14TH ANNUAL SCHEELS ND BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP
14TH ANNUAL SCHEELS ND BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3rd & 4th, 2025
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3rd & 4th, 2025
SCHEELS Home & Hardware | 3202 13th Avenue South, Fargo
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14th Annual ND BBQ Championship: Saturday, October 4th, 2025.
SCHEDULE OF events
SCHEDULE OF events
FRIDAY October 3rd
FRIDAY October 3rd
5:30pm-7:30pm: Best BEAN Competition (People's Choice) Come out and sample some of the best beans around! FREE
6:30pm: 1 Meat Rib Competition
8:00pm: Day 1 Awards Ceremony
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th
11:00am: Gates Open
11am-3pm: Food samples, grilling demos, vendors
11:30am: People's Choice is served. This sells out fast so get here early! NEW LOCATION: This will be served inside the store this year.
12:00pm: ND BBQ Championship begins
2:00pm: ND BBQ Championship concludes
4:00pm: Awards Ceremony
automatic
invitation to
the jack 2026!
automatic
invitation to
the jack 2026!
The Grand Champion of the ND BBQ Championship will also get an automatic invitation to the Jack Daniel's World Championship in 2026
(as long as there is not another sanctioned event that is scheduled in the state of North Dakota).
Best of luck to all the teams!
FRIDAY 10/3 5:30pm-7:30pm
FREE Best Bean Competition
Sample some of the best beans in the Midwest to crown the winner. Everyone is welcome to attend.
$1500 in prizes will be given away.
$750 - 1st Place
$500 - 2nd Place
$250 - 3rd Place
FREE
Join us for the sights, smells, and samples of competition BBQ. Grilling demos & food from your favorite vendors.
Mingle with the pitmasters- true BBQ experts!
SATURDAY 10/4 11:30am
People's Choice Platter
$10 to be donated to Northern Cass Cross Country
Purchase a people's choice platter to sample pulled pork. Vote for your favorite!
NEW LOCATION- Served inside the store.
Purchase a
Purchase a
2025 nd bbq
2025 nd bbq
t-shirt
t-shirt
T-shirts available for purchase. $16.99 each.
Purchase at SCHEELS Home & Hardware during the event.
**Judges and teams will receive 1 free t-shirt.
over $10,000 in prizes
over $10,000 in prizes
Stick around for the awards ceremony at 4pm to see who will be crowned the GRAND CHAMPION!
Soy Combine Awards provided by the US Soy Council. $2625 in prizes given away for a combined score of ribs, pork, and chicken!
TEAM REGISTRATION IS SOLD OUT FOR 2025!
TEAM REGISTRATION IS SOLD OUT FOR 2025!
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