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 6, 2019 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
7
sanctioned contests
In the window
61
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 16 May 25
- 15 Jun 1
- 17 Jun 8
- 15 Jun 15
- 18 Jun 22
- 8 Jun 29
- 7 Jul 6
- 15 Jul 13
- 13 Jul 20
- 10 Jul 27
- 10 Aug 3
- 12 Aug 10
- 16 Aug 17
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2019 Your weekend |
BBQ an der Burg 2019 | Geestland, Germany | Same day | 36 |
| Jul 5, 2019 Your weekend |
Johnson County BBQ Challenge State championship | Warrensburg, MO | 1 day before | 37 |
| Jul 5, 2019 Your weekend |
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival State championship | Lake Placid, NY | 1 day before | 32 |
| Jul 5, 2019 Your weekend |
Smoke & Hops State championship | Harmony, CA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Jul 5, 2019 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew State championship | Dallas, OR | 1 day before | 16 |
| Jul 5, 2019 Your weekend |
Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival State championship | East Liverpool, OH | 1 day before | 11 |
| Jul 5, 2019 Your weekend |
Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 8 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | SC Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 6 days after | 83 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 6 days after | 64 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest State championship | Mayetta, KS | 6 days after | 59 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 State championship | Green Bay, WI | 6 days after | 37 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) State championship | Cameron, MO | 6 days after | 35 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off State championship | Kettering, OH | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off State championship | Clayton, CA | 6 days after | 31 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery State championship | Marshall, IL | 6 days after | 31 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In State championship | Jamestown, TN | 6 days after | 29 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Adath Israel Kosher BBQ Cook-off (KOSHER SERIES) | Cincinnati, OH | 6 days after | 14 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Antigo, WI | 6 days after | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Glenarm Estate, Glenarm, Ireland | 6 days after | — |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Table Captain Class | Glenarm Estate, Glenarm, Ireland | 6 days after | — |
| Jun 29, 2019 | Queensland BBQ Championship | Cleveland Queensland, Australia | 7 days before | 41 |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 State championship | Green Bay, WI | 7 days after | 36 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) State championship | Artesia, NM | 7 days before | 34 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, Netherlands | 7 days before | 22 |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food | Glenarm, Billobo, Ireland | 7 days after | 10 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | York County BBQ Festival State championship | Delta, PA | 8 days before | 48 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland State championship | Joliet, IL | 8 days before | 42 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) State championship | Artesia, NM | 8 days before | 41 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Back To Mayberry State championship | Rodney, IA | 8 days before | 28 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Saltwater BBQ Bash State championship | John's Island, SC | 8 days before | 18 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown State championship | Peoria, IL | 13 days after | 40 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Cookin On Kampeska State championship | Watertown, SD | 13 days after | 40 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Smokin on the Summit State championship | Unity Village, MO | 13 days after | 35 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! State championship | Waterloo, IA | 13 days after | 33 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl State championship | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown State championship | Hattiesburg, MS | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | 13 days after | 27 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Piggin in the Park State championship | Jasper, GA | 13 days after | 25 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 State championship | Belvidere, IL | 14 days before | 45 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Bad Bellingen, Germany | 14 days after | 44 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues State championship | Auburn, NY | 14 days after | 34 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Giant National Capital BBQ Battle State championship | Washington, DC | 14 days before | 31 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Absarokee, MT | 14 days before | 29 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship State championship | Oklahoma City, OK | 14 days before | 27 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show State championship | Osceola, MO | 14 days after | 27 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 14 days after | 21 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | HAVA Nagrilla 2019 (KOSHER SERIES) | Wynnewood, PA | 14 days before | 20 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | The War of Barbeque | Jesolo, Venezia, Italy | 14 days before | 19 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Rescue Smokers Cook School | Warner Robins, GA | 14 days after | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 15 days before | 183 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship State championship | Santa Clara, CA | 15 days before | 56 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 State championship | Belvidere, IL | 15 days before | 50 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon State championship | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 37 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival State championship | Covington, VA | 15 days before | 32 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off State championship | Auburn Hills, MI | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Blount County BBQ Bash State championship | Maryville, TN | 15 days before | 27 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest State championship | Leadville, CO | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River State championship | Louisiana, MO | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Elkmont, AL | 15 days before | 23 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ayr Charity BBQ | Ayr Ontario, Canada | 15 days before | 23 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Viva La BBQ Fest | San Juan, PR | 15 days before | 12 |
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.