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, April 12, 2025 · 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.
- 5 Mar 1
- 4 Mar 8
- 6 Mar 15
- 11 Mar 22
- 7 Mar 29
- 3 Apr 5
- 9 Apr 12
- 1 Apr 19
- 18 Apr 26
- 11 May 3
- 8 May 10
- 17 May 17
- 14 May 24
The weekend of Apr 19 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is GLBBQA Spring Fling.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2025 Your weekend |
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) State championship | Bristol, CT | Same day | 35 |
| Apr 12, 2025 Your weekend |
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Bristol, CT | Same day | 21 |
| Apr 12, 2025 Your weekend |
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Bristol, CT | Same day | 19 |
| Apr 11, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke in the Spring State championship | Osage City, KS | 1 day before | 92 |
| Apr 11, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition State championship | Gadsden, AL | 1 day before | 31 |
| Apr 11, 2025 Your weekend |
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) State championship | Bristol, CT | 1 day before | 30 |
| Apr 11, 2025 Your weekend |
BBQ, Boots & Brew State championship | Perris, CA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Apr 13, 2025 Your weekend |
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Rub Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 1 day after | — |
| Apr 10, 2025 Your weekend |
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Sauce Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 2 days before | — |
| Apr 18, 2025 | GLBBQA Spring Fling State championship | Charlotte, MI | 6 days after | 56 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship State championship | Altoona, IA | 8 days before | 49 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Rekindled Ironman State championship | Seven Valleys, PA | 8 days before | 23 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Smokin on the Rez State championship | Ridgeland, MS | 8 days before | 17 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Fargo, ND | West Fargo, ND | 11 days after | — |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captian Class - Panama | Panama City, Panama | 12 days after | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | 13 days after | 40 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | 13 days after | 34 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BBQ & Boogie State championship | Calhoun, GA | 13 days after | 32 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship State championship | Lodi, CA | 13 days after | 31 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Murfreesboro, TN | 13 days after | 31 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Lamar, CO | 13 days after | 30 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stanley, WI | 13 days after | 24 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Lake Views & BBQ Cancelled State championship | Wagoner, OK | 13 days after | 20 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Lake Views & BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Wagoner, OK | 13 days after | 20 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 13 days after | 20 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Marietta, OH | 13 days after | 19 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Marietta River City BBQ State championship | Marietta, OH | 13 days after | 10 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Memphis, TN | 13 days after | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Chicken & Butts Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 13 days after | — |
| Mar 29, 2025 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Brescia, Italy | 14 days before | 30 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) State championship | St. Robert, MO | 14 days before | 25 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | BBQ Fest Panama | Panama, Pa, Panama | 14 days after | 23 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 14 days after | 16 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) | St. Robert, MO | 14 days before | 15 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 | Eede Holland, Netherlands | 14 days after | 15 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Smokin' in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia | 14 days after | 13 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Alberta, Canada Cancelled | Leduc, AB | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Ribs & Brisket Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 14 days after | — |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff State championship | Cedar Park, TX | 15 days before | 48 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) State championship | St. Robert, MO | 15 days before | 27 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Q's & Brews State championship | Lake Havasu, AZ | 15 days before | 26 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Smokin' in the Pines State championship | Carthage, NC | 15 days before | 22 |
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.