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Join the Competition Experience at Mile High BBQ Fest
Mile High BBQ Fest is built around competition, community, live-fire cooking culture, and the people who help bring the festival atmosphere to life.
Whether you are a championship-level pitmaster, backyard BBQ enthusiast, first-time competitor, junior cook, or live-fire cooking fan, the festival is designed to create opportunities for competitors of all experience levels to participate in 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
Competitors can participate in multiple competition experiences throughout the festival weekend including:
- Masters Series BBQ
- Backyard BBQ
- Friday Night One Meat Challenge
- Junior BBQ Competition
- People’s Choice participation
The competition environment is designed to combine:
- authentic BBQ culture
- community atmosphere
- audience interaction
- live entertainment
- western lifestyle energy
- festival engagement
Why Compete at Mile High BBQ Fest
The festival creates opportunities for teams and competitors to:
- showcase their skills
- compete in front of large audiences
- connect with BBQ communities
- engage directly with attendees
- build regional visibility
- participate in a high-energy festival atmosphere
- become part of a long-term Colorado event tradition
Competitors are intended to be one of the main attractions of the festival itself.
Competition Weekend Experience
The competition environment includes:
- multi-day festival programming
- live audience interaction
- western attractions and entertainment
- live music throughout the weekend
- People’s Choice engagement
- competitor visibility opportunities
- large-scale Saturday night concert finale
The goal is to create a competition experience that feels immersive, energetic, and fully integrated into the larger festival atmosphere.
Who Should Get Involved
Mile High BBQ Fest welcomes:
- championship BBQ teams
- backyard competitors
- first-time competition teams
- live-fire cooking enthusiasts
- junior competitors
- community BBQ groups
- cooking personalities and ambassadors
The festival is designed to support both experienced competitors and new teams looking to become part of the competition community.
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.
Early competitors and teams will help shape:
- the culture of the competition grounds
- future festival traditions
- community engagement
- long-term event identity
- the growth of the Colorado BBQ scene
As the event expands, competitor involvement and recognition opportunities will continue growing alongside the festival.
Registration & Competition Information
Competition registration details, team information, rules, schedules, and additional participation opportunities will continue to be added as the festival develops.
Join the Mile High BBQ Fest Competition Community
For registration details, competitor information, and participation opportunities, contact the Mile High BBQ Fest team or explore the competition categories throughout the site.