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 25, 2021 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
Biggest 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.
- 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
- 3 Nov 6
The weekend of Nov 6 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-25 Your weekend | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown State championship | Southwick, MA | 0 | 26 |
| 2021-09-25 Your weekend | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ | Terneuzen, 4538AP | 0 | 21 |
| 2021-09-25 Your weekend | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | 0 | 18 |
| 2021-09-25 Your weekend | FO.G & SMOKE | Modena, 41013 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021-09-25 | Ocean State BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Cancelled State championship | Hope Vally, RI | 0 | — |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest (Saturday Night) Cancelled | Southwick, MA | 0 | — |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) State championship | Shawnee, KS | -1 | 86 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Murphysboro, IL | -1 | 39 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest State championship | Ottumwa, IA | -1 | 35 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Smoke in the Park State championship | Lemoyne, PA | -1 | 31 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com State championship | Grand Haven, MI | -1 | 28 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | BBQ Boogie & Blues State championship | Calhoun, GA | -1 | 27 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | -1 | 27 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Smokin' in the Hills State championship | Hillsboro, OH | -1 | 26 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | -1 | 19 |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | TN River BBQ Battle State championship | Savannah, TN | -1 | 10 |
| 2021-09-24 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Cancelled State championship | Newton, NC | -1 | — |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Undilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Southwick, MA | -1 | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest (Friday Night) Cancelled | Southwick, MA | -1 | — |
| 2021-09-24 Your weekend | Delta Roots Backyard Grillin' Contest (BACKYARD) (POSTPONED) | Helena, AR | -1 | — |
| 2021-09-29 | Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | MIDLAND, TX | 4 | 54 |
| 2021-10-01 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Cancelled State championship | Springfield, KY | 6 | 43 |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Sheridan, AR | 6 | 30 |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 State championship | Casper, WY | 6 | 27 |
| 2021-10-01 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) | Tahlequah, OK | 6 | 20 |
| 2021-10-01 | Squealin on the Square State championship | Laurens, SC | 6 | 17 |
| 2021-10-01 | BBQ On The Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (Postponed) | Blue Island, IL | 6 | — |
| 2021-10-01 | Road To OZ BBQ Challenge (POSTPONED) State championship | Wamego, KS | 6 | — |
| 2021-10-01 | Inaugural Hawg Harvest - Lindsay Fall Fest - One Meat Rib Contest (POSTPONED) | Lindsay, OK | 6 | — |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 | Casper, WY | 7 | 26 |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | 7 | 16 |
| 2021-10-02 | Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle | Bremen, 28199 | 7 | 16 |
| 2021-09-18 | Downtown Madtown BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest | Madison, AL | -7 | 9 |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest | Braintree, VT | 7 | 8 |
| 2021-09-17 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ State championship | Owensboro, KY | -8 | 31 |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | -8 | 20 |
| 2021-09-17 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | -8 | 16 |
| 2021-09-17 | Rhythm & Ribs - One Meat Rib Contest | Wichita, KS | -8 | 5 |
| 2021-09-17 | Rhythm & Ribs - One Meat Chicken Contest | Wichita, KS | -8 | 4 |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST State championship | Kansas City, KS | -9 | 467 |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST State championship | Kansas City, KS | -9 | 185 |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 | 70 |
| 2021-10-08 | Cookin' on the Kaw BBQ Contest (POSTPONED) State championship | De Soto, KS | 13 | 51 |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | 13 | 31 |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 27 |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 | 26 |
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off State championship | Waxhaw, NC | 13 | 26 |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | 13 | 26 |
| 2021-10-08 | 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Riverside, CA | 13 | 19 |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off State championship | Centralia, MO | 13 | 19 |
| 2021-10-08 | All American Smokers - Steak Contest Cancelled | Bonifay, FL | 13 | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Cookin' on the Kaw BBQ Contest - One Meat Rib Contest (POSTPONED) | De Soto, KS | 13 | — |
| 2021-09-11 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | -14 | 29 |
| 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 |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | -15 | 53 |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | -15 | 30 |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | -15 | 28 |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | -15 | 26 |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands,Brews & BBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Boise, ID | -15 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | -15 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition State championship | Mears, MI | -15 | 25 |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q State championship | Yorkville, IL | -15 | 17 |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | -15 | 16 |
| 2021-09-10 | Freedom BBQ Festival (POSTPONED) State championship | Longmont, CO | -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.