September Fest 2027

Sep 10–11, 2027 · Coldwater, MI · State championship

📅 Coming up — Sep 10–11, 2027 in Coldwater, MI. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.

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The September Fest 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for September 10, 2027 in Coldwater, MI. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 6th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Q-Jitsu; the next is scheduled for September 11, 2027.

Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)

No scores yet — here is what the record book says about the contest they are walking into.

Defending champion

1× title here

Q-Jitsu won the most recent scored edition (2026-09-11).

Sep 11, 2026

Contest record

695.9428 the score to beat here

The highest overall score here is 695.9428, set by Que U in 2025.

2025
Que U

Typical draw

18 teams on an average year

This contest has averaged 18 teams across 5 scored editions.

biggest 26
5 scored editions

The regulars

3× visits by the most frequent entrant

B&R SMOKE has cooked this contest 3 times — more than any other team in the data.

B&R SMOKE ×3
DAT'S BBQ ×3
Q-JITSU ×3
Thin Blue BBQ ×3
Kalamazoo Pit Posse ×3

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Sep 13, 2024	Coldwater, MI	262 S. Sprage St.	18	687.3024	Mac Attack BBQ	PB&J'S BBQ
Sep 19, 2025	Coldwater, MI	262 S. Sprage St.	26	695.9428	Que U	PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS
Sep 19, 2025	Coldwater, MI	262 S. Sprage St.	14	176.5600	Smoke'N'Stooges	—
Sep 11, 2026	Coldwater, MI	262 S. Sprage St.	16	694.2632	Bay 5 BBQ	DAT'S BBQ
Sep 11, 2026	Coldwater, MI	262 S. Sprage St.	16	179.4400	Q-Jitsu	—
Sep 10, 2027 ← this one	Coldwater, MI	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 11, 2027	Coldwater, MI	—	—	—	—	—