UPCOMING NBBQA EVENTS
The Awards of Excellence Entry Window is open October 1 - December 1, 2025. For More Information:
Products SIG Call
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 8:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) and then every second month on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Marketing SIG Call
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 8:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) and then every second month on the first Tuesday of the month.
The American Royal World Series of Barbecue: November 5-9, 2025. NBBQA Member VacMaster will be joining us as we celebrate founding NBBQA Members and founders of the Barbecue News Magazine, Joe Phelps and Donald "Doc" Gillis, as the Barbecue News Magazine receives the American Royal Hall of Fame 2025 Impact Award. Please stop by and help the Phelps and Gillis families celebrate Joe and Doc and the Barbecue News Magazine that is winding up it's 35th year of reporting about all things barbecue!
Events SIG Call
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 8:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) and then every second month on the second Tuesday of the month.
Business SIG Call
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 8:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) and then every second month on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
NBBQA Awards of Excellence Judging
Date and Time: Saturday, December 6, 2025, 8:00 AM Central Time, Sweet Swine O'Mine Grill and Smoker Superstore. If you are not entering we would love to have you come judge. Sign Up To Judge Here!
Culinary SIG Call
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 8:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) and then every second month on the second Tuesday of the month.
Now That's Smokin' The 2026 National Barbecue & Grilling Association Conference & 35th Anniversary
Wednesday, March 25 – Saturday, March 28, 2026
Location: Travellers Rest Historic House Museum, 636 Farrell Parkway, Nashville, TN 37220
Host Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Nashville/Brentwood, 217 Centerview Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027. Click Here For More Information!
