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, April 22, 2023 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Smokin in the Creek BBQ

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±2 weeks either side

The weekends around yours

How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.

The weekend of Mar 11 is the quietest in range: 4 contests. The biggest thing on it is BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest.

Contests within ±2 weeks

Date	Contest	Where	vs. your date	Field
Apr 22, 2023 Your weekend	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship	Blairstown, NJ	Same day	30
Apr 22, 2023 Your weekend	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Blairstown, NJ	Same day	9
Apr 22, 2023 Your weekend	Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - New Lenox, IL	New Lenox, IL	Same day	—
Apr 22, 2023 Your weekend	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bensalem, PA	Bensalem, PA	Same day	—
Apr 21, 2023 Your weekend	Smokin in the Creek BBQ State championship	Sugar Creek, MO	1 day before	51
Apr 21, 2023 Your weekend	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship	Blairstown, NJ	1 day before	36
Apr 21, 2023 Your weekend	Southaven Springfest State championship	Southaven, MS	1 day before	34
Apr 21, 2023 Your weekend	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition State championship	Derby, KS	1 day before	28
Apr 21, 2023 Your weekend	WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown State championship	Cottageville, WV	1 day before	15
Apr 21, 2023 Your weekend	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)	Blairstown, NJ	1 day before	12
Apr 21, 2023 Your weekend	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	1 day before	—
Apr 28, 2023	Marietta River City BBQ State championship	Marietta, OH	6 days after	42
Apr 28, 2023	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) State championship	Washington, MO	6 days after	37
Apr 28, 2023	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Florence, AL	6 days after	36
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ, Boots & Brew State championship	Perris, CA	6 days after	33
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ Boogie & Blues State championship	Calhoun, GA	6 days after	32
Apr 28, 2023	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff State championship	Brandon, MS	6 days after	28
Apr 28, 2023	Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship State championship	Lodi, CA	6 days after	27
Apr 28, 2023	Smokin' in the Pines State championship	Pinehurst, NC	6 days after	24
Apr 28, 2023	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) State championship	Williamsburg, VA	6 days after	20
Apr 28, 2023	Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Marietta, OH	6 days after	18
Apr 28, 2023	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL)	Washington, MO	6 days after	13
Apr 28, 2023	7th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg 2021 (POSTPONED)	Salzburg, Austria	6 days after	—
Apr 28, 2023	Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Cancelled State championship	Cuddlebackville, NY	6 days after	—
Apr 15, 2023	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship	Bristol, CT	7 days before	43
Apr 15, 2023	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023	San Jose, Costa Rica	7 days before	26
Apr 15, 2023	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Bristol, CT	7 days before	22
Apr 29, 2023	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	Aalter, Belgium	7 days after	20
Apr 29, 2023	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) State championship	Williamsburg, VA	7 days after	19
Apr 29, 2023	Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Palmer, AK	7 days after	12
Apr 29, 2023	Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)	Palmer, AK	7 days after	11
Apr 15, 2023	Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD	Bel Air, MD	7 days before	—
Apr 15, 2023	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Derby, KS	Derby, KS	7 days before	—
Apr 15, 2023	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Calgary, Canada	Calgary, Canada	7 days before	—
Apr 29, 2023	8th BBQ Bulls Championship (POSTPONED)	Salzburg, Austria	7 days after	—
Apr 29, 2023	Red, White & Blue BBQ Cancelled State championship	Topeka, KS	7 days after	—
Apr 29, 2023	Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Cancelled State championship	Cuddlebackville, NY	7 days after	—
Apr 29, 2023	Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled	Cuddlebackville, NY	7 days after	—
Apr 14, 2023	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest State championship	Apex, NC	8 days before	32
Apr 14, 2023	The Downtown BBQ Showdown State championship	Lake City, FL	8 days before	32
Apr 14, 2023	11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ State championship	Somerville, TN	8 days before	25
Apr 14, 2023	Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship	Chelsea, AL	8 days before	17
Apr 14, 2023	Philly BBQ Contest & Spring Fling Cancelled State championship	Philadelphia, MS	8 days before	—
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 State championship	Kannapolis, NC	13 days after	35
May 5, 2023	Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off State championship	Kennett, MO	13 days after	26
May 5, 2023	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition State championship	Westland, MI	13 days after	25
May 5, 2023	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship	Lincoln, DE	13 days after	20
May 5, 2023	2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest	Alva, OK	13 days after	15
May 5, 2023	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)	Lincoln, DE	13 days after	9
May 6, 2023	HOGS 4 HEROES State championship	Jamestown, RI	14 days after	50
May 6, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 State championship	Kannapolis, NC	14 days after	23
May 6, 2023	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship	Lincoln, DE	14 days after	19
May 6, 2023	3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest	Terneuzen, Netherlands	14 days after	15
Apr 8, 2023	Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2	Meerbeke, Belgium	14 days before	13
May 6, 2023	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Lincoln, DE	14 days after	9
May 6, 2023	Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Jamestown, RI	Jamestown, RI	14 days after	—
May 6, 2023	Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Alberta, Canada	Edmonton, AB	14 days after	—
May 6, 2023	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Kansas City, MO - Q39 sponsors CBJ for National BBQ Month	Kansas City, MO	14 days after	—
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring State championship	Osage City, KS	15 days before	103
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke on the Falls State championship	Gadsden, AL	15 days before	39
Apr 7, 2023	The Ironman State championship	Greencastle, PA	15 days before	30
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition State championship	Stem, NC	15 days before	28
Apr 7, 2023	Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1	Meerbeke, Belgium	15 days before	10

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.