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SUMMARY:Chuck Wagon Cookoff Weekend & Competition
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_message css=””]Online Registration Now Open![/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER FOR 2026 CHUCK WAGON COOKOFF WEEKEND” style=”custom” custom_background=”#0FB1E4″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-solid fa-circle-down” css=”” button_block=”true” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Forange142.regfox.com%2F2026-chuck-wagon-cookoff|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Pigeon Forge invites Western lifestyle enthusiasts\, foodies and those in search of a hearty meal to the Chuck Wagon Cookoff weekend.   \nThis 3-day event includes an intimate dinner concert\, cowboy church and our annual cookoff competition! \nChuck wagons will gather at Clabough’s Campground for this one-of-a-kind outdoor cooking event. Long before today’s food truck craze treated foodies to impromptu kitchens on wheels\, early American chuck wagons fed hungry cowboys on the open prairies during cattle drives. Chuck wagon cooks\, or cookies\, as they are known\, rely on simple ingredients to guide their menus and fire to power their ovens. \nChuck wagon cook-offs aid in the preservation of cattle drive trail days as well as ensuring the authentic reproduction of the mobile kitchens. The competition includes cash prizes for most authentic wagon and awards in various food categories\, including meat\, potatoes\, bread\, beans and dessert. All food items must be prepared onsite and using ingredients provided to the cooking teams. Condiments may be used at the cook’s discretion. Prohibited ingredients are announced prior to the competition.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nEVENT SCHEDULE\nFriday\, March 6 @ 6PM \nAn Intimate Evening Dinner Concert with Barry Corbin and Jeff Carson \nLocation: Mama’s Farmhouse (208 Pickel Street) \nBarry Corbin will share career stories and answer audience questions during the free event. General admission seating is first-come\, first-served. Tickets are $50 each\, and include dinner and the show. \nSaturday\, March 7 from 9AM – 2PM \nChuckwagon Cookoff Competition & Activities \nLocation: Clabough’s Campground (405 Wears Valley Road) \nFree activities begin at 9 a.m. Attendees can enjoy the Buckaroo Roundup activities with Cal Farley’s Children’s Home\, an old-time Western shootout reenactment with the Dead Tree Desperados and the Shadow Riders\, and tours of the Sisters on the Fly Cowgirl Caravan vintage campers. From 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. under the big tent\, attendees will enjoy Western poetry and storytelling. At 12:30 p.m. Barry Corbin will share career stories and answer audience questions. \nThe Chuck Wagon Cookoff competition features 10 wagons vying for cash prizes. Each wagon can submit food entries in five categories: meat\, potatoes\, beans\, bread\, and dessert. “Cookies\,” as those preparing the food are called\, must use only ingredients that would have been available to their predecessors on the Western prairie’s early American cattle drives. A limited number of tickets for lunch (served at noon) are available for $15. \nThe Old Mill Camp Kitchen\, a brand new food experience has been added\, with a limited number of tickets available for $15. This is a hearty\, camp-inspired meal straight from The Old Mill Kitchen. \nSunday\, March 8 – Breakfast served @ 8:30AM; Church service begins at 10AM* \n*Please note Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts on Sunday\, March 8\, 2026\, at 2:00 a.m. \nCowboy Church & Breakfast \nLocation: Stages West (2765 Parkway) \nThe event concludes on Sunday with Cowboy Church at Stages West. Breakfast is served at 8:30am. followed by a morning service at 10am. Tickets for breakfast are $5 per person.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”2026 CHUCKWAGON PARTICIPANTS” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]We look forward to hosting the following chuckwagons this year: \n\nJCW\nM+O Cattle\nHeaven Bound\nCircle J Cowboy Church\nCamp Cookie\nNo Fences Cowboy Church\nButtermilk Ranch\nDouble X\nUseless Mess\nTown Creek\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/mxA93IQd0qg” el_width=”80″ align=”center” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”CONGRATS TO OUR 2025 COOKOFF WINNERS!” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%230fb1e4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Thanks to everyone who came to the 2025 Chuck Wagon Cookoff Weekend! This amazing event was highlighted by our annual cooking competition. To see our overall winner and winners in each category\, please check out the link below![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”2025 CHUCK WAGON COOKOFF WINNERS” color=”danger” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mypigeonforge.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F03%2FChuck-Wagon-2025-Winners.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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