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 13, 2022 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
8
sanctioned contests
In the window
72
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 11 Jul 2
- 6 Jul 9
- 12 Jul 16
- 13 Jul 23
- 14 Jul 30
- 14 Aug 6
- 8 Aug 13
- 12 Aug 20
- 16 Aug 27
- 6 Sep 3
- 19 Sep 10
- 21 Sep 17
- 12 Sep 24
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2022 Your weekend |
Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival | Nova Scotia, Canada | Same day | 11 |
| Aug 13, 2022 Your weekend |
BIGFEAST CHALLENGE | Uusikaupunki, Finland | Same day | 9 |
| Aug 13, 2022 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class & Table Captain - Finland | Uusikaupunksi, Finland | Same day | — |
| Aug 13, 2022 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Class - Nova Scotia, CANADA | Meteghan River, Canada | Same day | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 Your weekend |
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Glencoe, AL | 1 day before | 35 |
| Aug 12, 2022 Your weekend |
Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 12, 2022 Your weekend |
Reata Round Up BBQ Contest State championship | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Black Mountain BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Black Mountain, NC | 1 day before | — |
| Aug 11, 2022 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 2 days before | — |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Worland, WY | Worland, WY | 5 days after | — |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | 6 days after | 59 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 days after | 54 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madison, IN | 6 days after | 45 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 6 days after | 30 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 6 days after | 29 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | 6 days after | 12 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | BBQ Festival | Saue Parish, Estonia | 6 days after | 10 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 7 days after | 41 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | 7 days after | 29 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 7 days after | 20 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 7 days after | 15 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 7 days before | 12 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days before | 11 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor - Judging | Warsaw, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD) - Judging | Warsaw, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 50 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine State championship | Savannah, GA | 8 days before | 49 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 42 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | 8 days before | 35 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Warsaw, MO | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) | Savannah, GA | 8 days before | 24 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | 8 days before | 21 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Madison, AL | 8 days before | 21 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD) (JUDGING FULL) | Warsaw, MO | 8 days before | 5 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | 17th Annual Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Cancelled State championship | Mason City, IA | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Oinktoberfest BBQ Cookoff Cancelled State championship | Clarence, NY | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Cancelled State championship | Cincinnati, OH | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 13 days after | 49 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 13 days after | 48 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks (Steak) Cancelled | Baldwin City, KS | 13 days after | 48 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | 13 days after | 45 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 13 days after | 37 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | 13 days after | 28 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest (Steak) | Hill City, SD | 13 days after | 27 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque State championship | Washington Island, WI | 13 days after | 26 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington Island, WI | 13 days after | 23 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Columbus, MS | 13 days after | 20 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) State championship | Spring Grove, PA | 14 days before | 42 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue Cook Off (POSTPONED) State championship | Nevada, MO | 14 days after | 37 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 14 days after | 31 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (National Steak Championship) Cancelled | Dodge City, KS | 14 days before | 26 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 14 days before | 25 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 14 days after | 19 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 14 days after | 19 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib | Castle Rock, CO | 14 days before | 15 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Walnut Creek, CA | 14 days after | 15 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 | Reichenau an der Rax, Austria | 14 days before | 11 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | BBQ Friuli Venezia Giulia (POSTPONED) | Cividale del Friuli, Italy | 14 days before | — |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Zona Rosa Family Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (POSTPONED) | Kansas City, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Zona Rosa Family Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) - Judging | Kansas City, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 27, 2022 | BBQ Boot Camp 101 - Chicken & Ribs - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 14 days after | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) State championship | Spring Grove, PA | 15 days before | 54 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 15 days before | 32 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship State championship | Shenandoah, IA | 15 days before | 27 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (One Meat Ribs) Cancelled | Dodge City, KS | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smokin on the Route State championship | Miami, OK | 15 days before | 19 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | 15 days before | 16 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 | Reichenau an der Rax, Austria | 15 days before | 10 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smokin on the Route - Steak Cancelled | Miami, OK | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 28, 2022 | BBQ Boot Camp 102 - Butts & Brisket - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 15 days after | — |
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.