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, September 13, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
24
sanctioned contests
In the window
110
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 26 Oct 11
- 24 Oct 18
- 7 Oct 25
The weekend of Oct 25 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-13 Your weekend | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | 0 | 43 |
| 2014-09-13 Your weekend | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | 0 | 34 |
| 2014-09-13 Your weekend | Lowlands BBQ Championship | Diksmuide, Belgium, | 0 | 26 |
| 2014-09-13 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bypass | Langley, BC | 0 | 15 |
| 2014-09-13 Your weekend | Chris Marks - BBQ Poultry Class | St. Charles, IL | 0 | — |
| 2014-09-13 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Appleton City, MO | 0 | — |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | -1 | 47 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -1 | 43 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Winder, GA | -1 | 42 |
| 2014-09-12 | Rubstock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cancelled | Cameron Park, CA | -1 | 39 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | -1 | 38 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -1 | 36 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | -1 | 30 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | St. Leon, IN | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | -1 | 27 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | -1 | 26 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition | Scranton, PA | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Millington, TN | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Floyd, VA | -1 | 21 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest | Greeneville, TN | -1 | 17 |
| 2014-09-12 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | -1 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Hogs and Hops Cancelled | Harrington, DE | -1 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Masters Manna Annual Cook-Off Cancelled | Meriden, CT | -1 | — |
| 2014-09-14 Your weekend | Chris Marks - BBQ 102+ (Ribs, Pork & Brisket) | St. Charles, IL | 1 | — |
| 2014-09-14 Your weekend | Chris Marks - BBQ & WINE PAIRING | St. Charles, IL | 1 | — |
| 2014-09-11 Your weekend | Chris Marks - Prime Rib & Tenderloin | Lisle, IL | -2 | — |
| 2014-09-18 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | 5 | 57 |
| 2014-09-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Spearfish, SD | 5 | — |
| 2014-09-19 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Decatur, AL | 6 | 75 |
| 2014-09-19 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | Salisbury, NC | 6 | 64 |
| 2014-09-19 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 6 | 49 |
| 2014-09-19 | Battle of the Brisket | Mission, KS | 6 | 46 |
| 2014-09-19 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | 6 | 41 |
| 2014-09-19 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | 6 | 35 |
| 2014-09-19 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | 6 | 33 |
| 2014-09-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-09-19 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sprearfish, SD | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 6 | 21 |
| 2014-09-19 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 6 | — |
| 2014-09-19 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2014-09-19 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Festival Cancelled | Shenandoah, VA | 6 | — |
| 2014-09-20 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 7 | 66 |
| 2014-09-20 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 7 | 48 |
| 2014-09-06 | Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | -7 | 31 |
| 2014-09-20 | EUregio BBQ Festival | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | 7 | 21 |
| 2014-09-20 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Telluride, CO | 7 | 19 |
| 2014-09-06 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two | Garden City, KS | -7 | 15 |
| 2014-09-06 | BBQ Masters in the Woods | Foster, RI | -7 | 8 |
| 2014-09-20 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 7 | — |
| 2014-09-20 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 | — |
| 2014-09-05 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival State championship | Butler, MO | -8 | 43 |
| 2014-09-05 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off | Las Vegas, NV | -8 | 42 |
| 2014-09-05 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN | -8 | 41 |
| 2014-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | -8 | 40 |
| 2014-09-05 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | York, PA | -8 | 39 |
| 2014-09-05 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 36 |
| 2014-09-05 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest | Richmond, VA | -8 | 32 |
| 2014-09-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | -8 | 30 |
| 2014-09-05 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | -8 | 26 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | -8 | 26 |
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | Sheridan, WY | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River | Quincy, IL | -8 | 21 |
| 2014-09-05 | AZ Rhythm & Ribs | Cottonwood, AZ | -8 | 17 |
| 2014-09-05 | Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival | Peoria, IL | -8 | 16 |
| 2014-09-05 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Garden City, KS | -8 | 14 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship | Miami, OK | -8 | 9 |
| 2014-09-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Heinsberg, Denmark, | -8 | — |
| 2014-09-21 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 8 | — |
| 2014-09-24 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 11 | — |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 13 | 112 |
| 2014-09-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 13 | 50 |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 13 | 48 |
| 2014-09-26 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Omaha, NE | 13 | 47 |
| 2014-09-26 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 13 | 43 |
| 2014-09-26 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival | Hermann, MO | 13 | 37 |
| 2014-09-26 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Cancelled | Xenia, OH | 13 | 35 |
| 2014-09-26 | Lehigh Valley QueFest | Allentown, PA | 13 | 32 |
| 2014-09-26 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | 13 | 31 |
| 2014-09-26 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 13 | 30 |
| 2014-09-26 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 13 | 29 |
| 2014-09-26 | Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Cancelled | Danville, IL | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-09-26 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Hickory, NC | 13 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 | Piggin' Around Cancelled | Woodbury, TN | 13 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | 13 | 22 |
| 2014-09-26 | Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ | San Diego, CA | 13 | 20 |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Bedford, TX | -14 | 76 |
| 2014-08-30 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Parker, CO | -14 | 48 |
| 2014-08-30 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Gainesville, GA | -14 | 39 |
| 2014-09-27 | Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) | Marietta, GA | 14 | 34 |
| 2014-08-30 | Barbecue on the Bow | Calgary, Alberta, CA | -14 | 32 |
| 2014-08-30 | Thunder in the Park BBQ | Connersville, IN | -14 | 29 |
| 2014-08-30 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | -14 | 29 |
| 2014-09-27 | BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY) | Blue Island, IL | 14 | 17 |
| 2014-09-27 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | 14 | 15 |
| 2014-08-30 | Northwest Barbeque Music Festival | Coquille, OR | -14 | 8 |
| 2014-08-30 | Table Captain Class | Gunterville, AL | -14 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Guntersville, AL | -14 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Alameda, CA | -14 | — |
| 2014-08-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bedford, TX | -14 | — |
| 2014-08-29 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque | Myrtle Beach, SC | -15 | 38 |
| 2014-08-29 | 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Warrens, WI | -15 | 34 |
| 2014-08-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Richmond, VA | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-08-29 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) | Westport, CT | -15 | 19 |
| 2014-08-29 | Low Country Hog Fest | Charleston, SC | -15 | 17 |
| 2014-08-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Calgary, AB | -15 | — |
| 2014-08-29 | Chattanooga River Cue Cancelled | Chattanooga, TN | -15 | — |
| 2014-09-28 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 15 | — |
| 2014-09-30 | Table Captain Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | 17 | — |
| 2014-09-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | 17 | — |
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.
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