Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Calgary, AB · 📍 5151 101 Street NW — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
4
4 with results
Typical draw
37
teams · biggest 40
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 SmellaQue — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Meat Sweats BBQ — 1 win (2023)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 707.4172 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 346.2284 | Mini Butts | Sep 2, 2023 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | Brisket Butts | Sep 2, 2023 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | Sep 4, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMELLAQUE | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 10% |
| MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 20% |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 17% |
| Northern Lights Barbecue Company | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 4% |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 23% |
| Mini Butts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | top 25% |
| Homestead Smoke Shack | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | top 20% |
| Q Cartel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 14% |
| Panther BBQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 34% |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 29% |
| DIDY SMOKE IT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 25% |
| BBQ TEAM NAIT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 38% |
| Brisket Butts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 7% |
| TiMMins Smoke Show BBQ Team | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 16% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | 5151 101 Street NW | 33 | 707.4172 | Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 5151 101 Street NW | 38 | 697.6684 | SmellaQue | Q Cartel | — |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 5151 101 St. NW | 35 | 699.4172 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | SMELLAQUE | — |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 5151 101 St. NW | 40 | 702.2972 | Meat Sweats BBQ | Brisket Butts | — |