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, June 28, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
24
sanctioned contests
In the window
98
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 17 May 17
- 16 May 24
- 9 May 31
- 23 Jun 7
- 22 Jun 14
- 19 Jun 21
- 24 Jun 28
- 11 Jul 5
- 18 Jul 12
- 19 Jul 19
- 21 Jul 26
- 14 Aug 2
- 19 Aug 9
The weekend of May 31 is the quietest in range: 9 contests. The biggest thing on it is Smokin in Steele.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | -1 | 184 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Smokin' On The Pecos | Artesia, NM | -1 | 60 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Bend of the River CookOut | Mankato, MN | -1 | 50 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Santa Clara, CA | -1 | 48 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Hogging Up BBQ Festival | Winchester, VA | -1 | 46 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Blount County BBQ Bash | Maryville, TN | -1 | 39 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | Chandler, OK | -1 | 37 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Franklin, IN | -1 | 34 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Super City Blues & Ques | Metropolis, IL | -1 | 33 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Grillin' in Grafton | Grafton, WI | -1 | 32 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | Omaha, NE | -1 | 30 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Covington, VA | -1 | 26 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Indianapolis, IN | -1 | 26 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Rockin' Country BBQ Fest | Nevada, IA | -1 | 15 |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Artesia, NM | -1 | — |
| 2014-06-27 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Artesia, NM | -1 | — |
| 2014-06-29 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Victorville, CA | 1 | — |
| 2014-06-29 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 1 | — |
| 2014-06-29 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Winchester, VA | 1 | — |
| 2014-06-29 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Victorville, CA | 1 | — |
| 2014-06-26 Your weekend | 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off | Willard, MO | -2 | 35 |
| 2014-06-26 Your weekend | High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown | Victorville, CA | -2 | 30 |
| 2014-06-26 Your weekend | Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off | Effingham, IL | -2 | 18 |
| 2014-06-26 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Willard, MO | -2 | — |
| 2014-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Liberty, MO | 5 | 31 |
| 2014-07-03 | Whiting BBQ Cookoff | Whiting, IA | 5 | 21 |
| 2014-07-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Rio Rancho, NM | 5 | — |
| 2014-07-04 | Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship State championship | Rio Rancho, NM | 6 | 38 |
| 2014-07-04 | Que'n In The Park | Bryant, AR | 6 | 33 |
| 2014-07-04 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | 6 | 27 |
| 2014-07-04 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Traverse City, MI | 6 | 21 |
| 2014-07-04 | Sauce and Cycles | Falls City, NE | 6 | 15 |
| 2014-07-04 | Fin to Fur Red White and Blue BBQ Blowout | Thayer, MO | 6 | 12 |
| 2014-07-04 | America's BBQ & Brews Festival 2014 (At the Rose Bowl) Cancelled | Pasadena, CA | 6 | — |
| 2014-06-21 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | Washington, DC | -7 | 41 |
| 2014-06-21 | Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley | Buckner, MO | -7 | 35 |
| 2014-06-21 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | Davenport, IA | -7 | 25 |
| 2014-07-05 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Absarokee, MT | 7 | 25 |
| 2014-06-21 | Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival | Old Orchard Beach, ME | -7 | 17 |
| 2014-06-21 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | -7 | — |
| 2014-07-05 | BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 | — |
| 2014-06-20 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | Temecula, CA | -8 | 65 |
| 2014-06-20 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off | Hernando, MS | -8 | 49 |
| 2014-06-20 | Peak City Pig Fest | Apex, NC | -8 | 48 |
| 2014-06-20 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash | Fredonia, KS | -8 | 42 |
| 2014-06-20 | Rock'n Freedom | Seymour, MO | -8 | 33 |
| 2014-06-20 | Sun BBQ Fest | Uncasville, CT | -8 | 32 |
