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.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, August 21, 2021 · everywhere, because no place is set
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.
- 8 Jul 10
- 16 Jul 17
- 10 Jul 24
- 6 Jul 31
- 9 Aug 7
- 9 Aug 14
- 21 Aug 21
- 11 Aug 28
- 12 Sep 4
- 15 Sep 11
- 8 Sep 18
- 16 Sep 25
- 12 Oct 2
The weekend of Jul 31 is the quietest in range: 6 contests. The biggest thing on it is Smoke in the Grove.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-21 Your weekend | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 0 | 30 |
| 2021-08-21 Your weekend | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | 0 | 27 |
| 2021-08-21 Your weekend | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 0 | 18 |
| 2021-08-21 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | 0 | — |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | -1 | 46 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | -1 | 43 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madison, IN | -1 | 43 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -1 | 40 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ State championship | Albert Lea, MN | -1 | 35 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -1 | 30 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest State championship | Cape Girardeau, MO | -1 | 27 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | -1 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | -1 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Western Legends BBQ Contest State championship | Kanab, UT | -1 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland State championship | Myrtle Beach, SC | -1 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Smokin on The Harbor State championship | Warsaw, MO | -1 | 19 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | -1 | 18 |
| 2021-08-22 Your weekend | Big Island BBQ Backyard | Albert Lea, MN | 1 | 15 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | BBQ Festival 2021 | Saue Parish, 76505 | -1 | 13 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Rib | Brookhaven, MS | -1 | 6 |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Smoke & Fire Festival-Master Challenge (POSTPONED TO 2022) | Essex, CM9 5JQ | -1 | — |
| 2021-08-20 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | -1 | — |
| 2021-08-20 Your weekend | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Pork | Brookhaven, MS | -1 | — |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 5 | 25 |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 6 | 44 |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 | 31 |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | 6 | 31 |
| 2021-08-27 | World Championship Hot wing Contest and Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | 6 | 30 |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 6 | 25 |
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival State championship | Franklin, TN | 6 | 25 |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | Boonsboro, MD | 6 | 24 |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park State championship | Myrtle Beach, SC | 6 | 22 |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 6 | 19 |
| 2021-08-27 | Grillin' on the Trail Cancelled State championship | Council Grove, KS | 6 | — |
| 2021-08-14 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | -7 | 26 |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) State championship | Arlington, NE | -7 | 25 |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | SHERWOOD PARK, AB | -7 | 25 |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | Boonsboro, MD | 7 | 20 |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ State championship | Huntsville, AL | -8 | 49 |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day State championship | Milliken, CO | -8 | 42 |
| 2021-08-13 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Cancelled State championship | Aiken, SC | -8 | 34 |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue State championship | Shelbyville, IN | -8 | 30 |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) State championship | Arlington, NE | -8 | 26 |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | -8 | 25 |
| 2021-08-13 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | -8 | 19 |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville State championship | Nashville, TN | 13 | 50 |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 State championship | Augusta, GA | 13 | 37 |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 13 | 26 |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | 13 | 25 |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes State championship | Madison, IL | 13 | 20 |
| 2021-09-03 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Cancelled | Alberta, T3B 0N2 | 13 | 19 |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival State championship | Lake Placid, NY | 13 | 15 |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ State championship | Maryville, MO | 13 | 12 |
| 2021-09-03 | Red, White, & B-B-Q (DAY 1) Cancelled State championship | Westmont, IL | 13 | — |
| 2021-09-04 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Bedford, TX | 14 | 59 |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 State championship | Augusta, GA | 14 | 43 |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow | Didsbury, AB | 14 | 29 |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 14 | 25 |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | -14 | 21 |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship State championship | Jeffersonville, OH | 14 | 15 |
| 2021-09-04 | Smoke on the Waters | Devon, | 14 | 8 |
| 2021-08-07 | Battle River BBQ Showdown (POSTPONED) | Camrose, AB | -14 | — |
| 2021-08-07 | Beech Mountain BBQ Cook Off (Backyard) (POSTPONED) | Beech Mountain, NC | -14 | — |
| 2021-09-04 | Red, White, & B-B-Q (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Westmont, IL | 14 | — |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ State championship | Alamosa, CO | -15 | 42 |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | -15 | 32 |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | -15 | 31 |
| 2021-08-06 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ State championship | Laurie, MO | -15 | 26 |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine State championship | Savannah, GA | -15 | 25 |
| 2021-08-05 | RBC County Fair Backyard Cookoff (POSTPONED) | Meeker, CO | -16 | — |
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.