June 1st & 2nd, 2023
Join us at the first-ever Texas Ranger BBQ Cookoff and celebrate the Texas Ranger Bicentennial!
BBQ teams may register below.
Free admission to the public – food, fun, entertainment!
Register your teams fast! Spaces are limited!
Teams
$1,000 entry fee includes a 40’x40’ spot. Electrical hookups on first-come-first-served basis. You may bring your generators. Additional 40'x40' connecting spaces may be added on for $750.
$1,000
The event will be judged and overseen by the Lone Star BBQ Society. Please check their website for rules and regs.
Teams will need to check-in and setup between Noon and 5pm on June 1st.
Chef's choice is Thursday night.
Thursday, June 1st
Noon Check in for Teams
6pm Mandatory Cooks mtg.
7pm Chef’s Choice turn
8pm Gabe Garcia Band
Friday, June 2nd
11am First Turn in
1pm Second Turn in
3pm Last Turn in
5pm Awards Presentation
9pm Ray Johnston Band
Prizes
Peoples Choice (Buckle)
Champion Ribs (Buckle)
Champion Chicken (Buckle)
Champion Brisket (Buckle)
Overall Grand Champion (Trophy Winner)
JUST ANNOUNCED!! PRIZE MONEY FOR OVER ALL WINNERS!!
1st Place Over All - $2,500
2nd Place Over All - $1,750
3rd Place Over All - $1,000
Vendors
$750 Vendor fee includes a 40’x40’ spot. Electrical hookups on first-come-first-served basis. You may bring your generators.
$750
Vendors can include merchandise sales and food sales. Permits will be required.
Chief's Trophy
Overall Grand Champion - Chief's Trophy
Do you think you've got what it takes to earn the Chief's Trophy?
Created especially for the Texas Ranger Bicentennial BBQ Cookoff - this Trophy is one-of-a-kind and tells the story of the Texas Rangers in 8 distinct panels.
Crafted of real Texas Mesquite, this showstopper could be yours if you're the best of the best!
Enter today for your chance at the Chief's Trophy and bragging rights!
Enter Today - $1000 per team
LIVE MUSIC
Thursday, June 1st - 8PM
Gabe Garcia Band
Free Admission to the Public!
Festival Seating (Bring your own folding chair)
Clear Bag Policy
No Outside Food or Beverages
Friday, June 2nd
The Ray Johnston Band with Fiddle & Steel
Free Admission to the Public!
Festival Seating (Bring your own folding chair)
Clear Bag Policy
No Outside Food or Beverages
Sponsorship Levels
Sponsorships come with exciting perks! Check out the highlighted perks in our sponsorship grid. To see a full list of perks click here.
Gold Sponsors ($200K)
Russell S. Molina
Majestic Reality
Silver Sponsors ($150K)
Lt. Governor Sponsors ($100K)
AT&T/FirstNet
Bellevue Foundation - The Davies and Cryer Families
Commissioner Steven Stodghill - Winston & Strawn LLP
Highland Dallas Foundation
The Cash Family Foundation
NexPoint
Lt. Colonel Sponsors ($50K)
Buffalo Bayou Resources LLC - Chad Dresser
Craig Jones
David Gaither
Frost Bank
Ray Naizer - JMEG, LLC
Chief Sponsors ($25K)
Allen Blakemore
Ann Box
Carl & Victoria Lambert
North Side Electric Motors (WM B "Klip" Morefield III)
Steven P. Mach/Mach Industries
PPI Security
The Hat Store
Superior Trophies
Molina's Cantina
Redi-Carpet, Inc.
Assistant Chief Sponsors ($15K)
Origin Bank
Dan Williams Company
Major Sponsors ($10K)
Alvaro Gonzalez
Anderson Oil - Scott Anderson
Cavenders
David Walls
Dibo Attar
J Mace Insurance Group, Inc
Jerry R. Reed
John Domolky - Fidelity Charitable
John S. Bundy and Shelly Bundy
Karl Ellis
Mike and Rosie Moncrief
Thomas & Judy Schleier
Connectivity Source - Scott Aronstein
Robert Jameson
Massimo Medioli
Captain Sponsors ($5K)
VANCO Ring Gasket Specialty, Inc
IBC Bank
Leonard Blaylock
Randall C. Pickett
Robert and Tara Levine
Ronnie Weil
Lisa & Thomas Laird
David Tomlin
Cliff Caldwell
Lieutenant Sponsors ($2.5K)
BPD LLC
David W. and Connie R. Souther
Oil States - Gary Childress
Thomas Anderson
Thomas Palmer
Bobby West
Donors & Partners
The Molina Family Businesses
INFO
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Houston, TX 77057
Phone: 713-775-2627
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