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 21, 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.
- 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
- 2 Dec 2
The weekend of Nov 25 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-21 Your weekend | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 0 | 29 |
| 2023-10-21 Your weekend | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Vienna, 1110 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023-10-21 Your weekend | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Jackson, NJ | 0 | 14 |
| 2023-10-21 Your weekend | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 | Vienna, 1110 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023-10-21 Your weekend | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Birmingham, AL | 0 | 11 |
| 2023-10-21 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Union Grove, WI | 0 | — |
| 2023-10-21 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Liberal, KS | Liberal, KS | 0 | — |
| 2023-10-20 Your weekend | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | -1 | 50 |
| 2023-10-20 Your weekend | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | -1 | 35 |
| 2023-10-20 Your weekend | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Jackson, NJ | -1 | 34 |
| 2023-10-20 Your weekend | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Jackson, NJ | -1 | 20 |
| 2023-10-20 Your weekend | 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Riverside, CA | -1 | 20 |
| 2023-10-20 Your weekend | Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | -1 | 12 |
| 2023-10-20 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition Cancelled State championship | Lenoir, NC | -1 | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB State championship | Pine Bluff, AR | 6 | 49 |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 6 | 47 |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | West Salem, WI | -6 | 24 |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) State championship | Galax, VA | 6 | 19 |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Galax, VA | 6 | 17 |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 State championship | Madison, AL | 6 | 14 |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Galax, VA | 6 | 13 |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 7 | 40 |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Oak Grove, MO | 7 | 28 |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oak Grove, MO | 7 | 27 |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) State championship | Galax, VA | 7 | 17 |
| 2023-10-14 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off- Judging | Waxhaw, NC | -7 | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Johnny Trigg - Smokin' Triggers - Rib Class | Hammond, LA | 7 | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | -8 | 81 |
| 2023-10-13 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | -8 | 39 |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | -8 | 27 |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | -8 | 27 |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | -8 | 26 |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off State championship | Waxhaw, NC | -8 | 25 |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | -8 | 23 |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | -8 | 21 |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport State championship | Wadsworth, OH | -8 | 20 |
| 2023-10-13 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition State championship | Osage Beach, MO | -8 | 18 |
| 2023-10-13 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | -8 | 16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | -8 | — |
| 2023-11-03 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition State championship | Vidalia, LA | 13 | 27 |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic State championship | Mesa, AZ | 13 | 26 |
| 2023-11-03 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ State championship | Powells Point, NC | 13 | 21 |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) | Mesa, AZ | 13 | 19 |
| 2023-10-07 | Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | CARTIGLIANO, 36050 | -14 | 18 |
| 2023-11-04 | Smokin' in the Valley | Perth, Western Australia, | 14 | 11 |
| 2023-10-07 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 State championship | Harper, KS | -14 | 9 |
| 2023-10-07 | Country Road & BBQ Contest | CARTIGLIANO, 36050 | -14 | 7 |
| 2023-11-04 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Onalaska, WI | Onalaska, WI | 14 | — |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | -15 | 29 |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | -15 | 28 |
| 2023-10-06 | Smoke & Soul Fest State championship | Casper, WY | -15 | 28 |
| 2023-10-06 | Go Hog Wild BBQ State championship | Sheridan, AR | -15 | 26 |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett State championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -15 | 26 |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Edgerton, KS | -15 | 19 |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest State championship | San Juan Capistrano, CA | -15 | 17 |
| 2023-10-06 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 State championship | Harper, KS | -15 | 11 |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) | Edgerton, KS | -15 | 7 |
| 2023-11-05 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Honolulu, HI | Schofield Barracks, HI | 15 | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | -16 | 73 |
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.