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, July 29, 2023 · 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.
- 10 Jun 17
- 9 Jun 24
- 10 Jul 1
- 8 Jul 8
- 13 Jul 15
- 9 Jul 22
- 10 Jul 29
- 11 Aug 5
- 15 Aug 12
- 13 Aug 19
- 18 Aug 26
- 9 Sep 2
- 23 Sep 9
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Spring Grove, PA | 0 | 52 |
| 2023-07-29 Your weekend | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 0 | 40 |
| 2023-07-29 Your weekend | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 0 | 27 |
| 2023-07-29 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Cancelled State championship | Montaque, CA | 0 | 22 |
| 2023-07-29 Your weekend | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Reichenau, | 0 | 16 |
| 2023-07-29 Your weekend | Vienna Alps BBQ Days | Reichenau, | 0 | 12 |
| 2023-07-29 Your weekend | Colorado Rib Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Castle Rock, CO | 0 | 12 |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Spring Grove, PA | -1 | 52 |
| 2023-07-28 Your weekend | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) State championship | New Freedom, PA | -1 | 51 |
| 2023-07-28 Your weekend | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | -1 | 32 |
| 2023-07-28 Your weekend | Smokin on the Route State championship | Miami, OK | -1 | 29 |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Dodge City, KS | -1 | 26 |
| 2023-07-28 Your weekend | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | -1 | 25 |
| 2023-07-28 Your weekend | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) State championship | Dodge City, KS | -1 | 25 |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Madison, AL | 6 | 58 |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 6 | 44 |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 6 | 37 |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause | Tahlequah, OK | 6 | 36 |
| 2023-08-04 | La Classique BBQ Labonte | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 6 | 33 |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest State championship | Dinuba, CA | 6 | 29 |
| 2023-08-04 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Cancelled State championship | Winston, MO | 6 | 27 |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Tahlequah, OK | 6 | 23 |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) State championship | Osceola, MO | -7 | 28 |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Osceola, MO | -7 | 27 |
| 2023-08-05 | East Helena Smoke Show State championship | East Helena, MT | 7 | 24 |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 7 | 17 |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (MASTER & BACKYARD) Cancelled State championship | Warsaw, MO | 7 | 16 |
| 2023-08-05 | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters | Chew Magna, Near Bristol, BS40 8SZ | 7 | 8 |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, | 7 | 8 |
| 2023-07-22 | Auburn Rotary Party In the Park Cancelled State championship | Auburn, NY | -7 | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain State championship | Galax, VA | -8 | 38 |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig State championship | Shenandoah, IA | -8 | 37 |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic State championship | Hillsboro, OH | -8 | 32 |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) State championship | Osceola, MO | -8 | 31 |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Preston, MN | -8 | 15 |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Raymond, AB | -9 | 12 |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) | Raymond, AB | -9 | 6 |
| 2023-08-10 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 12 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | Mayetta, KS | 13 | 90 |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | 13 | 35 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 State championship | Ashland, VA | 13 | 28 |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | 13 | 27 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) | Ashland, VA | 13 | 16 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) | Ashland, VA | 13 | 14 |
| 2023-08-11 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | 13 | 11 |
| 2023-08-11 | Out West BBQ Fest Cancelled State championship | Gering, NE | 13 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open & Invitational Team Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | 13 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open ONLY Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | 13 | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | Mayetta, KS | 14 | 62 |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | Mayetta, KS | 14 | 29 |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 State championship | Ashland, VA | 14 | 26 |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) State championship | Butler, MO | -14 | 21 |
| 2023-07-15 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Dowagiac, MI | -14 | 16 |
| 2023-08-12 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, 1215 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | -15 | 64 |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off State championship | Worthington, MN | -15 | 39 |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | -15 | 36 |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) State championship | Butler, MO | -15 | 27 |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown State championship | Eureka, IL | -15 | 25 |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Butler, MO | -15 | 23 |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash State championship | Oshkosh, WI | -15 | 19 |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Worthington, MN | -15 | 17 |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) | Eureka, IL | -15 | 15 |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oshkosh, WI | -15 | 15 |
| 2023-08-13 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - JUDGING Registration | Mayetta, KS | 15 | — |
| 2023-07-13 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captian Class - Butler, MO | Butler, MO | -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.