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, March 18, 2023 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 1 Feb 4
- 1 Feb 11
- 1 Feb 18
- 4 Feb 25
- 3 Mar 4
- 4 Mar 11
- 6 Mar 18
- 11 Mar 25
- 6 Apr 1
- 6 Apr 8
- 10 Apr 15
- 11 Apr 22
- 17 Apr 29
The weekend of Feb 4 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Budweiser Smoke on the Water.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2023 Your weekend |
Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 | Boom, Belgium | Same day | 13 |
| Mar 18, 2023 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Johnston, Iowa | Johnston, IA | Same day | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship State championship | Lebanon, TN | 1 day before | 80 |
| Mar 17, 2023 Your weekend |
5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship State championship | Olathe, KS | 1 day before | 68 |
| Mar 17, 2023 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Lebanon, TN | 1 day before | 59 |
| Mar 17, 2023 Your weekend |
Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 | Boom, Belgium | 1 day before | 13 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) State championship | Urbanna, VA | 6 days after | 53 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 37 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) | Urbanna, VA | 6 days after | 33 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) | Urbanna, VA | 6 days after | 33 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) State championship | St. Robert, MO | 6 days after | 26 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (One Meat Ribs) | St. Robert, MO | 6 days after | 20 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 11 |
| Mar 12, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Lodi, CA | Lodi, CA | 6 days before | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) State championship | Urbanna, VA | 7 days after | 46 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) State championship | St. Robert, MO | 7 days after | 25 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 | Lommel, Belgium | 7 days after | 18 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Cameron, MO | Cameron, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Dodge City, KS Cancelled | Dodge City, KS | 7 days after | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest State championship | Yuma, AZ | 8 days before | 32 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Foley, AL | 8 days before | 31 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Big Butt Strutt BBQ Showdown Cancelled State championship | Anderson, SC | 8 days before | — |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Big Butt Strutt BBQ Showdown (One Meat Ribs) Cancelled | Anderson, SC | 9 days before | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff State championship | Cedar Park, TX | 13 days after | 57 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship State championship | Altoona, IA | 13 days after | 47 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) State championship | Wagoner, OK | 13 days after | 29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Swampfest State championship | Waycross, GA | 13 days after | 28 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Swampfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Waycross, GA | 13 days after | 28 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome State championship | Marion, AR | 13 days after | 15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (Day 1) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 13 days after | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 13 days after | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Montana Outlaw BBQ Tell-All Competition BBQ Class | Billings, MT | 13 days after | — |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Eureka, IL | Eureka, IL | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 1, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (Day 2) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 1, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 14 days after | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival State championship | Lawrenceville, GA | 15 days before | 65 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | The Golden State Battle V State championship | Hollister, CA | 15 days before | 28 |
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.