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, June 24, 2023 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
9
sanctioned contests
In the window
64
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 10 May 13
- 14 May 20
- 8 May 27
- 12 Jun 3
- 22 Jun 10
- 10 Jun 17
- 9 Jun 24
- 10 Jul 1
- 8 Jul 8
- 13 Jul 15
- 9 Jul 22
- 10 Jul 29
- 11 Aug 5
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2023 Your weekend |
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | Same day | 29 |
| Jun 24, 2023 Your weekend |
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington, DC | Same day | 27 |
| Jun 24, 2023 Your weekend |
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Dodewaard, Netherlands | Same day | 26 |
| Jun 24, 2023 Your weekend |
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Washington, DC | Same day | 26 |
| Jun 24, 2023 Your weekend |
Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | Schenectady, NY | Same day | 19 |
| Jun 23, 2023 Your weekend |
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 1 day before | 167 |
| Jun 23, 2023 Your weekend |
Big BBQ Bash State championship | Maryville, TN | 1 day before | 36 |
| Jun 23, 2023 Your weekend |
Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | 1 day before | 15 |
| Jun 23, 2023 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Washington, DC (CLASS FULL) | Washington, DC | 1 day before | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Nashville Superspeedway BBQ Showdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Cancelled State championship | Lebanon, TN | 1 day before | — |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Soldotna, AK | Soldonta, AK | 5 days after | — |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Art of Barbeque State championship | Sterling, CO | 6 days after | 35 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Topeka, KS | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ State championship | Council Bluffs, IA | 6 days after | 22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kennett Square, PA | 6 days after | 12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Kenai River BBQ Competition | Soldotna, AK | 6 days after | 9 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | When Pigs Fly, Ford City BBQ Cook Off Cancelled | Ford City, PA | 6 days after | — |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff State championship | Sweet Home, OR | 7 days after | 38 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Morris, IL | 7 days before | 33 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Isola della Scala (VR), Italy | 7 days after | 22 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition | Seagrave, ON | 7 days before | 15 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | The War of Barbeque | Isola della Scala (VR), Italy | 7 days after | 15 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Ontario, Canada Cancelled | Seagrave, ON | 7 days before | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Colorado BBQ Challenge State championship | Frisco, CO | 8 days before | 42 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" State championship | Kansas City, KS | 8 days before | 29 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | York County BBQ Festival State championship | Delta, PA | 8 days before | 29 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Buckhannon, WV | 8 days before | 28 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State championship | State Center, IA | 8 days before | 27 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff State championship | Miles City, MT | 8 days before | 22 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Logansport, IN | 8 days before | 21 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ | Regina, SK | 8 days before | 16 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Santa's Summer Solstice BBQ (KCBS Masters) Cancelled | North Pole, AK | 8 days before | — |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Magic City Summer Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (POSTPONED) | Birmingham, AL | 8 days after | — |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 12 days after | 76 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Delta Junction, AK Cancelled | Delta Junction, AK | 12 days after | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off State championship | Cameron, MO | 13 days after | 30 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cameron, MO | 13 days after | 30 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que State championship | Spencer, IA | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) | Cameron, MO | 13 days after | 12 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off | Delta Junction, AK | 13 days after | 6 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 14 days before | 40 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 State championship | Franklin, IN | 14 days before | 28 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) | Carmel, Australia | 14 days after | 9 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) | Carmel, Australia | 14 days after | 9 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Full Throttle BBQ and Music Festival | Buttai, Australia | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff - Judging | Welch, WV | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Nova Scotia, Canada | Upper Onslow, N., Canada | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 15 days before | 44 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 43 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 State championship | Franklin, IN | 15 days before | 38 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | 15 days before | 36 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 15 days before | 32 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Ozarks BBQ Fest State championship | Springfield, MO | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff State championship | Welch, WV | 15 days before | 16 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | 15 days before | 16 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Franklin, IN | 15 days before | 15 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | copy of Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 15 days before | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | copy of Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 15 days before | — |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Pipeline Appreciation BBQ N Blues Contest (INVITE ONLY) (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Cushing, OK | 16 days before | 3 |
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.