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 10, 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.
- 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
- 4 Nov 7
- 4 Nov 14
- 7 Nov 21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 Your weekend |
Stover Rock Island Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | Same day | 10 |
| Oct 9, 2026 Your weekend |
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | 99 |
| Oct 9, 2026 Your weekend |
MD State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | 1 day before | 28 |
| Oct 9, 2026 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 9, 2026 Your weekend |
The United Rentals Big Blue BBQ at Union Station State championship | Kansas City, MO | 1 day before | 20 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Flavor & BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Park City, KS | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 9, 2026 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 5 days after | 38 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sunland Park, NM | Sunland Park, NM | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 days after | 43 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1) | Sunland Park, NM | 6 days after | 35 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | King of the Corn State championship | Ottumwa, IA | 6 days after | 31 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | The MoCo Smoke Show State championship | Silver Spring, MD | 6 days after | 15 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Happy Basset 6th Annual BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Topeka, KS | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Hellhole Swamp Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) Cancelled | Jamestown, SC | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | All American Military/Veterans/First Responders BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) Cancelled | Sunland Park, NM | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 | All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2) | Sunland Park, NM | 7 days after | 34 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Fossalta di Piave, Italy | 7 days after | 28 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Fossalta di Piave, Italy | 7 days after | 27 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Smoky Cotte Master Class - Cooking Class | Rome, Italy | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown State championship | La Belle, MO | 8 days before | 33 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Keystone Classic Cookoff State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Gladstone, MO | 8 days before | 19 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Argos, IN | 8 days before | 19 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 8 days before | 15 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 18, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Osaka, Japan | Toyonaka Osaka, Japan | 8 days after | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Kansas City, KS | 10 days before | 360 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | Kansas City, KS | 10 days before | 158 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | 10 days before | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides | Kansas City, KS | 10 days before | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | West Creek, NJ | 13 days after | 32 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge State championship | Lenoir, NC | 13 days after | 31 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition State championship | Vidalia, LA | 13 days after | 29 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild State championship | Branson, MO | 13 days after | 28 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | The Butcher's Smoke & Flames Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | 13 days after | 24 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | First State BBQ Bash (BACKYARD SUNDAY) | Milford, DE | 13 days before | 16 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | West Creek, NJ | 13 days after | 14 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | West Creek, NJ | 14 days after | 34 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition | Szerencs, Hungary | 14 days before | 14 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Szerencs, Hungary | 14 days before | 13 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Creek, NJ | 14 days after | 12 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 | Nanson, Australia | 14 days before | 10 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Smoke Ring (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Spencerville, Canada | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Carnivore Carnival Cancelled State championship | Kansas City, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship | Murphysboro, IL | 15 days before | 71 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | 15 days before | 65 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | First State BBQ Bash State championship | Milford, DE | 15 days before | 39 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash State championship | Townsend, TN | 15 days before | 30 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 15 days before | 30 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Hub City BBQ Fest Cancelled State championship | Jackson, TN | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ State championship | North Platte, NE | 15 days before | 19 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound State championship | Redmond, WA | 15 days before | 17 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | North Platte, NE | 15 days before | 9 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke Ring Cancelled | Spencerville, Canada | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Redmond, WA | Redmond, WA | 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.
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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