06/02/2026
We are indeed blessed to host several BBQ teams (33 currently from 12 states, with a couple pending) who've won multiple awards, championships, KCBS Hall of Fame members, KCBS Team of the Year Champions, and more ... truly world-class teams!
One of our NEW teams this year certainly checks several of those boxes including ... 2025 Grand Champion of the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational (91 teams), 2026 Houston Livestock Chicken Champion (250 teams), and most recently, the 2026 Grand Champion of the KCBS World Invitational Wells Cup (117 teams)!
Happy to welcome Pitmaster Ryan King bringing his "King's BBQ" team from Jacksonville, FL to roll some smoke at this year's BBQ Bash. This is shaping up to be one RED HOT BBQ Contest, and King's BBQ just added some heat to an already packed field of amazing BBQ competitors!
Bring the family and head to Jawbone Park in downtown Buckhannon, WV the weekend of June 18-20 for some delicious BBQ and other foods, lots of FREE activities and fun for the whole family, including a FREE admission LEGO Brick Bash (tradeshow) with a huge LEGO vendor from Atlanta, Lia Chan, an amazing professional LEGO builder from Baton Rouge specializing in unique NASA creations, FREE Sand Art, Live entertainment, Cake Walks, and lots more ...
