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, October 3, 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.
- 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
- 8 Oct 24
- 3 Oct 31
- 2 Nov 7
- 2 Nov 14
The weekend of Nov 7 is the quietest in range: 2 contests. The biggest thing on it is Frosty Butts BBQ Throwdown.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 Your weekend | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown State championship | La Belle, MO | -1 | 39 |
| 2026-10-02 Your weekend | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | -1 | 21 |
| 2026-10-02 Your weekend | Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Gladstone, MO | -1 | — |
| 2026-10-02 Your weekend | Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Argos, IN | -1 | — |
| 2026-10-02 Your weekend | Keystone Classic Cookoff State championship | Harrisburg, PA | -1 | — |
| 2026-10-02 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2026-09-30 Your weekend | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Kansas City, KS | -3 | 486 |
| 2026-09-30 Your weekend | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | Kansas City, KS | -3 | 215 |
| 2026-09-30 Your weekend | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | -3 | — |
| 2026-09-30 Your weekend | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides | Kansas City, KS | -3 | — |
| 2026-10-09 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 | 88 |
| 2026-10-09 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | 6 | 33 |
| 2026-10-09 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 6 | 31 |
| 2026-10-09 | MD State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | 6 | 28 |
| 2026-09-27 | First State BBQ Bash (BACKYARD SUNDAY) | Milford, DE | -6 | 17 |
| 2026-10-09 | The United Rentals Big Blue BBQ at Union Station State championship | Kansas City, MO | 6 | — |
| 2026-10-09 | Flavor & BBQ Festival State championship | Park City, KS | 6 | — |
| 2026-10-09 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 6 | — |
| 2026-10-10 | Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | 7 | 13 |
| 2026-09-26 | Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 | Nanson, WA | -7 | 10 |
| 2026-09-26 | Smoke Ring (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | -7 | — |
| 2026-09-26 | Carnivore Carnival Cancelled State championship | Kansas City, MO | -7 | — |
| 2026-09-26 | 6. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition | Szerencs, 3900 | -7 | — |
| 2026-09-26 | 6. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Szerencs, 3900 | -7 | — |
| 2026-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | -8 | 71 |
| 2026-09-25 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship | Murphysboro, IL | -8 | 53 |
| 2026-09-25 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Jonesboro, AR | -8 | 30 |
| 2026-09-25 | Hub City BBQ Fest State championship | Jackson, TN | -8 | 25 |
| 2026-09-25 | First State BBQ Bash State championship | Milford, DE | -8 | 17 |
| 2026-09-25 | Big BBQ Bash State championship | Townsend, TN | -8 | — |
| 2026-09-25 | Smoke on the Sound State championship | Redmond, WA | -8 | — |
| 2026-09-25 | Smoke Ring | Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | -8 | — |
| 2026-09-25 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ State championship | North Platte, NE | -8 | — |
| 2026-09-25 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Redmond, WA | Redmond, WA | -8 | — |
| 2026-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 12 | 35 |
| 2026-10-15 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sunland Park, NM | Sunland Park, NM | 12 | — |
| 2026-10-16 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 13 | 45 |
| 2026-10-16 | King of the Corn State championship | Ottumwa, IA | 13 | 33 |
| 2026-10-16 | Happy Basset 6th Annual BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Topeka, KS | 13 | — |
| 2026-10-16 | Hellhole Swamp Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Jamestown, SC | 13 | — |
| 2026-10-16 | All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1) | Sunland Park, NM | 13 | — |
| 2026-10-16 | The MoCo Smoke Show | Silver Spring, MD | 13 | — |
| 2026-10-16 | All American Military/Veterans/First Responders BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Sunland Park, NM | 13 | — |
| 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 |
| 2026-09-19 | 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 |
| 2026-10-17 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2026-10-17 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2026-09-19 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Egg Harbor, WI | -14 | 15 |
| 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 | — |
| 2026-10-17 | All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2) | Sunland Park, NM | 14 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | -15 | 30 |
| 2026-09-18 | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | -15 | 28 |
| 2026-09-18 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Egg Harbor, WI | -15 | 15 |
| 2026-09-18 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Egg Harbor, WI | -15 | 15 |
| 2026-09-18 | 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest State championship | Riverside, CA | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff State championship | Ponca City, OK | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Boost & BBQ State championship | Odessa, MO | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff State championship | Columbiana, AL | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | 12 Bridges Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Camino del Fuego 2026 | San Rafael,Alajuela, CR | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-18 | Camino del Fuego 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | San Rafael,Alajuela, CR | -15 | — |
| 2026-09-17 | Alaska Grown BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Palmer, AK | -16 | — |
| 2026-09-17 | Alaska Grown BBQ Competition (One Meat CHICKEN) | Palmer, AK | -16 | — |
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.