THE MONTANA PITMASTER CLASSIC
Join us for the 7th annual Montana Pitmaster Classic! This is a free community event with food and beverage proceeds that benefit our Gallatin Valley YMCA.
Professional and amateur contestants from all over the US and Canada come to compete for the Montana State Championship of BBQ in the categories of chicken, pork ribs, pork, and brisket.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 | 5 PM - 8 PM
Bring your appetite! Surrounding the main competition is the 'Que for a Cause on Friday, Aug 25th, where a variety of competing teams will be serving specialty foods, and music will be playing to make for a great family event. A large percentage of all proceeds from the Montana Pitmaster Classic will go directly toward supporting our community and the Gallatin Valley YMCA.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 | 12 PM - 4 PM
Want to try a real competition BBQ? Competitors will be selling their delicious BBQ turn-ins starting at 12 pm!
Join us at noon to check out the biggest names in BBQ; Traeger, Big Green Egg, Ooni, Weber, Gozney, and Pit Boss. Their professional grillmasters will be on-hand to showcase grills, reveal new products, give live demos, host educational classes, and teach new and innovative ways to produce great barbecue. Classes are scheduled to start at 12pm.
Stick around until 4 pm to see who will be crowned the 2024 Montana Pitmaster Champion! The overall highest-scoring competitor in all categories will become the Grand Master of the tournament and state champion, making them eligible for the Kansas City Royal (one of the biggest bbq competitions in the world!)
WHERE:
Kenyon Noble Lumber & Hardware
1243 West Oak Street, Bozeman MT
WHEN:
Friday, August 23th, 2024 5 pm - 8 pm & Saturday, August 24th, 12 pm – 4 pm
PRICING:
The Pitmaster Classic is a free event, open to everyone. There is lots to see & smell! However, if you would like to buy food from the serving pitmaster booths, you will need to purchase Pitmaster Chips at the entry chip stations. Or, you can skip the lines for chips and purchase them at your local Kenyon Noble Lumber & Hardware location starting the week before the event. These chips are $1 cash for a $1 Pitmaster chip. All booths will have menus of food items available for purchase and may vary by team or booth. 30% or more of each $1 chip purchased, will go to our non-profit partner. The remaining portion will go to the cooks & team booth you purchase the food from.