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, June 22, 2024 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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.
- 7 May 11
- 17 May 18
- 10 May 25
- 12 Jun 1
- 16 Jun 8
- 14 Jun 15
- 9 Jun 22
- 10 Jun 29
- 4 Jul 6
- 17 Jul 13
- 14 Jul 20
- 13 Jul 27
- 4 Aug 3
The weekend of Jul 6 is the quietest in range: 4 contests. The biggest thing on it is 2024 Icebox Cookoff.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2024 Your weekend |
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | Same day | 36 |
| Jun 22, 2024 Your weekend |
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Dodewaard, Netherlands | Same day | 23 |
| Jun 22, 2024 Your weekend |
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff State championship | Schenectady, NY | Same day | 21 |
| Jun 22, 2024 Your weekend |
Cotswolds Barbecue Championship | Cheltenham, United Kingdom | Same day | 6 |
| Jun 22, 2024 Your weekend |
Backyard Grill Master Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | Same day | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 Your weekend |
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 1 day before | 172 |
| Jun 21, 2024 Your weekend |
Big BBQ Bash State championship | Maryville, TN | 1 day before | 33 |
| Jun 21, 2024 Your weekend |
Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | 1 day before | 29 |
| Jun 21, 2024 Your weekend |
Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | 1 day before | 17 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest State championship | Riverside, CA | 6 days after | 35 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | Delta, PA | 6 days after | 29 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Topeka, KS | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Smoke-N-Wings State championship | Blackfoot, ID | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | The Art of Barbeque State championship | Sterling, CO | 6 days after | 25 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Art of the Que Cancelled State championship | Spencer, IA | 6 days after | 18 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 7 days before | 28 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 7 days before | 24 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | Delta, PA | 7 days after | 19 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | The War of Barbeque | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 7 days before | 17 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Cancelled | Regina, SK | 7 days before | 16 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Catskills Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Liberty, NY | 7 days before | 9 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Lee's Summit Fathers Day Cookoff Cancelled State championship | Lee's Summit, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Country and Coals (POSTPONED) | Dauphin, Canada | 7 days after | — |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Plainfield, IL | Plainfield, IL | 7 days after | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Morris, IL | 8 days before | 40 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life State championship | Kansas City, KS | 8 days before | 34 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Buckhannon, WV | 8 days before | 30 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Logansport, IN | 8 days before | 28 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) State championship | Clayton, CA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State championship | State Center, IA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Ignite your Passion State championship | Winchester, CA | 8 days before | 22 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff State championship | Miles City, MT | 8 days before | 16 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Catskills Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | Liberty, NY | 8 days before | 9 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Italy | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Graham BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Graham, NC | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Cancelled State championship | Copper Mountain, CO | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Cancelled | Regina, SK | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 30, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival - Online Registration State championship | Delta, PA | 8 days after | — |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweet Home, OR | Sweet Home, OR | 10 days after | — |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ State championship | Council Bluffs, IA | 13 days after | 26 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stanley, WI | 13 days after | 16 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 14 days before | 37 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff State championship | Sweet Home, OR | 14 days after | 37 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Small Town Smoke Down | Bassano, AB | 14 days before | 27 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kennett Square, PA | 14 days after | 14 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sycamore, IL | 14 days before | 9 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 15 days before | 43 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 41 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hoosier BBQ Classic State championship | Franklin, IN | 15 days before | 38 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 15 days before | 35 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Original SD BBQ Championships State championship | Huron, SD | 15 days before | 34 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 15 days before | 33 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 15 days before | 33 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | 15 days before | 28 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Huron, SD | 15 days before | 19 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Franklin, IN | 15 days before | 15 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WV Coalfields Cookoff State championship | Welch, WV | 15 days before | 13 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
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.
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.
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