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 31, 2025 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
14
sanctioned contests
In the window
80
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 14 Jul 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 Your weekend | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) State championship | Sweet Home, OR | 0 | 28 |
| 2025-05-31 Your weekend | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) State championship | Hancock, NH | 0 | 26 |
| 2025-05-31 Your weekend | Small Town Smoke Down | Bassano, AB | 0 | 25 |
| 2025-05-31 Your weekend | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) State championship | Norco, CA | 0 | 20 |
| 2025-05-31 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Cancelled State championship | Upper Marlboro, MD | 0 | 19 |
| 2025-05-31 Your weekend | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hancock, NH | 0 | 12 |
| 2025-05-31 Your weekend | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Hancock, NH | 0 | 12 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) State championship | Sweet Home, OR | -1 | 30 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | Smokin' in Steele State championship | Owatonna, MN | -1 | 28 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) State championship | Norco, CA | -1 | 27 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | Honeybee BBQ Competition State championship | Lafayette, GA | -1 | 26 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival State championship | Covington, TN | -1 | 25 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) State championship | Hancock, NH | -1 | 22 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) | Leesburg, VA | -1 | 12 |
| 2025-05-30 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | 5 | 29 |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -6 | 70 |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships State championship | Huron, SD | 6 | 48 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 6 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic State championship | Franklin, IN | 6 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | 6 | 29 |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | 6 | 28 |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) State championship | Roseland, VA | 6 | 15 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Franklin, IN | 6 | 15 |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship State championship | Welch, WV | 6 | 11 |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) | Grahamsville, NY | 6 | 8 |
| 2025-06-06 | Forks on the Licking Smokeout & Music (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Falmouth, KY | 6 | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -7 | 106 |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | Calmar, AB | -7 | 34 |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | La Salette, ON | -7 | 26 |
| 2025-05-24 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | -7 | 26 |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition | Boom, 2850 | -7 | 20 |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) State championship | Roseland, VA | 7 | 18 |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) | Grahamsville, NY | 7 | 8 |
| 2025-06-07 | UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm | Cheltenham, GL | 7 | 7 |
| 2025-06-07 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Nova Scotia, Canada | Upper Onslow, NS | 7 | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -8 | 55 |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -8 | 43 |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ State championship | Boulder City, NV | -8 | 29 |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition | Boom, 2850 | -8 | 16 |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest State championship | Rochester, PA | -8 | 12 |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | Upper Onslow, NS | 8 | 12 |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Wells Cup (Open) & Invitational Team Registration | Lebanon, TN | -8 | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -8 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lebanon, TN | Lebanon, TN | -9 | — |
| 2025-06-12 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT | 12 | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 13 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 13 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 13 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 13 | 35 |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 13 | 35 |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | 13 | 33 |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Buckhannon, WV | 13 | 30 |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life State championship | Kansas City, KS | 13 | 30 |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke 'N the Valley (Day 1) Cancelled | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 13 | 21 |
| 2025-06-13 | Squeal on the Eel (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Logansport, IN | 13 | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Italy | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 13 | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 14 | 36 |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) State championship | Wrentham, MA | -14 | 29 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 14 | 28 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 14 | 25 |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) State championship | Morgantown, PA | -14 | 21 |
| 2025-06-14 | Smoke 'N the Valley (Day 2) Cancelled | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 14 | 21 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 14 | 20 |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | Freistadt, Os 4240 | -14 | 15 |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) | Freistadt, Os 4240 | -14 | 15 |
| 2025-05-17 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Freistadt, Os 4240 | -14 | 12 |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Smoke | Vilnius, LT | -14 | 11 |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest | Nanson, WA | 14 | 10 |
| 2025-05-17 | Back Yard BBQ Grilling Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | -14 | — |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ State championship | Warsaw, IN | -15 | 34 |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | -15 | 33 |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn State championship | Ottumwa, IA | -15 | 33 |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winchester, TN | -15 | 32 |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Warsaw, IN | -15 | 29 |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) State championship | Morgantown, PA | -15 | 28 |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | -15 | 27 |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) State championship | Wrentham, MA | -15 | 27 |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition State championship | Temecula, CA | -15 | 19 |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship State championship | Oroville, CA | -15 | 19 |
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.
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