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.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, July 13, 2024 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
17
sanctioned contests
In the window
63
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 9 Aug 10
- 15 Aug 17
- 15 Aug 24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2024 Your weekend |
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | Same day | 62 |
| Jul 13, 2024 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - King, NC | King, NC | Same day | — |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Rippilekonig of St. Lorenzen (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | St. Lorenzo, Italy | Same day | — |
| Jul 13, 2024 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Tomball, TX | Tomball, TX | Same day | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off State championship | Worthington, MN | 1 day before | 34 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
Connecticut Barbecue Challenge State championship | Somers, CT | 1 day before | 30 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off State championship | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 28 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
Smoke & Soul Fest State championship | Casper, WY | 1 day before | 26 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 20 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Somers, CT | 1 day before | 19 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | Shelbyville, TN | 1 day before | 17 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Worthington, MN | 1 day before | 13 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
Saucy and Glazed State championship | Newton, KS | 1 day before | 12 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Saucy and Glazed (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Newton, KS | 1 day before | 12 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Miles, IA | 1 day before | 11 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Tomball, TX | 1 day before | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2024 Your weekend |
2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard B | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 7 |
| Jul 11, 2024 Your weekend |
South Carolina Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 2 days before | 76 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) State championship | Osceola, MO | 6 days after | 37 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash State championship | Oshkosh, WI | 6 days after | 37 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ State championship | Shenandoah, IA | 6 days after | 36 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic State championship | Hillsboro, OH | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | 6 days after | 31 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff State championship | Salt Lake City, UT | 6 days after | 16 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Osceola, MO | 6 days after | 13 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Steel City Smokeout State championship | Bethlehem, PA | 6 days after | 10 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff State championship | Sweet Home, OR | 7 days before | 37 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) State championship | Osceola, MO | 7 days after | 33 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown State championship | Sutherlin, OR | 7 days after | 30 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Dowagiac, MI | 7 days after | 23 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oshkosh, WI | 7 days after | 20 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Reichenau an der Rax, Austria | 7 days after | 20 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kennett Square, PA | 7 days before | 14 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days | Reichenau an der Rax, Austria | 7 days after | 10 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Bend in the River BBQ Championship Cancelled | Hawkshaw, NB | 7 days after | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - New Brunswick, Canada Cancelled | Fredericton, NB | 7 days after | — |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ State championship | Council Bluffs, IA | 8 days before | 26 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stanley, WI | 8 days before | 16 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweet Home, OR | Sweet Home, OR | 11 days before | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 13 days after | 35 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Mountain State championship | Galax, VA | 13 days after | 32 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smokin on the Route State championship | Miami, OK | 13 days after | 27 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 13 days after | 20 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff State championship | Laramie, WY | 13 days after | 17 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown State championship | Eagle River, AK | 13 days after | 8 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival - Online Registration State championship | Delta, PA | 13 days before | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main State championship | Collinsville, IL | 14 days after | 34 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 14 days after | 32 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 14 days after | 28 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 14 days after | 20 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | Delta, PA | 14 days before | 19 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Operation Up in Smoke State championship | Epping, NH | 14 days after | 19 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off State championship | Dillon, MT | 14 days after | 11 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Country and Coals (POSTPONED) | Dauphin, Canada | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Plainfield, IL | Plainfield, IL | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest State championship | Riverside, CA | 15 days before | 35 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | Delta, PA | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Topeka, KS | 15 days before | 28 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Smoke-N-Wings State championship | Blackfoot, ID | 15 days before | 28 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | The Art of Barbeque State championship | Sterling, CO | 15 days before | 25 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Art of the Que Cancelled State championship | Spencer, IA | 15 days before | 18 |
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.
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.