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, October 14, 2023 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
Biggest 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 Sep 2
- 23 Sep 9
- 18 Sep 16
- 16 Sep 23
- 12 Sep 30
- 13 Oct 7
- 15 Oct 14
- 12 Oct 21
- 11 Oct 28
- 7 Nov 4
- 7 Nov 11
- 4 Nov 18
- 0 Nov 25
The weekend of Nov 25 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-14 Your weekend | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off- Judging | Waxhaw, NC | 0 | — |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | -1 | 81 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | -1 | 39 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | -1 | 27 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | -1 | 27 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | -1 | 26 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off State championship | Waxhaw, NC | -1 | 25 |
| 2023-10-15 Your weekend | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | West Salem, WI | 1 | 24 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | -1 | 23 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | -1 | 21 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport State championship | Wadsworth, OH | -1 | 20 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition State championship | Osage Beach, MO | -1 | 18 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | -1 | 16 |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2023-10-13 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | -1 | — |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 | 50 |
| 2023-10-20 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 6 | 35 |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 6 | 34 |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Jackson, NJ | 6 | 20 |
| 2023-10-20 | 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Riverside, CA | 6 | 20 |
| 2023-10-20 | Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 6 | 12 |
| 2023-10-20 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition Cancelled State championship | Lenoir, NC | 6 | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 7 | 29 |
| 2023-10-07 | Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | CARTIGLIANO, 36050 | -7 | 18 |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Vienna, 1110 | 7 | 15 |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Jackson, NJ | 7 | 14 |
| 2023-10-21 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 | Vienna, 1110 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023-10-21 | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Birmingham, AL | 7 | 11 |
| 2023-10-07 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 State championship | Harper, KS | -7 | 9 |
| 2023-10-07 | Country Road & BBQ Contest | CARTIGLIANO, 36050 | -7 | 7 |
| 2023-10-21 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Union Grove, WI | 7 | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Liberal, KS | Liberal, KS | 7 | — |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | -8 | 29 |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-10-06 | Smoke & Soul Fest State championship | Casper, WY | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-10-06 | Go Hog Wild BBQ State championship | Sheridan, AR | -8 | 26 |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett State championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -8 | 26 |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Edgerton, KS | -8 | 19 |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest State championship | San Juan Capistrano, CA | -8 | 17 |
| 2023-10-06 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 State championship | Harper, KS | -8 | 11 |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) | Edgerton, KS | -8 | 7 |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | -9 | 73 |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB State championship | Pine Bluff, AR | 13 | 49 |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 13 | 47 |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) State championship | Galax, VA | 13 | 19 |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Galax, VA | 13 | 17 |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 State championship | Madison, AL | 13 | 14 |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Galax, VA | 13 | 13 |
| 2023-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest - JUDGING | Kansas City, KS | -13 | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 14 | 40 |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Oak Grove, MO | 14 | 28 |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oak Grove, MO | 14 | 27 |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) State championship | Galax, VA | 14 | 17 |
| 2023-09-30 | Southern Thunder BBQ - Master Class (Whole Hog) | Marietta, GA | -14 | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Johnny Trigg - Smokin' Triggers - Rib Class | Hammond, LA | 14 | — |
| 2023-09-29 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | -15 | 25 |
| 2023-09-29 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | Santiago, N.L., | -15 | 22 |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! State championship | Los Banos, CA | -15 | 19 |
| 2023-09-28 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Midland, TX | -16 | 88 |
| 2023-09-28 | Bulls & BBQ Cancelled | Ruidoso Downs, NM | -16 | — |
| 2023-09-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Monterrey, N.L. Mexico | Monterrey, N.L., | -16 | — |
| 2023-09-28 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Jonesboro, AR Cancelled | Jonesboro, AR | -16 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest State championship | Kansas City, KS | -17 | 487 |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | Kansas City, KS | -17 | 211 |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | -17 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides | Kansas City, KS | -17 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | copy of American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | -17 | — |
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.