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, October 11, 2025 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
14
sanctioned contests
Biggest that weekend
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
In the window
75
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 8 Aug 30
- 13 Sep 6
- 20 Sep 13
- 17 Sep 20
- 18 Sep 27
- 12 Oct 4
- 14 Oct 11
- 10 Oct 18
- 14 Oct 25
- 6 Nov 1
- 5 Nov 8
- 2 Nov 15
- 3 Nov 22
The weekend of Nov 15 is the quietest in range: 2 contests. The biggest thing on it is Atlanta BBQ Store Classic.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 Your weekend |
V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition | Szerencs, Hungary | Same day | 21 |
| Oct 11, 2025 Your weekend |
Bean Town BBQ Cookoff | Bow Island, AB | Same day | 15 |
| Oct 11, 2025 Your weekend |
V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Szerencs, Hungary | Same day | 9 |
| Oct 11, 2025 Your weekend |
Page County Heritage Festival - Backyard BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Luray, VA | Same day | 9 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | 90 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | 1 day before | 30 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 1 day before | 30 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
MD State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | 1 day before | 29 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | 1 day before | 13 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
CabotFest Bags n BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cabot, AR | 1 day before | 9 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
CabotFest Bags n BBQ (ONE MEAT PORK) | Cabot, AR | 1 day before | 9 |
| Oct 12, 2025 Your weekend |
DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Waynesboro, PA | 1 day after | 7 |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Hungary | Sazerencs, Hungary | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 5 days after | 36 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 days after | 39 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Topeka, KS | 6 days after | 23 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Balloons and Barbeque State championship | Poteau, OK | 6 days after | 15 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 6 days after | 13 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Ogden, UT Cancelled | Ogden, UT | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Birmingham, AL | 7 days after | 17 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Fossalta di Piave, Italy | 7 days after | 16 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Fossalta di Piave, Italy | 7 days after | 16 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Vienna, Austria | 7 days after | 14 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days | Vienna, Austria | 7 days after | 11 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship State championship | Fargo, ND | 8 days before | 46 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown State championship | La Belle, MO | 8 days before | 39 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | 8 days before | 32 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 8 days before | 30 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) State championship | Jackson, TN | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Fargo, ND | 8 days before | 24 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 8 days before | 23 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Meat Inferno State championship | Edgerton, KS | 8 days before | 21 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Gladstone, MO | 8 days before | 17 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Platte City, MO | 8 days before | 14 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Meat Inferno (One Meat Ribs) | Edgerton, KS | 8 days before | 12 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild State championship | Branson, MO | 8 days before | 11 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Henryetta, OK | 8 days before | 9 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition Cancelled State championship | Hinton, OK | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | MP Fire & Fiddle Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Manassas Park, VA | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 days after | 45 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition State championship | Vidalia, LA | 13 days after | 33 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 13 days after | 31 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cleveland, AL | 13 days after | 28 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Cleveland, AL | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ State championship | Odessa, MO | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) | Cleveland, AL | 13 days after | 24 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | BBQ for Bravery Cancelled State championship | Alcoa, TN | 13 days after | 19 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) | Jackson, NJ | 13 days after | 17 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | Milford, DE | 13 days before | 14 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 14 days after | 32 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Smoke in the Valley | Edmonton, AB | 14 days before | 23 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) | Jackson, NJ | 14 days after | 18 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | Cleveland, AL | 14 days after | 16 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Spencerville Smoke Ring | Spencerville, Canada | 14 days before | 14 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Blue Bombers BBQ Tailgate Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winnipeg, MB | 14 days after | 5 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Spencerville, Ontario Canada | Spencerville, ON | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Ribs & Brisket Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 14 days before | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash October Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Weston, MO | Weston, MO | 14 days after | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | 15 days before | 67 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Fire in the Foothills State championship | King, NC | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash State championship | Milford, DE | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Smokin on the Route State championship | Miami, OK | 15 days before | 20 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash State championship | Egg Harbor, WI | 15 days before | 16 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Milford, DE | 15 days before | 16 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Clanton, AL | 15 days before | 15 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Egg Harbor, WI | 15 days before | 13 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Milford, DE | 15 days before | 12 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Clanton, AL | 15 days before | 11 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Chicken & Butts Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Invisible Wounds Project Backyard Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Forest Lake, MN | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Ogden, UT | Ogden, UT | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 26, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Costa Rica | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | 15 days after | — |
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.
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