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, May 3, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
26
sanctioned contests
In the window
95
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 9 Mar 22
- 9 Mar 29
- 17 Apr 5
- 16 Apr 12
- 7 Apr 19
- 22 Apr 26
- 26 May 3
- 19 May 10
- 17 May 17
- 16 May 24
- 9 May 31
- 23 Jun 7
- 22 Jun 14
The weekend of Apr 19 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is High on the Hog Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-03 Your weekend | Smokin' On The Water | Liberty, IN | 0 | 43 |
| 2014-05-03 Your weekend | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 0 | 17 |
| 2014-05-03 Your weekend | Chris Marks Barbeque Class | Cleveland, OH | 0 | — |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -1 | 80 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | The Masters in May | Fremont, WI | -1 | 62 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | Huntsville, AL | -1 | 62 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | -1 | 59 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | Brandon, MS | -1 | 40 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Smokelawn | Hot Springs, AR | -1 | 39 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -1 | 35 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -1 | 35 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | St. Joseph, MO | -1 | 33 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -1 | 33 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Grandview, MO | -1 | 28 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show | Lake Elsinore, CA | -1 | 27 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | Lansing, KS | -1 | 26 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival | North Platte, NE | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ | Nassau Bahamas, 00907 | -1 | 24 |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | Lucedale, MS | -1 | 15 |
| 2014-05-02 | R Barbecue Contest Cancelled | Lawrence, KS | -1 | — |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Chris Marks Barbeque Class | Cleveland, OH | -1 | — |
| 2014-05-02 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2014-05-04 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, Sweden, | 1 | — |
| 2014-05-04 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Maynard, MA | 1 | — |
| 2014-05-04 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Annapolis, MD | 1 | — |
| 2014-05-01 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | Laughlin, NV | -2 | 18 |
| 2014-05-09 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | 6 | 80 |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | 6 | 64 |
| 2014-05-09 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 6 | 59 |
| 2014-05-09 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 6 | 57 |
| 2014-05-09 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition | Green Lane, PA | 6 | 54 |
| 2014-05-09 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | 6 | 54 |
| 2014-05-09 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival | Salisbury, MD | 6 | 43 |
| 2014-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 6 | 42 |
| 2014-05-09 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) | Rome, GA | 6 | 38 |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 6 | 33 |
| 2014-05-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 6 | 30 |
| 2014-05-09 | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-05-09 | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-05-09 | Mississippi Springfest | Ashland, MS | 6 | 23 |
| 2014-04-26 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | Mesquite, NV | -7 | 51 |
| 2014-04-26 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | Boone, IA | -7 | 39 |
| 2014-05-10 | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship | Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be | 7 | 29 |
| 2014-05-10 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash | Gardner, MA | 7 | 17 |
| 2014-04-26 | Southern Hotwing Festival | Memphis, TN | -7 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Introduction to Real Barbeque | Lansdale, PA | -7 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Wicked Que | Amsterdam, | -7 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Monroe, WA | -7 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | -7 | — |
| 2014-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Hasselt, Belgium, | 7 | — |
| 2014-05-10 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hasselt, Belgium, | 7 | — |
| 2014-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Appleton City, MO | 7 | — |
| 2014-04-25 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Overland Park, KS | -8 | 65 |
| 2014-04-25 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Midland, TX | -8 | 62 |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Lexington, NC | -8 | 62 |
| 2014-04-25 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -8 | 50 |
| 2014-04-25 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | Boone, IA | -8 | 45 |
| 2014-04-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -8 | 30 |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) | Calhoun, GA | -8 | 29 |
| 2014-04-25 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Gothenburg, NE | -8 | 28 |
| 2014-04-25 | Smokin' N the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -8 | 27 |
| 2014-04-25 | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship | Monroe, WA | -8 | 22 |
| 2014-04-25 | Competition BBQ | Huron, SD | -8 | — |
| 2014-04-25 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Cancelled | Rogers, AR | -8 | — |
| 2014-04-24 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | -9 | — |
| 2014-04-24 | Table Captain Class | Gothenburg, NE | -9 | — |
| 2014-04-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, NE | -10 | — |
| 2014-04-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -10 | — |
| 2014-05-16 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 13 | 58 |
| 2014-05-16 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | Bakersfield, CA | 13 | 56 |
| 2014-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 13 | 56 |
| 2014-05-16 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | Platte City, MO | 13 | 50 |
| 2014-05-16 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | West Chester, OH | 13 | 38 |
| 2014-05-16 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | Langley, OK | 13 | 33 |
| 2014-05-16 | Chesapeake Jubilee | Chesapeake, VA | 13 | 32 |
| 2014-05-16 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ | Abilene, KS | 13 | 27 |
| 2014-05-16 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff | Hartselle, AL | 13 | 26 |
| 2014-05-16 | Table Rock & Ribs | Kimberling City, MO | 13 | 18 |
| 2014-05-16 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Italy, | 13 | — |
| 2014-05-16 | Middletown BBQ Festival Cancelled | Middletown, DE | 13 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 14 | 25 |
| 2014-04-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-19 | BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | -14 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cary, NC | 14 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | CANCELLED - Certified BBQ Judging Class | Springfield, IL | 14 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mears, MI | 14 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | School of Pitmasters K.C. | Kansas City, MO | 14 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 14 | — |
| 2014-04-18 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -15 | 62 |
| 2014-04-18 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Kings Mountain, NC | -15 | 55 |
| 2014-04-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Denver, CO | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-04-18 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) | Cornelia, GA | -15 | 27 |
| 2014-04-18 | Smokin' In The Creek BBQ Cook-off Cancelled | Sugar Creek, MO | -15 | — |
| 2014-04-16 | Brisket Class | Hutchinson, KS | -17 | — |
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.