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 10, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
19
sanctioned contests
In the window
104
±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 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
- 19 Jun 21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-10 Your weekend | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship | Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be | 0 | 29 |
| 2014-05-10 Your weekend | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash | Gardner, MA | 0 | 17 |
| 2014-05-10 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Hasselt, Belgium, | 0 | — |
| 2014-05-10 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hasselt, Belgium, | 0 | — |
| 2014-05-10 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Appleton City, MO | 0 | — |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | -1 | 80 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | -1 | 64 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | -1 | 59 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -1 | 57 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition | Green Lane, PA | -1 | 54 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | -1 | 54 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival | Salisbury, MD | -1 | 43 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -1 | 42 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) | Rome, GA | -1 | 38 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -1 | 33 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | -1 | 30 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-05-09 Your weekend | Mississippi Springfest | Ashland, MS | -1 | 23 |
| 2014-05-16 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 6 | 58 |
| 2014-05-16 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | Bakersfield, CA | 6 | 56 |
| 2014-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 6 | 56 |
| 2014-05-16 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | Platte City, MO | 6 | 50 |
| 2014-05-16 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | West Chester, OH | 6 | 38 |
| 2014-05-16 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | Langley, OK | 6 | 33 |
| 2014-05-16 | Chesapeake Jubilee | Chesapeake, VA | 6 | 32 |
| 2014-05-16 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ | Abilene, KS | 6 | 27 |
| 2014-05-16 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff | Hartselle, AL | 6 | 26 |
| 2014-05-16 | Table Rock & Ribs | Kimberling City, MO | 6 | 18 |
| 2014-05-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, Sweden, | -6 | — |
| 2014-05-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Maynard, MA | -6 | — |
| 2014-05-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Annapolis, MD | -6 | — |
| 2014-05-16 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Italy, | 6 | — |
| 2014-05-16 | Middletown BBQ Festival Cancelled | Middletown, DE | 6 | — |
| 2014-05-03 | Smokin' On The Water | Liberty, IN | -7 | 43 |
| 2014-05-17 | Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 7 | 25 |
| 2014-05-03 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | -7 | 17 |
| 2014-05-03 | Chris Marks Barbeque Class | Cleveland, OH | -7 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cary, NC | 7 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | CANCELLED - Certified BBQ Judging Class | Springfield, IL | 7 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mears, MI | 7 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | School of Pitmasters K.C. | Kansas City, MO | 7 | — |
| 2014-05-17 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 7 | — |
| 2014-05-02 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -8 | 80 |
| 2014-05-02 | The Masters in May | Fremont, WI | -8 | 62 |
| 2014-05-02 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | Huntsville, AL | -8 | 62 |
| 2014-05-02 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | -8 | 59 |
| 2014-05-02 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | Brandon, MS | -8 | 40 |
| 2014-05-02 | Smokelawn | Hot Springs, AR | -8 | 39 |
| 2014-05-02 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -8 | 35 |
| 2014-05-02 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -8 | 35 |
| 2014-05-02 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | St. Joseph, MO | -8 | 33 |
| 2014-05-02 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -8 | 33 |
| 2014-05-02 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -8 | 29 |
| 2014-05-02 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Grandview, MO | -8 | 28 |
| 2014-05-02 | Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show | Lake Elsinore, CA | -8 | 27 |
| 2014-05-02 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | Lansing, KS | -8 | 26 |
| 2014-05-02 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival | North Platte, NE | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-05-02 | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ | Nassau Bahamas, 00907 | -8 | 24 |
| 2014-05-02 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | Lucedale, MS | -8 | 15 |
| 2014-05-02 | R Barbecue Contest Cancelled | Lawrence, KS | -8 | — |
| 2014-05-02 | Chris Marks Barbeque Class | Cleveland, OH | -8 | — |
| 2014-05-02 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2014-05-01 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | Laughlin, NV | -9 | 18 |
| 2014-05-21 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Central Point, OR | 11 | — |
| 2014-05-22 | Diva Q Compeition BBQ Class | Rochester, NY | 12 | — |
| 2014-05-23 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Evans, GA | 13 | 65 |
| 2014-05-23 | Red, White, and BBQ | Westmont, IL | 13 | 43 |
| 2014-05-23 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | Boulder City, NV | 13 | 35 |
| 2014-05-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Hendersonville, TN | 13 | 30 |
| 2014-05-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Rochester, NY | 13 | — |
| 2014-05-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Bend, OR | 13 | — |
| 2014-05-23 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West V Cancelled | Lake Elsinore, CA | 13 | — |
| 2014-05-24 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | Mound City, KS | 14 | 87 |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest | Rochester, NY | 14 | 86 |
| 2014-05-24 | Red, White, And BBQ | Westmont, IL | 14 | 72 |
| 2014-04-26 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | Mesquite, NV | -14 | 51 |
| 2014-05-24 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff | Lewisburg, TN | 14 | 41 |
| 2014-04-26 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | Boone, IA | -14 | 39 |
| 2014-05-24 | Smokin' in the Junction | West Des Moines, IA | 14 | 31 |
| 2014-05-24 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | North Bend, OR | 14 | 31 |
| 2014-05-24 | Q on the Canal 2 | Snarestone Leicestershire, UK | 14 | 12 |
| 2014-04-26 | Southern Hotwing Festival | Memphis, TN | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Introduction to Real Barbeque | Lansdale, PA | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Wicked Que | Amsterdam, | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Monroe, WA | -14 | — |
| 2014-04-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | -14 | — |
| 2014-05-24 | BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 | — |
| 2014-04-25 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Overland Park, KS | -15 | 65 |
| 2014-04-25 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Midland, TX | -15 | 62 |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Lexington, NC | -15 | 62 |
| 2014-04-25 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -15 | 50 |
| 2014-04-25 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | Boone, IA | -15 | 45 |
| 2014-04-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) | Calhoun, GA | -15 | 29 |
| 2014-04-25 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Gothenburg, NE | -15 | 28 |
| 2014-04-25 | Smokin' N the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -15 | 27 |
| 2014-04-25 | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship | Monroe, WA | -15 | 22 |
| 2014-04-25 | Competition BBQ | Huron, SD | -15 | — |
| 2014-04-25 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Cancelled | Rogers, AR | -15 | — |
| 2014-04-24 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | -16 | — |
| 2014-04-24 | Table Captain Class | Gothenburg, NE | -16 | — |
| 2014-04-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, NE | -17 | — |
| 2014-04-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, 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.
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