BBQ on the Bow

05/29/2026

The second Alberta Cup is underway at Town of Bassano, the town is filling the community center and raffle tickets are being sold. Thanks Smoker Broker for the awesome YS480.

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/bbqotb

05/29/2026

Tickets are still available to kick off the Small Town Smoke Down with the Friday Night Dinner at the Town of Bassano Community Center
5pm Cocktails
6pm Dinner
7pm Live Music
Teams welcome to join the fun with tickets available at the door $25/ea

05/28/2026

Celebrating a successful KCBS Certified Table Captain and BBQ Judging Class last night at Atlas Brewing!
👏 Big thank you for the enthusiastic instruction from Rich and Bunny Tuttle!
👏 Big thank you to the volunteer cooks: Elbow Grease, Smoking Box, Mark’s Meats & Treats, Grilling with Short, Smoke Trails, Todd Sutherland
👏 Big thank you to the volunteer Table Captains: Linda Sutherland, Heather Wrigley, Tanya Hutchinson, Ian Cohen, Janice Smella, Ryan Sanderson
👏 And thanks to Darren Leece, Russell Smella and Bill Hutchinson for the support of the class overall. Great team effort to strengthen the BBQ community!

05/27/2026

In the spirit of BBQ community, Bottle Hill BBQ will be hosting a potluck at the Bassano Community Center at 6pm Saturday at the Small Town Smoke Down.
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This local team will also be hosting a Good Luck Shot at 9:22am Sunday at their site. Cheers!

05/25/2026

We are fortunate to have Smoke Trails BBQ help us cook for the Certified BBQ Judging Class this Wednesday May 27, 2026! Let’s Gow!

Registration closes tomorrow (Tuesday) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yuphWu7gGYPCkJESoOOnFWqdr_kuLLi5WpCAv-MeHoY/viewform?edit_requested=true&pli=1

05/25/2026

Thank you Barbecues Galore for sponsoring the Certified Judging Class this Wednesday May 27, 2026.
It’s not too late to join the fun! Registration closes tomorrow (Tuesday) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEVjnu1gUZHAalMCpV3G9A_5nd11c1leaepyF2nKrIFg1hLw/viewform

05/25/2026

The smoke has settled and the results are in for the first of many contests for Alberta Cup.

🏆 Current Overall Leader: SmellaQue

🍗 Chicken: Janice SmellaQue
🥩 Ribs: SMELLAQUE
🐖 Pork: Hogparts School Of Smokecraft And Brew'ery
🍖 Brisket: KILLERBUNNY BBQ

Huge shoutout to all teams who brought the heat at Embers and Ice Pitmaster Challenge this past weekend.

05/22/2026

I would like to thank Smoker Broker for sponsoring the Barbeque on the Bow Society with another pellet smoker. https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/bbqotb
The proceeds are shared with other organizers in Alberta who host a KCBS Master Series Event.

The ticket structure is different this year. Instead of selling the 100 tickets for a hundred dollars, we decided to decrease the number of tickets from thousands to only 600 tickets. The tickets are more expensive but the odds of winning are much higher

There are only 280 sales possible. 200 tickets will be priced at $25 and the other 80 sales will be the 5 tickets for $100. The odds of winning are 1 in 600 per ticket. If you buy more tickets your odds get better. When you buy a ticket your are supporting organizers who run Master Series Events.

Click on this link below to buy tickets starting on Saturday May 23/26
https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/bbqotb

05/20/2026

🔥 KCBS Judging Class is ONLY 1 WEEK AWAY! 🔥

📍 Hosted by Atlas Brewing in Airdrie, AB
📅 Wednesday, May 27

We are down to just 5 seats remaining for the KCBS Certified BBQ Judging Class! If you’ve ever wanted to learn how competition BBQ is judged, taste championship BBQ, and become a certified judge — now is your chance. 🥩🍗🔥

Seats are filling fast, so sign up before they’re gone!

Atlas Brewing
👉 Register here:

Must be a KCBS member to register for the KCBS Judge Training Class www.kcbs.us $45 USD "Click Join" KCBS Judge Training Class held in Atlas Brewing in Airdrie, Alberta Wednesday May 27, 2026 from 6pm - 10pm. KCBS Table Captain Class May 27, 2026 3:30 pm - 5 pm (MUST BE A PREVIOUS CBJ) (same as KCBS...

05/19/2026

Great Friday night dinner

Only 2 weeks away from the kick-off Friday night Dinner and Music event at the Small Town Smoke Down BBQ competition. Get your tickets at the Bassano Town Office before the sell out!