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.
Quieter than the weekends around it Saturday, July 7, 2018 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
6
sanctioned contests
In the window
72
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 15 May 26
- 16 Jun 2
- 18 Jun 9
- 24 Jun 16
- 22 Jun 23
- 10 Jun 30
- 6 Jul 7
- 19 Jul 14
- 8 Jul 21
- 13 Jul 28
- 11 Aug 4
- 18 Aug 11
- 20 Aug 18
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Pure Q | Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia | Same day | 10 |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Smokin in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Whitwell, TN | Same day | — |
| Jul 7, 2018 | RiverFest Red White & Que Cancelled | Bellevue, NE | Same day | — |
| Jul 6, 2018 Your weekend |
Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) | Warrensburg, MO | 1 day before | 47 |
| Jul 6, 2018 Your weekend |
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | 1 day before | 39 |
| Jul 6, 2018 Your weekend |
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | Petaluma, CA | 1 day before | 38 |
| Jul 6, 2018 Your weekend |
Back To Mayberry | Rodney, IA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Jul 6, 2018 Your weekend |
Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival | East Liverpool, OH | 1 day before | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2018 | SC Festival Of Discovery | Greenwood, SC | 5 days after | 89 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 | Green Bay, WI | 6 days after | 54 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Mayetta, KS | 6 days after | 48 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Kettering, OH | 6 days after | 40 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 | Jamestown, TN | 6 days after | 40 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) | Vista, CA | 6 days after | 37 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 17th Annual Bordertown Bash | Fort Smith, AR | 6 days after | 32 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic | Niagara Falls, ON | 6 days after | 24 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | Cameron, MO | 6 days after | 24 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition | Draper, UT | 6 days after | 21 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off | Clayton, CA | 6 days after | 19 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival | Coeur d' Alene, ID | 6 days after | 19 |
| Jul 14, 2018 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 7 days after | 64 |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 | Green Bay, WI | 7 days after | 49 |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 | Jamestown, TN | 7 days after | 32 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 | Geestland, Germany | 7 days before | 30 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | I-39 Smokin Car Show | Minonk, IL | 7 days before | 29 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP | Gaiarine, Italy | 7 days before | 18 |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Vienna BBQ Days | Vienna, Austria | 7 days after | 15 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Fergolicious University of Que Competition Class | Valley Park, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Binghamton BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S) | Johnson City, NY | 7 days after | — |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 7 days after | — |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Willard, MO | 8 days before | 52 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | York County BBQ Festival | Delta, PA | 8 days before | 33 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Hilliard, OH | 8 days before | 33 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Grillin and Chillin Cancelled | Chillicothe, MO | 8 days before | 31 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Elkmont, AL | 8 days before | 20 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Traeger NorUt State Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | 8 days before | 19 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Grillin' in Grafton Cancelled | Grafton, WI | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Chuckwagaon BBQ Cook-off Cancelled | Los Angeles, CA | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Cool Smoke Cook School | Richmond, VA | 8 days before | — |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Fergolicious University of Que Competition Class | Denver, CO | 9 days after | — |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Cookin On Kampeska | Watertown, SD | 13 days after | 45 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | Peoria, IL | 13 days after | 43 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | Waterloo, IA | 13 days after | 42 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) | Wise, VA | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | Dyersburg, TN | 13 days after | 25 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | National Pitmaster Championship Cancelled | Cumming, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Jul 21, 2018 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Bad Bellingen, Germany | 14 days after | 48 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | Belvidere, IL | 14 days before | 44 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Washington, DC | 14 days before | 42 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) | Artesia, NM | 14 days before | 32 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues | Auburn, NY | 14 days after | 31 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Absarokee, MT | 14 days before | 26 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Galway, NY | 14 days before | 23 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, Netherlands | 14 days before | 22 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 14 days after | 18 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 2) | Kenora, Ontaro, Canada | 14 days before | 16 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Table Captain Class | Tallya, Hungary | 14 days before | — |
| Jul 21, 2018 | South Carolina Peach Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Gaffney, SC | 14 days after | — |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Lenexa, KS | 15 days before | 185 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | Belvidere, IL | 15 days before | 51 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | Santa Clara, CA | 15 days before | 49 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Rotary Rockn Ribs | LaCrosse, WI | 15 days before | 41 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) | Artesia, NM | 15 days before | 39 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Maryville, TN | 15 days before | 36 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | Leadville, CO | 15 days before | 31 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | 10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | Auburn Hills, MI | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Covington, VA | 15 days before | 27 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | 15 days before | 19 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Ayr Charity BBQ | Ayr Ontario, Canada | 15 days before | 18 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 1) | Kenora, ON | 15 days before | 17 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Rotary Rock n Ribs (BACKYARD) | LaCrosse, WI | 15 days before | — |
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.
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.