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 17, 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.
- 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
- 13 Sep 28
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-17 Your weekend | EUregio Barbecue Festival | Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 0 | 28 |
| 2019-08-17 Your weekend | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | 0 | 27 |
| 2019-08-17 Your weekend | Smoke and Fire Festival | Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JQ | 0 | 16 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | BBQ and Fly In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -1 | 68 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Hudson Valley Ribfest State championship | New Paltz, NY | -1 | 53 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madsion, IN | -1 | 47 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | SMSU Smokefest State championship | MARSHALL, MN | -1 | 46 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest State championship | Cape Girardeau, MO | -1 | 45 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship State championship | Del Mar, CA | -1 | 35 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -1 | 30 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Susanville, CA | -1 | 25 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Smokin on the Dock of the Bay State championship | Chrisfield, MD | -1 | 25 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Evansville BBQ State championship | Evansville, IN | -1 | 19 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off State championship | Kanab, UT | -1 | 18 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | BBQ Festival 2019 | Vanamõisa, Saue Parish, 75501 | -1 | 18 |
| 2019-08-16 Your weekend | Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ State championship | Newton, KS | -1 | 18 |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | 6 | 66 |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 6 | 65 |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 6 | 62 |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ State championship | Alberta Lea, MN | 6 | 50 |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival State championship | Franklin, TN | 6 | 39 |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out State championship | Wendover, NV | 6 | 37 |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 6 | 32 |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ State championship | Hill City, SD | 6 | 31 |
| 2019-08-23 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 6 | 30 |
| 2019-08-23 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) State championship | Brandon, MS | 6 | 29 |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 | 29 |
| 2019-08-23 | Summer Daze BBQ Classic | Niagara Falls, ON | 6 | 23 |
| 2019-08-23 | Smoking for a Reason(BACKYARD ONLY) | Fort Payne, AL | 6 | 11 |
| 2019-08-23 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Undilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Smokin' Triggers Cooking Class | New Orleans, LA | 6 | — |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 7 | 36 |
| 2019-08-24 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 7 | 29 |
| 2019-08-10 | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark State championship | Saco, ME | -7 | 28 |
| 2019-08-24 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) State championship | Brandon, MS | 7 | 28 |
| 2019-08-10 | Wild West Fest On Fire | Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | -7 | 27 |
| 2019-08-10 | Battle River BBQ Showdown | Camrose, AB | -7 | 20 |
| 2019-08-24 | 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 7 | 12 |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash State championship | Mason City, IA | -8 | 38 |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | -8 | 30 |
| 2019-08-09 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day State championship | Milliken, CO | -8 | 30 |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Belair, MD | -8 | 30 |
| 2019-08-09 | GOBS Que State championship | Arlington, NE | -8 | 29 |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue State championship | Shelbyville, IN | -8 | 29 |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show State championship | Franklin, NC | -8 | 29 |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Glencoe, AL | -8 | 26 |
| 2019-08-09 | Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown State championship | Springfiled, MO | -8 | 25 |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival State championship | Bedford, TX | 13 | 58 |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | 13 | 38 |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Hilliard, OH | 13 | 28 |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival State championship | West Jefferson, NC | 13 | 24 |
| 2019-08-30 | Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off State championship | Nevada, MO | 13 | 22 |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 14 | 37 |
| 2019-08-03 | Burleigh BBQ Championships | Queensland, 4220 | -14 | 32 |
| 2019-08-31 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | 14 | 31 |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 14 | 28 |
| 2019-08-31 | Route Six Ribfest State championship | Coudersport, PA | 14 | 16 |
| 2019-08-31 | Crimson & Blue BBQ State championship | Lawrence, KS | 14 | 15 |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ State championship | Alamosa, CO | -15 | 54 |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier State championship | Gainesville, GA | -15 | 45 |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals State championship | Asheboro, NC | -15 | 40 |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | -15 | 40 |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic State championship | Vista, CA | -15 | 34 |
| 2019-08-02 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition State championship | CINCINNATI, OH | -15 | 31 |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ State championship | Laurie, MO | -15 | 30 |
| 2019-08-02 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, MO | -15 | 15 |
| 2019-08-02 | Hometown BBQ Bash State championship | Hoover, AL | -15 | 15 |
| 2019-09-01 | Prairie Dog on the Bow | Alberta, T2P 2M2 | 15 | 13 |
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.