Father’s Day BBQ Bash

Pennsylvania Masters BBQ Competition

June 21st 2026

About The father’s day bbq bash

The Father’s Day BBQ Bash is a charity BBQ festival event. During the event there will be an official KCBS Professional BBQ competition sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society. This competition will include professional competitors from all over the world competing for prize money and bragging rights. Alongside the Professional competition Thirsty Farmer will also be hosting a People’s choice competition, put your BBQ up against the best in the business and find out who’s the people’s champ!

Event Activities

KCBS Masters Competition

The KCBS sanctioned masters competition will host several of the best BBQ teams around in a 4-meat
competition including brisket, ribs, chicken, and pork. See BBQ Teams page for more information.

People’s Choice BBQ Competition
The people’s choice competition will be a pulled pork competition open to public to participate as well as include teams from the masters competition.
Test your metal against all competitors to see whose BBQ is voted the best! See the BBQ Teams Page for more information.

MCCPA Car Show
The Mustang Club Of Central Pennsylvania will be hosting an open format car show with a peoples’ choice competition.
More details for this event are coming soon.

Live Music:

12:30pm-6pm

Vendors:

Vendors on site from 12pm-4pm

Charity Proceeds

All events on this day will be participating in raising money for the WATCH DOGS (Dads Of Great Students) Program.
This organization offers a program for elementary and secondary school campuses which successfully engages the parents and guardians in a community by focusing primarily on fathers and father figures. Created in 1998, Watch D.O.G.S gives ability to involve fathers in their child’s school through volunteering during events as well as spending a full day in their child’s school. Fathers volunteer with kids in every grade level as well as their child’s classroom to offer support to students and their teachers.