Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff

Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff August 16th and 17th 2024 in our beautiful shaded Murphy Park in Taylor Texas

August 19th and 20th, 2022... the history and legend continues. 43 years and back in our shady Murphy Park in Taylor Texas.

Jesse Pospisil was one of those rare people who helped make Taylor feel like home. Whether it was through the barbecue w...
05/27/2026

Jesse Pospisil was one of those rare people who helped make Taylor feel like home. Whether it was through the barbecue world, community gatherings, or simply sharing laughs and good times with friends, Jesse helped keep alive the spirit of small town Texas fellowship and hospitality. His impact on the local barbecue community, especially the cookoffs, friendships, traditions, and memories made around those family BBQ pits will not be forgotten. Taylor lost a good man, and the barbecue family lost one of its own. Men like Jesse do not come around often, and the memories he created with so many of us will live on for generations. Our heartfelt prayers go out to his family and close friends.

Celebrate the life of Jesse Pospisil, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Providence Funeral Home.

Since 1978, the Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff has been more than a barbecue competition, it has been a reunion o...
05/18/2026

Since 1978, the Taylor International Barbecue Cookoff has been more than a barbecue competition, it has been a reunion of families, friends, traditions, and the proud spirit of Taylor.

The excitement is already building for 2026 as we prepare to once again gather beneath the trees of beautiful Murphy Park for one of the most cherished traditions in Central Texas. The aroma of barbecue smoke, the sound of music and laughter, old friends reconnecting, children making memories, and generations of pitmasters coming together again reminds us why this event holds such a special place in our hearts. For nearly five decades, this historic cookoff has celebrated not only great barbecue, but the values that make Taylor special.. family, friendship, hospitality, and community. We cannot wait to welcome everyone back home for another unforgettable year of tradition, fun and fellowship!

08/20/2025
2025 Winners and Special Awards ❤️
08/19/2025

2025 Winners and Special Awards ❤️

2025 Bob Roberts Award...  Lonely Goats
08/19/2025

2025 Bob Roberts Award... Lonely Goats

Our 2025 Legacy Awards...  Irene Michna and Theresa Naivar Komandosky Logan
08/19/2025

Our 2025 Legacy Awards... Irene Michna and Theresa Naivar Komandosky Logan

2025 Master Cook....  Dirty Foot BBQ
08/18/2025

2025 Master Cook.... Dirty Foot BBQ

2025 Reserve Cook....  Woody's
08/18/2025

2025 Reserve Cook.... Woody's

08/18/2025

Tomorrow we will post the images and winners list from our 2025 Cookoff. Please use this post to send us images of your campsite, meat categories, family and any other image you want us to add to the 2025 album ❤️.

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