Fayette County Fair BBQ Cookoff is Back this Year

The Fayette County Fair BBQ Cook-off returns in 2021.

This year the categories are: pinto beans, chicken, pork butt, pork ribs and brisket. The fair has had teams from the fair cookoff that went on to win it all at the Austin fair/rodeo cook-off and Houston livestock show and rodeo cook-off. This year the grand champion of FCBC will get a chance to compete at the Austin Fair/Rodeo cook-off held on March 4-6, 2022.

Even if you don’t want to cook you can come on out to be a judge and taste some great BBQ. We do have limited spots for each category.

BBQ info: Contact Jimmy Rohde at 979-249-7296 or rowdyi@cvctx.com.

Here are some important rules:

The Fayette County Fair BBQ cookoff is held Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021

All cookers (teams and guest) must purchase a fair season ticket to enter the fair and bbq grounds.

2) Cookers may start entering grounds Aug. 29-Sept. 2

3) Categories judged: pinto beans, chicken, pork spare/St. Louis ribs, pork butt, beef brisket.

4) Meat check in starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4. Meat must be raw, thawed and unseasoned.

Sat.: Sept. 4, Chief cooks meeting- 5 p.m. / Calcutta -5:30 p.m.

6) Sunday judging time: pinto beans-10:10 a.m., chicken-11:30 a.m., pork butt-1 p.m., pork ribs-2 p.m., brisket-3 p.m.

7) 25 X 25 cooking area provided for each team. BBQ pits/campers must fit into space; extra large area are available for pits/campers (get with chairman on location).

8) no hook-ups for campersmust supply own equipment for use.

9) Fayette County Fair Association will not be responsible for theft/ damage to equipment left at the fairgrounds.

10) Fires must be wood or wood substances. No electric or gas fired allowed. (Gasburner allowed for beans only)