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GRILL AND BBQ EVENTS 2026
Are you looking for the most important BBQ events of 2026? Then you've come to the right place! Our FIRE&FOOD event calendar includes the most important dates for grilling and barbecue. In addition to grill fairs and other grill events, you'll also find dates for national and international grill championships and barbecue competitions. Whether GBA, SCA, or KCBS, we'll tell you where and when the best pitmasters and grill masters will compete in 2026. Who will grill the best steak? Who will be the new grill king? Be there and experience it live! Or participate in the competitions with your own BBQ team! Mark down the major events of the BBQ scene now! Plan your trade fair visit, your grilling course, your competition participation and enjoy the anticipation of events that celebrate the BBQ lifestyle! ATTENTION: Dates may change! All information is without guarantee.
January 2026
27.01.–01.02.2026: Jagd & Hund Fair with Wild Food Festival in Dortmund
February 2026
No events yet
March 2026
07.03.2026: FIRE&FOOD BBQ DAY Maturity Test in Vienna (AT)
22.03.2026: Planchamania in Mallorca
27.–29.03.2026: Smoke & Ember BBQ Lifestyle Fair in Freiburg
18.–22.03.2026: International BBQ24 Lake Constance Grill Championship & Alpine Cup
Championships:
21.03.2026 (GBA) Regional Grill Championship International BBQ24 Lake Constance Grill Championship, Friedrichshafen
28.03.2026 (GBA) State Grill Championship State Grill Championship Baden-Württemberg, as part of Smoke & Ember Freiburg
April 2026
09.–12.04.2026: BBQ Days in Stuttgart
11.–13.04.2026: Barbecue Expo in Paris (France)
11.–14.04.2026: BBQ EXPO Cucinare Outdoor in Parma (Italy)
18.–19.04.2026: NordGrill in Neumünster
25.04.2026: Thuringian Grill Battle Club Grill Championship 2026
26.04.2026: BBQ at Schlossplatz with Pickup Meeting in Geislingen
Championships:
19.04.2026 (GBA) State Grill Championship Schleswig-Holstein, Neumünster
25.04.2026 (GBA) Theme Championship German Vegan Grill Championship, Bad Windsheim
26.04.2026 (GBA) Theme Championship German Fish Grill Championship, Bremerhaven
May 2026
01.–03.05.2026: GRILLFEST BBQ, Grill & BBQ Experience in Bucharest/Romania
13.–16.05.2026: Memphis in May International Festival in Memphis/USA
14.05.2026: FIRE&FOOD BBQ Day – Father's Day BBQ in Augsburg
14.–16.05.2026: SMOKESLAM BBQ Competition in Memphis/USA
15.–17.05.2026: Asia Barbecue Expo 2026 (OABE 2026) in Guangzhou/China
23.–25.05.2026: Le festival Barbecue + Musique Normandie in Clairefontaine/France
Championships:
03.05.2026 (GBA) State Grill Championship Hesse, Dillenburg
15.+16.05.2026 (GBA) State Grill Championship Lower Saxony, Norderney
15.+16.05.2026 (GBA) State Grill Championship Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock
30.05.2026 (GBA) Theme Championship Wagyu Championship Taubertal Wagyu, Creglingen
June 2026
22.–24.06.2026: Spoga & Gafa Garden Fair in Cologne (trade fair for professionals)
Championships:
27.06.2026 (GBA) Theme Championship Authentic American BBQ - In Meat We Trust, Derben
July 2026
04.–05.07.2026: The Barbecue + Music Festival Paris in Chatou/France
Championships:
25.+26.07.2026 (GBA) German Grill Championship 2026, Fulda
August 2026
07.–09.08.2026: SUMMER FOODROCK Festival in Krickenbach (DE)
07.–09.08.2026: SLOVENIAN COUNTRY & BBQ FESTIVAL in Lake Zbilje (Slovenia)
15.–16.08.2026: Smoke & Fire Festival 2026 in Maldon (UK)
15.08.2026: (KCBS) BBQ Festival in Tallinn, EST
22.–23.08.2026: (KCBS) Smoke in the North in Boras Camping, SWE
Championships:
22.+23.08.2025 (GBA) State BBQ Championship Berlin/Brandenburg, Schloß Diedersdorf
September 2026
04.–05.09.2026: 28th Austrian Grillopen Grill Championship in Kaindorf (AT)
05.–07.09.2026: FIRE&FOOD BBQ WEEK 2026 in Cologne (Motorworld Köln-Rheinland)
25.–27.09.2026: GrillGut BBQ-Event in Bremen (DE)
26.09.2026: Alpenglut 2026 – BBQ & Grill Festival in the Alps / Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse (AT)
30.09.–04.10.2026: American Royal World Series of Barbecue in Kansas City (USA)
Championships:
05./06.09.2026 (WBQA) GRILLUP – European Plancha Championship 2026 at the BBQ WEEK
12.09.2026: (not certified): ROTHAUS-BBQ-Anniversary Grill Championship in Rothaus/D
12.09.2026: (SBA) The Golden Rib 2026 in Ebikon/CH
19.09.2026: (GBA) State BBQ Championship Saxony-Anhalt
19.-20.09.2026: (KCBS) Smoke on the Water in Devon/UK
20.09.2026: (not certified) NRW Grill Championship in Krefeld/D
26.+27.09.2026 (GBA) State BBQ Championship Bremen
October 2026
Championships:
03.10.2026 (GBA) Theme Championship German Wild BBQ Championship agra Messepark, Leipzig
04.10.2026 (GBA) State BBQ Championship Saxony agra Messepark, Leipzig
November 2026
No events scheduled yet
December 2026
No events scheduled yet
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The Grill & BBQ Events are regularly updated by us. However, we do not guarantee the accuracy of the information.
