The York County BBQ Festival will be a three-day BBQ Competition beginning Friday with the SCA events, and continuing Saturday and Sunday.
The competition will be held at Delta-Peach Bottom Community Center in Delta, Pennsylvania.
Professional and Backyard Competitions
York County BBQ Festival has teamed up with the Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS), Steak Cookoff Association (SCA), and Mid-Atlantic Barbecue Association (MABA) to celebrate barbecue cooking by gathering professional and backyard teams together for a weekend of friendly competition.
Masters’ Series Competitions
The KCBS Master Series requires teams to cook 4 meats (Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork Butt, & Brisket) judged by KCBS certified judges. Cook’s meeting is Friday night, Meat turn-in and awards are Saturday. As a state championship event, the champion will receive an invitation to the Jack Daniel’s World Championship in Lynchburg, TN.
Backyard Barbecue Series Competitions
The KCBS Backyard Barbecue Series is intended to promote barbecue in small towns across the country. Backyard teams are required to cook 2 meats (Chicken and Pork Ribs) judged by KCBS certified judges. Cook’s meeting is Friday night, Meat turn-in and awards are Saturday. Backyard teams must meet KCBS guidelines for non-professional teams.
Kid’s Que Competition
The Kids Q competition is an opportunity for kids, 4 to 16 years of age, to take center stage in their very own grilling competition! Kids Q teams will submit 1 Appetizer entry for judging by 6 Certified KCBS judges.
Appetizer Competition
The Appetizer Challenge brings the opportunity to show off your best appetizer recipes. Appetizer ingredients are up to you. Turn-in will be on Friday, make sure you bring enough for 6 judges to taste. KCBS Judges will evaluate your entry.
Dessert Competition
The Dessert Challenge brings the opportunity to show off your best dessert recipes. Dessert ingredients are up to you. Turn-in will be on Friday, make sure you bring enough for 6 judges to taste. KCBS Judges will evaluate your entry.
People’s Choice Wings Competition
The People’s Choice competition will bring your BBQ skills directly to the public, showing off your Chicken Wing results for anonymous judging by Festival Attendees. Festival organizers will provide each team with ten pounds of wings to cook for submission. Meat turn-in and awards will be on Friday.
People’s Choice Pork Competition
The People’s Choice competition will bring your BBQ skills directly to the public, showing off your Pork Butt results for anonymous judging by Festival Attendees. Festival organizers will provide each team with two pork butts to cook for submission. Meat turn-in and awards will be on Saturday.
Captain O’ Sauce Competition
The Captain of the Sauces competition is a free to enter fun contest for any festival attendee. Bring your best recipe to compete for a trophy and bragging rights. Sauce will be judged anonymously by Festival Attendees on Saturday during the People’s Choice Pork competition.
2026 Competition
The 2026 York County BBQ Festival will be held on 12, 13, 14 June.
New for 2026 we are adding a People’s Choice Wings competition to Friday night’s festivities. Also new for 2026 is a Dessert competition. That will also be held on Friday along with our Appetizer, and Kid’s Que competitions.
Returning this year will be the KCBS Double which give our chefs two opportunities to qualify for the National Championship. The Double will feature Masters’ and Backyard competitions on both Saturday and Sunday, 13 &14 June.
Also the People’s Choice Pork competition and Captain O’ Sauce competitions will be back again this year for Saturday.
Registration for this year’s competitions can be done through the KCBS web-site: (link coming soon).
If you only want to sign up for the People’s Choice or Sauce events, you can sign up here: (link coming soon)
** Note, your application will be reviewed by the York County BBQ Festival organizers, and you will be notified when to pay and if you have been accepted into our competition.
Entry fees for this year are:
| Appetizer Dessert Kid’s Que People’s Choice Wings | $75 $75 $40 $65 |
| KCBS Masters’ Day 1 or Day 2 KCBS Masters’ Double | $350 $600 |
| KCBS Backyard Day 1 or Day 2 KCBS Backyard Double | $200 $350 |
| People’s Choice Pork Captain ‘O Sauce | $65 $0 |
| Cook Site Additions: Large Site X-Large Site 30A Power 50A Power | $75 $100 $75 $100 |
2025 Competition
Description of events, results and registered teams.
2024 Competition
List of Results and registered teams.
Thanks to everyone who competed with us in 2024.
2023 Competition
List of Teams Registered 2023 Teams
Thanks to everyone who competed with us in 2023.
Results – 2021
Congratulations to:
Rolfe Garrett, SCA Steak winner.
Aislyn Smolka, Kid’s Que winner.
Weber’s Backyard BBQ, KCBS Backyard Champion.
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM, KCBA Grand Champion!
Full results can be found at the 2021 Competition Results page.
2021 Teams list can be found here.