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 22, 2026 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 22 Sep 19
- 14 Sep 26
- 10 Oct 3
The weekend of Aug 1 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is All American BBQ Throwdown.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 Your weekend | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | 0 | 27 |
| 2026-08-22 Your weekend | Smoke in the North (Day 2) | Boras, 50113 | 0 | 26 |
| 2026-08-22 Your weekend | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | 0 | 16 |
| 2026-08-22 Your weekend | Smoke on the Bay BBQ Cookoff | Little Brook, NS | 0 | 10 |
| 2026-08-22 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Pleasant Hill, MO | Pleasant Hill, MO | 0 | — |
| 2026-08-21 Your weekend | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | -1 | 51 |
| 2026-08-21 Your weekend | Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Weston, MO | -1 | 43 |
| 2026-08-21 Your weekend | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) State championship | Madison, IN | -1 | 39 |
| 2026-08-21 Your weekend | Smoke in the North (Day 1) | Boras, 50113 | -1 | 28 |
| 2026-08-21 Your weekend | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff State championship | Edinburg, VA | -1 | 26 |
| 2026-08-28 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 | 39 |
| 2026-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | 6 | 31 |
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) | Cherry Valley, IL | 6 | 25 |
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | Cherry Valley, IL | 6 | 24 |
| 2026-08-28 | MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | 6 | 22 |
| 2026-08-28 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | 6 | 16 |
| 2026-08-28 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout State championship | Saxonburg, PA | 6 | 16 |
| 2026-08-16 | Great Lakes Smoke Showdown BBQ Cook Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lapeer, MI | -6 | 12 |
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cherry Valley, IL | 6 | 12 |
| 2026-08-28 | Elizabeth Backyard BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Elizabeth, CO | 6 | — |
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | -7 | 53 |
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids State championship | Hiram, ME | -7 | 51 |
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) State championship | Troy, IL | -7 | 32 |
| 2026-08-15 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | -7 | 30 |
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | -7 | 18 |
| 2026-08-29 | Capital Kosher BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Waynesboro, PA | 7 | 10 |
| 2026-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, 5753 SG | 7 | 8 |
| 2026-08-15 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | -7 | — |
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -8 | 83 |
| 2026-08-14 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -8 | 29 |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) State championship | Troy, IL | -8 | 26 |
| 2026-08-14 | Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 | Tallinn, 15026 | -8 | 17 |
| 2026-08-14 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | Bonnyville, AB | -8 | 15 |
| 2026-08-30 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Overland Park, KS | Overland Park, KS | 8 | — |
| 2026-09-04 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway State championship | Brandon, SD | 13 | 44 |
| 2026-09-04 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 13 | 38 |
| 2026-09-04 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) State championship | Burlington, KS | 13 | 19 |
| 2026-09-04 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest State championship | Meridian, ID | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-04 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Meridian, ID | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-04 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Nuevo Laredo) | Nuevo Laredo, TM | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-04 | Tennessee Masonic Championship Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 13 | — |
| 2026-08-08 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown State championship | Canton, MA | -14 | 25 |
| 2026-09-05 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) State championship | Burlington, KS | 14 | 19 |
| 2026-08-08 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 | Medvode, 1215 | -14 | 18 |
| 2026-08-08 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) State championship | Felton, CA | -14 | 17 |
| 2026-08-08 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, IN | -14 | 13 |
| 2026-09-05 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Tampico) | Tampico, TM | 14 | — |
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | -15 | 52 |
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge State championship | Swannanoa, NC | -15 | 41 |
| 2026-08-07 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) State championship | Felton, CA | -15 | 25 |
| 2026-08-07 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Medvode, 1215 | -15 | 14 |
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Montevideo, MN | -15 | 14 |
| 2026-08-07 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Medvode, 1215 | -15 | 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. 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.
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.