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, September 3, 2022 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
6
sanctioned contests
In the window
78
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 14 Oct 1
- 20 Oct 8
- 14 Oct 15
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-03 Your weekend | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 0 | 45 |
| 2022-09-03 Your weekend | Barbeque on the Bow | Calgary, AB | 0 | 36 |
| 2022-09-03 | Bedford BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Bedford, TX | 0 | — |
| 2022-09-03 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Class - WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Swan Valley, We 6055 | 0 | — |
| 2022-09-02 Your weekend | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) | Lake Placid, NY | -1 | 28 |
| 2022-09-02 Your weekend | Smokin' in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | -1 | 23 |
| 2022-09-02 Your weekend | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | Lake Placid, NY | -1 | 22 |
| 2022-09-02 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Cancelled State championship | Maryville, MO | -1 | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ State championship | Huntsville, AL | 5 | 35 |
| 2022-09-09 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest State championship | Millington, TN | 6 | 38 |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 6 | 38 |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | 6 | 37 |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | 6 | 32 |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest State championship | Kanab, UT | 6 | 31 |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | 6 | 28 |
| 2022-09-09 | 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff State championship | Hanover, VA | 6 | 17 |
| 2022-09-09 | Smokin on the White (POSTPONED) State championship | Batesville, AR | 6 | 17 |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 6 | 17 |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) | Davenport, IA | 6 | 13 |
| 2022-09-09 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Belton, MO | 6 | 13 |
| 2022-09-09 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | 6 | 12 |
| 2022-09-09 | Annual Crawford County Fair BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT PORK) | Mulberry, AR | 6 | 5 |
| 2022-08-28 | BBQ Boot Camp 102 - Butts & Brisket - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | -6 | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Undilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2022-08-27 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue Cook Off (POSTPONED) State championship | Nevada, MO | -7 | 37 |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | -7 | 31 |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | 7 | 30 |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | 7 | 28 |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | -7 | 19 |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | -7 | 19 |
| 2022-09-10 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Moose Jaw, SK | 7 | 18 |
| 2022-08-27 | Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Walnut Creek, CA | -7 | 15 |
| 2022-09-10 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) | Ashland, MO | 7 | 8 |
| 2022-08-27 | BBQ Boot Camp 101 - Chicken & Ribs - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | -7 | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bands, Brews and BBQ Cancelled State championship | Manassas, VA | 7 | — |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | -8 | 49 |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | -8 | 48 |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks (Steak) Cancelled | Baldwin City, KS | -8 | 48 |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | -8 | 45 |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | -8 | 37 |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | -8 | 28 |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest (Steak) | Hill City, SD | -8 | 27 |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque State championship | Washington Island, WI | -8 | 26 |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington Island, WI | -8 | 23 |
| 2022-08-26 | Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Columbus, MS | -8 | 20 |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | 13 | 39 |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | 13 | 33 |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest State championship | Baxley, GA | 13 | 30 |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett State championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | 13 | 27 |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | 13 | 25 |
| 2022-09-16 | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition State championship | Bowling Green, KY | 13 | 24 |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Tuscumbia, AL | 13 | 18 |
| 2022-09-16 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Braintree, VT | 13 | 18 |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 State championship | San Diego, CA | 13 | 17 |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest (One Meat Ribs) | Baxley, GA | 13 | 17 |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (One Meat Ribs) | Ponca City, OK | 13 | 13 |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) | Burlington, KS | 13 | 6 |
| 2022-09-16 | Tivoli Farm BBQ Classic by iDS (POSTPONED) | Malvern, PA | 13 | — |
| 2022-09-16 | QUEing at the Barns (POSTPONED) State championship | Rolla, MO | 13 | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | -14 | 41 |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | -14 | 29 |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Braintree, VT | 14 | 26 |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 14 | 25 |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | -14 | 20 |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | 14 | 17 |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 State championship | San Diego, CA | 14 | 16 |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | -14 | 15 |
| 2022-09-17 | FO.G & SMOKE | Spilamberto, Mo | 14 | 12 |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 - Judging | San Diego, CA | 14 | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | -15 | 59 |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -15 | 54 |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madison, IN | -15 | 45 |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | -15 | 30 |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -15 | 29 |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | -15 | 12 |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ Festival | Saue Parish, 76505 | -15 | 10 |
| 2022-09-18 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 - Judging | San Diego, CA | 15 | — |
| 2022-08-18 | Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Worland, WY | Worland, WY | -16 | — |
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.