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, August 5, 2023 · everywhere, because no place is set
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.
- 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
- 18 Sep 16
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-05 Your weekend | East Helena Smoke Show State championship | East Helena, MT | 0 | 24 |
| 2023-08-05 Your weekend | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 0 | 17 |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (MASTER & BACKYARD) Cancelled State championship | Warsaw, MO | 0 | 16 |
| 2023-08-05 Your weekend | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters | Chew Magna, Near Bristol, BS40 8SZ | 0 | 8 |
| 2023-08-05 Your weekend | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, | 0 | 8 |
| 2023-08-04 Your weekend | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Madison, AL | -1 | 58 |
| 2023-08-04 Your weekend | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | -1 | 44 |
| 2023-08-04 Your weekend | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | -1 | 37 |
| 2023-08-04 Your weekend | Que' For a Cause | Tahlequah, OK | -1 | 36 |
| 2023-08-04 Your weekend | La Classique BBQ Labonte | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | -1 | 33 |
| 2023-08-04 Your weekend | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest State championship | Dinuba, CA | -1 | 29 |
| 2023-08-04 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Cancelled State championship | Winston, MO | -1 | 27 |
| 2023-08-04 Your weekend | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Tahlequah, OK | -1 | 23 |
| 2023-08-10 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 5 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | Mayetta, KS | 6 | 90 |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | 6 | 35 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 State championship | Ashland, VA | 6 | 28 |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | 6 | 27 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) | Ashland, VA | 6 | 16 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) | Ashland, VA | 6 | 14 |
| 2023-08-11 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | 6 | 11 |
| 2023-08-11 | Out West BBQ Fest Cancelled State championship | Gering, NE | 6 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open & Invitational Team Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | 6 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open ONLY Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | 6 | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | Mayetta, KS | 7 | 62 |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Spring Grove, PA | -7 | 52 |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) State championship | New Freedom, PA | -7 | 40 |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | Mayetta, KS | 7 | 29 |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) State championship | Dodge City, KS | -7 | 27 |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 State championship | Ashland, VA | 7 | 26 |
| 2023-07-29 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Cancelled State championship | Montaque, CA | -7 | 22 |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Reichenau, | -7 | 16 |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days | Reichenau, | -7 | 12 |
| 2023-07-29 | Colorado Rib Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Castle Rock, CO | -7 | 12 |
| 2023-08-12 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, 1215 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Spring Grove, PA | -8 | 52 |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) State championship | New Freedom, PA | -8 | 51 |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | -8 | 32 |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route State championship | Miami, OK | -8 | 29 |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Dodge City, KS | -8 | 26 |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | -8 | 25 |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) State championship | Dodge City, KS | -8 | 25 |
| 2023-08-13 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - JUDGING Registration | Mayetta, KS | 8 | — |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 | 57 |
| 2023-08-18 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | 13 | 48 |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues State championship | Madison, IN | 13 | 41 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 13 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 13 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa | Saue Parish, 76505 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | 13 | 11 |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 14 | 46 |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 14 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 14 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 14 | 30 |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) State championship | Osceola, MO | -14 | 28 |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Osceola, MO | -14 | 27 |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 14 | 16 |
| 2023-07-22 | Auburn Rotary Party In the Park Cancelled State championship | Auburn, NY | -14 | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Murphysboro, IL | Murphysboro, IL | 14 | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain State championship | Galax, VA | -15 | 38 |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig State championship | Shenandoah, IA | -15 | 37 |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic State championship | Hillsboro, OH | -15 | 32 |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) State championship | Osceola, MO | -15 | 31 |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Preston, MN | -15 | 15 |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Raymond, AB | -16 | 12 |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) | Raymond, AB | -16 | 6 |
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.