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      BBQ Associations & Societies

            Here are some link’s the most popular BBQ Communities of interest to those interested in competition BBQ.

 

                        KCBS – The Kansas City Barbeque Society        [ 2010 KCBS Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Kansas City, MO

·          Sanctions BBQ Contests - Largest BBQ Contest Sanctioning Body in the North America

·          Assists with organizing BBQ Contests

·          Publishes the Bullsheet

·          Trains & Supplies Judges for competitions

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards a KCBS Team of the Year - 2009 TOY Standings

 

FBA - Florida BBQ Association                      [ 2010 FBA Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Boca Raton, FL

·          Sanctions BBQ Contests & Assists with organizing contests

·          Maintains a current list of FBA events

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards an FBA Team of the Year Award – 2009 TOY Standings

 

MBN – Memphis Barbecue Network            [ 2010 MBN Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Bartlet, TN

·          Sanctions BBQ competitions

·          Assists with organizing contests

·          Supplies Judges for competitions

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards an MBN Team of the Year Award - 2009 TOY Standings

 

CBBQA - California BBQ Association        [ 2010 CBBQA Contest Schedule ] 

·          Based in CA

·          Organizes BBQ competitions

·          Provides a membership community for caterer’s, restaurant operators, suppliers

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards a CBBQA Team of the Year Award  - 2009 TOY Standings

 

NEBS – New England BBQ Society        [  2010 NEBS Event Schedule ]

·          Based in Plymouth, MA & Marlboro, MA

·          Publishes the National BBQ News

·          Assists with organizing competition events in MA, NH and NY

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

 

CTBA - Central Texas BBQ Association           [ 2010 CTBA Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Central TX

·          Maintains judging procedures & guidelines

·          Assists with organizing competitions

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards a CTBA Team of the Year Award – 2008 TOY Standings

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

 

IBCA – International BBQ Cookers Association     [ 2010 IBCA Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Arlington, TX

·          Sanctions BBQ Contests

·          Assists with organizing contests

·          Supplies Judges for competitions

·          Maintains a point system and awards an IBCA Team of the Year Award – 2009 TOY Standings

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

 

MIM – Memphis in May

·         Based in Memphis, TN

·         Formerly sanctioned BBQ competitions (no longer doing this as of 2008)

·         Conducts the Annual Memphis in May World Championship BBQ Contest

 

MABA - Mid Atlantic BBQ Association           [ 2010 MABA Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Media, PA

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams and backyard BBQ Enthusiasts

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards a MABA Team of the Year Award – 2009 TOY Standings

 

NBBQ – National Barbecue Association (aka NBA)

·          Based in Austin, TX

·          Provides a membership directory for commercial bbq restaurants, suppliers and vendors

·          Provides basic BBQ information to novices

·          Assists aspiring restaurateur’s with start up activities

 

PNWBA - Pacific Northwest BBQ Association           [ 2010 PNWBA Event Schedule ]

·          Based in Edmonds, WA

·          Affiliate of the KCBS

·          Organizes and Conducts BBQ Contests in WA, OR, ID, Western MT, British Columbia and Alberta

·          Publishes Drippings from the Pit

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards a PNWBA Team of the Year Award – 2009 TOY Standings

 

RMBBQA - Rocky Mountain BBQ Association      [ 2010 Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Henderson, CO

·          Promotes BBQ competitions in the Rocky Mountain Region

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards the Rocky Mountain Cup annually – 2009 Rocky Mountain Cup Winner

 

NCBS – North Carolina Barbecue Society

·         Based in Winston-Salem, NC

·         Promotes North Carolina BBQ

·         Oversee’s the Historic North Carolina Barbecue Trail

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams, commercial BBQ restaurants and BBQ enthusiasts

 

SCBA - South Carolina Barbeque Association

·         Based in Columbia, SC

·         Maintain the SCBA judging program & provides judges to competitions

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards the Budweiser Master Barbeque Award annually

 

TGCBCA - Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association [ 2010 Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Katy, TX (near Houston)

