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.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, April 27, 2013 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 9 Mar 16
- 14 Mar 23
- 8 Mar 30
- 16 Apr 6
- 9 Apr 13
- 19 Apr 20
- 24 Apr 27
- 19 May 4
- 18 May 11
- 20 May 18
- 19 May 25
- 16 Jun 1
- 15 Jun 8
The weekend of Mar 30 is the quietest in range: 8 contests. The biggest thing on it is Slidell BBQ Challenge.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-27 Your weekend | 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest | Indio, CA | 0 | 30 |
| 2013-04-27 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | 0 | — |
| 2013-04-27 Your weekend | Chris Marks | St. Charles, IL | 0 | — |
| 2013-04-27 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Bardstown, KY | 0 | — |
| 2013-04-27 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bardstown, KY | 0 | — |
| 2013-04-27 Your weekend | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 0 | — |
| 2013-04-27 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | 0 | — |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Lexington, NC | -1 | 71 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Gothenburg, NE | -1 | 47 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Smokin' In The Creek | Sugar Creek, MO | -1 | 41 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -1 | 36 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Smokin' in the Ozarks | Rogers, AR | -1 | 34 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -1 | 30 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) | Columbus, GA | -1 | 26 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Smokin 'n' the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -1 | 26 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship | Arkansas City, KS | -1 | 25 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Calhoun, GA | -1 | 25 |
| 2013-04-26 Your weekend | Savannah BBQ Fest & Bone Marrow Drive (CANCELLED- BBQ EVENT ONLY) | Savannah, MO | -1 | — |
| 2013-04-28 Your weekend | Chris Marks | St. Charles, IL | 1 | — |
| 2013-04-28 Your weekend | Southern Hot Wing Contest | Memphis, TN | 1 | — |
| 2013-04-25 Your weekend | Chris Marks | Lisle, IL | -2 | — |
| 2013-04-25 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Gothenburg, NE | -2 | — |
| 2013-04-24 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, NE | -3 | — |
| 2013-04-30 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Estonia, | 3 | — |
| 2013-04-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sugar Creek, MO | -4 | — |
| 2013-05-02 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | Laughlin, NV | 5 | 25 |
| 2013-04-22 | Table Captain Class | Sugar Creek, MO | -5 | — |
| 2013-05-03 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | 6 | 88 |
| 2013-05-03 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | 6 | 62 |
| 2013-05-03 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | 6 | 55 |
| 2013-05-03 | The Masters in May | Fremont, WI | 6 | 48 |
| 2013-05-03 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | Knoxville, TN | 6 | 46 |
| 2013-05-03 | Smokelawn | Hot Springs, AR | 6 | 41 |
| 2013-05-03 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | St. Joseph, MO | 6 | 39 |
| 2013-05-03 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | North Platte, NE | 6 | 38 |
| 2013-05-03 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | Lansing, KS | 6 | 33 |
| 2013-05-03 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | Brandon, MS | 6 | 31 |
| 2013-05-03 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | Grandview, MO | 6 | 31 |
| 2013-05-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 6 | 30 |
| 2013-05-03 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | 6 | 25 |
| 2013-05-03 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | 6 | 24 |
| 2013-04-21 | Chris Marks | Austin, TX | -6 | — |
| 2013-05-04 | Smokin' on the Water | Liberty, IN | 7 | 37 |
| 2013-04-20 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | Victorville, CA | -7 | 32 |
| 2013-04-20 | Chris Marks | Austin, TX | -7 | — |
| 2013-04-20 | Bob Oldfield | Morrison, CO | -7 | — |
| 2013-05-04 | Chris Marks | West Chester, PA | 7 | — |
| 2013-04-19 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Salisbury, MD | -8 | 106 |
| 2013-04-19 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | Overland Park, KS | -8 | 73 |
| 2013-04-19 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -8 | 68 |
| 2013-04-19 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -8 | 63 |
| 2013-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -8 | 60 |
| 2013-04-19 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Kings Mountain, NC | -8 | 55 |
| 2013-04-19 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | -8 | 50 |
| 2013-04-19 | Smoke Over Veishea | Ames, IA | -8 | 36 |
| 2013-04-19 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) | Cornelia, GA | -8 | 36 |
| 2013-04-19 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | -8 | 33 |
| 2013-04-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -8 | 30 |
| 2013-04-19 | Table Captain Class | Kings Mountain, NC | -8 | — |
| 2013-05-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Maynard, MA | 8 | — |
| 2013-05-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Annapolis, MD | 8 | — |
| 2013-04-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -9 | — |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 | 60 |
| 2013-05-10 | Green Lane Fire CO's | Green Lane, PA | 13 | 58 |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | 13 | 58 |
| 2013-05-10 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 13 | 54 |
| 2013-05-10 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | Platte City, MO | 13 | 52 |
| 2013-05-10 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | 13 | 49 |
| 2013-05-10 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | Waynesboro, GA | 13 | 41 |
| 2013-05-10 | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | 13 | 36 |
| 2013-05-10 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 13 | 33 |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 13 | 32 |
| 2013-05-10 | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | 13 | 31 |
| 2013-05-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Knoxville, TN | 13 | 29 |
| 2013-05-10 | Mississippi Springfest | Ashland, MS | 13 | 29 |
| 2013-05-10 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off | Florissant, MO | 13 | 25 |
| 2013-05-10 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 | Manhattan, KS | 13 | 25 |
| 2013-04-14 | Paul Kirk | Sumner, WA | -13 | — |
| 2013-04-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | DENMARK, | -14 | — |
| 2013-04-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bakersfield, CA | -14 | — |
| 2013-05-11 | Table Captain Class | St. Charles, IL | 14 | — |
| 2013-05-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Charles, IL | 14 | — |
| 2013-05-11 | Chris Marks | Plano, TX | 14 | — |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke In The Spring | Osage City, KS | -15 | 71 |
| 2013-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | -15 | 48 |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls | Gadsden, AL | -15 | 34 |
| 2013-04-12 | Grilling on the River '13 | Columbus, MS | -15 | 31 |
| 2013-04-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Renton, WA | -15 | 29 |
| 2013-04-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | New Holland, PA | -15 | — |
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.