About Oinktoberfest

About Oinktoberfest 2009

Sept 25 - 27, Clarence, NY
Las Vegas Style

This year's event is at the Great Pumpkin Farm 11163 Main St, Clarence, NY 14031. Please check out our MAP page for directions.

Saturday's competition is Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned. Teams will be judged and scored according to KCBS guidelines and rules. Food categories include: chicken, pork ribs, pork butt/shoulder, beef brisket. The scores of these four categories determines the Grand Champion. Additional categories are any side dish and dessert. For a look at this year's KCBS contest results please click HERE. And don't forget to check out the picture gallery from the last three years. The links are at the bottom of this page.

Sunday's events include both the Outdoor Cooking Contest and the Chili Cookoff. The Outdoor Cooking Contest allows it all, as long as it is happens outdoors: grilling, smoking, frying, baking, steaming, braising, using whatever fuel source you want. Categories are chicken wings, sausage, any pork except ribs, any side dish and dessert. Teams may independently enter either or both contests. There is a discount when entering both Sunday events. For a look at last year's Outdoor Cooking contest results please click HERE. The Chili and Dessert results are HERE.

Many thanks to all who have participated in past years. Last year alone we had over 100 judges & volunteers, over 75 teams and countless thousands of attendees. We are looking forward to this year and hope to make this another record. If you are interested in being a judge please click HERE for a pdf form to send us. Please check out our FORMS page for applications & information on entering the contests, vending bbq or something else, taking a KCBS Certified Judge's class or becoming a judge.

Call Katy at 716 759-8483 or George at 716 759-4328 to give us your input. Or better yet email George at bbq@oinktoberfest.com to be added to the email list.

Announcing: Empire State Barbecue Championship

Thanks to the unprecedented cooperation among the KCBS competitions' organizers, a trophy and cash prize of $1000 will be awarded to the team that has the highest cumulative score from four of the seven KCBS sanctioned contests in New York State. There will also be prizes for second and third place. For more information, rules & links to each contest please check out the Empire State Barbecue Championship's WEBSITE.

The following are the seven NY State competitions that are involved:

Roc City Rib Fest, Rochester, NY May 23 - 24, 2009
Boston Hills BBQ Festival, Boston, NY June 26 - 27, 2009
I Love BBQ Festival, Lake Placid, NY July 3 - 5, 2009
Troy Pigout, Troy, NY July 18 - 19, 2009
Hudson Valley Ribfest, New Paltz, NY Aug 14 - 16, 2009
Oinktoberfest, Clarence, NY Sep 25 - 26, 2009
Battle of BBQ Brethren, Sayville, NY Oct 24 - 25, 2009