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, August 8, 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 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
- 11 Aug 29
- 8 Sep 5
- 15 Sep 12
- 21 Sep 19
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 Your weekend |
Trillium BBQ Throwdown State championship | Canton, MA | Same day | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2026 Your weekend |
Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 | Medvode, Slovenia | Same day | 18 |
| Aug 8, 2026 Your weekend |
Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) State championship | Felton, CA | Same day | 17 |
| Aug 8, 2026 Your weekend |
Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, IN | Same day | 13 |
| Aug 7, 2026 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 1 day before | 52 |
| Aug 7, 2026 Your weekend |
Battle of the Blue Ridge State championship | Swannanoa, NC | 1 day before | 41 |
| Aug 7, 2026 Your weekend |
Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) State championship | Felton, CA | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 7, 2026 Your weekend |
Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, Slovenia | 1 day before | 14 |
| Aug 7, 2026 Your weekend |
Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Montevideo, MN | 1 day before | 14 |
| Aug 7, 2026 Your weekend |
Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Medvode, Slovenia | 1 day before | 12 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Meet The Candidates - 2026 KCBS Board of Directors Special Election | Kansas City, MO | 5 days before | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 days after | 83 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 6 days after | 29 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) State championship | Troy, IL | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 | Tallinn, Estonia | 6 days after | 17 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | Bonnyville, AB | 6 days after | 15 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 7 days after | 53 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | 7 days after | 51 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) State championship | Troy, IL | 7 days after | 32 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 7 days after | 30 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 7 days after | 18 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | London, ON | 7 days before | 14 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | London, ON | 7 days before | 14 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Smokin in the Valley 2 | Herne Hill, Western Australia, Australia | 7 days before | 8 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 7 days after | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 45 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 32 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cruisin' and BBQin' State championship | Hampton, IA | 8 days before | 26 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | California State Fair BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Sacramento, CA | 8 days before | 12 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Great Lakes Smoke Showdown BBQ Cook Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lapeer, MI | 8 days after | 12 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | CTO Smoke & Iron Cancelled State championship | Bentonville, AR | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 13 days after | 51 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Weston, MO | 13 days after | 43 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) State championship | Madison, IN | 13 days after | 39 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) | Boras, Sweden | 13 days after | 28 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff State championship | Edinburg, VA | 13 days after | 26 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 14 days before | 39 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 14 days after | 27 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) | Boras, Sweden | 14 days after | 26 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | Didsbury, AB | 14 days before | 18 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 14 days after | 16 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke on the Bay BBQ Cookoff | Little Brook, NS | 14 days after | 10 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures, Italy | 14 days before | 6 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures, Italy | 14 days before | 6 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Pleasant Hill, MO | Pleasant Hill, MO | 14 days after | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) State championship | New Freedom, PA | 15 days before | 43 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Laramie, WY | 15 days before | 32 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship State championship | Gardner, KS | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ State championship | Leburn, KY | 15 days before | 22 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) | Didsbury, AB | 15 days before | 18 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 15 days before | 17 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | ECP BBQ Challenge | San Jose, Costa Rica | 15 days before | 17 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Comp (OPEN FORMAT) State championship | Dodge City, KS | 15 days before | 13 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 2nd Annual Curley Que Classic State championship | Honolulu, HI | 15 days before | 12 |
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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