| 2014-06-20 | 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | Auburn Hills, MI | -8 | 31 |
| 2014-06-20 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Lexington, KY | -8 | 28 |
| 2014-06-20 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Fairplay, CO | -8 | 28 |
| 2014-06-20 | Barbourville BBQ Festival | Barbourville, KY | -8 | 27 |
| 2014-06-20 | Pig in the Park | Whitewater, WI | -8 | 26 |
| 2014-06-20 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | State Center, IA | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-06-20 | Knights of Columbus | Quincy, IL | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-06-20 | Battle of the Bones | Central Point, OR | -8 | 15 |
| 2014-07-10 | SC Festival of Discovery | Greenwood, SC | 12 | 86 |
| 2014-07-10 | ART OF BBQ | Greenwood, SC | 12 | — |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 13 | 65 |
| 2014-07-11 | Wine Country Big Q | Rohnert Park, CA | 13 | 44 |
| 2014-07-11 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | Kettering, OH | 13 | 42 |
| 2014-07-11 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | 13 | 42 |
| 2014-07-11 | 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Wellsville, MO | 13 | 41 |
| 2014-07-11 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | Warrensburg, MO | 13 | 36 |
| 2014-07-11 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash | Fort Smith, AR | 13 | 35 |
| 2014-07-11 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | St. Charles, IL | 13 | 34 |
| 2014-07-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Madison, WI | 13 | 29 |
| 2014-07-11 | The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast | Madelia, MN | 13 | 26 |
| 2014-07-11 | Cowley County BBQ Contest | Winfield, KS | 13 | 20 |
| 2014-07-11 | Holbrook | Holbrook, AZ | 13 | 19 |
| 2014-07-11 | Pellet Envy Cooking Class | Overland Park, KS | 13 | — |
| 2014-07-11 | Gettysburg Chili-Brew and BBQ 2 (CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SPONSORSHIPS) | Gettysburg, PA | 13 | — |
| 2014-07-11 | 1st Annual BBQ Throwdown & Farm Festival Cancelled | Salisbury, NC | 13 | — |
| 2014-06-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4 | -14 | 29 |
| 2014-07-12 | Pork in the Park | Stamford, CT | 14 | 20 |
| 2014-06-14 | Italian Barbecue Championship | Perugia Italy, | -14 | 8 |
| 2014-06-14 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perugia, Italy, | -14 | — |
| 2014-06-14 | BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | -14 | — |
| 2014-06-14 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | London, KY | -14 | — |
| 2014-06-14 | 2nd Annual Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Cancelled | Welch, MN | -14 | — |
| 2014-07-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gettysburg, PA | 14 | — |
| 2014-06-13 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Tryon, NC | -15 | 73 |
| 2014-06-13 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge | Frisco, CO | -15 | 55 |
| 2014-06-13 | Smokin' On The River | Jeffersonville, IN | -15 | 52 |
| 2014-06-13 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | Wynne, AR | -15 | 49 |
| 2014-06-13 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Wilson, NY | -15 | 47 |
| 2014-06-13 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Tonganoxie, KS | -15 | 41 |
| 2014-06-13 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival | Williams, AZ | -15 | 35 |
| 2014-06-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Asheville, NC | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-06-13 | California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship | Fillmore, CA | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-06-13 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship | Merrimack, NH | -15 | 28 |
| 2014-06-13 | Smoke on the Prairie | Brimfield, IL | -15 | 28 |
| 2014-06-13 | Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival | Oconomowoc, WI | -15 | 22 |
| 2014-06-13 | Cowtown Cook-off | Miles City, MT | -15 | 17 |
| 2014-06-13 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down | Niverville Manitoba Canada, | -15 | 14 |
| 2014-06-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Edmonton, AB | -15 | — |
| 2014-06-13 | Hayden Sunflower BBQ Championship Cancelled | Topeka, KS | -15 | — |
| 2014-06-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Frisco, CO | -16 | — |
| 2014-06-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Miles City, MT | -16 | — |
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.