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, August 23, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
31
sanctioned contests
In the window
106
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 20 Sep 27
- 15 Oct 4
The weekend of Aug 2 is the quietest in range: 14 contests. The biggest thing on it is Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-23 Your weekend | Chris Marks - BBQ Bootcamp | Sellersburg, IN | 0 | — |
| 2014-08-23 Your weekend | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 0 | — |
| 2014-08-23 Your weekend | Bob Snelson | Kansas City, KS | 0 | — |
| 2014-08-23 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled | Smithville, MO | 0 | — |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | -1 | 70 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | -1 | 69 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | -1 | 54 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | -1 | 52 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Up In Smoke On The Square | Lincoln, IL | -1 | 50 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | -1 | 47 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Kennesaw, GA | -1 | 45 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | VA BBQ Championships | Hampton, VA | -1 | 43 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Music City BBQ Festival | Nashville, TN | -1 | 41 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Amelia Island, FL | -1 | 40 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Blues, Brews & Barbecue | Birch Run, MI | -1 | 39 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Greer, SC | -1 | 37 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | McPherson, KS | -1 | 36 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | -1 | 31 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Smokin' on Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | -1 | 30 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | Liberty, MO | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Deaths Door Barbecue | Washington Island, WI | -1 | 27 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Bootleggin' BBQ | Garden City, CO | -1 | 17 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Smokin' on the Water | Lakeport, CA | -1 | 17 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Harrisonburg, VA | -1 | 16 |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Let The Drums Roar BBQ Contest (Competitor's Series) | Dallas Center, IA | -1 | — |
| 2014-08-22 Your weekend | Dayton Pigfest (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Dayton, OH | -1 | — |
| 2014-08-24 Your weekend | Chris Marks - BBQ Bootcamp | Sellersburg, IN | 1 | — |
| 2014-08-21 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Wendover, NV | -2 | — |
| 2014-08-29 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque | Myrtle Beach, SC | 6 | 38 |
| 2014-08-29 | 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Warrens, WI | 6 | 34 |
| 2014-08-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Richmond, VA | 6 | 30 |
| 2014-08-29 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) | Westport, CT | 6 | 19 |
| 2014-08-29 | Low Country Hog Fest | Charleston, SC | 6 | 17 |
| 2014-08-17 | Kansas City Kosher BBQ Competition and Festival (Competitor's Series) | Overland Park, KS | -6 | — |
| 2014-08-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Calgary, AB | 6 | — |
| 2014-08-29 | Chattanooga River Cue Cancelled | Chattanooga, TN | 6 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Bedford, TX | 7 | 76 |
| 2014-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | New Paltz, NY | -7 | 60 |
| 2014-08-30 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Parker, CO | 7 | 48 |
| 2014-08-30 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Gainesville, GA | 7 | 39 |
| 2014-08-30 | Barbecue on the Bow | Calgary, Alberta, CA | 7 | 32 |
| 2014-08-30 | Thunder in the Park BBQ | Connersville, IN | 7 | 29 |
| 2014-08-30 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | 7 | 29 |
| 2014-08-16 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, | -7 | 26 |
| 2014-08-30 | Northwest Barbeque Music Festival | Coquille, OR | 7 | 8 |
| 2014-08-16 | Table Captain Class | Winnipeg, MB | -7 | — |
| 2014-08-16 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Columbus, MS | -7 | — |
| 2014-08-16 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Danville, IL | -7 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | Table Captain Class | Gunterville, AL | 7 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Guntersville, AL | 7 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Alameda, CA | 7 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bedford, TX | 7 | — |
| 2014-08-15 | Stand By Your Grill | Fulton, MS | -8 | 65 |
| 2014-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Madison, IN | -8 | 60 |
| 2014-08-15 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Excelsior Springs, MO | -8 | 51 |
| 2014-08-15 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Atlanta, GA | -8 | 43 |
| 2014-08-15 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Conifer, CO | -8 | 43 |
| 2014-08-15 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | LaPlatte, NE | -8 | 38 |
| 2014-08-15 | Smokefest | Marshall, MN | -8 | 32 |
| 2014-08-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Harrisburg, PA | -8 | 28 |
| 2014-08-15 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival | Worland, WY | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-08-15 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | Kirksville, MO | -8 | 16 |
| 2014-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | Athens, GA | -9 | 35 |
| 2014-08-12 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Billings, MT | -11 | 26 |
| 2014-08-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Billings, MT | -12 | — |
| 2014-09-05 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival State championship | Butler, MO | 13 | 43 |
| 2014-09-05 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off | Las Vegas, NV | 13 | 42 |
| 2014-09-05 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN | 13 | 41 |
| 2014-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | 13 | 40 |
| 2014-09-05 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | York, PA | 13 | 39 |
| 2014-09-05 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | 13 | 36 |
| 2014-09-05 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest | Richmond, VA | 13 | 32 |
| 2014-09-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | 13 | 30 |
| 2014-09-05 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | 13 | 26 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | 13 | 26 |
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | Sheridan, WY | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River | Quincy, IL | 13 | 21 |
| 2014-09-05 | AZ Rhythm & Ribs | Cottonwood, AZ | 13 | 17 |
| 2014-09-05 | Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival | Peoria, IL | 13 | 16 |
| 2014-09-05 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Garden City, KS | 13 | 14 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship | Miami, OK | 13 | 9 |
| 2014-09-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Heinsberg, Denmark, | 13 | — |
| 2014-08-09 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 | Huntington Beach, CA | -14 | 38 |
| 2014-09-06 | Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | 14 | 31 |
| 2014-09-06 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two | Garden City, KS | 14 | 15 |
| 2014-09-06 | BBQ Masters in the Woods | Foster, RI | 14 | 8 |
| 2014-08-09 | Paul Kirk - Pitmaster Class | Kansas City, MO | -14 | — |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets | Bel Air, MD | -15 | 54 |
| 2014-08-08 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, KS | -15 | 53 |
| 2014-08-08 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Rochester, MN | -15 | 40 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' in McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | -15 | 40 |
| 2014-08-08 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Frankllin, NC | -15 | 39 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | N. Tonawanda, NY | -15 | 39 |
| 2014-08-08 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 | Huntington Beach, CA | -15 | 39 |
| 2014-08-08 | Cass County | Weeping Water, NE | -15 | 35 |
| 2014-08-08 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship | Newaygo, MI | -15 | 32 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' with Woods | Odessa, MO | -15 | 28 |
| 2014-08-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Scarborough, ME | -15 | 28 |
| 2014-08-08 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show | Brentwood, CA | -15 | 26 |
| 2014-08-08 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | Woodward, OK | -15 | 26 |
| 2014-08-08 | Great Northern BBQ | Brainerd, MN | -15 | 25 |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' on the Prairie | Gillette, WY | -15 | 25 |
| 2014-08-08 | G2X Energy 3rd Annual BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Pampa, TX | -15 | — |
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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