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, June 7, 2025 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
15
sanctioned contests
In the window
79
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 10 Jul 19
The weekend of Jul 5 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-07 Your weekend | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) State championship | Roseland, VA | 0 | 18 |
| 2025-06-07 Your weekend | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) | Grahamsville, NY | 0 | 8 |
| 2025-06-07 Your weekend | UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm | Cheltenham, GL | 0 | 7 |
| 2025-06-07 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Nova Scotia, Canada | Upper Onslow, NS | 0 | — |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | Original SD BBQ Championships State championship | Huron, SD | -1 | 48 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | -1 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | Hoosier BBQ Classic State championship | Franklin, IN | -1 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | -1 | 29 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | -1 | 28 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) State championship | Roseland, VA | -1 | 15 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Franklin, IN | -1 | 15 |
| 2025-06-08 Your weekend | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | Upper Onslow, NS | 1 | 12 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship State championship | Welch, WV | -1 | 11 |
| 2025-06-06 Your weekend | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) | Grahamsville, NY | -1 | 8 |
| 2025-06-06 | Forks on the Licking Smokeout & Music (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Falmouth, KY | -1 | — |
| 2025-06-05 Your weekend | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | -2 | 29 |
| 2025-06-12 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT | 5 | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 6 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 6 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 6 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 6 | 35 |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 | 35 |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | 6 | 33 |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Buckhannon, WV | 6 | 30 |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life State championship | Kansas City, KS | 6 | 30 |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke 'N the Valley (Day 1) Cancelled | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 6 | 21 |
| 2025-06-13 | Squeal on the Eel (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Logansport, IN | 6 | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Italy | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 6 | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 7 | 36 |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) State championship | Sweet Home, OR | -7 | 28 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 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 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 7 | 25 |
| 2025-06-14 | Smoke 'N the Valley (Day 2) Cancelled | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 7 | 21 |
| 2025-05-31 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) State championship | Norco, CA | -7 | 20 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 7 | 20 |
| 2025-05-31 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Cancelled State championship | Upper Marlboro, MD | -7 | 19 |
| 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 |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest | Nanson, WA | 7 | 10 |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) State championship | Sweet Home, OR | -8 | 30 |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele State championship | Owatonna, MN | -8 | 28 |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) State championship | Norco, CA | -8 | 27 |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition State championship | Lafayette, GA | -8 | 26 |
| 2025-05-30 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival State championship | Covington, TN | -8 | 25 |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) State championship | Hancock, NH | -8 | 22 |
| 2025-05-30 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) | Leesburg, VA | -8 | 12 |
| 2025-05-30 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -13 | 70 |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | 13 | 42 |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Morris, IL | 13 | 36 |
| 2025-06-20 | Big BBQ Bash State championship | Maryville, TN | 13 | 26 |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State championship | State Center, IA | 13 | 25 |
| 2025-06-20 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | 13 | 20 |
| 2025-06-20 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | 13 | 16 |
| 2025-06-20 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | San Diego, CA | 13 | 15 |
| 2025-06-20 | Cowtown Cookoff Cancelled State championship | Miles City, MT | 13 | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Saskatchewan, Canada | Kipling, SK | 13 | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Expert Brisket Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 13 | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -14 | 106 |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | Calmar, AB | -14 | 34 |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Washington, DC | 14 | 29 |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | Kipling, SK | 14 | 27 |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | La Salette, ON | -14 | 26 |
| 2025-05-24 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | -14 | 26 |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | 14 | 26 |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington, DC | 14 | 24 |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition | Boom, 2850 | -14 | 20 |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff State championship | Schenectady, NY | 14 | 18 |
| 2025-06-21 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown State championship | Eagle River, AK | 14 | 8 |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -15 | 55 |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -15 | 43 |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ State championship | Boulder City, NV | -15 | 29 |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition | Boom, 2850 | -15 | 16 |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest State championship | Rochester, PA | -15 | 12 |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational - Wells Cup (Open) & Invitational Team Registration | Lebanon, TN | -15 | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) | Lebanon, TN | -15 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lebanon, TN | Lebanon, TN | -16 | — |
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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