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 16, 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.
- 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
- 18 Sep 27
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 16, 2025 Your weekend |
Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | Same day | 40 |
| Aug 16, 2025 Your weekend |
Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | Same day | 39 |
| Aug 16, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke N for the Kids State championship | Troy, IL | Same day | 32 |
| Aug 16, 2025 Your weekend |
8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | Same day | 30 |
| Aug 16, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | Same day | 20 |
| Aug 16, 2025 Your weekend |
Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | Same day | 17 |
| Aug 16, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | Same day | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 Your weekend |
BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 1 day before | 62 |
| Aug 15, 2025 Your weekend |
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 1 day before | 55 |
| Aug 15, 2025 Your weekend |
Madison Ribberfest State championship | Madison, IN | 1 day before | 45 |
| Aug 15, 2025 Your weekend |
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 1 day before | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 Your weekend |
Pigs & Peaches State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 1 day before | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 Your weekend |
BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Saue, Estonia | 1 day before | 11 |
| Aug 15, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 1 day before | — |
| Aug 14, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 2 days before | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 days after | 38 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | 6 days after | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North | Rolfstorp, Sweden | 6 days after | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Brighton Barbeque Bash State championship | Oshkosh, WI | 6 days after | 29 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff State championship | Paola, KS | 6 days after | 27 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Cruisin' and BBQin' State championship | Hampton, IA | 6 days after | 18 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff State championship | Edinburg, VA | 6 days after | 16 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) State championship | Doswell, VA | 7 days before | 25 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | London, ON | 7 days after | 22 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) State championship | Felton, CA | 7 days before | 21 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days before | 20 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown State championship | Canton, MA | 7 days before | 20 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days before | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Medvode, Slovenia | 7 days before | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, IN | 7 days before | 18 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | 7 days after | 11 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 2) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Ontario, Canada | London, ON | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 8 days before | 53 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) State championship | Felton, CA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) State championship | Doswell, VA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | Keswick, NB | 8 days before | 15 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Doswell, VA | 8 days before | 13 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Doswell, VA | 8 days before | 12 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Grill in the Ville Cancelled | Hughesville, PA | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 1) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway State championship | Brandon, SD | 13 days after | 44 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest State championship | Meridian, ID | 13 days after | 39 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) State championship | Burlington, KS | 13 days after | 25 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, Netherlands | 13 days after | 13 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | DJ Basin 1st Annual BBQ, Blues & Brews Cancelled State championship | Greeley, CO | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) State championship | Port Jervis, NY | 14 days before | 47 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 14 days after | 38 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) State championship | Burlington, KS | 14 days after | 24 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Smokin in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia | 14 days before | 12 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweden | Rolfstorp, Sweden | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 15 days before | 43 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Port Jervis, NY | 15 days before | 34 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 15 days before | 29 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Cancelled State championship | Council Bluffs, IA | 15 days before | 24 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 15 days before | 23 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | La Classique What the Pork? | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 15 days before | 18 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 15 days after | 15 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 15 days after | 15 |
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.