Laissez les bons temps rouler!
2019 Kookers Kare Winter FunFest
February 16, 2019
Abdallah Shrine Temple
5300 Metcalf Ave. Overland Park, KS 66202
Start your Mardi Gras celebration early with Kookers Kare !
There will be Beads and King Cakes and maybe even a parade.
We start serving dinner at 7:00
Bring 5 non-perishable food items and you will get a ticket for a chance to win a Tappecue Ultimate BBQ Thermometer!
Anyone who brings a canned ham will receive 10 tickets for the
Tappecue Ultimate BBQ Thermometer!
- Bring a side dish (other than dessert) for the potluck dinner.
- Wear your Mardi Gras attire
- Kookers Kare will provide two Whole Hogs and Desserts.
- Bring your own beverages.
- Information on many 2019 BBQ Contests
- Check out the Door Prizes you could win
- $10.00 per person (Kids 10 and under Free)
Contest Organizers interested in generating buzz about your event contact:
Gary Benham
gsb5529@gmail.com
816-213-4363
Purchase tickets with a credit card using the button below or contact:
Gerry Benham
glb@kc.rr.com
816-352-2078
On line ticket sales are closed, tickets will
be available at the door.
2019 BBQ Classes
You Could Win
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Feb. 22-23, 2019 | July 27, 2019 | March 1-2, 2019 |
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March 2, 2019 | Dates TBD |
2019 BBQ Contest
The List of Contest Entries (more to come) that will be
raffled off will be updated each week.
McLouth BBQ Blowout
McLouth, KS – June 1 – 2, 2018
Smoke In the Springs
Osage City, KS – April 12 – 13, 2019
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
Iola, KS – July 26 – 27, 2019
Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
Butler, MO September 6 – 7, 2019
37th Annual Kennett Jaycee’s
Kennett, MO – May 3 – 4, 2019
Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway
Wheatland, MO – August 3 – 4, 2019
Smoking on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show
Osceola, MO – July 20 – 21, 2019
Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown
Springfield, MO – August 10 – 11, 2019
Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q
Lansing, KS – May 3 – 4, 2019
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Smithville, MO – April 12-13, 2019
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Kearney, MO – September 20-21, 2019
Racing for the BBQ
Lee’s Summit MO – July 26-27, 2019
BBQ and Fly In on the River
Excelsior Springs, MO – August 16-17, 2019
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Day 1
Independence, MO – October 4-5, 2019
Smokin On The Lake
Monroe City, MO – May 31 – June 1, 2019
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Laurie, MO – August 2 – 3, 2019
Derby BBQ and Music Festival
Derby, KS – June 7 – 8, 2019
Keepers of the Fire BBQ
Mayetta, KS – TBD, 2019
Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
Sugar Creek, MO – April 26 – 27, 2019
Smoke on the Bricks
Baldwin City, KS – May 31 – June 1
Big Blue BBQ Contest
Marysville, KS – May 31 – June 1, 2019
2019 American Royal World Series of Barbecue®
Kansas Speedway, KS – September 12 – 15 , 2019
West Bottoms BBQ Contest
Kansas City, MO – September 28 – 29, 2019
VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
Overland Park, KS – April 4 – 5, 2019
Smoke on the Trails BBQ Competition
Gardner, KS – September 27 – 28, 2019
2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
Cameron, MO – July 12 – 13, 2019
Stillwater Elks Lodge No. 1859 Blazathon
Stillwater, OK – April 5 – 6, 2019
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cook Off Challenge
Omaha, NE – August 31 – September 1, 2019