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.
Quieter than the weekends around it Saturday, July 9, 2022 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
6
sanctioned contests
In the window
65
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 8 May 28
- 15 Jun 4
- 12 Jun 11
- 18 Jun 18
- 17 Jun 25
- 11 Jul 2
- 6 Jul 9
- 12 Jul 16
- 13 Jul 23
- 14 Jul 30
- 14 Aug 6
- 8 Aug 13
- 12 Aug 20
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2022 Your weekend |
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | Same day | 61 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | 2022 Black Silos Swine in the Vine BBQ Contest (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Trenton, MO | Same day | — |
| Jul 8, 2022 Your weekend |
Harvest on Fire at the Winery State championship | Marshall, IL | 1 day before | 28 |
| Jul 8, 2022 Your weekend |
Clayton BBQ Cook-off State championship | Clayton, CA | 1 day before | 27 |
| Jul 8, 2022 Your weekend |
Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition State championship | Newton, KS | 1 day before | 21 |
| Jul 10, 2022 Your weekend |
CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) | Clayton, CA | 1 day after | 20 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Ohio Veterans BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled State championship | Kettering, OH | 1 day before | — |
| Jul 8, 2022 | 2022 Black Silos Swine in the Vine BBQ Contest (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Trenton, MO | 1 day before | — |
| Jul 7, 2022 Your weekend |
South Carolina Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 2 days before | 92 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off State championship | Worthington, MN | 6 days after | 40 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | 6 days after | 31 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl State championship | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 6 days after | 30 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) State championship | Cameron, MO | 6 days after | 27 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown State championship | Eureka, IL | 6 days after | 25 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) | Eureka, IL | 6 days after | 19 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) | Worthington, MN | 6 days after | 17 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | Bancroft, IA | 6 days after | 14 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 State championship | Sweet Home, OR | 7 days before | 34 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) State championship | Cameron, MO | 7 days after | 25 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs | Cameron, MO | 7 days after | 23 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Barn Burner BBQ (POSTPONED) | Chilliwack, BC | 7 days after | 20 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Sparks, NV | 7 days before | 17 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Twin Smoke | Vilnius, Lithuania | 7 days before | 15 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) | Carmel, Australia | 7 days before | 9 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) | Carmel, Australia | 7 days before | 9 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge State championship | Lowell, AR | 8 days before | 30 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | The Art of BBQ State championship | Sterling, CO | 8 days before | 28 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Topeka, KS | 8 days before | 24 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) | Sparks, NV | 8 days before | 17 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging - LITHUANIA | Vilnius, Lithuania | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Certified Barbeque Class - Sweet Home, OR | Sweet Home, OR | 9 days before | — |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Eagle River, AK | Eagle River, AK | 11 days after | — |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 State championship | Galax, VA | 12 days after | 25 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest State championship | Apex, NC | 13 days after | 35 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) State championship | Osceola, MO | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | EffingHAM-JAM State championship | Effingham, IL | 13 days after | 25 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Preston, MN | 13 days after | 13 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | East Liverpool, OH | 13 days after | 11 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition | Delta Junction, AK | 13 days after | 6 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Green Mountain Grills Pellet Pit Master Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 13 days before | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Michigan's Big BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Wyoming, MI | 13 days after | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Marion County Fair- (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Hillsboro, KS | 13 days after | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Certified Barbeque Class - Manitoba, CANADA | Niverville, Ma, Canada | 13 days after | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) State championship | Belvidere, IL | 14 days before | 32 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | 14 days before | 32 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) State championship | Osceola, MO | 14 days after | 26 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff State championship | Skowhegan, ME | 14 days before | 25 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival State championship | Windsor, VT | 14 days after | 25 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Dodewaard, Netherlands | 14 days before | 22 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Germany | 14 days after | 20 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Lethbridge, Canada | 14 days after | 20 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) | Lethbridge, Canada | 14 days after | 18 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Skowhegan, ME | 14 days before | 15 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Backyard Grill Master Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 15 days before | 164 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) State championship | Belvidere, IL | 15 days before | 36 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Big BBQ Bash State championship | Maryville, TN | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff State championship | Miles City, MT | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs | Belvidere, IL | 15 days before | 24 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Carthage, TX | 15 days before | 16 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Columbia Valley Smokeshow | Invermere, Canada | 15 days before | 11 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Smokin Deltana BBQ Challenge (POSTPONED) | Delta Junction, AK | 15 days before | 6 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Smokin Railroad Street BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Elkmont, AL | 15 days before | — |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Cache Smokeout at the American West Heritage Center (POSTPONED UNTIL 2023) State championship | Logan, UT | 15 days before | — |
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.
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.