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, October 19, 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.
- 20 Sep 7
- 18 Sep 14
- 18 Sep 21
- 15 Sep 28
- 13 Oct 5
- 16 Oct 12
- 15 Oct 19
- 9 Oct 26
- 4 Nov 2
- 3 Nov 9
- 4 Nov 16
- 3 Nov 23
- 0 Nov 30
The weekend of Nov 30 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2013 Your weekend |
13th Annual Bordertown Bash | Fort Smith, AR | Same day | 25 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | Libertyville, IL | 1 day before | 54 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 1 day before | 50 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ | Lancaster, CA | 1 day before | 41 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Autumnfest | Woodstock, VA | 1 day before | 40 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY | 1 day before | 40 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Ohio Smoke Meat Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 1 day before | 35 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest State championship | Garnett, KS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ | Parsons, KS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
A Smokin' Good Time | Prescott Valley, AZ | 1 day before | 24 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q | Independence, MO | 1 day before | 22 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Bikes Balloons & BBQ | Poteau, OK | 1 day before | 20 |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ | Smithville, MO | 1 day before | 17 |
| Oct 18, 2013 | BBQ Masters in the Woods Cancelled | Foster, RI | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 18, 2013 Your weekend |
Myron Mixon | Unadilla, GA | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Slab Yo Mama Barbeque Cancelled | Bullhead City, AZ | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Swine & Dandy Charity Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Cancelled | Duluth, GA | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Kick In The Butt BBQ Competition Cancelled | Florence, CO | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 16, 2013 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 3 days before | — |
| Oct 15, 2013 | Myron Mixon Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | 4 days before | — |
| Oct 24, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Fort Gibson, OK | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | 97 |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Cleveland, GA | 6 days after | 41 |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Bates County BBQ State Championship State championship | Butler, MO | 6 days after | 33 |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Border War Barbecue | Osawatomie, KS | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Smokin' the Fort | Fort Gibson, OK | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS IS FULL | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 12, 2013 | Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic | Rome, GA | 7 days before | 25 |
| Oct 12, 2013 | Rhythm & Ribs | Cottonwood, AZ | 7 days before | 15 |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 5th Annual Future Legends of BBQ Competition (Competitor's Series) Cancelled | Mills River, NC | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 26, 2013 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 26, 2013 | Liberty Tree BBQ Festival | Dalton, GA | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC | 8 days before | 55 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | 8 days before | 53 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Smoke on the Water | Topeka, KS | 8 days before | 43 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Cookin' on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 8 days before | 42 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival | Sand Springs, OK | 8 days before | 38 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge | Cullman, AL | 8 days before | 32 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | 3rd Annual High Point BBQ | Clarksburg, MD | 8 days before | 31 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | 8 days before | 30 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 8 days before | 29 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Bliss Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 8 days before | 21 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Wahabi Shriners Cancelled | Jackson, MS | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 31, 2013 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship | Laughlin, NV | 12 days after | 85 |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Hog Happnin' | Shelby, NC | 13 days after | 75 |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff | Harrison, AR | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 5, 2013 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 14 days before | 85 |
| Oct 5, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Atlantic City, NJ | 14 days before | — |
| Oct 5, 2013 | 'Music City' Southern Hotwing Festival | Nashville, TN | 14 days before | — |
| Nov 2, 2013 | Chris Capell | Fairfax, VA | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 15 days before | 99 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 15 days before | 55 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 15 days before | 41 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ | Corinth, MS | 15 days before | 30 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 15 days before | 28 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | 15 days before | 22 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | Earlington, KY | 15 days before | 16 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Bluff City Octoberfest Cancelled | Memphis, TN | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Kansas City, MO | 16 days before | 535 |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 16 days before | 174 |
| Oct 3, 2013 | Certified BBQ Judging Class (FULL) | Kansas City, MO | 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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