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 21, 2025 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 11 Jul 26
- 9 Aug 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Washington, DC | 0 | 29 |
| 2025-06-21 Your weekend | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | Kipling, SK | 0 | 27 |
| 2025-06-21 Your weekend | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | 0 | 26 |
| 2025-06-21 Your weekend | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington, DC | 0 | 24 |
| 2025-06-21 Your weekend | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff State championship | Schenectady, NY | 0 | 18 |
| 2025-06-21 Your weekend | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown State championship | Eagle River, AK | 0 | 8 |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | -1 | 42 |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Morris, IL | -1 | 36 |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Big BBQ Bash State championship | Maryville, TN | -1 | 26 |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State championship | State Center, IA | -1 | 25 |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | -1 | 20 |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | -1 | 16 |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | San Diego, CA | -1 | 15 |
| 2025-06-20 | Cowtown Cookoff Cancelled State championship | Miles City, MT | -1 | — |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Saskatchewan, Canada | Kipling, SK | -1 | — |
| 2025-06-20 Your weekend | Expert Brisket Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | -1 | — |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 6 | 159 |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings State championship | Blackfoot, ID | 6 | 32 |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout State championship | Van Buren, AR | 6 | 27 |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | Delta, PA | 6 | 26 |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown State championship | Eureka, IL | 6 | 26 |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | Spencer, IA | 6 | 17 |
| 2025-06-27 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 | Perez Zeldon, SJ | 6 | 16 |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) State championship | Spencer, IA | 6 | 15 |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Eureka, IL | 6 | 15 |
| 2025-06-27 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 6 | 13 |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) | Spencer, IA | 6 | 12 |
| 2025-06-27 | The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Mobile, AL | 6 | 10 |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Van Buren, AR | 6 | 6 |
| 2025-06-27 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | -7 | 36 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | -7 | 28 |
| 2025-06-28 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest | Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, 18042-280 | 7 | 26 |
| 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 |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | -7 | 20 |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 7 | 18 |
| 2025-06-28 | Mee(a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Innsbruck, 6020 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025-06-14 | Smokin Barrel Fest | Nanson, WA | -7 | 10 |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | Delta, PA | 7 | 10 |
| 2025-06-28 | Mee(a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck | Innsbruck, 6020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025-06-28 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Brazil | Sao Paulo - SP, 04079-001 | 7 | — |
| 2025-06-28 | St. Joseph County Fair Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | South Bend, IN | 7 | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | -8 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | -8 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Springfield, TN | -8 | 36 |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | -8 | 35 |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | -8 | 35 |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | -8 | 33 |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Buckhannon, WV | -8 | 30 |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life State championship | Kansas City, KS | -8 | 30 |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke 'N the Valley (Day 1) Cancelled | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | -8 | 21 |
| 2025-06-13 | Squeal on the Eel (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Logansport, IN | -8 | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Italy | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | -8 | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown | Winnipeg, MB | 9 | 24 |
| 2025-06-12 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Absarokee, MT | Absarokee, MT | -9 | — |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | Upper Onslow, NS | -13 | 12 |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) State championship | Roseland, VA | -14 | 18 |
| 2025-07-05 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off State championship | Dillon, MT | 14 | 13 |
| 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 | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships State championship | Huron, SD | -15 | 48 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | -15 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic State championship | Franklin, IN | -15 | 30 |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | -15 | 29 |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | -15 | 28 |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) State championship | Roseland, VA | -15 | 15 |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Franklin, IN | -15 | 15 |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship State championship | Welch, WV | -15 | 11 |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) | Grahamsville, NY | -15 | 8 |
| 2025-06-06 | Forks on the Licking Smokeout & Music (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Falmouth, KY | -15 | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | -16 | 29 |
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.