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, May 24, 2025 · everywhere, because no place is set
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.
- 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
- 15 Jun 14
- 14 Jun 21
- 20 Jun 28
- 1 Jul 5
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 Your weekend | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | 0 | 106 |
| 2025-05-24 Your weekend | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | Calmar, AB | 0 | 34 |
| 2025-05-24 Your weekend | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | La Salette, ON | 0 | 26 |
| 2025-05-24 Your weekend | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | 0 | 26 |
| 2025-05-24 Your weekend | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition | Boom, 2850 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025-05-25 Your weekend | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | 1 | 70 |
| 2025-05-23 Your weekend | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -1 | 55 |
| 2025-05-23 Your weekend | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -1 | 43 |
| 2025-05-23 Your weekend | Best Dam BBQ State championship | Boulder City, NV | -1 | 29 |
| 2025-05-23 Your weekend | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition | Boom, 2850 | -1 | 16 |
| 2025-05-23 Your weekend | Big Knob BBQ Fest State championship | Rochester, PA | -1 | 12 |
| 2025-05-23 Your weekend | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Wells Cup (Open) & Invitational Team Registration | Lebanon, TN | -1 | — |
| 2025-05-23 Your weekend | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -1 | — |
| 2025-05-22 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lebanon, TN | Lebanon, TN | -2 | — |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) State championship | Sweet Home, OR | 6 | 30 |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele State championship | Owatonna, MN | 6 | 28 |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) State championship | Norco, CA | 6 | 27 |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition State championship | Lafayette, GA | 6 | 26 |
| 2025-05-30 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival State championship | Covington, TN | 6 | 25 |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) State championship | Hancock, NH | 6 | 22 |
| 2025-05-30 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) | Leesburg, VA | 6 | 12 |
| 2025-05-30 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) State championship | Wrentham, MA | -7 | 29 |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) State championship | Sweet Home, OR | 7 | 28 |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) State championship | Hancock, NH | 7 | 26 |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down | Bassano, AB | 7 | 25 |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) State championship | Morgantown, PA | -7 | 21 |
| 2025-05-31 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) State championship | Norco, CA | 7 | 20 |
| 2025-05-31 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Cancelled State championship | Upper Marlboro, MD | 7 | 19 |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | Freistadt, Os 4240 | -7 | 15 |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) | Freistadt, Os 4240 | -7 | 15 |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Freistadt, Os 4240 | -7 | 12 |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hancock, NH | 7 | 12 |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Hancock, NH | 7 | 12 |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Smoke | Vilnius, LT | -7 | 11 |
| 2025-05-17 | Back Yard BBQ Grilling Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | -7 | — |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ State championship | Warsaw, IN | -8 | 34 |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | -8 | 33 |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn State championship | Ottumwa, IA | -8 | 33 |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winchester, TN | -8 | 32 |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Warsaw, IN | -8 | 29 |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) State championship | Morgantown, PA | -8 | 28 |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | -8 | 27 |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) State championship | Wrentham, MA | -8 | 27 |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition State championship | Temecula, CA | -8 | 19 |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship State championship | Oroville, CA | -8 | 19 |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | 12 | 29 |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships State championship | Huron, SD | 13 | 48 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 13 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic State championship | Franklin, IN | 13 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | 13 | 29 |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | 13 | 28 |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) State championship | Roseland, VA | 13 | 15 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Franklin, IN | 13 | 15 |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship State championship | Welch, WV | 13 | 11 |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) | Grahamsville, NY | 13 | 8 |
| 2025-06-06 | Forks on the Licking Smokeout & Music (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Falmouth, KY | 13 | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) State championship | Roseland, VA | 14 | 18 |
| 2025-05-10 | Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp | Targu Mures, 540088 | -14 | 10 |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) | Grahamsville, NY | 14 | 8 |
| 2025-06-07 | UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm | Cheltenham, GL | 14 | 7 |
| 2025-06-07 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Nova Scotia, Canada | Upper Onslow, NS | 14 | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May State championship | St. Peter, MN | -15 | 58 |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) | St. Peter, MN | -15 | 43 |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -15 | 42 |
| 2025-05-09 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off State championship | Kennett, MO | -15 | 27 |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten State championship | Westland, MI | -15 | 26 |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | -15 | 21 |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | Upper Onslow, NS | 15 | 12 |
| 2025-05-09 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Romania | Targu Mures, 547333 | -15 | — |
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.