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.
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Nothing on file matching “Spilamberto, I-41057,”, so this is the whole country. Try the nearest town that has hosted a contest, a state, or a ZIP code.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, September 19, 2026 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 10 Aug 8
- 12 Aug 15
- 10 Aug 22
- 11 Aug 29
- 8 Sep 5
- 15 Sep 12
- 21 Sep 19
- 12 Sep 26
- 10 Oct 3
- 6 Oct 10
- 11 Oct 17
- 8 Oct 24
- 4 Oct 31
The weekend of Oct 31 is the quietest in range: 4 contests. The biggest thing on it is Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Trekking for CDH State championship | Pierron, IL | Same day | 27 |
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Spilamberto, Italy | Same day | 22 |
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) | Paxton, IL | Same day | 18 |
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | Same day | 16 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Egg Harbor, WI | Same day | 15 |
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Pierron, IL | Same day | 15 |
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | Same day | 14 |
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Braintree, VT | Same day | 12 |
| Sep 19, 2026 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Waters - The Return! 2026 | Devon, United Kingdom | Same day | 9 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest State championship | Riverside, CA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff State championship | Ponca City, OK | 1 day before | 30 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | 1 day before | 29 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | 1 day before | 26 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | 1 day before | 23 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff State championship | Columbiana, AL | 1 day before | 16 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
Camino del Fuego 2026 | San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | 1 day before | 16 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Egg Harbor, WI | 1 day before | 15 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Egg Harbor, WI | 1 day before | 15 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
Camino del Fuego 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica | 1 day before | 14 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | 1 day before | 12 |
| Sep 18, 2026 Your weekend |
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | 1 day before | 9 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Boost & BBQ Cancelled State championship | Odessa, MO | 1 day before | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 Your weekend |
Alaska Grown BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Palmer, AK | 2 days before | 5 |
| Sep 17, 2026 Your weekend |
Alaska Grown BBQ Competition (One Meat CHICKEN) | Palmer, AK | 2 days before | 5 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship | Murphysboro, IL | 6 days after | 71 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | 6 days after | 65 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | First State BBQ Bash State championship | Milford, DE | 6 days after | 39 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash State championship | Townsend, TN | 6 days after | 30 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 6 days after | 30 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Hub City BBQ Fest Cancelled State championship | Jackson, TN | 6 days after | 25 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ State championship | North Platte, NE | 6 days after | 19 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound State championship | Redmond, WA | 6 days after | 17 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | North Platte, NE | 6 days after | 9 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke Ring Cancelled | Spencerville, Canada | 6 days after | — |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Redmond, WA | Redmond, WA | 6 days after | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Woodland Ribs & Rods Rib Cook Off & Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Woodland, CA | 7 days before | 29 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, Netherlands | 7 days before | 17 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition | Szerencs, Hungary | 7 days after | 14 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Szerencs, Hungary | 7 days after | 13 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 | Nanson, Australia | 7 days after | 10 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Kings BBQ Competition Class | Jacksonville, FL | 7 days before | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Smoke Ring (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Spencerville, Canada | 7 days after | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Carnivore Carnival Cancelled State championship | Kansas City, MO | 7 days after | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff State championship | Waller, TX | 8 days before | 75 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | 8 days before | 38 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno State championship | Edgerton, KS | 8 days before | 33 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guntersville, AL | 8 days before | 31 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | 8 days before | 26 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 8 days before | 23 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | Leduc, AB | 8 days before | 17 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest State championship | Coldwater, MI | 8 days before | 16 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Coldwater, MI | 8 days before | 16 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | First State BBQ Bash (BACKYARD SUNDAY) | Milford, DE | 8 days after | 16 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Uniquely Union State championship | Union, SC | 8 days before | 14 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Edgerton, KS | 8 days before | 11 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Dongen, Netherlands | 8 days before | 10 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Wings 4 Water 10 (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lee's Summit, MO | 9 days before | 37 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Kansas City, KS | 11 days after | 360 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | Kansas City, KS | 11 days after | 158 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | 11 days after | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides | Kansas City, KS | 11 days after | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown State championship | La Belle, MO | 13 days after | 33 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Keystone Classic Cookoff State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Gladstone, MO | 13 days after | 19 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Argos, IN | 13 days after | 19 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 13 days after | 15 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) State championship | Burlington, KS | 14 days before | 25 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Tampico) | Tampico, Mexico | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest State championship | Meridian, ID | 15 days before | 52 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Meridian, ID | 15 days before | 35 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 15 days before | 33 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway State championship | Brandon, SD | 15 days before | 31 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) State championship | Burlington, KS | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Mexico (Nuevo Laredo) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Tennessee Masonic Championship Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 15 days before | — |
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.
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