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, August 2, 2025 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 14 Jun 21
- 20 Jun 28
- 1 Jul 5
- 14 Jul 12
- 10 Jul 19
- 11 Jul 26
- 9 Aug 2
- 13 Aug 9
- 15 Aug 16
- 11 Aug 23
- 8 Aug 30
- 13 Sep 6
- 20 Sep 13
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 Your weekend |
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) State championship | Port Jervis, NY | Same day | 47 |
| Aug 2, 2025 Your weekend |
Smokin in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia | Same day | 12 |
| Aug 2, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | Same day | — |
| Aug 2, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweden | Rolfstorp, Sweden | Same day | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 Your weekend |
All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 1 day before | 43 |
| Aug 1, 2025 Your weekend |
Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Port Jervis, NY | 1 day before | 34 |
| Aug 1, 2025 Your weekend |
All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 1 day before | 29 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Cancelled State championship | Council Bluffs, IA | 1 day before | 24 |
| Aug 1, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 1 day before | 23 |
| Aug 1, 2025 Your weekend |
La Classique What the Pork? | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 1 day before | 18 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 6 days after | 53 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) State championship | Felton, CA | 6 days after | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) State championship | Doswell, VA | 6 days after | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | Keswick, NB | 6 days after | 15 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Doswell, VA | 6 days after | 13 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Doswell, VA | 6 days after | 12 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Grill in the Ville Cancelled | Hughesville, PA | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 1) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 6 days after | — |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 7 days before | 32 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main State championship | Collinsville, IL | 7 days before | 32 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 7 days before | 27 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) State championship | Doswell, VA | 7 days after | 25 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) State championship | Felton, CA | 7 days after | 21 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days after | 20 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown State championship | Canton, MA | 7 days after | 20 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 7 days before | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days after | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days after | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, IN | 7 days after | 18 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 2) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 7 days after | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Mountain State championship | Galax, VA | 8 days before | 37 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 8 days before | 31 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 8 days before | 30 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Laramie, WY | 8 days before | 26 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 8 days before | 18 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Curley Que Classic State championship | Honolulu, HI | 8 days before | 12 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ State championship | Leburn, KY | 8 days before | 10 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 12 days after | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 days after | 62 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 13 days after | 55 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest State championship | Madison, IN | 13 days after | 45 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 13 days after | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 13 days after | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Saue, Estonia | 13 days after | 11 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | 14 days after | 40 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 14 days after | 39 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Sutherlin Throwdown State championship | Sutherlin, OR | 14 days before | 35 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids State championship | Troy, IL | 14 days after | 32 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 14 days after | 30 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) State championship | Osceola, MO | 14 days before | 28 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 14 days after | 20 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Dowagiac, MI | 14 days before | 17 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 14 days after | 17 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition | Bible Hill, NS | 14 days before | 11 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Nova Scotia, Canada Cancelled | Bible Hill, NS | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 14 days after | — |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Buckeye BBQ Classic State championship | Hillsboro, OH | 15 days before | 40 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | 15 days before | 34 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) State championship | Osceola, MO | 15 days before | 32 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Shenandoah ShenDig State championship | Shenandoah, IA | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 State championship | Salt Lake City, UT | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Osceola, MO | 15 days before | 9 |
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.