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, June 4, 2022 · 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.
- 15 Apr 23
- 14 Apr 30
- 12 May 7
- 19 May 14
- 13 May 21
- 8 May 28
- 15 Jun 4
- 12 Jun 11
- 18 Jun 18
- 17 Jun 25
- 11 Jul 2
- 6 Jul 9
- 12 Jul 16
The weekend of Jul 9 is the quietest in range: 6 contests. The biggest thing on it is South Carolina Festival of Discovery.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-04 Your weekend | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Merrimack, NH | 0 | 37 |
| 2022-06-04 Your weekend | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) State championship | Greeley, CO | 0 | 34 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Original SD BBQ Championship State championship | Huron, SD | -1 | 46 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition State championship | Kansas City, MO | -1 | 41 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp, 2134CG | -1 | 38 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival State championship | Norco, CA | -1 | 37 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) State championship | Owatonna, MN | -1 | 33 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) State championship | Greeley, CO | -1 | 33 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta | Bassano, AB | -1 | 31 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | -1 | 30 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival State championship | Covington, TN | -1 | 28 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | -1 | 25 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Honeybee BBQ Competition State championship | Lafayette, GA | -1 | 25 |
| 2022-06-03 Your weekend | Country Invasion (POSTPONED) State championship | Wilmington, OH | -1 | — |
| 2022-06-03 | 3rd Annual Ironstone Throwdown in the Vineyards Cancelled State championship | Murphys, CA | -1 | — |
| 2022-06-02 Your weekend | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | -2 | 29 |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 6 | 39 |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 6 | 36 |
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 6 | 33 |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 6 | 29 |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off State championship | Absarokee, MT | 6 | 27 |
| 2022-06-10 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 6 | 26 |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 | 23 |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational State championship | New Haven, KY | 6 | 17 |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff State championship | Welch, WV | 6 | 15 |
| 2022-06-10 | Cushing Chamber Annual BBQ and Blues Festival (INVITE ONLY) | Cushing, OK | 6 | 6 |
| 2022-06-10 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Pineridge Campground - BBQ Competition #2 Cancelled State championship | Roebuck, SC | 6 | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | SHERWOOD PARK, AB | -7 | 39 |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 7 | 37 |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Westmont, IL | -7 | 28 |
| 2022-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | -7 | 27 |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | -7 | 25 |
| 2022-05-28 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q Cancelled State championship | Lake City, CO | -7 | 19 |
| 2022-05-27 | Bombers & BBQ State championship | Hot Springs, AR | -8 | 28 |
| 2022-05-27 | Best Dam Barbeque State championship | Boulder City, NV | -8 | 26 |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | -8 | 25 |
| 2022-05-27 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Cancelled State championship | Morgantown, WV | -8 | — |
| 2022-05-27 | Giant BBQ Battle Virtual Junior Chef Competition - Entries Accepted Starting May 27, 2022 - June 17, 2022 | Bowie, MD | -8 | — |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge State championship | Frisco, CO | 12 | 37 |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 State championship | Franklin, IN | 13 | 42 |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival State championship | Delta, PA | 13 | 34 |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest State championship | State Center, IA | 13 | 32 |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest (Steak) | Holdrege, NE | 13 | 30 |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest State championship | Holdrege, NE | 13 | 29 |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" State championship | Kansas City, KS | 13 | 29 |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) | Franklin, IN | 13 | 25 |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | Morris, IL | 13 | 23 |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Roanoke, WV | 13 | 20 |
| 2022-06-17 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Logansport, IN | 13 | 14 |
| 2022-06-17 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) | Sioux City, IA | 13 | 13 |
| 2022-06-17 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) | Liberty, MO | 13 | 13 |
| 2022-06-17 | Certified BBQ Judging - ITALY | Isola della Scala, 37063 | 13 | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Capital BBQ Festival Cancelled | Ottawa, ON | -14 | 43 |
| 2022-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 State championship | Franklin, IN | 14 | 27 |
| 2022-06-18 | BBQ Battle Finland (POSTPONED) | Tampere, 33840 | 14 | 23 |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II | Terneuzen, 4538AP | -14 | 18 |
| 2022-06-18 | The War of Barbeque | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 State championship | Mannington, WV | -14 | 13 |
| 2022-06-18 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 14 | 10 |
| 2022-05-21 | Country Smoke House Roadside BBQ Challenge (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Almont, MI | -14 | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival State championship | Ayden, NC | -15 | 32 |
| 2022-05-20 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | -15 | 30 |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship | Winchester, TN | -15 | 29 |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship State championship | Sulphur, OK | -15 | 25 |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 State championship | Mannington, WV | -15 | 14 |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs 2) | Sulphur, OK | -15 | 7 |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Sulphur, OK | -15 | 6 |
| 2022-05-20 | Thrills N Grills (Master & Backyard) POSTPONED | Cambridge, MD | -15 | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -15 | — |
| 2022-05-18 | Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | -17 | — |
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.