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.
About average for this stretch Saturday, October 13, 2018 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
16
sanctioned contests
In the window
82
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 12 Sep 1
- 18 Sep 8
- 14 Sep 15
- 21 Sep 22
- 15 Sep 29
- 16 Oct 6
- 16 Oct 13
- 14 Oct 20
- 9 Oct 27
- 7 Nov 3
- 8 Nov 10
- 3 Nov 17
- 1 Nov 24
The weekend of Nov 24 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Table Captain Class.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2018 Your weekend |
Tallya BBQ Festival | Tallya, Hungary | Same day | 38 |
| Oct 13, 2018 Your weekend |
Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que | Muskogee, OK | Same day | 26 |
| Oct 13, 2018 Your weekend |
Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) | Monson, MA | Same day | 18 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | NILE Beer B Q Cancelled | Billings, MT | Same day | 17 |
| Oct 13, 2018 Your weekend |
Bataille Sur La Sorgue | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France | Same day | 16 |
| Oct 13, 2018 Your weekend |
Smoke & Ale Fall Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, MI | Same day | 13 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest | Desoto, KS | 1 day before | 69 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Temecula State BBQ Championship | Temecula, CA | 1 day before | 46 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Arthur, IL | 1 day before | 45 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC | 1 day before | 39 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Chelsea, MI | 1 day before | 38 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Cancelled | Woodstock, VA | 1 day before | 36 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 1 day before | 33 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Pigs in the Pit | Alton, VA | 1 day before | 30 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Grills N Grills Cancelled | Penn Valley, CA | 1 day before | 27 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Lyons, GA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 1 day before | 26 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Monson, MA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Smoke the Town Cancelled | Leon, IA | 1 day before | 16 |
| Oct 12, 2018 Your weekend |
Butler Fest 2018 | Butler, AL | 1 day before | 13 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Boo-B-Que | Rehoboth Beach, DE | 6 days after | 73 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival | Westminster, CO | 6 days after | 48 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI | 6 days after | 42 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | Lenoir, NC | 6 days after | 35 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 6 days after | 33 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY | 6 days after | 29 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 6 days after | 28 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 6 days after | 22 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown | Lebanon, MO | 6 days after | 21 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | 2018 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Cancelled | Independence, MO | 6 days after | 20 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Logandale Fall Festival Cancelled | Logandale, NV | 6 days after | 18 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) | Clarksville, TN | 6 days after | 15 |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Duncanville, TX | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 19, 2018 | BarnBQ Cancelled | Topeka, KS | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Rib's and Bibs | Topeka, KS | 7 days before | 37 |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | West Kingston, RI | 7 days after | 37 |
| Oct 20, 2018 | SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN | Goldschlagiplatz, Switzerland | 7 days after | 20 |
| Oct 20, 2018 | 3rd Annual St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition (KOSHER SERIES) | Olivette, MO | 7 days after | 9 |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 7 days before | 7 |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Holy Cow Kosher BBQ & Festival (KOSHER SERIES) | Garden City, NY | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | 8 days before | 56 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 8 days before | 42 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 8 days before | 42 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | SMOKEToBERFEST | Ottumwa, IA | 8 days before | 40 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 8 days before | 31 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 8 days before | 28 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Squealin in the Square | Laurens, SC | 8 days before | 27 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) | Helena, AR | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Decatur, IL | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Smoke On Water St. BBQ Championship Cancelled | Henderson, NV | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guntersville, AL | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 11 days before | 8 |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 days after | 102 |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Border War Barbeque | Osawatomie, KS | 13 days after | 56 |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 days after | 41 |
| Oct 26, 2018 | 10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival | Fort Gibson, OK | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 26, 2018 | October BBQ Contest (Test) | Lebanon, MO | 13 days after | — |
| Oct 26, 2018 | October BBQ Contest (test) - JUDGING | Oswego, IL | 13 days after | — |
| Oct 26, 2018 | BBQ Boot Camp 102 (Butts & Briskets) | Indianapolis, IN | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 | Graz, Austria | 14 days before | 19 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | New Albany BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | New Albany, IN | 14 days before | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Kincaid Fair Smoke Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kincaid, KS | 14 days before | 6 |
| Oct 27, 2018 | Fourth Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (KOSHER SERIES) | Dallas, TX | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 27, 2018 | Holiday Meat Class | Indianapolis, IN | 14 days after | — |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke On the Trails | Gardner, KS | 15 days before | 68 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 15 days before | 49 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 15 days before | 45 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Richmond, VA | 15 days before | 41 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ | 15 days before | 40 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | 15 days before | 31 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Rock The Grill | Rock Hill, SC | 15 days before | 27 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | BBQ in the Badlands | Glendive, MT | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Wisconsin Dell, WI | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Cancelled | Bryant, AR | 15 days before | 20 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Oaky Smokey At Oak Hills Cancelled | Girard, IL | 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.