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, July 11, 2026 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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.
- 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
- 12 Aug 15
- 10 Aug 22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 Your weekend |
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | Same day | 62 |
| Jul 11, 2026 Your weekend |
K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kennett Square, PA | Same day | 15 |
| Jul 11, 2026 Your weekend |
No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Zagreb, Croatia | Same day | 14 |
| Jul 11, 2026 Your weekend |
No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Zagreb, Croatia | Same day | 7 |
| Jul 10, 2026 Your weekend |
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) State championship | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 37 |
| Jul 10, 2026 Your weekend |
KTD Smokn' Gobbler State championship | Worthington, MN | 1 day before | 33 |
| Jul 10, 2026 Your weekend |
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 21 |
| Jul 10, 2026 Your weekend |
No Smoke, No Glory | Zagreb, Croatia | 1 day before | 16 |
| Jul 10, 2026 Your weekend |
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | Cameron, MO | 1 day before | 16 |
| Jul 12, 2026 Your weekend |
BBQ Fest Market Plaza | La Chorrera, Panama | 1 day after | 13 |
| Jul 10, 2026 Your weekend |
KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Worthington, MN | 1 day before | 10 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Goose's Annual Pitmaster Showdown Cancelled State championship | Papillion, NE | 1 day before | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 Your weekend |
South Carolina Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 2 days before | 75 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | 6 days after | 35 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) State championship | Osceola, MO | 6 days after | 32 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Buckeye BBQ Classic State championship | Hillsboro, OH | 6 days after | 30 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig State championship | Shenandoah, IA | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | Miles, IA | 6 days after | 27 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest 2026 | Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | 6 days after | 24 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Wilhering, Austria | 6 days after | 17 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Shenandoah, IA | 6 days after | 17 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Santa Ana, CA | 6 days after | 9 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class -Brazil | Sorocaba, Brazil | 6 days after | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge State championship | Somers, CT | 7 days after | 36 |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) State championship | Osceola, MO | 7 days after | 32 |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Sutherlin Throwdown State championship | Sutherlin, OR | 7 days after | 29 |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | Miles, IA | 7 days after | 28 |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Open Barbecue Championship | Wilhering, Austria | 7 days after | 20 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off State championship | Dillon, MT | 8 days before | 26 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Alberta BBQ Festival | Millet, AB | 8 days before | 11 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pitmaster Showdown Cancelled | Winnipeg, MB | 11 days before | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 13 days after | 43 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Laramie, WY | 13 days after | 32 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship State championship | Gardner, KS | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ State championship | Leburn, KY | 13 days after | 22 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) | Didsbury, AB | 13 days after | 18 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 13 days after | 17 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | ECP BBQ Challenge | San Jose, Costa Rica | 13 days after | 17 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 13 days after | 13 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 2nd Annual Curley Que Classic State championship | Honolulu, HI | 13 days after | 12 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 14 days after | 39 |
| Jun 27, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington, DC | 14 days before | 28 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | Didsbury, AB | 14 days after | 18 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures, Italy | 14 days after | 6 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures, Italy | 14 days after | 6 |
| Jun 27, 2026 | AG Hall of Fame Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Bonner Springs, KS | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 15 days before | 157 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship | Wellington, OH | 15 days before | 39 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle State championship | Washington, DC | 15 days before | 31 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Smoke-N-Wings State championship | Blackfoot, ID | 15 days before | 31 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sioux City, IA | 15 days before | 19 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Perez Zeldon, Costa Rica | 15 days before | 19 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Old Town Smokeout Cancelled State championship | Van Buren, AR | 15 days before | 17 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Van Buren, AR | 15 days before | 17 |
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.
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