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, August 9, 2014 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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.
- 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
- 24 Sep 13
- 21 Sep 20
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2014 Your weekend |
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 | Huntington Beach, CA | Same day | 38 |
| Aug 9, 2014 Your weekend |
Paul Kirk - Pitmaster Class | Kansas City, MO | Same day | — |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets | Bel Air, MD | 1 day before | 54 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, KS | 1 day before | 53 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Rochester, MN | 1 day before | 40 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Smokin' in McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | 1 day before | 40 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Frankllin, NC | 1 day before | 39 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | N. Tonawanda, NY | 1 day before | 39 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 | Huntington Beach, CA | 1 day before | 39 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Cass County | Weeping Water, NE | 1 day before | 35 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship | Newaygo, MI | 1 day before | 32 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Smokin' with Woods | Odessa, MO | 1 day before | 28 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Scarborough, ME | 1 day before | 28 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show | Brentwood, CA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | Woodward, OK | 1 day before | 26 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Great Northern BBQ | Brainerd, MN | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2014 Your weekend |
Smokin' on the Prairie | Gillette, WY | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 8, 2014 | G2X Energy 3rd Annual BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Pampa, TX | 1 day before | — |
| Aug 11, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Billings, MT | 2 days after | — |
| Aug 12, 2014 Your weekend |
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Billings, MT | 3 days after | 26 |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | Athens, GA | 5 days after | 35 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Stand By Your Grill | Fulton, MS | 6 days after | 65 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Madison, IN | 6 days after | 60 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 days after | 51 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Atlanta, GA | 6 days after | 43 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Conifer, CO | 6 days after | 43 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | LaPlatte, NE | 6 days after | 38 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Smokefest | Marshall, MN | 6 days after | 32 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Harrisburg, PA | 6 days after | 28 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival | Worland, WY | 6 days after | 25 |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | Kirksville, MO | 6 days after | 16 |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | New Paltz, NY | 7 days after | 60 |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | 7 days after | 26 |
| Aug 2, 2014 | Smoke in the North | Olofstorp Sweden, EU | 7 days before | 15 |
| Aug 2, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Quincy, IL | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 2, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Shawnee, KS | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Winnipeg, MB | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Columbus, MS | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Danville, IL | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Olathe, KS | 8 days before | 70 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | Leonardtown, MD | 8 days before | 59 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | 8 days before | 56 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | 8 days before | 47 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | 8 days before | 37 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Pigs & Pedals | Asheboro, NC | 8 days before | 32 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition | Alamosa, CO | 8 days before | 31 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Madison, WI | 8 days before | 30 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ | Liberal, KS | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Oaktown Throwdown | Oakland, CA | 8 days before | 22 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede | Waucoma, IA | 8 days before | 21 |
| Aug 17, 2014 | Kansas City Kosher BBQ Competition and Festival (Competitor's Series) | Overland Park, KS | 8 days after | — |
| Aug 21, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Wendover, NV | 12 days after | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | 13 days after | 70 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | 13 days after | 69 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | 13 days after | 54 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | 13 days after | 52 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Up In Smoke On The Square | Lincoln, IL | 13 days after | 50 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | 13 days after | 47 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Kennesaw, GA | 13 days after | 45 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | VA BBQ Championships | Hampton, VA | 13 days after | 43 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Music City BBQ Festival | Nashville, TN | 13 days after | 41 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Amelia Island, FL | 13 days after | 40 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Blues, Brews & Barbecue | Birch Run, MI | 13 days after | 39 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Greer, SC | 13 days after | 37 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | McPherson, KS | 13 days after | 36 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | 13 days after | 31 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Smokin' on Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | 13 days after | 30 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | Liberty, MO | 13 days after | 29 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | 13 days after | 29 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Deaths Door Barbecue | Washington Island, WI | 13 days after | 27 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | 13 days after | 25 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | 13 days after | 25 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Bootleggin' BBQ | Garden City, CO | 13 days after | 17 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Smokin' on the Water | Lakeport, CA | 13 days after | 17 |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Harrisonburg, VA | 13 days after | 16 |
| Jul 27, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 13 days before | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Let The Drums Roar BBQ Contest (Competitor's Series) | Dallas Center, IA | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Dayton Pigfest (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Dayton, OH | 13 days after | — |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Laurie, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Chris Marks - BBQ Bootcamp | Sellersburg, IN | 14 days after | — |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 days after | — |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 14 days after | — |
| Aug 23, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled | Smithville, MO | 14 days after | — |
| Jul 25, 2014 | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic | Vista, CA | 15 days before | 60 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | Grand Rapids, MI | 15 days before | 55 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Racing for the BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | 15 days before | 54 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | 15 days before | 52 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash | Cleveland, TN | 15 days before | 49 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Morton BBQ Throwdown | Morton, IL | 15 days before | 48 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | WNC BBQ Festival | Maggie Valley, NC | 15 days before | 46 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Dyersburg, TN | 15 days before | 44 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Windsor, VT | 15 days before | 34 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | Dodge City, KS | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Des Moines, IA | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair | Iola, KS | 15 days before | 21 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) | Denver, CO | 15 days before | 20 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Montague, CA | 15 days before | 18 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 15 days before | — |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Charcoal for Charity Cancelled | North Platte, NE | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 24, 2014 | Chris Marks - BBQ Bootcamp | Sellersburg, IN | 15 days after | — |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown | Holladay, UT | 16 days before | 31 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition | Kansas City, MO | 16 days before | 25 |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Holladay, UT | 16 days before | — |
| Jul 23, 2014 | Ron Bagby - Swamp Boys Q School | Holladay, UT | 17 days before | — |
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.
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