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 19, 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.
- 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
- 16 Sep 23
- 12 Sep 30
The weekend of Jul 8 is the quietest in range: 8 contests. The biggest thing on it is South Carolina Festival of Discovery.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 Your weekend | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 0 | 46 |
| 2023-08-19 Your weekend | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 0 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 Your weekend | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 0 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 Your weekend | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 0 | 30 |
| 2023-08-19 Your weekend | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 0 | 16 |
| 2023-08-19 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Murphysboro, IL | Murphysboro, IL | 0 | — |
| 2023-08-18 Your weekend | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -1 | 57 |
| 2023-08-18 Your weekend | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | -1 | 48 |
| 2023-08-18 Your weekend | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues State championship | Madison, IN | -1 | 41 |
| 2023-08-18 Your weekend | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -1 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 Your weekend | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | -1 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 Your weekend | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa | Saue Parish, 76505 | -1 | 15 |
| 2023-08-18 Your weekend | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | -1 | 11 |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 5 | 27 |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 6 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 6 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 6 | 28 |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | 6 | 26 |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | 6 | 26 |
| 2023-08-25 | TN River BBQ Fest State championship | Saltillo, TN | 6 | 23 |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 State championship | Warsaw, IN | 6 | 23 |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Warsaw, IN | 6 | 21 |
| 2023-08-25 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show State championship | Liberal, KS | 6 | 19 |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington Island, WI | 6 | 19 |
| 2023-08-25 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | 6 | 9 |
| 2023-08-25 | Woodward County Free Fair BBQ Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Woodward, OK | 6 | 7 |
| 2023-08-13 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - JUDGING Registration | Mayetta, KS | -6 | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | Mayetta, KS | -7 | 62 |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | Mayetta, KS | -7 | 29 |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 State championship | Ashland, VA | -7 | 26 |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | Rolfstorp, | 7 | 21 |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, AL | 7 | 17 |
| 2023-08-26 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | 7 | 16 |
| 2023-08-12 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, 1215 | -7 | 12 |
| 2023-08-26 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweden | Rolfstorp, 432 97 | 7 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | Mayetta, KS | -8 | 90 |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | -8 | 35 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 State championship | Ashland, VA | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | -8 | 27 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) | Ashland, VA | -8 | 16 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) | Ashland, VA | -8 | 14 |
| 2023-08-11 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | -8 | 11 |
| 2023-08-11 | Out West BBQ Fest Cancelled State championship | Gering, NE | -8 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open & Invitational Team Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | -8 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open ONLY Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | -8 | — |
| 2023-08-10 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | -9 | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival State championship | King, NC | 13 | 21 |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River State championship | Burlington, KS | 13 | 20 |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | 13 | 18 |
| 2023-09-01 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Grove, OK | 13 | 17 |
| 2023-09-01 | Smokin in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | 13 | 14 |
| 2023-09-01 | 4th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | 13 | — |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 14 | 40 |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 14 | 34 |
| 2023-08-05 | East Helena Smoke Show State championship | East Helena, MT | -14 | 24 |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | -14 | 17 |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (MASTER & BACKYARD) Cancelled State championship | Warsaw, MO | -14 | 16 |
| 2023-08-05 | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters | Chew Magna, Near Bristol, BS40 8SZ | -14 | 8 |
| 2023-08-05 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, | -14 | 8 |
| 2023-09-02 | 5th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | 14 | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Madison, AL | -15 | 58 |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | -15 | 44 |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | -15 | 37 |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause | Tahlequah, OK | -15 | 36 |
| 2023-08-04 | La Classique BBQ Labonte | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | -15 | 33 |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest State championship | Dinuba, CA | -15 | 29 |
| 2023-08-04 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Cancelled State championship | Winston, MO | -15 | 27 |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Tahlequah, OK | -15 | 23 |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 15 | 11 |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 15 | 11 |
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.