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Bring Your Team

Compete at Mile High BBQ Fest

Mile High BBQ Fest is built around competition, live-fire cooking culture, western lifestyle energy, and the teams that help bring the event to life.

Whether you are a championship-level pitmaster, backyard BBQ team, first-time competitor, or rising cook looking to join the competition scene, the festival is designed to create an exciting, high-energy environment where teams can compete, connect, and become part of one of Colorado’s fastest-growing western lifestyle and entertainment festivals.

This is more than a competition weekend.
It is an opportunity to become part of a growing festival tradition.

Competition Opportunities

Teams may participate in multiple competition experiences throughout the weekend including:

  • Masters Series BBQ
  • Backyard BBQ
  • Friday Night One Meat Challenge
  • People’s Choice participation
  • Junior BBQ support and family involvement opportunities

The competition environment is designed to combine:

  • authentic BBQ culture
  • large-scale festival energy
  • audience engagement
  • live entertainment
  • community atmosphere
  • western lifestyle identity

Festival Competition Highlights

  • 150+ projected competition teams
  • live audience engagement
  • integrated festival visibility
  • Friday night kickoff competition
  • People’s Choice tasting experiences
  • live music throughout the weekend
  • Beer Garden and hospitality environments
  • Saturday night concert finale

Competitors are intended to be one of the main attractions of the festival itself.

Why Bring Your Team

Mile High BBQ Fest creates opportunities for teams to:

  • compete in front of large audiences
  • showcase BBQ skills and creativity
  • engage directly with festival attendees
  • connect with the BBQ community
  • build regional visibility
  • become part of a growing competition tradition
  • experience a fully immersive festival atmosphere

The goal is to create a competition environment that feels energetic, visible, and deeply connected to the larger festival experience.

Competition Weekend Experience

Teams will compete within a full western lifestyle and entertainment environment featuring:

  • live music and entertainment
  • western attractions and activities
  • Vendor Village and Marketplace experiences
  • Beer Garden environments
  • audience interaction opportunities
  • nighttime festival atmosphere
  • large-scale Saturday night entertainment

The festival is designed to create an atmosphere where competitors feel fully integrated into the energy and culture of the event.

Who Should Participate

Mile High BBQ Fest welcomes:

  • Masters-level competition teams
  • Backyard BBQ teams
  • first-time competitors
  • live-fire cooking enthusiasts
  • regional and traveling teams
  • community BBQ groups
  • teams looking to grow their presence in the BBQ world

The event is intended to support both experienced competitors and teams entering the competition scene for the first time.

Building a Colorado BBQ Tradition

Mile High BBQ Fest is being developed as a long-term western lifestyle and entertainment festival with significant growth potential.

Competitors and teams will help shape:

  • the culture of the competition grounds
  • long-term festival traditions
  • audience engagement
  • event reputation
  • the future growth of Colorado BBQ culture

As the festival grows, competition opportunities and team visibility are expected to continue expanding alongside the event.

Registration Information Coming Soon

Additional details regarding:

  • team applications
  • competition categories
  • rules and judging
  • schedules
  • site logistics
  • awards and payouts
  • competitor requirements

will continue to be added as the competition develops.

Bring Your Team to Mile High BBQ Fest

For competitor registration information and team participation opportunities, continue checking back as Mile High BBQ Fest preparations continue to grow.