Morris BBQ Association

05/30/2026

We will have some merch for sale this year at the BBQ Festival! Come visit our Information Camper located in the southwest corner of the park!

05/28/2026

Here's a little glance at some photos from festivals in years past. We hope you come out and see us on Saturday, June 20th for the 5th Annual Rhythm & BBQ Festival! Live music, food trucks and some competition!

05/26/2026

Special thanks to Kozol Bros for helping us with our signs and making sure all our sponsors get the recognition they deserve at our event!

https://www.facebook.com/KozolBros

Providing the Southwest Chicago Suburbs beer and beverage distribution for over 75 years.

05/21/2026

We’re just 30 days away, and we already have 30 teams registered for this year’s Rhythm & BBQ Festival!!

The best part? We’re still accepting teams! If you’re interested in competing, visit our website below to sign up. We’d love to have you—and we know you’ll love the chance to win some hardware!

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05/16/2026

Get your $10 raffle ticket for a chance to win an Traeger Pellet Grill donated by Narvick Brothers Home & Hardware (first prize) or a gift basket donated by Feeney Package Liquor(second prize) for the Morris BBQ Association Rhythm and Blues BBQ Festival drawing on June 20, 2026, at Goold Park in Morris.

IVI is the beneficiary for 2026, and we have 1000 tickets to sell. ALL proceeds of this raffle are paid to IVI to support programs and services for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Want tickets? Contact Stephanie Kessler at Work: 815-942-6133, Text: 815-274-9398 or [email protected] See less

05/12/2026

**UPDATE** Deepest apologies, as this was not the most up-to-date list! Here is a full list of all teams we currently have as of today.

Wapatui Smokers
All Smoked Up
Diabolical Pig
Hot Embers
Sugba Smokehouse
Table Slappin BBQ
T.J.D. Smokehouse
Ishy Links
Smoke Fire Brew
Rub Sauce & 2 Smokin
Barrels
Fam Bam A Q
Smokin E's BBQ
The Brisket Bros
BBQ Mike
Reid's Southern Kitchen
Rudes BBQ
River City Smoque
Bramble BBQ
Sky High BBQ
Smoke Til Ya Broke
Grillers Anonymous
Skinny Pig BBQ
Too Sauced Guys
Culinary Creations
309 BBQ
2 Porked 2 Sauced

Our competitor teams list keeps on growing!

Grillers Anonymous
Smoke Til Ya Broke
Culinary Creations
Skinny Pig BBQ
309 BBQ
Too Sauces Guys Bar-B-Que
Wapatui Smokers
All Smoked Up
Diabolical Pigs
Hot Embers
Sugba Smokehouse
Table Slappin BBQ
T.J.D. Smokehouse
Ishy Links BBQ
Smoke Fire & Brew
Rub Sauce & 2 Smokin Barrels
Fam-Bam-A-Q
Smokin E's BBQ
2 Sauced 2 Pork