Returning Cooker Registration - 2023 Goat Cook Off

Returning Cooker registration ends on March 31st at 5 PM

New Cooker registration begins online on April 3rd 9 AM - This is a first come first serve process if there are any available cooker spots following returning cooker registration. 

• IF ANY COOKER OR SECONDARY SPACE IS SELECTED OTHER THAN YOUR TEAMS SPOTS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFIED FROM THE EVENT, NO QUESTIONS ASKED, AND NO REFUNDS GIVEN. 
• ONLY ONE PRIMARY SPOT CAN BE REGISTERED PER ORDER.
• ALL RESERVATION FEES AND AD ONS ARE PROCESSED ONLINE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION BY DEBIT OR CREDIT CARDS. 

Don't know your cooker spot from last year? No problem, you can find it here 

If there will be any changes to your sites from the previous year, please contact us before registering for the 2023 Cook Off. 

49th Annual World Championship BBQ Goat Cook Off - September 2nd 2023

We’re excited to have all of you back for the 49th Annual World Championship Barbeque Goat Cookoff to be held Saturday, September 2nd, at Richards Park in Brady, Texas.

This year’s COOKING portion of the event is ONE DAY. Don’t worry, though, we still have a full schedule lined up for Saturday! Please read the full details and rules below before registering for your returning spots.

RIBS MUST BE PORK SPARE RIBS AND PROVIDED BY COOKERS. ALL PAST WINNERS OF THE GOAT COOKOFF ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE SUPER BOWL DIVISION. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE REGULAR DIVISION OF THE COOKOFF. IN ADDITION, EACH TEAM WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SUBMIT ONE GOAT ENTRY PER HEAD CHEF.

If you have multiple campsites, you must pay the total registration price of $250 for your primary campsite but are able to pay a discounted price for your secondary campsites ($150). You will be able to purchase additional halves of goat if you’d like, but each head chef will only have ONE tray to submit their entry to the judges.

Your 2023 campsite number is listed on the event map. Please select your primary campsite number and any secondary sites from the previous year that you would like to keep. Selection of any other site other than last year will result in immediate removal from the Goat Cook Off. Additionally, at the time of checkout, you will need to add any other add-on items, such as early arrival, additional categories, and wristbands. You will not be able to add these later after completing your online registration. 

If you plan to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday, a $ 20 per-night, per-spot fee needs to be selected on your online registration if you plan to stay in Richards Park before Friday. The earliest you may arrive to set up in Richards Park is Wednesday, August 30th. Your registration fee includes an overnight stay in Richards Park from Friday, September 1st, until Monday, September 4th, so no additional fee is required. If you plan to arrive on Friday. In order to effectively monitor early arrivals, this fee must be paid even if you are only setting up trailers and/or dropping off cooking rigs. 

We hope you will join us again this Labor Day Weekend for the 49th Annual World Championship Barbeque Goat Cookoff. We are very excited about this year’s event! Please be sure to let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you soon!

After registration, please join the prompted group. Here you will receive important updates and information.