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, August 10, 2019 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 11 Aug 31
- 12 Sep 7
- 14 Sep 14
- 14 Sep 21
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-10 Your weekend | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark State championship | Saco, ME | 0 | 28 |
| 2019-08-10 Your weekend | Wild West Fest On Fire | Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 0 | 27 |
| 2019-08-10 Your weekend | Battle River BBQ Showdown | Camrose, AB | 0 | 20 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash State championship | Mason City, IA | -1 | 38 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | -1 | 30 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day State championship | Milliken, CO | -1 | 30 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Belair, MD | -1 | 30 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | GOBS Que State championship | Arlington, NE | -1 | 29 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | Big Blue Barbecue State championship | Shelbyville, IN | -1 | 29 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show State championship | Franklin, NC | -1 | 29 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Glencoe, AL | -1 | 26 |
| 2019-08-09 Your weekend | Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown State championship | Springfiled, MO | -1 | 25 |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 | 68 |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest State championship | New Paltz, NY | 6 | 53 |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madsion, IN | 6 | 47 |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest State championship | MARSHALL, MN | 6 | 46 |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest State championship | Cape Girardeau, MO | 6 | 45 |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship State championship | Del Mar, CA | 6 | 35 |
| 2019-08-16 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 6 | 30 |
| 2019-08-16 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Susanville, CA | 6 | 25 |
| 2019-08-16 | Smokin on the Dock of the Bay State championship | Chrisfield, MD | 6 | 25 |
| 2019-08-16 | Evansville BBQ State championship | Evansville, IN | 6 | 19 |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off State championship | Kanab, UT | 6 | 18 |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ Festival 2019 | Vanamõisa, Saue Parish, 75501 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019-08-16 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ State championship | Newton, KS | 6 | 18 |
| 2019-08-03 | Burleigh BBQ Championships | Queensland, 4220 | -7 | 32 |
| 2019-08-17 | EUregio Barbecue Festival | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 7 | 28 |
| 2019-08-17 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | 7 | 27 |
| 2019-08-17 | Smoke and Fire Festival | Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JQ | 7 | 16 |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ State championship | Alamosa, CO | -8 | 54 |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier State championship | Gainesville, GA | -8 | 45 |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals State championship | Asheboro, NC | -8 | 40 |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | -8 | 40 |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic State championship | Vista, CA | -8 | 34 |
| 2019-08-02 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition State championship | CINCINNATI, OH | -8 | 31 |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ State championship | Laurie, MO | -8 | 30 |
| 2019-08-02 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, MO | -8 | 15 |
| 2019-08-02 | Hometown BBQ Bash State championship | Hoover, AL | -8 | 15 |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | 13 | 66 |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 13 | 65 |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 13 | 62 |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ State championship | Alberta Lea, MN | 13 | 50 |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival State championship | Franklin, TN | 13 | 39 |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out State championship | Wendover, NV | 13 | 37 |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 13 | 32 |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ State championship | Hill City, SD | 13 | 31 |
| 2019-08-23 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 13 | 30 |
| 2019-08-23 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) State championship | Brandon, MS | 13 | 29 |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 13 | 29 |
| 2019-08-23 | Summer Daze BBQ Classic | Niagara Falls, ON | 13 | 23 |
| 2019-08-23 | Smoking for a Reason(BACKYARD ONLY) | Fort Payne, AL | 13 | 11 |
| 2019-08-23 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Undilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Smokin' Triggers Cooking Class | New Orleans, LA | 13 | — |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 14 | 36 |
| 2019-07-27 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival State championship | Windsor, VT | -14 | 33 |
| 2019-08-24 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 14 | 29 |
| 2019-08-24 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) State championship | Brandon, MS | 14 | 28 |
| 2019-07-27 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival State championship | Hannibal, MO | -14 | 18 |
| 2019-08-24 | 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 14 | 12 |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove State championship | Spring Grove, PA | -15 | 53 |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | -15 | 41 |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition State championship | Dodge City, KS | -15 | 39 |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge State championship | Gilroy, CA | -15 | 36 |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Hartselle, AL | -15 | 27 |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam State championship | Effingham, IL | -15 | 26 |
| 2019-07-26 | Fire on the Mountain State championship | Leburn, KY | -15 | 25 |
| 2019-07-26 | Rumble on the River | Morris MB, R0G 1K0 | -15 | 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.