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Competitive Events
The Amercian Chuck Wagon Association encourages participants to preserve this important part of American History through educational and competitive events that involve setting up camp, cooking using authentic Old Western tools and showing their restored or replicated chuck wagons. Those interested in competing are encouraged to review the judging guidelines to know what is expected at these fun-filled events. Please stop by the chuck wagon cookoff event results to see a list of winners from past events.
Upcoming Events
- 2015
- February
- February 18-22, 2015
Saddle Up
Pigeon Forge, TN
865-429-7350
bhelton@cityofpigeonforge.com
- February 18-22, 2015
- March
- March 6-7, 2015
San Antonio Elks Lodge Cook Off
San Antonio, TX
210-240-5483
sharon@bigbruce.com
- March 6-7, 2015
Lazy E Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Guthrie, OK
405-282-3004; 800-595-7433
helen@lazye.com
- March 13-14, 2015
American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches
Caldwell, TX
979-421-0538
twyatt2287@sbcglobal.net
- March 28, 2015
10th Annual Cowboys for Heros' Wounded Warrior event
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio, TX
This is a special event for active military or people that have a DOD card. If you are interested in helping with the event and/or donating, please contact Aubrey Lenamon at aubreylenamon@yahoo.com or call him at 361-550-1799
- March 6-7, 2015
- April
- April 17-18, 2015
VFW Post 3990 - 2nd annual Chisum Days Chuckwagon Cook Off
Lake Crook Park
Paris, TX
903-732-3869 or 580-326-1334
hemackeyjr@att.net
- April 25, 2015
Canadian River Renegades Cook Off
Logan, NM
575-487-8320
sharon_reid@oxy.com
- April 24-25, 2015
Vidalia Onion Festival Cook Off
Vidalia, GA
912-386-2363
brian58@windstream.net
- April 17-18, 2015
- May
- May 2-3, 2015
Bob Drake Memorial Cook Off
Breckenridge, TX
254-559-2301
sharon@breckenridgetexas.com
- May 2, 2015
INVITATION ONLY EVENT
Willcox Ranch Rodeo Chuck Wagon Cookoff
Willcox, AZ
- May 9, 2015
Western Heritage Classic
Abilene, TX
325-677-4376
jbryant@taylorcountyexpocenter.com
- May 16, 2015
Habitat for Humanity
Homesteaders Fair and Ranch Rodeo and Cook Off
Wichita Falls, TX
940-716-9300,940-337-1177
vol-habitat@habitatwf.com
- May 15-17, 2015
Rendezvous
Cortez, CO
hosted by Rodney and Kristi Carriker
More information to follow
- May 22-23, 2015
Mule Mania Days
Dayton, WA
208-816-8681
www.mulemaniadayton.com
- May 23, 2015
5th Annual Wagons for Warriors
Cowan Civic Center-Fair Grounds
NOT A COMPETITION
- Benefitting AUSA Fort Leonard Wood Chapter of the Wounded Warriors Fund.
Lebanon, MO
www.wagonsforwarriors.com; stillhangin1@gmail.com; 417-588-5210
- May 30-31, 2015
Cook Off
Loveland, CO
Limited to 5 wagons
970-630-3402, jschaffner51@yahoo.com rocknwr.com
- May 2-3, 2015
- June
- June 6-7, 2015
Fort Sisseton, SD
605-448-5474
Christopher.soukup@state.sd.us
- June 6, 2015
Clovis, NM
Duke of the Dutch Ovens 575-309-8617, 575-760-6487
cweber575@gmail.com
- June 19-20, 2015
Western Heritage Days
Stevensville, MT
406-360-0837
Teri2ya@earthlink.net
- June 20, 2015
Ride the Wire
Dillard House Stables
Dillard, GA
303-949-0588 or 303-856-7018
katrina.ruff@forumsmeetings.com
- June 6-7, 2015
- July
- July 3-4, 2015
Texas Cowboy Reunion Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Stamford, TX
James Decker, PO Box 106, Stamford, Texas 79553
325-668-4878
info@stamfordchuckwagons.com
- July 17-18, 2015
Oklahoma State Championship Woodward, OK
580-256-2060
ralph73801@yahoo.com
- July 25-26, 2015
LaPlata-Archuletta Cattlemen's Cook Off
Durango, CO
