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Colorado Championship BBQ

The Premier Competition Experience of Mile High BBQ Fest

Colorado Championship BBQ is the centerpiece competition experience of Mile High BBQ Fest, bringing together championship pitmasters, live-fire cooking culture, western lifestyle energy, and large-scale festival atmosphere into one immersive weekend event.

Designed to showcase high-level BBQ competition while creating a fully integrated entertainment experience, Colorado Championship BBQ combines serious competition with live music, audience engagement, food culture, and community participation.

This is where Colorado BBQ culture takes center stage.

Championship Weekend Highlights

  • 100+ projected Masters Series teams
  • 50+ projected Backyard BBQ teams
  • Friday Night One Meat Challenge
  • People’s Choice tasting experiences
  • Junior BBQ competition
  • live audience engagement
  • live music throughout the weekend
  • western attractions and activities
  • large-scale Saturday night concert finale

More Than a BBQ Competition

Colorado Championship BBQ is designed to feel larger than a traditional competition event by combining:

  • championship-level BBQ
  • western lifestyle culture
  • live entertainment
  • audience interaction
  • community gathering
  • nightlife energy
  • immersive festival atmosphere

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

Competition Categories

Masters Series BBQ

The premier championship competition featuring top-level teams competing in a high-energy festival environment.

Backyard BBQ

A community-focused competition experience designed for passionate pitmasters, local teams, and rising competitors.

One Meat Challenge

The Friday night kickoff event where teams compete using a featured protein while attendees participate in the People’s Choice tasting experience.

Junior BBQ

A youth-focused competition experience helping support the next generation of BBQ culture and live-fire cooking.

People’s Choice

An interactive tasting experience connecting attendees directly with competition teams and live-fire cooking culture.

Festival Atmosphere

Colorado Championship BBQ takes place within the larger Mile High BBQ Fest environment featuring:

  • live music and entertainment
  • western attractions
  • vendor marketplace experiences
  • beer gardens and hospitality areas
  • family-friendly activities
  • audience interaction opportunities
  • immersive nighttime festival energy

The goal is to create a competition environment that feels visible, exciting, and fully integrated into the larger entertainment experience.

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.

Colorado Championship BBQ is intended to become one of the defining competitive and cultural elements of the event by combining:

  • authentic competition culture
  • entertainment
  • community engagement
  • western identity
  • audience participation
  • large-scale festival energy

As the event grows, the championship experience is expected to become one of the premier BBQ competition weekends in the region.

Competitor & Guest Information

Additional information regarding:

  • competition registration
  • team participation
  • schedules
  • judging
  • awards
  • site logistics
  • guest experiences

will continue to be added as the event develops.

Experience Colorado Championship BBQ

Explore the competition categories, meet the teams, and become part of the Mile High BBQ Fest competition experience.