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 12, 2024 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
8
sanctioned contests
Biggest that weekend
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
In the window
61
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 7 Aug 31
- 9 Sep 7
- 21 Sep 14
- 17 Sep 21
- 8 Sep 28
- 7 Oct 5
- 8 Oct 12
- 10 Oct 19
- 10 Oct 26
- 9 Nov 2
- 3 Nov 9
- 3 Nov 16
- 1 Nov 23
The weekend of Nov 23 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Plant City Pig Jam.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | 87 |
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Scottsboro, AL | 1 day before | 38 |
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 1 day before | 31 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off Cancelled State championship | Waxhaw, NC | 1 day before | 27 |
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
MD State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | 1 day before | 26 |
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | 1 day before | 26 |
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | 1 day before | 10 |
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Smoking on the Swan | Burswood, Western Australia, Australia | 1 day before | 10 |
| Oct 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 5 days after | 33 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 days after | 50 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Border War Barbeque Cancelled State championship | Osawatomie, KS | 6 days after | 41 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Columbia, NJ | 6 days after | 28 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Columbia, NJ | 6 days after | 17 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 6 days after | 15 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Harper, KS | 6 days after | 11 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Columbia, NJ | 7 days after | 26 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Vienna, Austria | 7 days after | 19 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Vienna BBQ Days | Vienna, Austria | 7 days after | 14 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Columbia, NJ | 7 days after | 12 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Harper, KS | 7 days after | 9 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | TORO in Dante's Hell BBQ Competition Cancelled | Pratovecchio Stia, Italy | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 5, 2024 | TORO in Dante's Hell BBQ Competition (One Meat Ribs) Cancelled | Pratovecchio Stia, Italy | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 5, 2024 | All American Brisket Battle (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Cancelled | El Dorado Hills, CA | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Barrel Smoking Class - Build Your Own - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | 8 days before | 59 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Meat Inferno State championship | Edgerton, KS | 8 days before | 38 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | 8 days before | 29 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cancelled State championship | Sheridan, AR | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 8 days before | 19 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Edgerton, KS | 8 days before | 10 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) | Henryetta, OK | 8 days before | 9 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 13 days after | 53 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition State championship | Vidalia, LA | 13 days after | 31 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Wrentham, MA | 13 days after | 19 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Wrentham, MA | 13 days after | 19 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) State championship | Roseland, VA | 13 days after | 13 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2024 Cancelled State championship | Madison, AL | 13 days after | 12 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Roseland, VA | 13 days after | 10 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Roseland, VA | 13 days after | 9 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | BBQ Boot Camp 102 - Butts & Briskets - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 13 days before | — |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 14 days after | 56 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Weekend of Giving State championship | Wrentham, MA | 14 days after | 25 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) State championship | Roseland, VA | 14 days after | 11 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | BBQ Boot Camp 101 - Chicken & Ribs - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | 15 days before | 73 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ND BBQ Championship State championship | Fargo, ND | 15 days before | 47 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 15 days before | 27 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | "The First State" BBQ Bash State championship | Milford, DE | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | "The First State" BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Milford, DE | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | "The First State" BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Milford, DE | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Smoketember Fest Cancelled State championship | Baxley, GA | 15 days before | 24 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Clanton, AL | 15 days before | 18 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | TN River BBQ Fest State championship | Saltillo, TN | 15 days before | 17 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Blowin' Smoke BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guthrie, OK | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Southern Colorado BBQ Challenge Cancelled State championship | Florence, CO | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Southern Colorado BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Florence, CO | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Florence, CO Cancelled | Florence, CO | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Smoke Over Tooky Cancelled State championship | Contoocook, NH | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Clanton, AL Cancelled | Clanton, AL | 16 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.
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.