Nisqually Valley Barbecue Rally

05/18/2026

Get the kiddos signed up now. ages 9-17. SEE YOU THERE!

03/28/2026

All are welcome! Show off your skills and win awesome prizes, trophies, plus bragging rights of course! Thanks to Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel for sponsoring this competition again this year! applications can be found at here:https://bbqrally.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Amateur-Andy-Application-2026.pdf

10/23/2025

If you have not "Followed" this page yet - Do it! They have our amazing event in the running for Best Event of the Year!!! And it is another amazing Event run by the Yelm Chamber of Commerce!

The Best of Nisqually Gala is an elegant annual event hosted by the Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate excellence within the community.

09/29/2025

So True!

08/24/2025

🔥🍖 Hey BBQ lovers! We’re smokin’ hot contenders for Best - Community Event - and we’d be ribs-on-fire grateful if you’d toss us a vote! 🍗🎉

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08/22/2025

🎉 We need your vote! 🎉
The Nisqually Valley BBQ Rally is in the running for Best "Community Event", and we’d be honored to have your support! 🌟

We pour our hearts (and BBQ sauce) into making this an unforgettable event each year—and your vote helps us keep the tradition alive and growing.

👉 Vote now and help us bring home the win!
💬 Tag a friend who loves the BBQ Rally as much as you do!

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07/28/2025

🔥🍔 BBQ Competition Results Are In! 🍖🔥
A huge round of applause to all our incredible pitmasters, young and seasoned, who brought the flavor and the fire to the 2025 Nisqually Valley BBQ Rally! Here's who took home the bragging rights:

👧 Youth Burger Challenge
🥇 1st – Heidi Chenoweth
🥈 2nd – Andrew Sponton
🥉 3rd – Jonathan Sponton

🔥 Amateur Andy Competition Results 🔥
Chicken
🥇 Bucket List BBQ
🥈 Hogs, Hens & Heifers
🥉 BBQ ICU

Ribs
🥇 Bucket List BBQ
🥈 Smokin’ O’s
🥉 Up In Smoke

Pork Shoulder
🥇 Rib Ticklers
🥈 Bucket List BBQ
🥉 Up In Smoke

Beef Brisket
🥇 Up In Smoke
🥈 Rib Ticklers
🥉 Smokin' O's

🏆 Reserve Champion – Bucket List BBQ
👑 Grand Champion – Up In Smoke

Congrats to all who competed – you made this year smokin’ HOT 🔥 Let’s hear it for the champs in the comments! 👇🍗🥩

07/27/2025

🎉 THANK YOU to everyone who came out and made the Nisqually Valley BBQ Rally an absolute blast! 🔥🍖💛

From the kids activities and live music to the ice-cold Beer Garden, amazing vendors, and those epic competitions — you brought the energy, the smiles, and the appetite. And we loved every minute of it! 🎶🎯🍻🎈

We’re already counting down the days until next year…

📅 SAVE THE DATE: July 25, 2026!
You won’t want to miss what we’re cookin’ up next.

Until then — stay saucy, Yelm. 👏

07/26/2025

😴 Laid in bed all day?
💼 Worked this morning?
🔥 No worries — the Nisqually Valley BBQ Rally is still going strong!

🎶 Our final band doesn’t even hit the stage until 4:45PM Saltwater Sky at the Nisqually Valley BBQ Rally — so there’s still plenty of time to grab some BBQ, sip something cold in the Beer Garden, and soak up the fun! 🍗🍻🎉

So get up, get moving, and head on down to Yelm City Park — bring your friends, your appetite, and your best Rally vibes. Let’s finish strong! 💪

07/26/2025

🔥 The BBQ Rally is officially KICKING INTO HIGH GEAR! 🔥
Get going — the fun (and the flavor) is waiting for YOU!
🎶 Music's pumpin'
🍖 BBQ’s smokin'
🎉 Good vibes are rollin'

Let’s Rally! 🙌