970-247-2816, 970-749-2816
ned_barb@frontier.net
- style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px;">July 25, 2015>
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Cheyenne, WY
- July 3-4, 2015
- August
- August 1, 2015
Pinedale, AZ
928-205-5327
pinedaleman@frontiernet.net
- August 2, 2015
Dutch Oven Event
Dutch Oven only - No wagons
Las Vegas, NM
505-425-9757
lvdutchoven@gmail.com
- August 7-8, 2015
A Painted View CW Cook Off
Westcliffe, CO
719-783-9100
mckenzie@apaintedview.com
- August 8, 2015
CANCELLED
Georgia Grown Cook Off
Hard Labor State Park
Rutledge, GA
478-298-0347
tiejc@bellsouth.net
- August 28-30, 2015
Virginia City, MT
406-843-5555
info@virginiacity.com
- August 1, 2015
- September
- September 4-5, 2015
Big Horn Heritage Days
Big Horn, WY
307-655-5622
doug@bighornsmokehouse.com
- September 11-13, 2015
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
Lubbock, TX
806-798-7825
cowboysymposium@suddenlink.net
www.cowboy.org
- September 11-12, 2015
Washington County Fair Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Brenham, TX
limited to 10 four-person teams
Jimmy Detro @ 281-793-7432
- September 26, 2015
Col. Charles Goodnight Cook Off
Clarendon, TX
806-874-3581
bobbiethornberry@gmail.com
- September 4-5, 2015
- October
- October 9-10, 2015
Boonville Days
Bryan, TX
979-255-3176 mmsif13@gmail.com
- October 9-10, 2015
CANCELLED
Borger Elks Lodge Cook Off
Borger, TX
806-236-9070 jhawk12853@aol.com
- October 9-11, 2015
Ruidoso Downs, NM
575-378-4431 lccs@raceruidoso.com
- October 16-17, 2015
Llano River Chuck Wagon Cook-off
Llano, TX
www.llanochuckwagoncookoff.com
- October 16-17, 2015
NOT A COMPETITION
Chisholm Trail Days
Georgetown, TX
512-943-3758 aevans@williamsonmuseum.org
- October 24, 2015
Red Steagall Chuck Wagon Cook
Ft. Worth, TX
- October 9-10, 2015
- November
- November 6-7, 2015
Chisum Trail Cowboy Church Cook Off
Paris, TX
903-272-4653
corey@parisfarmandranch.com
- November 6-7, 2015
Tumbleweed Ranch Cook Off
Chandler, AZ
480-782-2751
www.chandleraz.gov/chuckwagon
jean.reynolds@chandleraz.gov
- November 6-7, 2015
- December
- December 30, 2015
Arizona National Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Phoenix, AZ
602-258-8568
rochell@anls.org
- December 30, 2015
- February
- 2016
- February
- February 19-20, 2016
Saddle Up
Pigeon Forge, TN
865-429-7350
bhelton@cityofpigeonforge.com
- February 19-20, 2016
- March
- March 4-5, 2016
Lazy E Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Guthrie, OK
405-282-3004
helen@lazye.com
SANCTIONED
- March 4-5, 2016
Texas Heritage chuck Wagon Demonstration
San Antonio, TX
210-240-5483
sharon@bigbruce.com
NOT A COMPETITION
- March 12, 2016
Southeastern Cowboy Gathering
Cartersville, GA
770-387-1300
cathyh@boothmuseum.org
SANCTIONED
- March 18-19, 2016
American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches
Caldwell, TX
281-793-7423
shooter@hughes.net
SANCTIONED
- March 4-5, 2016
- April
- April 2, 2016
Cowboys for Heroes
San Antonio, TX
Cooking for wounded warriors
NOT A COMPETITION
- April 22-23, 2016
Canadian river Renegades
Logan, NM
575-403-8320
sharon_reid@oxy.com
- April 22-23, 2016
Vidalia Onion Festival
Vidalia, GA
912-386-2363
brianf58@att.net
SANCTIONED
- April 2, 2016
- May
- May 6-7, 2016
Bob Drake Memorial Days
Breckenridge, TX
254-559-2301
sharon@breckenridgetexas.com
SANCTIONED
- May 6-8, 2016
Wilcox West Fest
Wilcox, AZ
520-384-2272
abaker@vtc.net
SANCTIONED
- May 13-14, 2016
Western Heritage Classic
Abilene, TX
325-677-4376
jbryant@taylorcountyexpocenter.com
SANCTIONED
- May 27-29, 2016
Mule Mania Days
Dayton, WA
208-816-8681
coyote@northwestmule.com
