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, October 22, 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.
- 19 Sep 10
- 21 Sep 17
- 12 Sep 24
- 14 Oct 1
- 20 Oct 8
- 14 Oct 15
- 14 Oct 22
- 8 Oct 29
- 8 Nov 5
- 9 Nov 12
- 4 Nov 19
- 1 Nov 26
- 3 Dec 3
The weekend of Nov 26 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Smokin' in the Valley.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-22 Your weekend | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 State championship | Westminster, CO | 0 | 31 |
| 2022-10-22 Your weekend | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Jackson, NJ | 0 | 27 |
| 2022-10-22 | Zom-B-Q (One Meat Ribs) Cancelled | Galax, VA | 0 | 16 |
| 2022-10-22 Your weekend | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night | Jackson, NJ | 0 | 11 |
| 2022-10-22 Your weekend | World Championship Hot Wing Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS) | Memphis, TN | 0 | — |
| 2022-10-22 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Riverside, CA | Riverside, CA | 0 | — |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water State championship | Pine Bluff, AR | -1 | 47 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | OKC BBQ Fest State championship | Oklahoma City, OK | -1 | 35 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Roswell, GA | -1 | 35 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 State championship | Westminster, CO | -1 | 32 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Border War Barbeque State championship | Osawatomie, KS | -1 | 30 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Jackson, NJ | -1 | 29 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | Vicksburg, MS | -1 | 28 |
| 2022-10-21 | Ribs on the River Cancelled State championship | Louisiana, MO | -1 | 26 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | Brigadoon, 6010 | -1 | 15 |
| 2022-10-21 Your weekend | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Friday Night | Jackson, NJ | -1 | 11 |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 6 | 40 |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Oak Grove, MO | 6 | 38 |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) State championship | Shelby, NC | 6 | 35 |
| 2022-10-28 | Back The Blue BBQ State championship | Vidalia, LA | 6 | 22 |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl State championship | Madison, AL | 6 | 10 |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 6 | 8 |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) State championship | Shelby, NC | 7 | 34 |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 7 | 32 |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | West Salem, WI | -7 | 20 |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) | West Salem, WI | -7 | 16 |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | -8 | 83 |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival State championship | Grovetown, GA | -8 | 51 |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken | Grovetown, GA | -8 | 38 |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn State championship | Ottumwa, IA | -8 | 36 |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ State championship | Union Grove, WI | -8 | 36 |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Belair, MD | -8 | 30 |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | -8 | 28 |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | West Salem, WI | -8 | 22 |
| 2022-10-14 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Nelsonville, OH | -8 | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Founders Day BBQ Championship (POSTPONED) State championship | White Hall, AR | -8 | — |
| 2022-10-14 | DeSoto Shrine Club 14th Annual BBQ & Steak Cook-Off (POSTPONED) State championship | Nesbit, MS | -8 | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Certified Barbeque Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | -8 | — |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival State championship | Indio, CA | 13 | 35 |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ State championship | Powells Point, NC | 13 | 22 |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Yorkville, IL | 13 | 22 |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Yorkville, IL | 13 | 18 |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival State championship | Biloxi, MS | 13 | 11 |
| 2022-11-04 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 State championship | Harper, KS | 13 | 10 |
| 2022-11-04 | BBQ, Beer & Bourbon Festival (POSTPONED) | Choctaw, OK | 13 | — |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 | Tahlequah, OK | -14 | 32 |
| 2022-10-08 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition | Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | -14 | 10 |
| 2022-11-05 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 State championship | Harper, KS | 14 | 9 |
| 2022-10-08 | All American Smoker Competition Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Bonifay, FL | -14 | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | -15 | 38 |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 | Tahlequah, OK | -15 | 32 |
| 2022-10-07 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | -15 | 30 |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Edgerton, KS | -15 | 29 |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest State championship | Casper, WY | -15 | 29 |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | -15 | 27 |
| 2022-10-07 | Go Hog Wild BBQ State championship | Sheridan, AR | -15 | 26 |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | -15 | 26 |
| 2022-10-07 | Anchor City Cook Off (POSTPONED) State championship | Centralia, MO | -15 | 25 |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More State championship | Hermiston, OR | -15 | 19 |
| 2022-10-07 | BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies | Tomball, TX | -15 | 17 |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) | Edgerton, KS | -15 | 13 |
| 2022-10-07 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition - One Meat- Ribs | Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | -15 | 12 |
| 2022-10-07 | The 18th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) State championship | Riverside, CA | -15 | 10 |
| 2022-10-07 | 2nd Annual Oscar Bothwell Memorial Scholarship Rib Rally (One Meat Ribs) | Oneonta, AL | -15 | 6 |
| 2022-10-07 | King Biscuit BBQ & Blues on the Levee (POSTPONED) State championship | Helena, AR | -15 | — |
| 2022-10-07 | All American Smoker Competition Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Bonifay, FL | -15 | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) - Judging | Edgerton, KS | -15 | — |
| 2022-10-06 | Certified Barbeque Class - Hermiston, OR | Hermiston, OR | -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.