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 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
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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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 Your weekend | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington, DC | 0 | 28 |
| 2026-06-27 Your weekend | AG Hall of Fame Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Bonner Springs, KS | 0 | — |
| 2026-06-26 Your weekend | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | -1 | 157 |
| 2026-06-26 Your weekend | Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship | Wellington, OH | -1 | 39 |
| 2026-06-26 Your weekend | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | -1 | 31 |
| 2026-06-26 Your weekend | Smoke-N-Wings State championship | Blackfoot, ID | -1 | 31 |
| 2026-06-26 Your weekend | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | -1 | 19 |
| 2026-06-26 Your weekend | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Perez Zeldon, SJ | -1 | 19 |
| 2026-06-26 | Old Town Smokeout Cancelled State championship | Van Buren, AR | -1 | 17 |
| 2026-06-26 | Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Van Buren, AR | -1 | 17 |
| 2026-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pitmaster Showdown Cancelled | Winnipeg, MB | 3 | — |
| 2026-07-03 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off State championship | Dillon, MT | 6 | 26 |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | -6 | 13 |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | -6 | 13 |
| 2026-07-03 | Alberta BBQ Festival | Millet, AB | 6 | 11 |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | -7 | 25 |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | -7 | 23 |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | -7 | 23 |
| 2026-06-20 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2026 (Day 2) Cancelled | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | -7 | 18 |
| 2026-06-20 | Father's Day BBQ Bash Cancelled | Biglerville, PA | -7 | — |
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Morris, IL | -8 | 41 |
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life State championship | Kansas City, KS | -8 | 33 |
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) State championship | Buckhannon, WV | -8 | 29 |
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | Kipling, SK | -8 | 24 |
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State championship | State Center, IA | -8 | 20 |
| 2026-06-19 | BBQ for Bravery State championship | Alcoa, TN | -8 | 19 |
| 2026-06-19 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2026 (Day 1) Cancelled | Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | -8 | 18 |
| 2026-06-19 | New Lowell True North BBQ Bash | New Lowell, ON | -8 | 16 |
| 2026-06-19 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Italy | Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | -8 | — |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 12 | 75 |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) State championship | Cameron, MO | 13 | 37 |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler State championship | Worthington, MN | 13 | 33 |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cameron, MO | 13 | 21 |
| 2026-07-10 | No Smoke, No Glory | Zagreb, 10000 | 13 | 16 |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | Cameron, MO | 13 | 16 |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Worthington, MN | 13 | 10 |
| 2026-07-10 | Goose's Annual Pitmaster Showdown Cancelled State championship | Papillion, NE | 13 | — |
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 14 | 62 |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | -14 | 37 |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Bristol, CT | -14 | 26 |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Bristol, CT | -14 | 20 |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Bristol, CT | -14 | 17 |
| 2026-07-11 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kennett Square, PA | 14 | 15 |
| 2026-07-11 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Zagreb, 10000 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | Delta, PA | -14 | 13 |
| 2026-07-11 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Zagreb, 10000 | 14 | 7 |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | -15 | 40 |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | -15 | 36 |
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Springfield, TN | -15 | 32 |
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | -15 | 31 |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | -15 | 30 |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Registration) | Delta, PA | -15 | 30 |
| 2026-06-12 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | -15 | 29 |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | Delta, PA | -15 | 25 |
| 2026-07-12 | BBQ Fest Market Plaza | La Chorrera, PO | 15 | 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. Days off counts from your date, so a negative number is before it.
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.
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