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, August 17, 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.
- 4 Jul 6
- 17 Jul 13
- 14 Jul 20
- 13 Jul 27
- 4 Aug 3
- 9 Aug 10
- 15 Aug 17
- 15 Aug 24
- 7 Aug 31
- 9 Sep 7
- 21 Sep 14
- 17 Sep 21
- 8 Sep 28
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 Your weekend |
Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | Same day | 39 |
| Aug 17, 2024 Your weekend |
Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | Same day | 35 |
| Aug 17, 2024 Your weekend |
Smoke N for the Kids State championship | Troy, IL | Same day | 27 |
| Aug 17, 2024 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | Same day | 26 |
| Aug 17, 2024 Your weekend |
Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | Same day | 18 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 1 day before | 65 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues State championship | Madison, IN | 1 day before | 49 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | 1 day before | 41 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 1 day before | 29 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition State championship | Hinton, OK | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Saue Parish, Estonia | 1 day before | 16 |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Hiram, ME | Hiram, ME | 1 day before | — |
| Aug 16, 2024 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class - Estonia | Vanamoisa vabaohukeskus, Estonia | 1 day before | — |
| Aug 18, 2024 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 1 day after | — |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Pierz, MN Cancelled | Pierz, MN | 5 days after | — |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Washington Island, WI | 5 days after | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship State championship | Paola, KS | 6 days after | 42 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 days after | 39 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 6 days after | 38 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ State championship | Hill City, SD | 6 days after | 29 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | 6 days after | 28 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | 6 days after | 27 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North | Rolfstorp, Sweden | 6 days after | 23 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show Cancelled State championship | Liberal, KS | 6 days after | 19 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Auburn, CA | 6 days after | 13 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | Beaver, OK | 6 days after | 2 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Washington Island, WI | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Washington Island, WI | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 7 days after | 36 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) State championship | Ashland, VA | 7 days before | 28 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 7 days after | 27 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days before | 14 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days before | 11 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | Beaver, OK | 7 days after | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Jonesboro, AR | Jonesboro, AR | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 8 days before | 46 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | 8 days before | 29 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) State championship | Ashland, VA | 8 days before | 27 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Ashland, VA | 8 days before | 22 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | East Helena Smoke Show State championship | East Helena, MT | 8 days before | 18 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ashland, VA | 8 days before | 17 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition - Judging | DuPont, WA | 8 days after | — |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Washington Island, WI Cancelled | Washignton Island, WI | 8 days after | — |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival State championship | King, NC | 13 days after | 28 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | SD BBQ Shootout at Huset's Speedway Cancelled | Brandon, SD | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 14 days after | 35 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Smoke on the River State championship | Burlington, KS | 14 days after | 28 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Prairie Dog on the Bow | Calgary, AB | 14 days after | 24 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Burlington, KS | 14 days after | 13 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 14 days before | 10 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 15 days before | 40 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 15 days before | 26 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | La Classique BBQ Labonte | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 15 days after | 19 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 15 days after | 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.