Date-Clash Checker
Teams can only be in one place on a Saturday. Pick the weekend you are thinking about and where you are, and this shows every sanctioned contest within range that would be competing for the same field — how hard each one pulls, and which weekends either side are quieter.
Type a contest town, a state, or a ZIP — or leave it empty to see the whole country. 600 contest towns autocomplete in the box.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, August 26, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
28
sanctioned contests
In the window
110
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 14 Jul 15
- 12 Jul 22
- 15 Jul 29
- 17 Aug 5
- 16 Aug 12
- 19 Aug 19
- 28 Aug 26
- 17 Sep 2
- 22 Sep 9
- 21 Sep 16
- 23 Sep 23
- 14 Sep 30
- 19 Oct 7
The weekend of Jul 22 is the quietest in range: 12 contests. The biggest thing on it is *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-26 Your weekend | Regahfest 2017 | The Hague, | 0 | 28 |
| 2017-08-26 Your weekend | HAVA Nagrilla 2017 Kosher (Competitor's Series)(Judges Full) | Wynnewood, PA | 0 | 17 |
| 2017-08-26 Your weekend | *First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest | Emmetsburg, IA | 0 | 11 |
| 2017-08-26 Your weekend | Indiana Bacon Festival( BACKYARD) | Delphi, IN | 0 | 5 |
| 2017-08-26 Your weekend | Chris Marks - Ribs & Chicken | Sellersburg, IN | 0 | — |
| 2017-08-26 Your weekend | Pikes Peak BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Woodland Park, CO | 0 | — |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | -1 | 69 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | -1 | 57 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | 10th Annual Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | -1 | 56 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Lubbock, TX | -1 | 44 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Great American BBQ Festival | Franklin, TN | -1 | 40 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | -1 | 39 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) | Washington Island, WI | -1 | 39 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival(GBC QUALIFIER) | Kennesaw, GA | -1 | 37 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | West Wendover, NV | -1 | 37 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | -1 | 34 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Richmond, VA | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-08-25 | *Hott Butts BBQ Contest Cancelled | Boonville, MO | -1 | 27 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Grills N Grills | penn Valley, CA | -1 | 27 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | -1 | 26 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | *Montana Pitmaster Classic | Bozeman, MT | -1 | 20 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | *The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest | Fleischmanns, NY | -1 | 17 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | *Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Kanab, UT | -1 | 7 |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kanab, UT | -1 | — |
| 2017-08-25 Your weekend | BBQ at the Jungle( Cancelled) | Fairfield, OH | -1 | — |
| 2017-08-25 | Rockin Apples Cancelled | Appleton City, MO | -1 | — |
| 2017-08-25 | BBQ The Bear Fest Cancelled | Big Bear Lake, CA | -1 | — |
| 2017-08-27 Your weekend | Chris Marks - Butts & Briskets | Sellersburg, IN | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-24 Your weekend | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) | Washington Island, WI | -2 | 40 |
| 2017-08-24 Your weekend | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Angel Fire, NM | -2 | — |
| 2017-08-24 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Appleton City, MO | -2 | — |
| 2017-08-22 | Table Captain Class | Lee's Summit, MO | -4 | — |
| 2017-08-31 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) | Kansas City, KS | 5 | 129 |
| 2017-08-31 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, KS | 5 | — |
| 2017-08-31 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, KS | 5 | — |
| 2017-08-31 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lebanon, OH | 5 | — |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Kansas City, KS | 6 | 407 |
| 2017-09-01 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) State championship | Lebanon, OH | 6 | 40 |
| 2017-09-01 | 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs | Warrens, WI | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-09-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Traverse City, MI | 6 | 27 |
| 2017-09-01 | *Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Myrtle Beach, SC | 6 | 25 |
| 2017-09-01 | Smoke the Town | Leon, IA | 6 | 16 |
| 2017-08-20 | *Total Eclips of the Q Presented BY La Bella Casa (BACK YARD ) | Carrollton, MO | -6 | — |
| 2017-09-02 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Bedford, TX | 7 | 46 |
| 2017-09-02 | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, T2W3J6 | 7 | 42 |
| 2017-08-19 | *McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ | McHenry, IL | -7 | 36 |
| 2017-09-02 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Zeewolde Flevoland, | 7 | 32 |
| 2017-08-19 | *EUregio Barbeque Festival | Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525 | -7 | 31 |
| 2017-09-02 | *Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Cancelled | Geneva, NY | 7 | 30 |
| 2017-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | 7 | 29 |
| 2017-09-02 | Big Muddy Brew N Que | Winona, MN | 7 | 21 |
| 2017-08-19 | *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | DuPont, WA | -7 | 18 |
| 2017-09-02 | *Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild | Crescent City, CA | 7 | 15 |
