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, July 13, 2019 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 19 Aug 24
The weekend of Jul 6 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is Johnson County BBQ Challenge.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2019 Your weekend |
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 State championship | Green Bay, WI | Same day | 36 |
| Jul 13, 2019 Your weekend |
Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food | Glenarm, Billobo, Ireland | Same day | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
SC Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 1 day before | 83 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 1 day before | 64 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest State championship | Mayetta, KS | 1 day before | 59 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 State championship | Green Bay, WI | 1 day before | 37 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) State championship | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 35 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off State championship | Kettering, OH | 1 day before | 33 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Clayton BBQ Cook-off State championship | Clayton, CA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Harvest On Fire at The Winery State championship | Marshall, IL | 1 day before | 31 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In State championship | Jamestown, TN | 1 day before | 29 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Adath Israel Kosher BBQ Cook-off (KOSHER SERIES) | Cincinnati, OH | 1 day before | 14 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Antigo, WI | 1 day before | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Glenarm Estate, Glenarm, Ireland | 1 day before | — |
| Jul 12, 2019 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Glenarm Estate, Glenarm, Ireland | 1 day before | — |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown State championship | Peoria, IL | 6 days after | 40 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Cookin On Kampeska State championship | Watertown, SD | 6 days after | 40 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Smokin on the Summit State championship | Unity Village, MO | 6 days after | 35 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! State championship | Waterloo, IA | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl State championship | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown State championship | Hattiesburg, MS | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | 6 days after | 27 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Piggin in the Park State championship | Jasper, GA | 6 days after | 25 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Bad Bellingen, Germany | 7 days after | 44 |
| Jul 6, 2019 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 | Geestland, Germany | 7 days before | 36 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues State championship | Auburn, NY | 7 days after | 34 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show State championship | Osceola, MO | 7 days after | 27 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 7 days after | 21 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Rescue Smokers Cook School | Warner Robins, GA | 7 days after | — |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge State championship | Warrensburg, MO | 8 days before | 37 |
| Jul 5, 2019 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival State championship | Lake Placid, NY | 8 days before | 32 |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Smoke & Hops State championship | Harmony, CA | 8 days before | 26 |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew State championship | Dallas, OR | 8 days before | 16 |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival State championship | East Liverpool, OH | 8 days before | 11 |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cameron, MO | 8 days before | 8 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smoke in the Grove State championship | Spring Grove, PA | 13 days after | 53 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | 13 days after | 41 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition State championship | Dodge City, KS | 13 days after | 39 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge State championship | Gilroy, CA | 13 days after | 36 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Hartselle, AL | 13 days after | 27 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Effingham -Jam State championship | Effingham, IL | 13 days after | 26 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Fire on the Mountain State championship | Leburn, KY | 13 days after | 25 |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Rumble on the River | Morris MB, Canada | 13 days after | 15 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | Queensland BBQ Championship | Cleveland Queensland, Australia | 14 days before | 41 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) State championship | Artesia, NM | 14 days before | 34 |
| Jul 27, 2019 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival State championship | Windsor, VT | 14 days after | 33 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, Netherlands | 14 days before | 22 |
| Jul 27, 2019 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival State championship | Hannibal, MO | 14 days after | 18 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | York County BBQ Festival State championship | Delta, PA | 15 days before | 48 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland State championship | Joliet, IL | 15 days before | 42 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) State championship | Artesia, NM | 15 days before | 41 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Back To Mayberry State championship | Rodney, IA | 15 days before | 28 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Saltwater BBQ Bash State championship | John's Island, SC | 15 days before | 18 |
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.