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, July 26, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
21
sanctioned contests
In the window
97
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 17 Aug 16
- 31 Aug 23
- 17 Aug 30
- 20 Sep 6
The weekend of Jul 5 is the quietest in range: 11 contests. The biggest thing on it is Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-26 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Laurie, MO | 0 | — |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic | Vista, CA | -1 | 60 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | Grand Rapids, MI | -1 | 55 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Racing for the BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | -1 | 54 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | -1 | 52 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash | Cleveland, TN | -1 | 49 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Morton BBQ Throwdown | Morton, IL | -1 | 48 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | WNC BBQ Festival | Maggie Valley, NC | -1 | 46 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Dyersburg, TN | -1 | 44 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Windsor, VT | -1 | 34 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | Dodge City, KS | -1 | 30 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Des Moines, IA | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair | Iola, KS | -1 | 21 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) | Denver, CO | -1 | 20 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Montague, CA | -1 | 18 |
| 2014-07-25 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | -1 | — |
| 2014-07-25 | Charcoal for Charity Cancelled | North Platte, NE | -1 | — |
| 2014-07-27 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 1 | — |
| 2014-07-24 Your weekend | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown | Holladay, UT | -2 | 31 |
| 2014-07-24 Your weekend | ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition | Kansas City, MO | -2 | 25 |
| 2014-07-24 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Holladay, UT | -2 | — |
| 2014-07-23 Your weekend | Ron Bagby - Swamp Boys Q School | Holladay, UT | -3 | — |
| 2014-07-21 | Ed Maurin - Restaurant & Catering Cooking Class | Ponca City, OK | -5 | — |
| 2014-08-01 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Olathe, KS | 6 | 70 |
| 2014-08-01 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | Leonardtown, MD | 6 | 59 |
| 2014-08-01 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | 6 | 56 |
| 2014-08-01 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | 6 | 47 |
| 2014-08-01 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | 6 | 37 |
| 2014-08-01 | Pigs & Pedals | Asheboro, NC | 6 | 32 |
| 2014-08-01 | The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition | Alamosa, CO | 6 | 31 |
| 2014-08-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Madison, WI | 6 | 30 |
| 2014-08-01 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ | Liberal, KS | 6 | 25 |
| 2014-08-01 | Oaktown Throwdown | Oakland, CA | 6 | 22 |
| 2014-08-01 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede | Waucoma, IA | 6 | 21 |
| 2014-07-19 | Troy Pig Out | Troy, NY | -7 | 25 |
| 2014-08-02 | Smoke in the North | Olofstorp Sweden, EU | 7 | 15 |
| 2014-07-19 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | -7 | — |
| 2014-08-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Quincy, IL | 7 | — |
| 2014-08-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Shawnee, KS | 7 | — |
| 2014-07-18 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | New Palestine, IN | -8 | 51 |
| 2014-07-18 | 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ | Burlington, KS | -8 | 41 |
| 2014-07-18 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Waterloo, IA | -8 | 37 |
| 2014-07-18 | Smokin' on the River Cancelled | Glasgow, MO | -8 | 36 |
| 2014-07-18 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Bellevue, NE | -8 | 35 |
| 2014-07-18 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Hays, KS | -8 | 33 |
| 2014-07-18 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | Kingston, RI | -8 | 33 |
| 2014-07-18 | Cookin' on Kampeska | Watertown, SD | -8 | 31 |
| 2014-07-18 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Galax, VA | -8 | 30 |
| 2014-07-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Woodbury, MN | -8 | 30 |
| 2014-07-18 | Bucks, Ducks & BBQ | Conway, AR | -8 | 26 |
| 2014-07-18 | Warren County All American BBQ Festival | Pittsfield, PA | -8 | 21 |
| 2014-07-18 | Island Resort and Casino U.P. Hog Wild Cancelled | Harris, MI | -8 | — |
| 2014-07-18 | On the Mountain BBQ and Beer Fest | Leadville, CO | -8 | — |
| 2014-07-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Watertown, SD | -9 | — |
| 2014-07-17 | Ellinwood After Harvest Festival Cancelled | Ellinwood, KS | -9 | — |
| 2014-07-17 | Table Captain Class | Warren, PA | -9 | — |
| 2014-07-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Warren/Pittsfield, PA | -9 | — |
| 2014-07-16 | Griller's Cup | Laramie, WY | -10 | 26 |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets | Bel Air, MD | 13 | 54 |
| 2014-08-08 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, KS | 13 | 53 |
| 2014-08-08 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Rochester, MN | 13 | 40 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' in McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | 13 | 40 |
| 2014-08-08 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Frankllin, NC | 13 | 39 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | N. Tonawanda, NY | 13 | 39 |
| 2014-08-08 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 | Huntington Beach, CA | 13 | 39 |
| 2014-08-08 | Cass County | Weeping Water, NE | 13 | 35 |
| 2014-08-08 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship | Newaygo, MI | 13 | 32 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' with Woods | Odessa, MO | 13 | 28 |
| 2014-08-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Scarborough, ME | 13 | 28 |
| 2014-08-08 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show | Brentwood, CA | 13 | 26 |
| 2014-08-08 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | Woodward, OK | 13 | 26 |
| 2014-08-08 | Great Northern BBQ | Brainerd, MN | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' on the Prairie | Gillette, WY | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-08-08 | G2X Energy 3rd Annual BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Pampa, TX | 13 | — |
| 2014-08-09 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 | Huntington Beach, CA | 14 | 38 |
| 2014-07-12 | Pork in the Park | Stamford, CT | -14 | 20 |
| 2014-07-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gettysburg, PA | -14 | — |
| 2014-08-09 | Paul Kirk - Pitmaster Class | Kansas City, MO | 14 | — |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | North Wildwood, NJ | -15 | 65 |
| 2014-07-11 | Wine Country Big Q | Rohnert Park, CA | -15 | 44 |
| 2014-07-11 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | Kettering, OH | -15 | 42 |
| 2014-07-11 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | -15 | 42 |
| 2014-07-11 | 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Wellsville, MO | -15 | 41 |
| 2014-07-11 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | Warrensburg, MO | -15 | 36 |
| 2014-07-11 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash | Fort Smith, AR | -15 | 35 |
| 2014-07-11 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | St. Charles, IL | -15 | 34 |
| 2014-07-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Madison, WI | -15 | 29 |
| 2014-07-11 | The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast | Madelia, MN | -15 | 26 |
| 2014-07-11 | Cowley County BBQ Contest | Winfield, KS | -15 | 20 |
| 2014-07-11 | Holbrook | Holbrook, AZ | -15 | 19 |
| 2014-07-11 | Pellet Envy Cooking Class | Overland Park, KS | -15 | — |
| 2014-07-11 | Gettysburg Chili-Brew and BBQ 2 (CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SPONSORSHIPS) | Gettysburg, PA | -15 | — |
| 2014-07-11 | 1st Annual BBQ Throwdown & Farm Festival Cancelled | Salisbury, NC | -15 | — |
| 2014-07-10 | SC Festival of Discovery | Greenwood, SC | -16 | 86 |
| 2014-07-10 | ART OF BBQ | Greenwood, SC | -16 | — |
| 2014-08-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Billings, MT | 16 | — |
| 2014-08-12 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Billings, MT | 17 | 26 |
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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