Friday
8:00AM - 4:00PM KCBS Meat Inspections
8:00AM - 4:00PM Pro Check-in and set-up
4:00PM - 4:30PM Pro Cooks Meeting
4:30PM - 7:00PM Backyard set-up
4:30PM - 10:00PM Event Opens (food & drink vendors open)
6:00PM - 7:30PM Dinner for Pros and Judges
6:00PM - 10:00PM Stage - Live Music (Witness)

Saturday
6:00AM - 7:00AM Backyard Check-in & Set-up
6:00AM - 7:30AM Backyard Meat Inspections
7:00AM - 8:30AM Breakfast for Pros and Judges
7:00AM - 10:30AM Judges Check-in
8:00AM - 10:00AM Kids Que Check-in & Set-up
9:00AM - 9:30AM Backyard Cooks Meeting
10:00AM - 10:30AM Kids Que Cooks Meeting
10:00AM - 6:00PM Vendors open
10:30AM - 11:15AM Pro & Backyard Judges Meeting
11:00AM - 3:00PM Backyard People's Choice Competition
12:00PM - 12:05PM Turn-in Backyard (chicken)
12:00PM - 12:05PM Turn-in Pro (chicken)
12:30PM - 12:35PM Turn-in Backyard (ribs)
12:30PM - 12:35PM Turn-in Pro (ribs)
12:30PM - 4:30PM Stage - Live Music (Bottoms Up)
1:00PM - 1:05PM Turn-in Pro (pork butt)
1:30PM - 1:35PM Turn-in Pro (brisket)
1:30PM - 1:35PM Kids Que Turn-in (hamburger)
4:30PM - 5:00PM Pro Awards Presentations
5:00PM - 5:15PM Raffles
5:30PM - 6:00PM Backyard & Kids Que Awards Presentations

Slidell BBQ Challenge Backyard Schedule

Friday
4:30PM - 7:00PM Backyard set-up

Saturday
6:00AM - 7:00AM Backyard Check-in & Set-up
6:00AM - 7:30AM Backyard Meat Inspections
9:00AM - 9:30AM Backyard Cooks Meeting
10:30AM - 11:15AM Backyard Judges Meeting
11:00AM - 3:00PM Backyard People's Choice Competition
12:00PM - 12:05PM Turn-in Backyard (chicken)
12:30PM - 12:35PM Turn-in Backyard (ribs)
5:30PM - 6:00PM Awards Presentations

Slidell BBQ Challenge Pro Schedule

Friday
8:00AM - 4:00PM KCBS Meat Inspections
8:00AM - 4:00PM Pro Check-in and set-up
4:00PM - 4:30PM Pro Cooks Meeting
4:00PM - 6:00PM KCBS Judges Check-in
7:00PM - 8:30PM Dinner for Pros and Judges

Saturday
7:00AM - 8:30AM Breakfast for Pros and Judges
10:30AM - 11:15AM Pro Judges Meeting
12:00PM - 12:05PM Turn-in Pro (chicken)
12:30PM - 12:35PM Turn-in Pro (ribs)
1:00PM - 1:05PM Turn-in Pro (pork butt)
1:30PM - 1:35PM Turn-in Pro (brisket)
4:30PM - 5:00PM Pro Awards Presentations

Slidell BBQ Challenge Kids Que Schedule

Saturday
8:00AM - 10:00AM Kids Que Check-in & Set-up
10:00AM - 10:30AM Kids Que Cooks Meeting
1:30PM - 1:35PM Kids Q Turn-in (hamburger)
5:30PM - 6:00PM Awards Presentations

Slidell BBQ Challenge Activities Schedule

Friday
4:00PM - 10:00PM Vendors open
7:00PM - 8:30PM Dinner for Pros and Judges
5:00PM - 10:00PM Stage - Live Music (Witness)