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 · everywhere, because no place is set
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-04 Your weekend | Smokin' on the Water | Liberty, IN | 0 | 37 |
| 2013-05-04 Your weekend | Chris Marks | West Chester, PA | 0 | — |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -1 | 88 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -1 | 62 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | -1 | 55 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | The Masters in May | Fremont, WI | -1 | 48 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | Knoxville, TN | -1 | 46 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Smokelawn | Hot Springs, AR | -1 | 41 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | St. Joseph, MO | -1 | 39 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | North Platte, NE | -1 | 38 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | Lansing, KS | -1 | 33 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | Brandon, MS | -1 | 31 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | Grandview, MO | -1 | 31 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | -1 | 30 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -1 | 25 |
| 2013-05-03 Your weekend | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -1 | 24 |
| 2013-05-05 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Maynard, MA | 1 | — |
| 2013-05-05 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Annapolis, MD | 1 | — |
| 2013-05-02 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | Laughlin, NV | -2 | 25 |
| 2013-04-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Estonia, | -4 | — |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | 6 | 60 |
| 2013-05-10 | Green Lane Fire CO's | Green Lane, PA | 6 | 58 |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | 6 | 58 |
| 2013-05-10 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 6 | 54 |
| 2013-05-10 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | Platte City, MO | 6 | 52 |
| 2013-05-10 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | 6 | 49 |
| 2013-05-10 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | Waynesboro, GA | 6 | 41 |
| 2013-05-10 | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | 6 | 36 |
| 2013-05-10 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 6 | 33 |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 6 | 32 |
| 2013-05-10 | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | 6 | 31 |
| 2013-05-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Knoxville, TN | 6 | 29 |
| 2013-05-10 | Mississippi Springfest | Ashland, MS | 6 | 29 |
| 2013-05-10 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off | Florissant, MO | 6 | 25 |
| 2013-05-10 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 | Manhattan, KS | 6 | 25 |
| 2013-04-28 | Chris Marks | St. Charles, IL | -6 | — |
| 2013-04-28 | Southern Hot Wing Contest | Memphis, TN | -6 | — |
| 2013-04-27 | 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest | Indio, CA | -7 | 30 |
| 2013-04-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | -7 | — |
| 2013-04-27 | Chris Marks | St. Charles, IL | -7 | — |
| 2013-04-27 | Table Captain Class | Bardstown, KY | -7 | — |
| 2013-04-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bardstown, KY | -7 | — |
| 2013-04-27 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | -7 | — |
| 2013-04-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | -7 | — |
| 2013-05-11 | Table Captain Class | St. Charles, IL | 7 | — |
| 2013-05-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Charles, IL | 7 | — |
| 2013-05-11 | Chris Marks | Plano, TX | 7 | — |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Lexington, NC | -8 | 71 |
| 2013-04-26 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Gothenburg, NE | -8 | 47 |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin' In The Creek | Sugar Creek, MO | -8 | 41 |
| 2013-04-26 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -8 | 36 |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin' in the Ozarks | Rogers, AR | -8 | 34 |
| 2013-04-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -8 | 30 |
| 2013-04-26 | Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) | Columbus, GA | -8 | 26 |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin 'n' the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -8 | 26 |
| 2013-04-26 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship | Arkansas City, KS | -8 | 25 |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Calhoun, GA | -8 | 25 |
| 2013-04-26 | Savannah BBQ Fest & Bone Marrow Drive (CANCELLED- BBQ EVENT ONLY) | Savannah, MO | -8 | — |
| 2013-04-25 | Chris Marks | Lisle, IL | -9 | — |
| 2013-04-25 | Table Captain Class | Gothenburg, NE | -9 | — |
| 2013-04-24 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, NE | -10 | — |
| 2013-04-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sugar Creek, MO | -11 | — |
| 2013-04-22 | Table Captain Class | Sugar Creek, MO | -12 | — |
| 2013-05-16 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Monroe City, MO | 12 | — |
| 2013-05-17 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship | Bakersfield, CA | 13 | 65 |
| 2013-05-17 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off | Middletown, DE | 13 | 56 |
| 2013-05-17 | Minnesota in May | Faribault, MN | 13 | 49 |
| 2013-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 13 | 47 |
| 2013-05-17 | Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend | Lake of the Ozarks, MO | 13 | 41 |
| 2013-05-17 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | Gainesville, GA | 13 | 37 |
| 2013-05-17 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | West Chester, OH | 13 | 35 |
| 2013-05-17 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | Chesapeake, VA | 13 | 34 |
| 2013-05-17 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | Langley, OK | 13 | 30 |
| 2013-05-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Marietta, GA | 13 | 28 |
| 2013-05-17 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off | Hartselle, AL | 13 | 27 |
| 2013-05-17 | Randolph County Pig Party | Steeleville, IL | 13 | 25 |
| 2013-05-17 | Taste of Wheatstock | Abilene, KS | 13 | 25 |
| 2013-05-17 | 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 13 | 17 |
| 2013-04-21 | Chris Marks | Austin, TX | -13 | — |
| 2013-05-17 | Table Captain Class | Hoofddorp, NL | 13 | — |
| 2013-05-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | HOOFDDORP, NL | 13 | — |
| 2013-05-17 | Great Mall BBQ Contest & Festival Cancelled | Olathe, KS | 13 | — |
| 2013-04-20 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | Victorville, CA | -14 | 32 |
| 2013-05-18 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp, Netherlands, | 14 | 32 |
| 2013-05-18 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | Lexington, MA | 14 | 31 |
| 2013-04-20 | Chris Marks | Austin, TX | -14 | — |
| 2013-04-20 | Bob Oldfield | Morrison, CO | -14 | — |
| 2013-04-19 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Salisbury, MD | -15 | 106 |
| 2013-04-19 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | Overland Park, KS | -15 | 73 |
| 2013-04-19 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -15 | 68 |
| 2013-04-19 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -15 | 63 |
| 2013-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -15 | 60 |
| 2013-04-19 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Kings Mountain, NC | -15 | 55 |
| 2013-04-19 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | -15 | 50 |
| 2013-04-19 | Smoke Over Veishea | Ames, IA | -15 | 36 |
| 2013-04-19 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) | Cornelia, GA | -15 | 36 |
| 2013-04-19 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | -15 | 33 |
| 2013-04-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -15 | 30 |
| 2013-04-19 | Table Captain Class | Kings Mountain, NC | -15 | — |
| 2013-05-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 15 | — |
| 2013-04-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -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.
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