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, June 27, 2026 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 17 May 16
- 18 May 23
- 8 May 30
- 10 Jun 6
- 13 Jun 13
- 13 Jun 20
- 8 Jun 27
- 2 Jul 4
- 12 Jul 11
- 15 Jul 18
- 13 Jul 25
- 7 Aug 1
- 10 Aug 8
The weekend of Jul 4 is the quietest in range: 2 contests. The biggest thing on it is Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 Your weekend |
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington, DC | Same day | 28 |
| Jun 27, 2026 Your weekend |
AG Hall of Fame Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Bonner Springs, KS | Same day | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 Your weekend |
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 1 day before | 157 |
| Jun 26, 2026 Your weekend |
Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship | Wellington, OH | 1 day before | 39 |
| Jun 26, 2026 Your weekend |
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | 1 day before | 31 |
| Jun 26, 2026 Your weekend |
Smoke-N-Wings State championship | Blackfoot, ID | 1 day before | 31 |
| Jun 26, 2026 Your weekend |
Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | 1 day before | 19 |
| Jun 26, 2026 Your weekend |
Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Perez Zeldon, Costa Rica | 1 day before | 19 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Old Town Smokeout Cancelled State championship | Van Buren, AR | 1 day before | 17 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Van Buren, AR | 1 day before | 17 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pitmaster Showdown Cancelled | Winnipeg, MB | 3 days after | — |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off State championship | Dillon, MT | 6 days after | 26 |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Herne Hill, Australia | 6 days before | 13 |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Herne Hill, Australia | 6 days before | 13 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Alberta BBQ Festival | Millet, AB | 6 days after | 11 |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 7 days before | 25 |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 7 days before | 23 |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 7 days before | 23 |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2026 (Day 2) Cancelled | Dodewaard, Netherlands | 7 days before | 18 |
| Jun 20, 2026 | Father's Day BBQ Bash Cancelled | Biglerville, PA | 7 days before | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Morris, IL | 8 days before | 41 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life State championship | Kansas City, KS | 8 days before | 33 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) State championship | Buckhannon, WV | 8 days before | 29 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | Kipling, SK | 8 days before | 24 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State championship | State Center, IA | 8 days before | 20 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | BBQ for Bravery State championship | Alcoa, TN | 8 days before | 19 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2026 (Day 1) Cancelled | Dodewaard, Netherlands | 8 days before | 18 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash | New Lowell, ON | 8 days before | 16 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Italy | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | 8 days before | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 12 days after | 75 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) State championship | Cameron, MO | 13 days after | 37 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler State championship | Worthington, MN | 13 days after | 33 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cameron, MO | 13 days after | 21 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory | Zagreb, Croatia | 13 days after | 16 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | Cameron, MO | 13 days after | 16 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Worthington, MN | 13 days after | 10 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Goose's Annual Pitmaster Showdown Cancelled State championship | Papillion, NE | 13 days after | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 14 days after | 62 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 14 days before | 37 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 26 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 20 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 17 |
| Jul 11, 2026 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kennett Square, PA | 14 days after | 15 |
| Jul 11, 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Zagreb, Croatia | 14 days after | 14 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | Delta, PA | 14 days before | 13 |
| Jul 11, 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Zagreb, Croatia | 14 days after | 7 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 40 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 15 days before | 36 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 15 days before | 32 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 15 days before | 31 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Registration) | Delta, PA | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | Delta, PA | 15 days before | 25 |
| Jul 12, 2026 | BBQ Fest Market Plaza | La Chorrera, Panama | 15 days after | 13 |
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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