Official Meat of Smokin' on the Rio
In 2018
$50,000+
in cash, prizes & jackpots
Smokin’ on the Rio State Championship BBQ Cook-Off was established in 2004 by a group of local businessmen with the goal of raising money in support of youth agricultural projects in the Rio Grande Valley. Be part of the
LARGEST SANCTIONED BBQ COOK-OFF
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS
...Team, Vendor, Sponsor, or just a big fan of BBQ.
February 23-24, 2018
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Showgrounds
Mercedes, Texas
Event General Admission - $5 per day
FREE Parking
Courtesy of Smokin' on the Rio
Our Sponsors
Tracy Lawrence
Register your team NOW!
Special 2017 Team Registration
December 15-25th,
then open to all on Dec. 26th
NEW 2018 Campsite Layout
Official 2017 Smokin' Photo Gallery
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2016 Official Photos of Smokin' on the Rio
Smokin' Supporters
- City of Mercedes
- Mercedes Economic Development Corp.
- AT&T
- Billie D. & Stephanie Simpson
- Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show, Inc.
- Chorizo de San Manuel
- Wadkins &Associates Insurance Agency, LLC
- Paul & Connie McDaniel
- Payne Auto Group
Grillin' Supporters
- Depot Crop Insurance
- Waste Connections, Inc.
- Elliff Motors
- Mid Valley Paving
- RGV Dustless Sandblasting
- Sellman Family
- Pete Nieschwietz
- RGV Carts
- Rios of Mercedes
- Tim McDaniel
- Texas Regional Bank
- Vantage Bank Texas
- Neuhaus & Co.
Sponsors
- Helena
- Holt Cat/Texas First Rental
- McAfee Insurance Agency
- The Boot Jack
- A-W Produce
- B2Z Engineering
- Cano Auto Group
- CJ Farms
- CropGuard Group Ins.
- Foremost Paving, Inc
- Frontera Materials Inc
- Hidalgo County Farm Bureau
- Law Office of LeAnn Hewitt
- Lone Star Shredding & Document Storage
- Mark Conner
- Mitch & Linda Thomas
- Republic of the Rio Grande
- Rio Fresh
- Rio Grande Aviation
- Ross Gin
- Royal Freight, LP
- Sally Ross
- Santa Cruz Properties
- Southern Star Transport
- Sprint
- Texas Farm Credit
- Verturo Interests
- Weslaco Elks Lodge #2057
- Wilbur Ellis
Sponsors
- 3C Ag Services
- Atlas Hall Rodriguez
- Barbado Properties LTD
- Bauer Harvesting
- Bob Stark's Beef Shop
- Bullrider
- D & J Site Const., Inc
- Davis Equity
- Elsa State Bank
- Fausto Salinas
- FreshTex Produce
- Idea Public Schools
- J. Michael Moore Law Firm
- Mid-Valley Agriculture, LLC
- Mike & Elizabeth England
- Park Meadows I, LP
- Pawlick Farms
- Phillipp Farms
- Proud Printing
- Prukop Farms
- Reid Farms
- RGV Gin Company, LLC
- Rio Grande Regional Hospital
- Rhyner Construction
- Sanders
- Val Verde Vegetable Co, Inc
- Warren Produce Co., LLC
Sponsors
- Ata Hinojosa
- Bell's Farm to Market
- C.S. Raddatz Leather Co
- Copyrite Digital Print & Design
- Doyle Wells Enterprises
- Ed Bauer Farms
- Eduardo "Eddie" Cantu Commissioner Precinct 2
- Elsa State Bank
- Jones, Galligan, Key & Lozano, LLP
- La Feria Excavagtion, Inc
- Maverick
- Mike Zimmerer
- Rio Grande Equipment Co
- Salinas, Allen & Schmitt LLP
- SRS Farms
- Tex-Mex Sales
- The Medicine Shop
- The Tippit Law Firm
- Tire Centers LLC
- Weaks Martin Imp Co
- Rental World
- B. Henderson Packaging
- Boots N Jeans
- Gene Guerra Co., Inc
- Leatherworks Inc
- Montalvo Insurance Agency