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, September 18, 2021 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
8
sanctioned contests
In the window
73
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 12 Oct 16
- 13 Oct 23
- 10 Oct 30
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-18 Your weekend | Downtown Madtown BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest | Madison, AL | 0 | 9 |
| 2021-09-17 Your weekend | Grillin and Chillin BBQ State championship | Owensboro, KY | -1 | 31 |
| 2021-09-17 Your weekend | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | -1 | 20 |
| 2021-09-17 Your weekend | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | -1 | 16 |
| 2021-09-17 Your weekend | Rhythm & Ribs - One Meat Rib Contest | Wichita, KS | -1 | 5 |
| 2021-09-17 Your weekend | Rhythm & Ribs - One Meat Chicken Contest | Wichita, KS | -1 | 4 |
| 2021-09-16 Your weekend | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST State championship | Kansas City, KS | -2 | 467 |
| 2021-09-16 Your weekend | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST State championship | Kansas City, KS | -2 | 185 |
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) State championship | Shawnee, KS | 6 | 86 |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Murphysboro, IL | 6 | 39 |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest State championship | Ottumwa, IA | 6 | 35 |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park State championship | Lemoyne, PA | 6 | 31 |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com State championship | Grand Haven, MI | 6 | 28 |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues State championship | Calhoun, GA | 6 | 27 |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | 6 | 27 |
| 2021-09-24 | Smokin' in the Hills State championship | Hillsboro, OH | 6 | 26 |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | 6 | 19 |
| 2021-09-24 | TN River BBQ Battle State championship | Savannah, TN | 6 | 10 |
| 2021-09-24 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Cancelled State championship | Newton, NC | 6 | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Undilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Southwick, MA | 6 | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest (Friday Night) Cancelled | Southwick, MA | 6 | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Delta Roots Backyard Grillin' Contest (BACKYARD) (POSTPONED) | Helena, AR | 6 | — |
| 2021-09-11 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | -7 | 29 |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown State championship | Southwick, MA | 7 | 26 |
| 2021-09-25 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ | Terneuzen, 4538AP | 7 | 21 |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | 7 | 18 |
| 2021-09-11 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Western, 6558 | -7 | 16 |
| 2021-09-11 | Jack 9 Memorial | Delhi, ON | -7 | 16 |
| 2021-09-25 | FO.G & SMOKE | Modena, 41013 | 7 | 16 |
| 2021-09-11 | Twin Smoke | Vilnius, LT | -7 | 15 |
| 2021-09-11 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) | Ashland, MO | -7 | 10 |
| 2021-09-25 | Ocean State BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Cancelled State championship | Hope Vally, RI | 7 | — |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest (Saturday Night) Cancelled | Southwick, MA | 7 | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | -8 | 53 |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | -8 | 30 |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 28 |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | -8 | 26 |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands,Brews & BBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Boise, ID | -8 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | -8 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition State championship | Mears, MI | -8 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q State championship | Yorkville, IL | -8 | 17 |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | -8 | 16 |
| 2021-09-10 | Freedom BBQ Festival (POSTPONED) State championship | Longmont, CO | -8 | — |
| 2021-09-29 | Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | MIDLAND, TX | 11 | 54 |
| 2021-10-01 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Cancelled State championship | Springfield, KY | 13 | 43 |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Sheridan, AR | 13 | 30 |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 State championship | Casper, WY | 13 | 27 |
| 2021-10-01 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) | Tahlequah, OK | 13 | 20 |
| 2021-10-01 | Squealin on the Square State championship | Laurens, SC | 13 | 17 |
| 2021-10-01 | BBQ On The Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (Postponed) | Blue Island, IL | 13 | — |
| 2021-10-01 | Road To OZ BBQ Challenge (POSTPONED) State championship | Wamego, KS | 13 | — |
| 2021-10-01 | Inaugural Hawg Harvest - Lindsay Fall Fest - One Meat Rib Contest (POSTPONED) | Lindsay, OK | 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 |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 | Casper, WY | 14 | 26 |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | -14 | 25 |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | 14 | 16 |
| 2021-10-02 | Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle | Bremen, 28199 | 14 | 16 |
| 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 |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest | Braintree, VT | 14 | 8 |
| 2021-09-04 | Red, White, & B-B-Q (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Westmont, IL | -14 | — |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville State championship | Nashville, TN | -15 | 50 |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 State championship | Augusta, GA | -15 | 37 |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | -15 | 26 |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | -15 | 25 |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes State championship | Madison, IL | -15 | 20 |
| 2021-09-03 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Cancelled | Alberta, T3B 0N2 | -15 | 19 |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival State championship | Lake Placid, NY | -15 | 15 |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ State championship | Maryville, MO | -15 | 12 |
| 2021-09-03 | Red, White, & B-B-Q (DAY 1) Cancelled State championship | Westmont, IL | -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.