Food-And-Drink music festival crowd (2014)
Kansas City, KS

American Royal World Series of Barbecue

ConfirmedSep 30 to Oct 4, 2026
BBQCookoff
Photo: Anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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Lineup

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Getting there

Nearest airport: MCI.

Where

Venue

American Royal campus (1899 American Royal Way)

Camping

No spectator camping; competing teams occupy paid team spaces on the grounds (RV teams are advised to arrive with water tanks full — no individual water hookups in 2026).

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