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, September 5, 2026 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
8
sanctioned contests
In the window
72
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 8 Oct 10
- 11 Oct 17
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 Your weekend | Smoke on the River (Day 2) State championship | Burlington, KS | 0 | 19 |
| 2026-09-05 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Tampico) | Tampico, TM | 0 | — |
| 2026-09-04 Your weekend | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway State championship | Brandon, SD | -1 | 44 |
| 2026-09-04 Your weekend | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | -1 | 38 |
| 2026-09-04 Your weekend | Smoke on the River (Day 1) State championship | Burlington, KS | -1 | 19 |
| 2026-09-04 Your weekend | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest State championship | Meridian, ID | -1 | — |
| 2026-09-04 Your weekend | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Meridian, ID | -1 | — |
| 2026-09-04 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Nuevo Laredo) | Nuevo Laredo, TM | -1 | — |
| 2026-09-04 | Tennessee Masonic Championship Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | -1 | — |
| 2026-09-10 | Wings 4 Water 10 (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lee's Summit, MO | 5 | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 6 | 34 |
| 2026-09-11 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | 6 | 31 |
| 2026-09-11 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guntersville, AL | 6 | 31 |
| 2026-09-11 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | 6 | 24 |
| 2026-09-11 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Dongen, 5106NC | 6 | 20 |
| 2026-09-11 | September Fest State championship | Coldwater, MI | 6 | 19 |
| 2026-09-11 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Coldwater, MI | 6 | 19 |
| 2026-09-11 | Meat Inferno State championship | Edgerton, KS | 6 | 19 |
| 2026-09-11 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Edgerton, KS | 6 | 19 |
| 2026-09-11 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | Leduc, AB | 6 | 16 |
| 2026-08-30 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Overland Park, KS | Overland Park, KS | -6 | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff State championship | Waller, TX | 6 | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Uniquely Union State championship | Union, SC | 6 | — |
| 2026-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, 5106NC | 7 | 20 |
| 2026-08-29 | Capital Kosher BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Waynesboro, PA | -7 | 10 |
| 2026-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, 5753 SG | -7 | 8 |
| 2026-09-12 | Woodland Ribs & Rods Rib Cook Off & Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Woodland, CA | 7 | — |
| 2026-09-12 | Kings BBQ Competition Class | Jacksonville, FL | 7 | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | -8 | 39 |
| 2026-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | -8 | 31 |
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) | Cherry Valley, IL | -8 | 25 |
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | Cherry Valley, IL | -8 | 24 |
| 2026-08-28 | MN Masters BBQ State championship | Pierz, MN | -8 | 22 |
| 2026-08-28 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | -8 | 16 |
| 2026-08-28 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout State championship | Saxonburg, PA | -8 | 16 |
| 2026-08-28 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Cherry Valley, IL | -8 | 12 |
| 2026-08-28 | Elizabeth Backyard BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Elizabeth, CO | -8 | — |
| 2026-09-17 | Alaska Grown BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Palmer, AK | 12 | — |
| 2026-09-17 | Alaska Grown BBQ Competition (One Meat CHICKEN) | Palmer, AK | 12 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | 13 | 30 |
| 2026-09-18 | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | 13 | 28 |
| 2026-09-18 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Egg Harbor, WI | 13 | 15 |
| 2026-09-18 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Egg Harbor, WI | 13 | 15 |
| 2026-09-18 | 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest State championship | Riverside, CA | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff State championship | Ponca City, OK | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Boost & BBQ State championship | Odessa, MO | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff State championship | Columbiana, AL | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | 12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Camino del Fuego 2026 | San Rafael,Alajuela, CR | 13 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Camino del Fuego 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | San Rafael,Alajuela, CR | 13 | — |
| 2026-08-22 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | -14 | 27 |
| 2026-09-19 | Trekking for CDH State championship | Pierron, IL | 14 | 27 |
| 2026-09-19 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Pierron, IL | 14 | 27 |
| 2026-08-22 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) | Boras, 50113 | -14 | 26 |
| 2026-09-19 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | 14 | 20 |
| 2026-09-19 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Braintree, VT | 14 | 20 |
| 2026-09-19 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | 14 | 20 |
| 2026-09-19 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Spilamberto, I-41057 | 14 | 17 |
| 2026-08-22 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | -14 | 16 |
| 2026-09-19 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Egg Harbor, WI | 14 | 15 |
| 2026-08-22 | Smoke on the Bay BBQ Cookoff | Little Brook, NS | -14 | 10 |
| 2026-08-22 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Pleasant Hill, MO | Pleasant Hill, MO | -14 | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026 | Devon, EX37 9HZ | 14 | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) | Paxton, IL | 14 | — |
| 2026-08-21 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | -15 | 51 |
| 2026-08-21 | Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Weston, MO | -15 | 43 |
| 2026-08-21 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) State championship | Madison, IN | -15 | 39 |
| 2026-08-21 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) | Boras, 50113 | -15 | 28 |
| 2026-08-21 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff State championship | Edinburg, VA | -15 | 26 |
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.