- May 28, 2016
Wagons for Warriors
Lebanon, MO
417-588-5210 Steve Hull
Stillhangin1@gmail.com
417-288-9910 Mitch Morgan
mitchandchar@hotmail.com
NOT A COMPETITION
- May 6-7, 2016
- June
- June 3-5, 2016
Fort Sisseton, SD
605-448-5474 Christopher.soukup@state.sd.us
- June 3-4, 2016
Coors Cowboy Club Chuck Wagon Cook-off
Entry Deadline May 1, 2016
Amarillo, TX
Butch Bingham at 806-679-5878
coorsranchrodeo.com
- June 4-5, 2016
Rock 'n Western Rendezvous
Loveland, CO
970-630-3402
jschaffner51@yahoo.com
rocknwr.com/index.html
- June 4, 2016
Duke of the Dutch Oven
Clovis, NM
wilmaf@plateaunet.net
- June 10-12, 2016
Bennett, CO
303-644-3081
NOT A COMPETITION
More info here
- June 17-18, 2016
Western Heritage Days
Stevensville, MT
406-360-0837
Teri2@earthlink.net
- June 3-5, 2016
- July
- July 1-2, 2016
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Stamford, TX
325-668-4878
- July 23-25, 2016
Oklahoma State Championship
Woodward, OK
580-256-2060
Ralph73801@yahoo.com
- July 29-30, 2016
Archuletta Cattlemen's Cook Off
Durango, CO
970-247-2816, 970-749-2816
ned_barb@frontier.net
- style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px;"July 30, 2016>
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Cheyenne, WY
- July 1-2, 2016
- August
- August 6, 2016
Pinedale, AZ
928-205-5327, 928-242-5094
pinedalefireman@frontiernet.net
- August 12-13, 2016
A Painted View Cook Off
Westcliffe, CO
719-783-9100,719-530-1596
McKenzie@apaintedview.com
SANCTIONED
- August 6, 2016
- September
- September 9, 2016
Happy 90th Birthday to Mel Anderson
A fun celebration NOT a competition
Wasta, SD
contact Mel at 605.798.5141 or Cassandra Swanson at 605.743.5270
Help Mel celebrate a long and happy life
- September 9-10, 2016
National Championship Chuck Wagon Cook Off
at the National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
Lubbock, TX
806-798-7825
See www.cowboy.org for rules and entry form.
cowboysymposium@suddenlink.net
- September 9-10, 2016
Washington County Fair Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Brenham, TX
Gary Buchanan 979-421-0538
twyatt2287@sbcglobal.net
SANCTIONED
- September 10, 2016
Sonoita Tribute to Ranching Rodeo and Chuck Wagon Cook-off
Sonoita AZ
Rex Dalton 928-812-1122 or rdaltonranch@msn.com
- September 22-24, 2016
Col. Charles Goodnight Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Clarendon, TX
Saints' Roost Museum (806)874-2746 Bobbie Thornberry (806)205-6080
bobbiethornberry@gmail.com
- September 24, 2016
Chuck Wagons for Veterans
CANCELLED
Sevierville, TN
865-803-3963, 865-908-4314
1998valkyrie@gmail.com
Not a competition
- September 30-October 1, 2016
Boonville Days
Bryan, TX
979-776-2195, 979-255-3176
dcowman@brazosvalleymuseum.org,nmsifl3@gmail.com
- September 9, 2016
- October
- October 7-9, 2016
Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium
Ruidoso Downs, NM
575-378-4431
lccs@raceruidoso.com
- October 14-15, 2016
Llano river Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Llano, TX
325-247-5354
jdgriffith_llano@yahoo.com
- October 28-30, 2016
Red Steagall CW Cook Off
Fort Worth, TX
- October 7-9, 2016
- November
- November 11-12, 2016
Tumbleweed Ranch Cook Off
Chandler, AZ
480-782-2751
Jean.reynolds@chandleraz.gov
http://www.chandleraz.gov/content/Museum_2016_CWCO_Wagon_Info_and_Application.pdf
SANCTIONED
- November 4-5, 2016
10th Year Anniversary
Chisum Trail Cowboy Church Cook Off
Paris, TX
903-272-4653
corey@parisfarmandranch.com
- November 11-12, 2016
- December
- December 30, 2016
Arizona National Livestock Show Chuck Wagon Cook Off
Phoenix, AZ
602-258-8568
rochell@anls.org
SANCTIONED
- December 30, 2016
- February