Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash

02/24/2026

Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash sponsored by Phoenix Wood Products, of Ashburn. Georgia BBQ Association sanctioned event with over $11,000 in Prize Money and some of the most AMAZING trophies in BBQ today! Sign up & pay at www.fireantfestival.com. We only have enough room for 40 teams, so sign up ASAP!

02/24/2026

FREE ENTRY
Fire Ant Festival Kid's Burger Challenge with $500 in prize money sponsored by Sweet T’s Cafe & Catering. Paying 1st through 10th Place with $150 to the Winner & Trophies 1st through 10th!!
Georgia BBQ Association

02/24/2026

2026 Fire Ant Festival PIZZA COOKOFF, $1250 in Prize Money! Get signed up & pay ASAP at www.fireantfestival.com
The pizza contest is sanctioned by the Pizza Cook-Off Association

03/25/2025

01/10/2024

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12/11/2023

Georgia BBQ Association Judges Class will be held here in Ashburn, January 20, 2024. If you would like to be able to judge BBQ at the Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash take this class. Once completed, you can judge any GBA contest in Georgia!

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02/14/2023

Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash - Ashburn, GA
March 24-25, 2023
Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Team List, 26 Teams so far, ***16 Briskets:
1. Bubba Grills - Lonnie Smith
2. K & E's Little Smokers - James Golden
3. Big Butts BBQ and Catering - Tim Harper ***
4. Off The Chain BBQ - Chuck East ***
5. Cooter's N Smoke - Samantha Summerlin ***
6. Possee BBQ - Deron Davis ***
7. Smoke-N-Grill - Ted Golden
8. Dang Good BBQ - Shannon Graham ***
9. Bronwood Barn & Grill - Mitchell Nolan ***
10. Captain Jack's BBQ Crew - Jack Fallin ***
11. Flying Pig BBQ - Brian Griffis ***
12. Hootie Q - Sandy Autry ***
13. Generation BBQ Crew - Tim Ely
14. Shark Bite BBQ - Allen O'Neal ***
15. Magnum P.I.G. - Chris Stanley
16. Bite My Butt BBQ - Keith Bowen
17. Rollin Pit BBQ - Chris Rutherford ***
18. Big Daddy's Meat House - Brian Lawson
19. Pig-EEE-licious - Michael Bush ***
20. Scott's Smoke Shack BBQ - Scott Rairdon
21. Real-Licious Q - Raymond Poore ***
22. 319 Q - Rocky Cisneros ***
23. Big Daddy's BBQ Pit - Bob Harvey
24. Wild West 31 BBQ - Chris Tipton ***
25. Rescue Smokers - Robby Royal ***
26. Hot Ash Q - Matt Peavy

02/04/2023

2023 Fireant Festival BBQ Bash, March 24-25, 2023.
Sanctioned by the Georgia BBQ Association. Regular GBA categories with a Brisket Ancillary! Check out the (4) 1st Place Trophy Carvings along with the Fireant Grand Champion & RGC Trophies. We are also hosting the Friday night Kids Burger Challenge and a Pizza Contest hosted by the Pizza Cookoff Association.