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