WELCOME TO THE 2024 AMERICAN ROYAL WORLD SERIES OF BARBECUE!

OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 3, 2024

We are so excited to welcome you to the 44th American Royal BBQ!  Please carefully read over all the rules and guidelines on this registration form.

RETURNING TEAMS – The returning team deadline to retain a space that honors past space assignments from the 2023 BBQ is July 28, 2024 (11:59pm CST). Honoring the space from the year prior is not guaranteed for teams who sign up after this date. If a team requests the same location but wants a different space size, the American Royal team will try to honor the request but the same location is not guaranteed and is subject to change. 

REGISTRATION LOGIN - At the conclusion of your registration you will be asked if you would like to create an account. ALL TEAMS MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT or LOGIN TO EXISTING BBQ ACCOUNT (if your team has created an account for a previous year's competition). This will allow you to log back into your account, pay a final invoice on your space, update information, and edit your account throughout the registration period.  Additional information on how to log in and register can be found in your email confirmation and/or the website. 

REGISTRATION PAYMENT OPTIONS: At the time of registration, teams will have two options for payments:

• Full payment via Credit Card – at the time of registration
• Full payment via Check – to be mailed to the American Royal offices

For teams opting to pay via check: Finishing your team’s online registration without payment does not complete your registration. Registration data will be held until payment is received. Team space assignments will NOT be made until the check payment is received. It is strongly recommended to send the check immediately after you register if you would like your space honored. Teams paying via check and requesting the same space/first right of refusal from 2023 must send their check to arrive to the American Royal association by July 28, 2024. Full check payment must be received by October 2, 2024, in order to participate in the contest.  Only teams who have paid in full will be added to the team map.

PAYOUTS - The Chief Cook listed on the application must list their social security number or tax ID. Award checks will be written to the individual whose information appears on the application. Please refer to the team packet for additional payout information and international payout information. 

2024 INVITATIONAL CONTEST UPDATE & INFORMATION – 

The American Royal Invitational Contest is by invite only.  For 2024, we will continue to use a 2-year qualifying period. Eligible teams must have won a Grand Champion from a qualifying contest through our approved partnering sanctioning bodies during the qualifying period (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024).  

All Invitational teams are required to participate in the Open Contest (Sunday turn-in).  There is no additional fee to enter in the Invitational Contest (entry is included in space cost).  Only one entry per meat/per team/per category is allowed.  

For special circumstances or for additional information on the International Invitational requirements, visit the Invitational information posted on our website.

 Teams must abide by all rules and regulations stated in the online registration and the Team Information Packet. During the planning process, the packet will be updated and a new version will be provided to teams and posted on our website when published.

BBQ Team Registration Information 101

NOTICE - The American Royal reserves the right to cancel an event for reasons beyond Force Majeure.  In the event of a cancellation, registrants will be notified and offered a full refund of the fees that were directly paid to the American Royal minus any non-refundable processing fees.  The American Royal is not responsible for any refund(s) for travel expenses or for any refund(s) between a registrant and a third-party vendor.