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.
Quieter than the weekends around it Saturday, August 30, 2025 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
8
sanctioned contests
In the window
70
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 14 Oct 11
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2025 Your weekend |
Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | Same day | 38 |
| Aug 30, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke on the River (Day 2) State championship | Burlington, KS | Same day | 24 |
| Aug 29, 2025 Your weekend |
SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway State championship | Brandon, SD | 1 day before | 44 |
| Aug 29, 2025 Your weekend |
Meat & Tater BBQ Fest State championship | Meridian, ID | 1 day before | 39 |
| Aug 29, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke on the River (Day 1) State championship | Burlington, KS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 31, 2025 Your weekend |
Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 1 day after | 15 |
| Aug 31, 2025 Your weekend |
Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 1 day after | 15 |
| Aug 29, 2025 Your weekend |
Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, Netherlands | 1 day before | 13 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | DJ Basin 1st Annual BBQ, Blues & Brews Cancelled State championship | Greeley, CO | 1 day before | — |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lee's Summit, MO | 5 days after | 41 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship | Wellington, OH | 6 days after | 42 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 6 days after | 38 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 6 days after | 35 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | 6 days after | 29 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Uniquely Union Festival State championship | Union, SC | 6 days after | 25 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Cullman, AL | 6 days after | 19 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ State championship | Columbia, MO | 6 days after | 9 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Columbia, MO | 6 days after | 7 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Castle Rock, CO | 6 days after | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | London, ON | 7 days before | 22 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | Bonnyville, AB | 7 days after | 15 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout | Saxonburg, PA | 7 days after | 14 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Auburn Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Auburn, CA | 7 days before | 11 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Ontario, Canada | London, ON | 7 days before | — |
| Sep 6, 2025 | The Bob and Moe BBQ Show Class | Syracuse, NY | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 8 days before | 38 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | 8 days before | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North | Rolfstorp, Sweden | 8 days before | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Brighton Barbeque Bash State championship | Oshkosh, WI | 8 days before | 29 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff State championship | Paola, KS | 8 days before | 27 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | 8 days before | 26 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Cruisin' and BBQin' State championship | Hampton, IA | 8 days before | 18 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff State championship | Edinburg, VA | 8 days before | 16 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff State championship | Waller, TX | 13 days after | 92 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest State championship | Riverside, CA | 13 days after | 35 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bands and BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | 13 days after | 29 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | Guntersville, AL | 13 days after | 28 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | 13 days after | 27 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Grillstock State championship | Moore, OK | 13 days after | 23 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | East Helena Smoke Show Cancelled State championship | East Helena, MT | 13 days after | 21 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Southwick, MA | 13 days after | 16 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Dongen, Netherlands | 13 days after | 16 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | Leduc, AB | 13 days after | 16 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Guntersville, AL | 13 days after | 15 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) | Guntersville, AL | 13 days after | 13 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship | Sofia, Bulgaria | 13 days after | 11 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | 14 days before | 40 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 14 days before | 39 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids State championship | Troy, IL | 14 days before | 32 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 14 days before | 30 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH State championship | Pierron, IL | 14 days after | 27 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, Netherlands | 14 days after | 23 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 14 days before | 20 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Pierron, IL | 14 days after | 19 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 14 days before | 17 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Southwick, MA | 14 days after | 16 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) | Southwick, MA | 14 days after | 9 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) | Southwick, MA | 14 days after | 8 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Patriot Day of Remembrance BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Webb City, MO | 14 days after | 5 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 15 days before | 62 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 15 days before | 55 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest State championship | Madison, IN | 15 days before | 45 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 15 days before | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 15 days before | 27 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Saue, Estonia | 15 days before | 11 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Peru | San Borja, Lima, Peru | 16 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.