| 2017-09-02 | Blues, Views & BBQ Festival's Cookin' for a Cause(COMPETITOR | Westport, CT | 7 | — |
| 2017-09-02 | *Weston Sizzlers Cancelled | Weston, MO | 7 | — |
| 2017-08-18 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Excelsior Springs, MO | -8 | 65 |
| 2017-08-18 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | New Paltz, NY | -8 | 59 |
| 2017-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Madison, IN | -8 | 55 |
| 2017-08-18 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | Del Mar, CA | -8 | 52 |
| 2017-08-18 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | -8 | 43 |
| 2017-08-18 | SMSU Smokefest | Marshall, MN | -8 | 41 |
| 2017-08-18 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Cancelled | Emporia, KS | -8 | 31 |
| 2017-08-18 | Big Bad BBQ in Boydton | Boydton, VA | -8 | 31 |
| 2017-08-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Asheville, NC | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-08-18 | *Smokin on Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | -8 | 28 |
| 2017-08-18 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -8 | 28 |
| 2017-08-18 | Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Cancelled | Oakland, CA | -8 | 21 |
| 2017-08-18 | BBQ Festival 2017 | Vanamõisa, Saue Parish, | -8 | 15 |
| 2017-08-18 | Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Susanville, CA | -8 | 15 |
| 2017-08-17 | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | Worland, WY | -9 | — |
| 2017-08-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Worland, WY | -9 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Millington, TN | 13 | 42 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Goldsboro, NC | 13 | 39 |
| 2017-09-08 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship State championship | Richmond, VA | 13 | 35 |
| 2017-09-08 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off | Cookeville, TN | 13 | 34 |
| 2017-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | 13 | 31 |
| 2017-09-08 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | 13 | 31 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Derby, KS | 13 | 29 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Vernon, IN | 13 | 29 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Silver Lake, MI | 13 | 28 |
| 2017-09-08 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Jct, CO | 13 | 28 |
| 2017-09-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Kansas City, MO | 13 | 28 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Hot Pursuit BBQ | Shawnee, OK | 13 | 27 |
| 2017-09-08 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | 13 | 25 |
| 2017-09-08 | Table Captain Class | Richmond, VA | 13 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | Table Captain Class | Perugia, | 13 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perugia, | 13 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2017-09-09 | Farm Meat | Dongen, 5106NC | 14 | 38 |
| 2017-09-09 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship | Randolph, VT | 14 | 32 |
| 2017-08-12 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | North Battleford, SK | -14 | 18 |
| 2017-09-09 | *Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 | Perugia, 06129 | 14 | 15 |
| 2017-08-12 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton | New London, CT | -14 | 14 |
| 2017-08-12 | Seward County Fair Rib Rally(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Seward, NE | -14 | 10 |
| 2017-08-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Delphi, IN | -14 | — |
| 2017-08-12 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond BAr, CA | -14 | — |
| 2017-08-12 | *Vine Street BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)(JUDGES FULL) | Park Ridge, IL | -14 | — |
| 2017-09-09 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Oakland, CA | 14 | — |
| 2017-09-09 | Kansas City Kosher BBQ Championship (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Overland Park, KS | 14 | — |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Bel Air, MD | -15 | 47 |
| 2017-08-11 | Smokin in McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | -15 | 35 |
| 2017-08-11 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Franklin, NC | -15 | 34 |
| 2017-08-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Charleston, SC | -15 | 27 |
| 2017-08-11 | *Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff | Conroe, TX | -15 | 26 |
| 2017-08-11 | *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | Winston, MO | -15 | 25 |
| 2017-08-11 | *Casa Grab, Root & Growl | Woodward, OK | -15 | 25 |
| 2017-08-11 | Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River | Ceres, CA | -15 | 21 |
| 2017-08-11 | Tuffy Stone - Cool Smoke Cook School | Richmond, VA | -15 | — |
| 2017-08-11 | Northwood Triple Crown(BACKYARD) | Antigo, WI | -15 | — |
| 2017-08-11 | Birdy's Pitmaster BBQ Competition Cancelled | Kohler, WI | -15 | — |
Pull is a rough estimate of how much of your potential field a contest takes: its field size, halved for roughly every 150 miles a team would have to drive past your gate to get there. It is a comparison aid, not a forecast. Field is the published team count where there is one, and otherwise the average of that contest’s own past editions. Days off counts from your date, so a negative number is before it.
This is the whole country. Put a town, state or ZIP in the Near box and every number above narrows to the teams who could actually reach you.
Only contests already sanctioned and listed at kcbs.us can show up here, so a quiet weekend on this page is not a guarantee — the next organiser to sanction one might be looking at the same square on the calendar. Nothing you type into this page is stored or sent anywhere: towns and ZIPs are matched against the contest listings themselves.