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, July 20, 2013 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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.
- 15 Jun 8
- 21 Jun 15
- 18 Jun 22
- 14 Jun 29
- 9 Jul 6
- 15 Jul 13
- 20 Jul 20
- 12 Jul 27
- 10 Aug 3
- 14 Aug 10
- 21 Aug 17
- 32 Aug 24
- 13 Aug 31
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2013 Your weekend |
Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships | Kingston, RI | Same day | 46 |
| Jul 20, 2013 Your weekend |
Smokin' For Gold | Placerville, CA | Same day | 25 |
| Jul 20, 2013 Your weekend |
Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship | Snohomish, WA | Same day | 13 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | New Palestine, IN | 1 day before | 57 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 1 day before | 45 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Hays, KS | 1 day before | 42 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
9th Annual WildBlue BBQ | Burlington, KS | 1 day before | 40 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Taste of Grand Rapids | Comstock Park, MI | 1 day before | 39 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Smokin' on the River | Glasgow, MO | 1 day before | 36 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Waterloo, IA | 1 day before | 35 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Griller's Cup | Laramie, WY | 1 day before | 33 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
RiverFest Red White and Que | Bellevue, NE | 1 day before | 32 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Des Moines, IA | 1 day before | 28 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing | Watertown, SD | 1 day before | 26 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off | Unicoi, TN | 1 day before | 20 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Warren All American BBQ Festival | Warren, PA | 1 day before | 17 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Galax, VA | 1 day before | 16 |
| Jul 19, 2013 Your weekend |
Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | 1 day before | — |
| Jul 19, 2013 | The Great Grayling Barbecue Showdown Cancelled | Grayling, MI | 1 day before | — |
| Jul 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Warren, PA | 2 days before | — |
| Jul 22, 2013 Your weekend |
Fast Eddy's By Cookshack Restaurant and Catering Class | Ponca City, OK | 2 days after | — |
| Jul 25, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cleveland, TN | 5 days after | — |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | 6 days after | 66 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Racing For The BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | 6 days after | 58 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash | Cleveland, TN | 6 days after | 54 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Great American Cookoff | Woodlake, CA | 6 days after | 53 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | WNC Barbeque Festival | Maggie Valley, NC | 6 days after | 48 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off | Dodge City, KS | 6 days after | 47 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) | Morton, IL | 6 days after | 45 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza | Bluemont, VA | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Windsor, VT | 6 days after | 31 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Montague, CA | 6 days after | 26 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Table Captain Class | Cleveland, TN | 6 days after | — |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Montana State Championship Fire Up Your Hog BBQ Competition Cancelled State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 days after | — |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Smoking on the Continental Divide Cancelled | Rawlins, WY | 6 days after | — |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Cattlemen's BBQ Competition | San Juan, PR | 7 days before | 41 |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Troy Pig Out | Troy, NY | 7 days before | 32 |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Pork In The Park BBQ | Stamford, CT | 7 days before | 21 |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff | Peoria, IL | 7 days before | 15 |
| Jul 27, 2013 | Big Bear BBQ & Beerfest Cancelled | Big Bear Lake, CA | 7 days after | — |
| Jul 12, 2013 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 8 days before | 65 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Wine Country Big Q | Santa Rosa, CA | 8 days before | 44 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Wellsville, MO | 8 days before | 42 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off | Kettering, OH | 8 days before | 41 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Woodbury, MN | 8 days before | 29 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South | Gettysburg, PA | 8 days before | 29 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 3rd Annual Holbrook | Holbrook, AZ | 8 days before | 27 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast | Madelia, MN | 8 days before | 23 |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Rob 'Rub' Bagby | Clermont, FL | 8 days before | — |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Backyard BBQ Bash Cook-Off Cancelled | Bethel, CT | 8 days before | — |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery | Greenwood, SC | 9 days before | 78 |
| Jul 11, 2013 | Table Captain Class | Greenwood, SC | 9 days before | — |
| Aug 1, 2013 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Olathe, KS | 12 days after | 74 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | 13 days after | 61 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | 13 days after | 51 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic | Vista, CA | 13 days after | 46 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Rockford, IL | 13 days after | 30 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | 13 days after | 25 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ | Liberal, KS | 13 days after | 25 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Great Northern Barbeque | Brainerd, MN | 13 days after | 22 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Smokin on Route 66 | Miami, OK | 13 days after | 17 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Colorado State BBQ Championship Cancelled | Craig, CO | 13 days after | — |
| Jul 6, 2013 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Absarokee, MT | 14 days before | 22 |
| Aug 3, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Shawnee, KS | 14 days after | — |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship | Rio Rancho, NM | 15 days before | 42 |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off | Cameron, MO | 15 days before | 40 |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | St. Charles, IL | 15 days before | 34 |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Madison, WI | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Fin to Fur's Red White & Blue BBQ Blowout 2013 | Thayer, MO | 15 days before | 15 |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Smokin Hot BBQ and Fireworks Cancelled | Girard, KS | 15 days before | — |
| Jul 4, 2013 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | 16 days before | 28 |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Liberty, MO | 17 days before | 30 |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff | Whiting, IA | 17 days before | 25 |
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.
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.