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, April 26, 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.
- 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
- 14 May 31
- 15 Jun 7
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 26, 2025 Your weekend |
BBQ Fest Panama | Panama, Pa, Panama | Same day | 23 |
| Apr 26, 2025 Your weekend |
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | Same day | 16 |
| Apr 26, 2025 Your weekend |
Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 | Eede Holland, Netherlands | Same day | 15 |
| Apr 26, 2025 Your weekend |
Smokin' in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia | Same day | 13 |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Alberta, Canada Cancelled | Leduc, AB | Same day | — |
| Apr 26, 2025 Your weekend |
Ribs & Brisket Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | Same day | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | 1 day before | 40 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | 1 day before | 34 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
BBQ & Boogie State championship | Calhoun, GA | 1 day before | 32 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship State championship | Lodi, CA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Murfreesboro, TN | 1 day before | 31 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Lamar, CO | 1 day before | 30 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stanley, WI | 1 day before | 24 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Lake Views & BBQ Cancelled State championship | Wagoner, OK | 1 day before | 20 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Lake Views & BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Wagoner, OK | 1 day before | 20 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 1 day before | 20 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Marietta, OH | 1 day before | 19 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Marietta River City BBQ State championship | Marietta, OH | 1 day before | 10 |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Memphis, TN | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 Your weekend |
Chicken & Butts Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 24, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captian Class - Panama | Panama City, Panama | 2 days before | — |
| Apr 23, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Fargo, ND | West Fargo, ND | 3 days before | — |
| May 2, 2025 | Jiggy with the Piggy (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 6 days after | 65 |
| May 2, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 6 days after | 33 |
| May 2, 2025 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands | Ruidoso Downs, NM | 6 days after | 30 |
| May 2, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | Oneonta, AL | 6 days after | 28 |
| May 2, 2025 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest State championship | Brookhaven, MS | 6 days after | 27 |
| May 2, 2025 | Que For a Cause Cancelled State championship | Tahlequah, OK | 6 days after | 26 |
| May 2, 2025 | Que For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Tahlequah, OK | 6 days after | 26 |
| May 2, 2025 | Que For a Cause (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Tahlequah, OK | 6 days after | 26 |
| May 2, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Blairstown, NJ | 6 days after | 21 |
| May 3, 2025 | Jiggy with the Piggy (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 7 days after | 65 |
| May 3, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 7 days after | 34 |
| May 3, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | Oneonta, AL | 7 days after | 23 |
| May 3, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Blairstown, NJ | 7 days after | 14 |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Orth an der Donau, Austria | 7 days after | 13 |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest | Orth an der Donau, Austria | 7 days after | 12 |
| May 3, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Boise, ID | Boise, ID | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 18, 2025 | GLBBQA Spring Fling State championship | Charlotte, MI | 8 days before | 56 |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May State championship | St. Peter, MN | 13 days after | 58 |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) | St. Peter, MN | 13 days after | 43 |
| May 9, 2025 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 13 days after | 42 |
| May 9, 2025 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off State championship | Kennett, MO | 13 days after | 27 |
| May 9, 2025 | Smoke in the Mitten State championship | Westland, MI | 13 days after | 26 |
| May 9, 2025 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 13 days after | 21 |
| Apr 13, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Rub Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 13 days before | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Romania | Targu Mures, Romania | 13 days after | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) State championship | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 35 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 21 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 19 |
| May 10, 2025 | Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp | Targu Mures, Romania | 14 days after | 10 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring State championship | Osage City, KS | 15 days before | 92 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition State championship | Gadsden, AL | 15 days before | 31 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) State championship | Bristol, CT | 15 days before | 30 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | BBQ, Boots & Brew State championship | Perris, CA | 15 days before | 26 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Sauce Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 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.