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BBQ / Grill Fairs & Championships 2025

February 2025

February 1–2: (KCBS) WEST – Winter Extreme South Tyrol (Prettau, Italy)

The world's most extreme BBQ competition in the Italian Alps.

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March 2025

March 14–16: Rauch & Glut BBQ Lifestyle Fair (Freiburg, Germany)

Experience the fascination of grilling up close! Discover new trends, products, and techniques related to BBQ.

March 15: (GBA) Baden-WĂŒrttemberg State Barbecue Championship (Freiburg, Germany)

The best barbecue teams in Baden-WĂŒrttemberg compete against each other.

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March 20–23: (ABA) Tyrolean BBQ Competition (Innsbruck, Austria)

International BBQ competition in the Tyrolean Alps.

March 22: (GBA) International Lake Constance Grill Championship (Friedrichshafen, Germany)

Barbecue teams from different countries compete on Lake Constance.

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April 2025

April 4–6: Barbecue Expo (Paris, France)

France's leading BBQ trade fair with the best grilling and smoking techniques.

April 6: (GBA) Schleswig-Holstein State Barbecue Championship (NeumĂŒnster, Germany)

Regional barbecue championship in the far north of Germany.

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April 26–27: (KCBS) Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 (Eede, Netherlands)

Second part of the popular BBQ competition in Eede.

April 27: (GBA) German Fish Grill Championship (Bremerhaven, Germany)

Specialized competition all about fish grilling.

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May 2025

May 3–4: (SBA) Swiss Barbecue Championship (Lucerne, Switzerland)

Switzerland's best barbecue teams compete against each other – a must for BBQ fans!

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May 10: (GBA) Vegan German Grill Championship (Bad Windsheim, Germany)

Innovative competition for vegan barbecue creations.

May 10: (GBA) Berlin/Brandenburg State Barbecue Championship (Filmpark Babelsberg, Germany)

Regional championship in the capital region.

May 17–18: (KCBS) MĂŒhlviertler BBQ Festival (Freistadt, Austria)

International BBQ festival with competition in Austria.

June 2025

June 1: (GBA) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Barbecue Championship (Rostock, Germany)

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June 7–8: (KCBS) UK BBQ Championship (Cheltenham, United Kingdom)

15th-16th June: (KCBS) The War of Barbecue (Peschiera del Garda, Italy)

28-29 June: (KCBS) Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest (Dodewaard, Netherlands)

July 2025

July 26–27: (GBA) German Barbecue Championship (GrĂ€fenhainichen/Ferropolis, Germany)

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August 2025

15th-16th August: (KCBS) BBQ Festival (VanamÔisa, Estonia)

August 22–23: (KCBS) Smoke in the North (Rolfstorp, Sweden)

September 2025

5th–7th September: FIRE&FOOD BBQ WEEK 2025 (Cologne, Germany)

Three days of live cooking, BBQ workshops and grilling inspiration.

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September 20: (GBA) State Barbecue Championship Saxony-Anhalt (Colbitz, Germany)

September 20: (GBA) Bavarian State Barbecue Championship (Teising, Germany)

September 21: (not certified) NRW Grill Championship (Krefeld, Germany)

October 2025

October 3–5: GrillGut BBQ Event (Bremen, Germany)

Barbecue competitions, new products and culinary highlights – a feast for all BBQ fans!

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October 5: (GBA) Bremen State Barbecue Championship (Bremen, Germany)

November 2025

7th–8th November: Pecan Festival & BBQ Cook Off (Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA)

BBQ competitions and the famous Pecan Festival with regional specialties.

December 2025

5th–6th December: Outlaw BBQ Association Round Up (Denton, Texas, USA)

The big BBQ finale of the year with America's best teams.

đŸ”„ The big BBQ year 2025 – Be there! đŸ”„

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