There’s also a free pork chop feed which is 4,000 pounds of pork chops and a free watermelon feed where they give out approximately 4,000 pounds of watermelon.įeatured image a compilation of screenshots from the embedded Facebook / TikTok video from XIT Rodeo & Reunion’s official accounts. Each year, Stephen and Randy host the annual fish fry for their customers, families, and friends. That’s not all the 85th annual XIT Rodeo & Reunion has to offer. The White family has always been known for their Texas hospitality and Texas cooking and cuisine. “Show up with an empty belly and we’ll fill it up for ya” – Kyle Burke, BBQ Director Come for the free BBQ and then buy your ticket for the Rodeo and the dance. A long history of entertainment and events that include the always popular, worlds largest free BBQ. No ticket to the XIT Rodeo & Reunion is required to participate. XIT Rodeo and Reunion brings to Dalhart, Texas events and live music year round. 119 Cypress Rd, Dalhart, TX 79022-1129 +1 80 Website Closed now : See all hours See all (5) Enhance this page - Upload photos Add a photo Ratings and reviews 4. It all starts with digging out a massive bbq pit which is then prepped and volunteers help fill it up with the beef 10,000 pounds of beef to cook and then help remove it and serve it to their community. Today the World’s Largest Free BBQ event feeds between 15,000 and 20,000 people each year with 10,000 lbs of smoked beef shoulder clod, 1,000 pounds of cooked beans, homemade bbq sauce, and enough fixins like onions and pickles for everyone. The XIT ranch covered portions of ten counties, which helped perpetuate the myth the brand - XIT- stood for 'Ten In Texas. It's 3,000,000 acres sprawled from the old Yellow House headquarters, near what is now Lubbock, Texas, northward to the Oklahoma Panhandle. The bbq started sometime in the 1980’s, roughly around 1983 according to BBQ Director Kyle Burk. During the 1880s the XIT Ranch was the largest range in the world under fence. The free BBQ hasn’t been around the entire time as the XIT Rodeo & Reunion which was a tradition that originated among the cowboys of the famed XIT Ranch and later after the ranch was split up grew into the major public event that is held to this day. Along with the standard rodeo events like roping and bull riding you would find at most any Texas rodeo, there’s something that makes the XIT stand out above the herd – it’s home to the world’s largest Free BBQ. If you ever wanted to explore the panhandle, a free bbq is a dang good reason to go.Įvery year since 1936 the XIT Rodeo & Reunion in Dalhart, TX has taken place roughly tripling the size of the panhandle town temporarily.
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