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 28, 2021 · 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.
- 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
- 10 Oct 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-28 Your weekend | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | Boonsboro, MD | 0 | 20 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | -1 | 44 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | -1 | 31 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | -1 | 31 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | World Championship Hot wing Contest and Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | -1 | 30 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | -1 | 25 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | Great Americana BBQ Festival State championship | Franklin, TN | -1 | 25 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | Boonsboro, MD | -1 | 24 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park State championship | Myrtle Beach, SC | -1 | 22 |
| 2021-08-27 Your weekend | Roast-N-Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | -1 | 19 |
| 2021-08-27 | Grillin' on the Trail Cancelled State championship | Council Grove, KS | -1 | — |
| 2021-08-26 Your weekend | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | -2 | 25 |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville State championship | Nashville, TN | 6 | 50 |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 State championship | Augusta, GA | 6 | 37 |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 6 | 26 |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | 6 | 25 |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes State championship | Madison, IL | 6 | 20 |
| 2021-09-03 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Cancelled | Alberta, T3B 0N2 | 6 | 19 |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | Albert Lea, MN | -6 | 15 |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival State championship | Lake Placid, NY | 6 | 15 |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ State championship | Maryville, MO | 6 | 12 |
| 2021-09-03 | Red, White, & B-B-Q (DAY 1) Cancelled State championship | Westmont, IL | 6 | — |
| 2021-09-04 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Bedford, TX | 7 | 59 |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 State championship | Augusta, GA | 7 | 43 |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -7 | 30 |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow | Didsbury, AB | 7 | 29 |
| 2021-08-21 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | -7 | 27 |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 7 | 25 |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | -7 | 18 |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship State championship | Jeffersonville, OH | 7 | 15 |
| 2021-09-04 | Smoke on the Waters | Devon, | 7 | 8 |
| 2021-08-21 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | -7 | — |
| 2021-09-04 | Red, White, & B-B-Q (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Westmont, IL | 7 | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | -8 | 46 |
| 2021-08-20 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | -8 | 43 |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madison, IN | -8 | 43 |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -8 | 40 |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ State championship | Albert Lea, MN | -8 | 35 |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -8 | 30 |
| 2021-08-20 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest State championship | Cape Girardeau, MO | -8 | 27 |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | -8 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | -8 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest State championship | Kanab, UT | -8 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland State championship | Myrtle Beach, SC | -8 | 26 |
| 2021-08-20 | Smokin on The Harbor State championship | Warsaw, MO | -8 | 19 |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | -8 | 18 |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ Festival 2021 | Saue Parish, 76505 | -8 | 13 |
| 2021-08-20 | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Rib | Brookhaven, MS | -8 | 6 |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke & Fire Festival-Master Challenge (POSTPONED TO 2022) | Essex, CM9 5JQ | -8 | — |
| 2021-08-20 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | -8 | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Pork | Brookhaven, MS | -8 | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | 13 | 53 |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 13 | 30 |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | 13 | 28 |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | 13 | 26 |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands,Brews & BBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Boise, ID | 13 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | 13 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition State championship | Mears, MI | 13 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q State championship | Yorkville, IL | 13 | 17 |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | 13 | 16 |
| 2021-09-10 | Freedom BBQ Festival (POSTPONED) State championship | Longmont, CO | 13 | — |
| 2021-09-11 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | 14 | 29 |
| 2021-08-14 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | -14 | 26 |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) State championship | Arlington, NE | -14 | 25 |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | SHERWOOD PARK, AB | -14 | 25 |
| 2021-09-11 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021-09-11 | Jack 9 Memorial | Delhi, ON | 14 | 16 |
| 2021-09-11 | Twin Smoke | Vilnius, LT | 14 | 15 |
| 2021-09-11 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) | Ashland, MO | 14 | 10 |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ State championship | Huntsville, AL | -15 | 49 |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day State championship | Milliken, CO | -15 | 42 |
| 2021-08-13 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Cancelled State championship | Aiken, SC | -15 | 34 |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue State championship | Shelbyville, IN | -15 | 30 |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) State championship | Arlington, NE | -15 | 26 |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | -15 | 25 |
| 2021-08-13 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | -15 | 19 |
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.