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 23, 2025 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
11
sanctioned contests
In the window
65
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 12 Oct 4
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 Your weekend |
Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | London, ON | Same day | 22 |
| Aug 23, 2025 Your weekend |
Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | Same day | 11 |
| Aug 23, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Ontario, Canada | London, ON | Same day | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 1 day before | 38 |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | 1 day before | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke in the North | Rolfstorp, Sweden | 1 day before | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
Brighton Barbeque Bash State championship | Oshkosh, WI | 1 day before | 29 |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
East Central State BBQ Cookoff State championship | Paola, KS | 1 day before | 27 |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | 1 day before | 26 |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
Cruisin' and BBQin' State championship | Hampton, IA | 1 day before | 18 |
| Aug 22, 2025 Your weekend |
Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff State championship | Edinburg, VA | 1 day before | 16 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway State championship | Brandon, SD | 6 days after | 44 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest State championship | Meridian, ID | 6 days after | 39 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) State championship | Burlington, KS | 6 days after | 25 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, Netherlands | 6 days after | 13 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | DJ Basin 1st Annual BBQ, Blues & Brews Cancelled State championship | Greeley, CO | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | 7 days before | 40 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 7 days before | 39 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 7 days after | 38 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids State championship | Troy, IL | 7 days before | 32 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 7 days before | 30 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) State championship | Burlington, KS | 7 days after | 24 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 7 days before | 20 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 7 days before | 17 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 8 days before | 62 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 8 days before | 55 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest State championship | Madison, IN | 8 days before | 45 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 8 days before | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 8 days before | 27 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 8 days after | 15 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 8 days after | 15 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Saue, Estonia | 8 days before | 11 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 9 days before | — |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lee's Summit, MO | 12 days after | 41 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship | Wellington, OH | 13 days after | 42 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 13 days after | 38 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 13 days after | 35 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | 13 days after | 29 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Uniquely Union Festival State championship | Union, SC | 13 days after | 25 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Cullman, AL | 13 days after | 19 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ State championship | Columbia, MO | 13 days after | 9 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Columbia, MO | 13 days after | 7 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Castle Rock, CO | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) State championship | Doswell, VA | 14 days before | 25 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) State championship | Felton, CA | 14 days before | 21 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, Slovenia | 14 days before | 20 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown State championship | Canton, MA | 14 days before | 20 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, Slovenia | 14 days before | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Medvode, Slovenia | 14 days before | 19 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, IN | 14 days before | 18 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | Bonnyville, AB | 14 days after | 15 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout | Saxonburg, PA | 14 days after | 14 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 2) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 6, 2025 | The Bob and Moe BBQ Show Class | Syracuse, NY | 14 days after | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 15 days before | 53 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) State championship | Felton, CA | 15 days before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) State championship | Doswell, VA | 15 days before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | Keswick, NB | 15 days before | 15 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Doswell, VA | 15 days before | 13 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Doswell, VA | 15 days before | 12 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Grill in the Ville Cancelled | Hughesville, PA | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash (Day 1) Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 15 days before | — |
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.