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 9, 2025 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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.
- 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
- 17 Sep 20
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 9, 2025 Your weekend |
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) State championship | Doswell, VA | Same day | 25 |
| Aug 9, 2025 Your weekend |
3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) State championship | Felton, CA | Same day | 21 |
| Aug 9, 2025 Your weekend |
Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, Slovenia | Same day | 20 |
| Aug 9, 2025 Your weekend |
Trillium BBQ Throwdown State championship | Canton, MA | Same day | 20 |
| Aug 9, 2025 Your weekend |
Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, Slovenia | Same day | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 Your weekend |
Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Medvode, Slovenia | Same day | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 Your weekend |
Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, IN | Same day | 18 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 2) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | Same day | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 1 day before | 53 |
| Aug 8, 2025 Your weekend |
3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) State championship | Felton, CA | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 Your weekend |
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) State championship | Doswell, VA | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | Keswick, NB | 1 day before | 15 |
| Aug 8, 2025 Your weekend |
Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Doswell, VA | 1 day before | 13 |
| Aug 8, 2025 Your weekend |
Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Doswell, VA | 1 day before | 12 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Grill in the Ville Cancelled | Hughesville, PA | 1 day before | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 1) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 1 day before | — |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 5 days after | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 days after | 62 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 6 days after | 55 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest State championship | Madison, IN | 6 days after | 45 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 6 days after | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 6 days after | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Saue, Estonia | 6 days after | 11 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) State championship | Port Jervis, NY | 7 days before | 47 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | 7 days after | 40 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 7 days after | 39 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids State championship | Troy, IL | 7 days after | 32 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 7 days after | 30 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 7 days after | 20 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 7 days after | 17 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Smokin in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia | 7 days before | 12 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweden | Rolfstorp, Sweden | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 43 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Port Jervis, NY | 8 days before | 34 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 29 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Cancelled State championship | Council Bluffs, IA | 8 days before | 24 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 8 days before | 23 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | La Classique What the Pork? | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 8 days before | 18 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 13 days after | 38 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | 13 days after | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North | Rolfstorp, Sweden | 13 days after | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Brighton Barbeque Bash State championship | Oshkosh, WI | 13 days after | 29 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff State championship | Paola, KS | 13 days after | 27 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | 13 days after | 26 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Cruisin' and BBQin' State championship | Hampton, IA | 13 days after | 18 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff State championship | Edinburg, VA | 13 days after | 16 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 14 days before | 32 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main State championship | Collinsville, IL | 14 days before | 32 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 14 days before | 27 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | London, ON | 14 days after | 22 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 14 days before | 19 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | 14 days after | 11 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Ontario, Canada | London, ON | 14 days after | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Mountain State championship | Galax, VA | 15 days before | 37 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 15 days before | 31 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Laramie, WY | 15 days before | 26 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 15 days before | 18 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Curley Que Classic State championship | Honolulu, HI | 15 days before | 12 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ State championship | Leburn, KY | 15 days before | 10 |
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.