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Canadian Festival of Chili & BBQ
in Langley, Canada - May 2022
The 33rd Annual Canadian Festival of Chili and BBQ returns to Langley as WFC’s official Food Championships of Western Canada. With two days of tasty fun for the whole family, this is the oldest and largest Chili and BBQ contest in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. On Saturday we host The Canadian International CASI Chili Championships and on Sunday The BC BBQ Championships. VIEW SITE -
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Canadian BBQ Society
online - August 2022
As the official Canadian organization to promote and represent barbecue in our home country, we are proud to partner with the World Food Championships. The CBBQS will award two Golden Tickets to participate in both the EAT and IBCA rounds of the 2022 World Barbecue Championship. These invitations will be extended to a top team from Western Canada and a top team from Eastern Canada. VIEW SITE -
Italy- Barbecue Paradise Invitational 2021
in Torino, Italy on July 3-4, 2021
BARBECUE IS ALL ABOUT: FIRE, FOOD, FRIENDSHIP AND FUN. The WBQA - World Barbecue Association is one of the largest organizations in the world that brings together barbecue and outdoor cooking enthusiasts from 5 continents. WBQA coordinates the organization of the European and World BBQ Championships, dedicated to having fun together. The WBQA in Italy is represented by the Outdoor Cooking Association (WBQA Italia). The Barbecue Paradise Invitational is awarding 3 Golden Tickets into WFC’s 2021 World Barbeque Championship. For more information on WBQA, visit: http://www.wbqa.it. VIEW SITE -
Outdoor Cooking Championship
in Puyallup, WA on February 5, 2022
The Outdoor Cooking Championship is the largest competition in the Pacific Northwest incorporating 21 categories and 4 sanctioning bodies over 5 days! The Burger and Salmon competitions on Saturday are WFC gold ticket opportunities, but there are also other ways to qualify for the WFC with 3 Steak Competitions and 2 BBQ Competitions (Hot and Fast & Low and Slow). Love a challenge? Then try one of the other interesting and unique categories including game (red and bird), whole animal, Dutch oven, or Chili. As a fourth year event, every year it has grown to become an annual must come competition for your calendar. VIEW SITE -
Sertoma Chili Cookoff
in Springfield, MO on February 19, 2022
This will be the 40 th Anniversary Chili Cook Off for the Benefit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield MO. The Competition is open to businesses and individuals alike with over 70 teams entered each year. The event usually draws 8-10,000 people. Attendees sample and vote for their favorite booth while enjoying live bands and activities throughout the day. Judging for the best overall chili is done by professional judges. This year's winner will receive a Golden Ticket with waived entry to compete in WFC’s 2022 World Soup Championship in Dallas this November. For team registration or tickets visit www.sertomachilicookoff.com/ for more information. VIEW SITE -
Australian Food Championships
in Melbourne,, Australia on July 8-10, 2022
Australians have fallen in love with food and now there is something tangible you can see live, follow and get involved in! Australian Food Championships will be awarding 6 Golden Tickets into WFC2022. (2) into BBQ, (2) into Seafood and (2) into Dessert. In partnership with the World Food Championships, GL Exhibitions (owners/producers/managers of the Love Cooking Live Show and the Cake Bake & Sweets Show) brings a new cooking competition to Melbourne (NEW DATE: July 8-10, 2022) and Sydney (May 27-29, 2022) at the Love Cooking Live Show. Be sure to sign up to compete at this exciting event to win a Golden Ticket in one of three categories at WFC2022! VIEW SITE
Meet The
Champions
Champions
Lori McLain
2021 World Soup Champion
Home Cook Lori McLain was one of 67 Texans who convened at Fair Park in Dallas for the 9th Annual World Food Championships looking to land a respectable Top Ten finish among the competition’s ten categories. The seasoned competitor scooped up the most coveted prize of all –– $7,500 in winnings and the title of 2021 World Soup Champion, which gives her a seat at WFC’s $100,000 Final Table Challenge n...
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State Program
State Program
Become an Official WFC State Partner!
The World Food Championships (WFC) has appointed tourism marketing veteran, Larry D. Dickerson, to oversee the execution of the event’s state partnership initiative. The focus of the new initiative is to develop and foster culinary talent for the competition, raise awareness of culinary offerings within individual states and promote food tourism across the country.Click here to learn more about becoming an Official WFC State Partner.
