

⏰ ONLY 11 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER!
📅 Registration deadline: August 21

Once those 20 spots are gone, they’re gone.

🔥 $250 Team Entry
🏆 100% PAYOUT TO TEAMS
🥩 4-Meat Competition
🍗 Chicken
🍖 Ribs
🐖 Pork
🥩 Beef

Plus, Hoffman Fire Department is providing the chicken and ribs for the competition! Including 10 pounds of chicken wings and 4 racks of ribs!

📍 Hoffman Park
110 E. Park Ave., Hoffman, IL
📅 September 12, 2026
⏰ 12–6 PM

Whether you’re chasing Team of the Year points, looking for another shot at the trophy, or just ready to get back around the pits with your barbecue family, Hoffman is a contest you need on your calendar.

👉 Teams: Don’t wait. You’ve got 11 days to get registered.

And this is just the beginning. We’re entering the busiest stretch of the SLBS competition season, with contests coming up across the region. Keep watching the SLBS page and SLBS website⁠ for what’s coming next.

The smoke is about to get a whole lot thicker. 🔥

Tradition. Competition. Community.
We ARE SLBS.