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 18, 2025 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
10
sanctioned contests
In the window
63
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 0 Nov 29
The weekend of Nov 29 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 Your weekend |
Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Birmingham, AL | Same day | 17 |
| Oct 18, 2025 Your weekend |
Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Fossalta di Piave, Italy | Same day | 16 |
| Oct 18, 2025 Your weekend |
Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Fossalta di Piave, Italy | Same day | 16 |
| Oct 18, 2025 Your weekend |
Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Vienna, Austria | Same day | 14 |
| Oct 18, 2025 Your weekend |
Vienna BBQ Days | Vienna, Austria | Same day | 11 |
| Oct 17, 2025 Your weekend |
WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 1 day before | 39 |
| Oct 17, 2025 Your weekend |
Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Topeka, KS | 1 day before | 23 |
| Oct 17, 2025 Your weekend |
Balloons and Barbeque State championship | Poteau, OK | 1 day before | 15 |
| Oct 17, 2025 Your weekend |
Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 1 day before | 13 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Ogden, UT Cancelled | Ogden, UT | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 16, 2025 Your weekend |
Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 2 days before | 36 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | 6 days after | 45 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition State championship | Vidalia, LA | 6 days after | 33 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 6 days after | 31 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cleveland, AL | 6 days after | 28 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Cleveland, AL | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ State championship | Odessa, MO | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) | Cleveland, AL | 6 days after | 24 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | BBQ for Bravery Cancelled State championship | Alcoa, TN | 6 days after | 19 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) | Jackson, NJ | 6 days after | 17 |
| Oct 12, 2025 | DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Waynesboro, PA | 6 days before | 7 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 7 days after | 32 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition | Szerencs, Hungary | 7 days before | 21 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) | Jackson, NJ | 7 days after | 18 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | Cleveland, AL | 7 days after | 16 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff | Bow Island, AB | 7 days before | 15 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Szerencs, Hungary | 7 days before | 9 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Page County Heritage Festival - Backyard BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Luray, VA | 7 days before | 9 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Blue Bombers BBQ Tailgate Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winnipeg, MB | 7 days after | 5 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Big Boy BBQ Bash October Cancelled | Melbourne, Australia | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Weston, MO | Weston, MO | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 8 days before | 90 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | 8 days before | 30 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 8 days before | 30 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | 8 days before | 29 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | 8 days before | 13 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | CabotFest Bags n BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cabot, AR | 8 days before | 9 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | CabotFest Bags n BBQ (ONE MEAT PORK) | Cabot, AR | 8 days before | 9 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Hungary | Sazerencs, Hungary | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 26, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Costa Rica | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | 8 days after | — |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 13 days after | 53 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | "Spooky Q" 1792 | Monticello, KY | 13 days after | 23 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ Cancelled State championship | Powells Point, NC | 13 days after | 19 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 14 days after | 50 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Smokin in the Valley | Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia | 14 days after | 9 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Onalaska, WI | Onalaska, WI | 14 days after | — |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Lebanon, TN | Lebanon, TN | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship State championship | Fargo, ND | 15 days before | 46 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown State championship | La Belle, MO | 15 days before | 39 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | 15 days before | 32 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 15 days before | 30 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) State championship | Jackson, TN | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Fargo, ND | 15 days before | 24 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 15 days before | 23 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Meat Inferno State championship | Edgerton, KS | 15 days before | 21 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Gladstone, MO | 15 days before | 17 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Platte City, MO | 15 days before | 14 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Meat Inferno (One Meat Ribs) | Edgerton, KS | 15 days before | 12 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild State championship | Branson, MO | 15 days before | 11 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Henryetta, OK | 15 days before | 9 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition Cancelled State championship | Hinton, OK | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | MP Fire & Fiddle Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Manassas Park, VA | 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.