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, May 4, 2013 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
19
sanctioned contests
In the window
101
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 21 Jun 15
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2013 Your weekend |
Smokin' on the Water | Liberty, IN | Same day | 37 |
| May 4, 2013 Your weekend |
Chris Marks | West Chester, PA | Same day | — |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | 1 day before | 88 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | 1 day before | 62 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | 1 day before | 55 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
The Masters in May | Fremont, WI | 1 day before | 48 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | Knoxville, TN | 1 day before | 46 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Smokelawn | Hot Springs, AR | 1 day before | 41 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | St. Joseph, MO | 1 day before | 39 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | North Platte, NE | 1 day before | 38 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | Lansing, KS | 1 day before | 33 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | Brandon, MS | 1 day before | 31 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | Grandview, MO | 1 day before | 31 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 1 day before | 30 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | 1 day before | 25 |
| May 3, 2013 Your weekend |
1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | 1 day before | 24 |
| May 5, 2013 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Maynard, MA | 1 day after | — |
| May 5, 2013 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Annapolis, MD | 1 day after | — |
| May 2, 2013 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | Laughlin, NV | 2 days before | 25 |
| Apr 30, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Estonia | 4 days before | — |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | 6 days after | 60 |
| May 10, 2013 | Green Lane Fire CO's | Green Lane, PA | 6 days after | 58 |
| May 10, 2013 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | 6 days after | 58 |
| May 10, 2013 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 6 days after | 54 |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | Platte City, MO | 6 days after | 52 |
| May 10, 2013 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | 6 days after | 49 |
| May 10, 2013 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | Waynesboro, GA | 6 days after | 41 |
| May 10, 2013 | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | 6 days after | 36 |
| May 10, 2013 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 6 days after | 33 |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 6 days after | 32 |
| May 10, 2013 | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | 6 days after | 31 |
| May 10, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Knoxville, TN | 6 days after | 29 |
| May 10, 2013 | Mississippi Springfest | Ashland, MS | 6 days after | 29 |
| May 10, 2013 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off | Florissant, MO | 6 days after | 25 |
| May 10, 2013 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 | Manhattan, KS | 6 days after | 25 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Chris Marks | St. Charles, IL | 6 days before | — |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Southern Hot Wing Contest | Memphis, TN | 6 days before | — |
| Apr 27, 2013 | 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest | Indio, CA | 7 days before | 30 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Chris Marks | St. Charles, IL | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Table Captain Class | Bardstown, KY | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bardstown, KY | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | 7 days before | — |
| May 11, 2013 | Table Captain Class | St. Charles, IL | 7 days after | — |
| May 11, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Charles, IL | 7 days after | — |
| May 11, 2013 | Chris Marks | Plano, TX | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 26, 2013 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Lexington, NC | 8 days before | 71 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Gothenburg, NE | 8 days before | 47 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' In The Creek | Sugar Creek, MO | 8 days before | 41 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | 8 days before | 36 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' in the Ozarks | Rogers, AR | 8 days before | 34 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | 8 days before | 30 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) | Columbus, GA | 8 days before | 26 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin 'n' the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | 8 days before | 26 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship | Arkansas City, KS | 8 days before | 25 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Calhoun, GA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Savannah BBQ Fest & Bone Marrow Drive (CANCELLED- BBQ EVENT ONLY) | Savannah, MO | 8 days before | — |
| Apr 25, 2013 | Chris Marks | Lisle, IL | 9 days before | — |
| Apr 25, 2013 | Table Captain Class | Gothenburg, NE | 9 days before | — |
| Apr 24, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, NE | 10 days before | — |
| Apr 23, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sugar Creek, MO | 11 days before | — |
| Apr 22, 2013 | Table Captain Class | Sugar Creek, MO | 12 days before | — |
| May 16, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Monroe City, MO | 12 days after | — |
| May 17, 2013 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship | Bakersfield, CA | 13 days after | 65 |
| May 17, 2013 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off | Middletown, DE | 13 days after | 56 |
| May 17, 2013 | Minnesota in May | Faribault, MN | 13 days after | 49 |
| May 17, 2013 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 13 days after | 47 |
| May 17, 2013 | Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend | Lake of the Ozarks, MO | 13 days after | 41 |
| May 17, 2013 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | Gainesville, GA | 13 days after | 37 |
| May 17, 2013 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | West Chester, OH | 13 days after | 35 |
| May 17, 2013 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | Chesapeake, VA | 13 days after | 34 |
| May 17, 2013 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | Langley, OK | 13 days after | 30 |
| May 17, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Marietta, GA | 13 days after | 28 |
| May 17, 2013 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off | Hartselle, AL | 13 days after | 27 |
| May 17, 2013 | Randolph County Pig Party | Steeleville, IL | 13 days after | 25 |
| May 17, 2013 | Taste of Wheatstock | Abilene, KS | 13 days after | 25 |
| May 17, 2013 | 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 13 days after | 17 |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Chris Marks | Austin, TX | 13 days before | — |
| May 17, 2013 | Table Captain Class | Hoofddorp, NL | 13 days after | — |
| May 17, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hoofddorp, NL | 13 days after | — |
| May 17, 2013 | Great Mall BBQ Contest & Festival Cancelled | Olathe, KS | 13 days after | — |
| Apr 20, 2013 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | Victorville, CA | 14 days before | 32 |
| May 18, 2013 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 14 days after | 32 |
| May 18, 2013 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | Lexington, MA | 14 days after | 31 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Chris Marks | Austin, TX | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Bob Oldfield | Morrison, CO | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Salisbury, MD | 15 days before | 106 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | Overland Park, KS | 15 days before | 73 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 15 days before | 68 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 15 days before | 63 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 15 days before | 60 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Kings Mountain, NC | 15 days before | 55 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | 15 days before | 50 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Smoke Over Veishea | Ames, IA | 15 days before | 36 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) | Cornelia, GA | 15 days before | 36 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | 15 days before | 33 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | 15 days before | 30 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Table Captain Class | Kings Mountain, NC | 15 days before | — |
| May 19, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 15 days after | — |
| Apr 18, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 16 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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