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 17, 2014 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Minnesota in May

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±2 weeks either side

The weekends around yours

How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.

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	vs. your date	Field
May 17, 2014 Your weekend	Smokin on the Lake	Monroe City, MO	Same day	25
May 17, 2014 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Cary, NC	Same day	—
May 17, 2014 Your weekend	CANCELLED - Certified BBQ Judging Class	Springfield, IL	Same day	—
May 17, 2014 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Mears, MI	Same day	—
May 17, 2014 Your weekend	School of Pitmasters K.C.	Kansas City, MO	Same day	—
May 17, 2014 Your weekend	Bob Snelson	Kansas City, KS	Same day	—
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Minnesota in May	Falcon Heights, MN	1 day before	58
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	Bakersfield, CA	1 day before	56
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	Sevierville, TN	1 day before	56
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	Platte City, MO	1 day before	50
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	West Chester, OH	1 day before	38
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	Langley, OK	1 day before	33
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Chesapeake Jubilee	Chesapeake, VA	1 day before	32
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ	Abilene, KS	1 day before	27
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	Hartselle, AL	1 day before	26
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Table Rock & Ribs	Kimberling City, MO	1 day before	18
May 16, 2014 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Italy	1 day before	—
May 16, 2014	Middletown BBQ Festival Cancelled	Middletown, DE	1 day before	—
May 21, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Central Point, OR	4 days after	—
May 22, 2014	Diva Q Compeition BBQ Class	Rochester, NY	5 days after	—
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Evans, GA	6 days after	65
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ	Westmont, IL	6 days after	43
May 23, 2014	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge	Boulder City, NV	6 days after	35
May 23, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Hendersonville, TN	6 days after	30
May 23, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Rochester, NY	6 days after	—
May 23, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class	North Bend, OR	6 days after	—
May 23, 2014	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West V Cancelled	Lake Elsinore, CA	6 days after	—
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	Mound City, KS	7 days after	87
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest	Rochester, NY	7 days after	86
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ	Westmont, IL	7 days after	72
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	Lewisburg, TN	7 days after	41
May 24, 2014	Smokin' in the Junction	West Des Moines, IA	7 days after	31
May 24, 2014	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	North Bend, OR	7 days after	31
May 10, 2014	Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship	Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be	7 days before	29
May 10, 2014	The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash	Gardner, MA	7 days before	17
May 24, 2014	Q on the Canal 2	Snarestone Leicestershire, United Kingdom	7 days after	12
May 10, 2014	Table Captain Class	Hasselt, Belgium	7 days before	—
May 10, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Hasselt, Belgium	7 days before	—
May 10, 2014	Table Captain Class	Appleton City, MO	7 days before	—
May 24, 2014	BBQ 101	Diamond Bar, CA	7 days after	—
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	Kannapolis, NC	8 days before	80
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree	Fredericksburg, VA	8 days before	64
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic	Long Beach, CA	8 days before	59
May 9, 2014	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	Springfield, MO	8 days before	57
May 9, 2014	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	Green Lane, PA	8 days before	54
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ	Lawrence, KS	8 days before	54
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival	Salisbury, MD	8 days before	43
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship	Waynesboro, GA	8 days before	42
May 9, 2014	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)	Rome, GA	8 days before	38
May 9, 2014	BBQ in the Bluffs	Council Bluffs, IA	8 days before	33
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	St. Charles, MO	8 days before	30
May 9, 2014	Wild West BBQ	Lamar, CO	8 days before	29
May 9, 2014	Boots & BBQ Festival	Claremore, OK	8 days before	29
May 9, 2014	Mississippi Springfest	Ashland, MS	8 days before	23
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele	Owatonna, MN	13 days after	67
May 30, 2014	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off	Knoxville, TN	13 days after	48
May 30, 2014	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	Canon City, CO	13 days after	34
May 30, 2014	3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition	Valley, NE	13 days after	30
May 30, 2014	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival	Snow Hill, MD	13 days after	30
May 30, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Marietta, GA	13 days after	29
May 30, 2014	Carnivores Classic	Missoula, MT	13 days after	7
May 4, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Gothenburg, Sweden	13 days before	—
May 4, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Maynard, MA	13 days before	—
May 4, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Annapolis, MD	13 days before	—
May 30, 2014	Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino State BBQ Championship Cancelled	Coarsegold, CA	13 days after	—
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest	Swanzey, NH	14 days after	48
May 3, 2014	Smokin' On The Water	Liberty, IN	14 days before	43
May 3, 2014	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	Ridgefield, CT	14 days before	17
May 3, 2014	Chris Marks Barbeque Class	Cleveland, OH	14 days before	—
May 31, 2014	BBQ 101	Diamond Bar, CA	14 days after	—
May 2, 2014	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	Bixby, OK	15 days before	80
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May	Fremont, WI	15 days before	62
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	Huntsville, AL	15 days before	62
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	Annapolis, MD	15 days before	59
May 2, 2014	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge	Brandon, MS	15 days before	40
May 2, 2014	Smokelawn	Hot Springs, AR	15 days before	39
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	Columbia, MO	15 days before	35
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	Show Low, AZ	15 days before	35
May 2, 2014	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	St. Joseph, MO	15 days before	33
May 2, 2014	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	Elk Grove, CA	15 days before	33
May 2, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Overland Park, KS	15 days before	29
May 2, 2014	Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	Grandview, MO	15 days before	28
May 2, 2014	Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show	Lake Elsinore, CA	15 days before	27
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	Lansing, KS	15 days before	26
May 2, 2014	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival	North Platte, NE	15 days before	25
May 2, 2014	Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ	Nassau Bahamas	15 days before	24
May 2, 2014	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	Lucedale, MS	15 days before	15
May 2, 2014	R Barbecue Contest Cancelled	Lawrence, KS	15 days before	—
May 2, 2014	Chris Marks Barbeque Class	Cleveland, OH	15 days before	—
May 2, 2014	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	15 days before	—
May 1, 2014	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	Laughlin, NV	16 days before	18

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.