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, June 15, 2013 · everywhere, because no place is set
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How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 19 May 4
- 18 May 11
- 20 May 18
- 19 May 25
- 16 Jun 1
- 15 Jun 8
- 21 Jun 15
- 18 Jun 22
- 14 Jun 29
- 9 Jul 6
- 15 Jul 13
- 20 Jul 20
- 12 Jul 27
The weekend of Jul 6 is the quietest in range: 9 contests. The biggest thing on it is Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-15 Your weekend | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | Welch, MN | 0 | 68 |
| 2013-06-15 Your weekend | Paul Kirk | Los Gatos, CA | 0 | — |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Tryon, NC | -1 | 97 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | Frisco, CO | -1 | 68 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival | Frederick, MD | -1 | 63 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Smokin' on the River | Jeffersonville, IN | -1 | 52 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff | Hernando, MS | -1 | 40 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ | Fillmore, CA | -1 | 36 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | Merrimack, NH | -1 | 35 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Sunflower Barbecue | Topeka, KS | -1 | 34 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | Chandler, OK | -1 | 33 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival | Williams, AZ | -1 | 32 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Wilson, NY | -1 | 31 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash | Fredonia, KS | -1 | 31 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) | Marion, IL | -1 | 29 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Pig in the Park | Whitewater, WI | -1 | 29 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | State Center, IA | -1 | 28 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Lexington, KY | -1 | 27 |
| 2013-06-14 Your weekend | Blue Mountain BBQ Champion | Blue Mountain , On | -1 | 15 |
| 2013-06-13 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | BLUE MOUNTAIN, ON | -2 | — |
| 2013-06-13 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Frisco, CO | -2 | — |
| 2013-06-20 | Rock'n Freedom | Seymour, MO | 5 | 50 |
| 2013-06-20 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Fairplay, CO | 5 | — |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | 6 | 183 |
| 2013-06-21 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | Temecula, CA | 6 | 70 |
| 2013-06-21 | Queen City Cook-Off | Clarksville, TN | 6 | 39 |
| 2013-06-21 | Peak City Pig Fest | Apex, NC | 6 | 36 |
| 2013-06-21 | Knights of Columbus | Quincy, IL | 6 | 32 |
| 2013-06-21 | 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off | Auburn Hills, MI | 6 | 30 |
| 2013-06-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Indianapolis, IN | 6 | 29 |
| 2013-06-21 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival | Old Orchard Beach, ME | 6 | 28 |
| 2013-06-21 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Marshalltown, IA | 6 | 28 |
| 2013-06-21 | BBQ, Bands & Brews | Palmyra, VA | 6 | 25 |
| 2013-06-21 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Fairplay, CO | 6 | 23 |
| 2013-06-21 | Battle of the Bones Cancelled | Central Point, OR | 6 | 20 |
| 2013-06-21 | Smoking Knights BBQ Competition | Hutchinson, MN | 6 | 19 |
| 2013-06-21 | Brockport BBQ - Music Festival | Brockport, NY | 6 | 18 |
| 2013-06-22 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | Washington, DC | 7 | 42 |
| 2013-06-22 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | Davenport, IA | 7 | 32 |
| 2013-06-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Apex, NC | -7 | — |
| 2013-06-08 | Dan Hixon | Warminster, PA | -7 | — |
| 2013-06-08 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | -7 | — |
| 2013-06-08 | Summer Kick Off Cancelled | Davison, MI | -7 | — |
| 2013-06-22 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 7 | — |
| 2013-06-07 | SMOKIN on the Summit | Lees Summit, MO | -8 | 81 |
| 2013-06-07 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Mayetta, KS | -8 | 69 |
| 2013-06-07 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Tonganoxie, KS | -8 | 49 |
| 2013-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) | Wynne, AR | -8 | 40 |
| 2013-06-07 | Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Euharlee, GA | -8 | 39 |
| 2013-06-07 | Poor Que | Montello, WI | -8 | 39 |
| 2013-06-07 | Boats, Bands and BBQ | Pueblo, CO | -8 | 39 |
| 2013-06-07 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | Lincolnton, NC | -8 | 34 |
| 2013-06-07 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff | Bardstown, KY | -8 | 30 |
| 2013-06-07 | It's A Smokin Good Thang | Tecumseh, OK | -8 | 27 |
| 2013-06-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Asheville, NC | -8 | 26 |
| 2013-06-07 | Podunk Pig Party | Springwater, NY | -8 | 20 |
| 2013-06-07 | Canterbury Park Blazing Belmont BBQ Weekend Cancelled | Shakopee, MN | -8 | — |
| 2013-06-27 | Legacy BBQ Championship | Effingham, IL | 12 | 28 |
| 2013-06-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Artesia, NM | 12 | — |
| 2013-06-28 | Smokin' On the Pecos | Artesia, NM | 13 | 70 |
| 2013-06-28 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Santa Clara, CA | 13 | 56 |
| 2013-06-28 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest | Hamburg, NY | 13 | 49 |
| 2013-06-28 | Super City Blues & Ques | Metropolis, IL | 13 | 34 |
| 2013-06-28 | Grillin' in Grafton | Grafton, WI | 13 | 33 |
| 2013-06-28 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Franklin, IN | 13 | 32 |
| 2013-06-28 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off | Mankato, MN | 13 | 30 |
| 2013-06-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Traverse City, MI | 13 | 26 |
| 2013-06-28 | Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Winchester, VA | 13 | 26 |
| 2013-06-28 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival | Covington, VA | 13 | 25 |
| 2013-06-01 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest | Swanzey, NH | -14 | 43 |
| 2013-06-01 | Table Captain Class | Huron, SD | -14 | — |
| 2013-06-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS IS FULL! | Maryville, TN | -14 | — |
| 2013-06-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Limited to 48 Students | Smithville, MO | 14 | — |
| 2013-06-29 | Paul Kirk | North Haledon, NJ | 14 | — |
| 2013-05-31 | Smokin' in Steele | Owatonna, MN | -15 | 51 |
| 2013-05-31 | Que for the Troops | Levittown, PA | -15 | 46 |
| 2013-05-31 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Memphis, TN | -15 | 43 |
| 2013-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Huron, SD | -15 | 41 |
| 2013-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual | McLouth, KS | -15 | 37 |
| 2013-05-31 | Valley Center Spring Fling | Valley Center, KS | -15 | 34 |
| 2013-05-31 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | Valley, NE | -15 | 34 |
| 2013-05-31 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | Canon City, CO | -15 | 33 |
| 2013-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Marysville, KS | -15 | 30 |
| 2013-05-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Charleston, SC | -15 | 27 |
| 2013-05-31 | Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff | Okemah, OK | -15 | 27 |
| 2013-05-31 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Ft. Washington, MD | -15 | 25 |
| 2013-05-31 | Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | -15 | — |
| 2013-05-31 | Bridge City BBQ Fest Cancelled | Ottumwa, IA | -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.