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 24, 2024 · 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.
- 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
- 7 Oct 5
The weekend of Aug 3 is the quietest in range: 4 contests. The biggest thing on it is All American BBQ Throwdown.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-24 Your weekend | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 0 | 36 |
| 2024-08-24 Your weekend | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 0 | 27 |
| 2024-08-24 Your weekend | Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | Beaver, OK | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-08-24 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 0 | — |
| 2024-08-24 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Jonesboro, AR | Jonesboro, AR | 0 | — |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship State championship | Paola, KS | -1 | 42 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | -1 | 39 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | -1 | 38 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ State championship | Hill City, SD | -1 | 29 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | -1 | 28 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | -1 | 27 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | Smoke in the North | Rolfstorp, | -1 | 23 |
| 2024-08-23 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show Cancelled State championship | Liberal, KS | -1 | 19 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Auburn, CA | -1 | 13 |
| 2024-08-23 Your weekend | Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | Beaver, OK | -1 | 2 |
| 2024-08-23 | 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Washington Island, WI | -1 | — |
| 2024-08-23 | 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Washington Island, WI | -1 | — |
| 2024-08-25 Your weekend | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition - Judging | DuPont, WA | 1 | — |
| 2024-08-25 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Washington Island, WI Cancelled | Washignton Island, WI | 1 | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Pierz, MN Cancelled | Pierz, MN | -2 | — |
| 2024-08-22 | 12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Washington Island, WI | -2 | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival State championship | King, NC | 6 | 28 |
| 2024-08-18 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | -6 | — |
| 2024-08-30 | SD BBQ Shootout at Huset's Speedway Cancelled | Brandon, SD | 6 | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | -7 | 39 |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | -7 | 35 |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 7 | 35 |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River State championship | Burlington, KS | 7 | 28 |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids State championship | Troy, IL | -7 | 27 |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | -7 | 26 |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow | Calgary, AB | 7 | 24 |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | -7 | 18 |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Burlington, KS | 7 | 13 |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -8 | 65 |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues State championship | Madison, IN | -8 | 49 |
| 2024-08-16 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | -8 | 41 |
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -8 | 29 |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | -8 | 26 |
| 2024-08-16 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition State championship | Hinton, OK | -8 | 25 |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 8 | 19 |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 8 | 18 |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Saue Parish, 76505 | -8 | 16 |
| 2024-08-16 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Hiram, ME | Hiram, ME | -8 | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Estonia | Vanamoisa vabaohukeskus, Ha 76407 | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 13 | 37 |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest State championship | Castle Rock, CO | 13 | 36 |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship | Wadsworth, OH | 13 | 30 |
| 2024-09-06 | Ribs, Rods & Rock n' Roll Cancelled State championship | Vermillion, SD | 13 | 28 |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | 13 | 27 |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) | Dongen, 5106NC | 13 | 16 |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Cullman, AL | 13 | 16 |
| 2024-09-06 | Snake River Farms BBQ Fest - Day 1 Cancelled | Boise, ID | 13 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Small Town Smoke Out (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Antioch, IL | 13 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Small Town Smoke Out (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Antioch, IL | 13 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Gateway Drum Smokers Hot & Fast Under the Arch Cancelled State championship | St. Louis, MO | 13 | — |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) State championship | Ashland, VA | -14 | 28 |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, 5106NC | 14 | 24 |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | 14 | 18 |
| 2024-08-10 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, 1215 | -14 | 14 |
| 2024-08-10 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, 1215 | -14 | 11 |
| 2024-09-07 | Snake River Farms BBQ Fest - Day 2 Cancelled | Boise, ID | 14 | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | -15 | 46 |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | -15 | 29 |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) State championship | Ashland, VA | -15 | 27 |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Ashland, VA | -15 | 22 |
| 2024-08-09 | East Helena Smoke Show State championship | East Helena, MT | -15 | 18 |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ashland, VA | -15 | 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.