Western PA BBQ and Steak Events

2024 Steak Cookoff Association Competition Schedule

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2018 saw the first-ever SCA event in Western PA, and as a 1st-time competitor myself, I can say it was a CRAZY GOOD TIME, so I’ve decided to add them to the list. Unlike most BBQ competitions, it’s a quick day, and a few minutes of cooking steak can win you $1000. Interested? Keep reading!

Here are the events in PA/OH/WV; the information is current as of 02/29/2024.
There are several double steak competitions this year, so get ready to grill your steak off! Cash prizes may change, so please check with each event.

April 2024

• Friday, April 12 – Raising the Steaks – THE SINGLE & Ironman (Greencastle, PA)
• Saturday, April 13 – Raising the Steaks – THE DOUBLE (Greencastle, PA)
  Ancillary – Chicken Wings
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• Saturday, April 20 – Lancaster BBQ Supply Spring (DOUBLE) Steak Cookoff (Lancaster, PA)
• Ancillaries – Chicken Wings & Anything Egg Roll
• Kids Cookoff – Anything English Muffin

May 2024

• Saturday, May 04 – Keystone (TRIPLE) Steak Cookoff (New Holland, PA)
  • Ancillary – Pork Rib
• Friday, May 17 – Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Morgantown, PA)

June 2024

• Friday, June 28 – York County Steak Cookoff (Delta, PA)
  • Ancillary – Appetizer
  • Kids Cookoff – Beef Slider

July 2024

• Saturday, July 13 – Steak off by the Lake (DOUBLE) (North East, PA)
  • Ancillary – Dessert
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  • Friday, July 26 – Steak Cookoff Association – Smoke on the Rail (DOUBLE) (New Freedom, PA)
    Ancillary – Anything with Crab

August 2024

• Saturday, August 24 – Grill Your Ace Off (DOUBLE) Steak Cookoff (West Newton, PA)
  • Ancillaries – Party Dip and Anything with Tater Tots

September 2024

• Saturday, September 21 – Christiana Smokestack (DOUBLE) Sizzle Steak Cookoff (Christiana, PA)
  • Ancillary – Chicken Wings

October 2024

• Sunday, October 6 – Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (Harrisburg, PA)
  Ancillary – Pork Chop
  March 2025 – SCA World Championship XI 

2024 BBQ Competition and Festival Schedule

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Please check each event for admission and competition details. Information is current as of 02/07/2024.

= KCBS-sanctioned event

April 2024

• April 5 and 6 – Rekindled Ironman (Seven Valleys, PA)
• April 26 and 27 – Marietta River City BBQ (Marietta, OH)

May 2024

• May 17 and 18 – BBQ Bonanza (Huntingdon, PA)
• May 17 to 19 – Twin Valley Fire and Smoke BBQ Competition (Morgantown, PA) 
• May 24 and 25 – Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest (Rochester, PA) 
• May 24 to 26 – Oglebay’s Backyard BBQ (Wheeling, WV)
• May 29 to June 1 – Erie Wild Rib Cook-Off and Music Festival (Erie, PA)  
• May (TBD) – Little Toby Smoke-Off BBQ Competition (Brockway, PA)

June 2024

• May 29 to June 1 – Erie Wild Rib Cook-Off and Music Festival (Erie, PA)  
• June 7 and 8 – Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Cookoff/Competition (Kersey, PA)
• June 13, 14 and 15 – Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (Weston, WV)
• June 15 and 16 – Franklin Blues & BBQ Festival (Franklin, PA)  
• June 28 and 30 – York County BBQ Festival (York, PA) 
• June 28 to 30 – Washington County Rib and Music Festival (Washington, PA)
• June (TBD) – Blues, Brews & Barbecue (Allentown, PA)

July 2024

• July 6 – Kill the Grill (Benezette, PA)
• July 26 to 28 – Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (New Freedom, PA)  

August 2024

• August 23 and 24 – New Holland Summer Fest (New Holland, PA) 
• August 28 to September 2 – Acrisure Stadium Rib Fest (Pittsburgh, PA)

September 2024

• August 28 to September 2 – Acrisure Stadium Rib Fest (Pittsburgh, PA)
• September 14 – Annual Hopewell BBQ Cook-Off and Blues Fest (Hopewell, PA)

Waiting Confirmation

• All Fired Up & Kickin’ Ash BBQ Competition (Emporium, PA)
• Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival (East Liverpool, OH)
• Grill Fest (Hartville, OH)
• Pig Out in the Park (Frostburg, MD)
• Rusty Gold Brewing Rib Cookoff (Canonsburg, PA)
• Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company BBQ Smokeout (Saxonburg, PA)
• Scott Twp Fire District 2nd Annual BBQ Cook-off and Concert in the Park (Scott TWP, PA)
• Seven Springs Rib & Wing Festival (Seven Springs, PA)
• Steel City Harley-Davidson Summer Sizzler Rib Cook-Off (Washington, PA)
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2024 PA State Championship

Because this event is not in Western PA but in our state capital, it is the last big event in PA for the year where you can flex your big BBQ muscles.

Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
KCBS Sanctioned Event
October 5, 2024
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
2300 N. Cameron St.
Harrisburg, P