·          Affiliated with the ICBA

·          Sanctions BBQ competitions and organizes and conducts BBQ competitions in TX

·          Provides a membership community for competition cooks and teams

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards a Texas Gulf Coast Cooker of the Year annually – 2009 Cooker of the Year

 

Greater Houston BBQ Society

·          Based in Houston, TX

·          Educational membership Society

·          Conducts Informal BBQ Events in and around Houston, TX

 

LSBS - Lone Star Barbeque Society    [ 2010 LSBS Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Arlington, TX

·          Sanction and assist with organizing BBQ and other cooking events in Texas

·          Maintains a Points System  and Awards a LSBS Cooker of the Year Award – 2009 COTY Standings

 

Arizona BBQ Association

·          Based in Phoenix, AZ

·          Hosts BBQ competitions in Arizona

·          Hosts an online community for BBQ enthusiasts

 

IBS - Iowa Barbecue Society

·          Internet Based

·          An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts in Iowa

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams and back yard BBQ enthusiasts

 

Minnesota BBQ Association   [ 2010  Event Calendar ]

·          Being reorganized in 2009

·          Open to any MN based BBQ enthusiast or BBQ team

·          Maintains a list of five 2009 BBQ contests at this link

 

SLBS - St. Louis BBQ Society   [ 2010 SLBS Event Calendar ]

·          Membership Organization, based in St. Louis, MO

·          Certifies Judges as SLBS Judges

 

ILBBQS - Illinois BBQ Society  [ 2010 ILBBQS Contest Schedule ]

·          Based in Salem, IL

·          Organizes events around the state of Illinois

 

GOBS – Greater Omaha BBQ Society    [ 2010 GOBS Event Calendar ]

·          Internet Based

·          An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts

 

Wisconsin BBQ Society    [ 2010 Contest Calendar ]

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·          An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts

 

Alabama Barbecue Association      [ 2010 Event Calendar ]

·          Based in Huntsville, AL

·          Oversee’s the Alabama’s Governors Cup – a series of contests in Alabama

 

Utah BBQ Association    [ 2010 Event Calendar ]

·          Based in Sandy, UT

·          An internet community of BBQ enthusiasts in Iowa

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams and BBQ Enthusiasts

·          May maintain a points systems for it’s members – this isn’t clear

 

International Ice BBQ Society

·          Based in the cold, artic tundra

·         A tongue in cheek society

·         Hosts the annual ice BBQ Contest – a BBQ Competition on a frozen lake !

 

GLBBQA – Great Lakes BBQ Association

·          Based in Flushing, MI

 

= Organizations outside of the United States =

 

CBA – Canadian Barbeque Association

·          Based in Ontario, Canada

·          Hosts the Annual Canadian Open BBQ competition

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams in Canada

 

BBQS – British BBQ Society

·          Based in Tongham, Surrey, UK

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams in England

·          Sponsors and conducts BBQ contests in England

·          Provides meat to competition teams at their competitions

 

CBBQA - Caribbean Barbeque Association

·          Based in San Juan, Puerto Rico

·          Provides a membership community for competition teams and BBQ Enthusiasts in the Caribbean Islands

·          Certifies BBQ Judges & Holds Cooking Classes

 

World BBQ Association

·          Based in Germany

·          Maintains a Points and Rankings System  for Competition teams in Europe & Russia

·         Maintains one of the only multi-lingual BBQ Association sites on the planet

·         Coordinates rule making for contests throughout Europe and Russia

 

= Defunct, Inactive Organizations or Organizations with unknown status =

 

WBBQA – Western BBQ Association

Big Apple BBQ Association – New York, NY

ETBCA – East Texas Barbecue Cooker’s Association – Marshall, TX

North Texas Area BBQ Cookers Association – Denton, TX

STBA – South Texas BBQ Association - TX

Greater Wichita Barbecue Society – Wichita, KS

 

 

If you are a member or representative of any of these organizations and would like your listing updated or modified to more accurately

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