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.
Busier than the weekends around it Saturday, August 26, 2023 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
18
sanctioned contests
In the window
82
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 13 Oct 7
The weekend of Jul 22 is the quietest in range: 9 contests. The biggest thing on it is Smoke on the Mountain.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-26 Your weekend | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | Rolfstorp, | 0 | 21 |
| 2023-08-26 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, AL | 0 | 17 |
| 2023-08-26 Your weekend | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | 0 | 16 |
| 2023-08-26 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweden | Rolfstorp, 432 97 | 0 | — |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | -1 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | -1 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | -1 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | -1 | 28 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | -1 | 26 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | -1 | 26 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | TN River BBQ Fest State championship | Saltillo, TN | -1 | 23 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 State championship | Warsaw, IN | -1 | 23 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Warsaw, IN | -1 | 21 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show State championship | Liberal, KS | -1 | 19 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington Island, WI | -1 | 19 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | -1 | 9 |
| 2023-08-25 Your weekend | Woodward County Free Fair BBQ Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Woodward, OK | -1 | 7 |
| 2023-08-24 Your weekend | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | -2 | 27 |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival State championship | King, NC | 6 | 21 |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River State championship | Burlington, KS | 6 | 20 |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | 6 | 18 |
| 2023-09-01 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Grove, OK | 6 | 17 |
| 2023-09-01 | Smokin in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | 6 | 14 |
| 2023-09-01 | 4th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | 6 | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | -7 | 46 |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 7 | 40 |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 7 | 34 |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | -7 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | -7 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | -7 | 30 |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | -7 | 16 |
| 2023-08-19 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Murphysboro, IL | Murphysboro, IL | -7 | — |
| 2023-09-02 | 5th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | 7 | — |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -8 | 57 |
| 2023-08-18 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | -8 | 48 |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues State championship | Madison, IN | -8 | 41 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -8 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | -8 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa | Saue Parish, 76505 | -8 | 15 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | -8 | 11 |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 8 | 11 |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 8 | 11 |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff State championship | Waller, TX | 13 | 99 |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | 13 | 33 |
| 2023-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Millington, TN | 13 | 29 |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | 13 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 13 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Primo BBQ Bash State championship | Poplar Bluff, MO | 13 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | 13 | 26 |
| 2023-09-08 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | 13 | 25 |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | 13 | 19 |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off State championship | Centralia, MO | 13 | 13 |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) State championship | Mannington, WV | 13 | 12 |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Belton, MO | 13 | 11 |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Mannington, WV | 13 | 8 |
| 2023-08-13 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - JUDGING Registration | Mayetta, KS | -13 | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Algona Family YMCA Annual YBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Algona, IA | 13 | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | Mayetta, KS | -14 | 62 |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | 14 | 38 |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | 14 | 30 |
| 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 |
| 2023-09-09 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | 14 | 13 |
| 2023-08-12 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, 1215 | -14 | 12 |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) State championship | Mannington, WV | 14 | 11 |
| 2023-09-09 | Rogue Caveman Barbecue Cancelled State championship | Grant Pass, OR | 14 | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Certified Barbeque JudgingClass - Waller, TX | Waller, TX | 14 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | Mayetta, KS | -15 | 90 |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | -15 | 35 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 State championship | Ashland, VA | -15 | 28 |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | -15 | 27 |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, 5106NC | 15 | 23 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) | Ashland, VA | -15 | 16 |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) | Ashland, VA | -15 | 14 |
| 2023-08-11 | All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | -15 | 11 |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Braintree, VT | 15 | 11 |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | 15 | 11 |
| 2023-08-11 | Out West BBQ Fest Cancelled State championship | Gering, NE | -15 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open & Invitational Team Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | -15 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open ONLY Registration State championship | Mayetta, KS | -15 | — |
| 2023-08-10 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | -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.
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