2012 BACKYARD BASH EVENTS

July

28th: Competition Meats BBQ Class

June

28th: BBQ 102: Brisket & Butts BBQ Class

February

18th: Competition Meats BBQ Class

2012 KANSAS & MISSOURI BBQ CONTESTS

February

24th – 25th: Kansas Winter Q, Great Bend, KS
24th – 25th: Polar Bear BBQ Challenge, Columbia, MO

March

9th – 10th: NKC MO State Championship BBQ, North Kansas City, MO
30th – 31st: Smokin’ on Big Creek, Pleasant Hill, MO

April

6th – 7th: Kennett Jaycee’s Show Me State BBQ Cookoff, Kennett, MO
6th – 7th: Smoke in the Spring, Osage City, KS
20th – 21st: Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest, Washington, MO
20th – 21st: Capital City Cookoff, Jefferson City, MO
20th – 21st: Rock’n Ribs BBQ Festival, Springfield, MO
20th – 21st: 4th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge, Overland Park, KS
27th – 28th: 9th Annual Smokin’ in the Creek, Sugar Creek, MO

May

4th – 5th: Belton Heritage BBQ Contest, Belton, MO
4th – 5th: Sertoma 48 BBQ, Lawrence, KS
4th – 5th: Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest, St. Joseph, MO
4th – 5th: Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off, Lansing, KS
4th – 5th: Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest, Columbia, MO
4th – 5th: Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship (Competitors Series), Grandview, MO
11th – 12th: Celebration Cook-Off, Lyons, KS
11th – 12th: Rods, Ribs & Rock-n-Roll, Manhattan, KS
18th – 19th: Great Mall Olathe BBQ Contest and Festival, Olathe, KS
18th – 19th: Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ, Abilene, KS
25th – 26th: Red White Blue & Barbeque, Topeka, KS

June

1st – 2nd: McLouth BBQ Blowout 21st Annual, McLouth, KS
1st – 2nd: Muddy Water BBQ Festival, Hannibal, MO
1st – 2nd: Valley Center Spring Fling, Valley Center, KS
1st – 2nd: Smokin’ on the Summit, Lee’s Summit, MO
8th – 9th: Ole’ Glory BBQ Challenge, Fredonia, KS
8th – 9th: Raytown State Championship BBQ Cookoff, Raytown, MO
8th – 9th: Tonga Days BBQ, Tonganoxie, KS
22nd – 23rd: Rock’n Freedom, Seymour, MO
22nd – 23rd: The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle, Lenexa, KS
29th – 30th: Crossroads BBQ Cook-off, Cameron, MO
30th – July 1st: Smokin Hot BBQ & Fireworks, Girard, KS

July

13th – 14th: 5th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff, Wellsville, MO
14th – 15th: Weston Sizzlers “Smoke Along the Rails,” Weston, MO
20th – 21st: Smokin’ on the River, Glasgow, MO
20th – 21st: Blues, BBQ & Bargains, Hays, KS
27th – 28th: Racing For the BBQ, Lee’s Summit, MO
27th – 28th: Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off, Dodge City, KS
27th – 28th: Riverside BBQ Classic, Riverside, MO

August

3rd – 4th: Laurie Hillbilly BBQ, Laurie, MO
3rd – 4th: Wheels ‘N’ Squeels BBQ Challenge, Olathe, KS
17th – 18th: BBQ and Fly in on the River, Excelsior Springs, MO
24th – 25th: East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola, KS
24th – 25th: When Pigs Fly BBQ & Fly In, McPherson, KS

September

7th – 8th: Hay Capital BBQ Cook-Off, Yates Center, KS
7th – 8th: Blue Springs Blaze Off, Blue Springs, MO
14th – 15th: Battle of the Brisket, Mission, KS
14th – 15th: Lakeside Que-Topia, St. Peters, MO
14th – 15th: Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out, Kearney, MO
14th – 15th: Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Airshow, Scott City, KS
14th – 15th: Smokin N the Ville, Edwardsville, KS
21st – 22nd: Sky’s the Limit BBQ Classic, Garden City, KS
21st – 22nd: Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ, Columbia, MO
21st – 22nd: Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship, Shawnee, KS

October

4th – 7th: 33rd Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue, Kansas City, MO
12th – 13th: Cookin’ on the Kaw, De Soto, KS
12th – 13th: The Fountians Blaze Off & Senior Q, Independence, MO
19th – 20th: Balloons, Blues, Bikes & Barbecue, Parsons, KS
19th – 20th: Anchor City Cookoff, Centralia, MO
26th – 27th: Bates County BBQ State Championship, Butler, MO

Find more BBQ events in Missouri, Kansas and nationwide on the Kansas City BBQ Society’s Calendar!