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 20, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
21
sanctioned contests
In the window
107
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 4 Nov 1
The weekend of Nov 1 is the quietest in range: 4 contests. The biggest thing on it is USA Barbecue Championship.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-20 Your weekend | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 0 | 66 |
| 2014-09-20 Your weekend | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 0 | 48 |
| 2014-09-20 Your weekend | EUregio BBQ Festival | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | 0 | 21 |
| 2014-09-20 Your weekend | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Telluride, CO | 0 | 19 |
| 2014-09-20 Your weekend | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 0 | — |
| 2014-09-20 Your weekend | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 0 | — |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Decatur, AL | -1 | 75 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | Salisbury, NC | -1 | 64 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -1 | 49 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Battle of the Brisket | Mission, KS | -1 | 46 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 41 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | -1 | 35 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | -1 | 33 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sprearfish, SD | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -1 | 21 |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | -1 | — |
| 2014-09-19 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2014-09-19 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Festival Cancelled | Shenandoah, VA | -1 | — |
| 2014-09-21 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 1 | — |
| 2014-09-18 Your weekend | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | -2 | 57 |
| 2014-09-18 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Spearfish, SD | -2 | — |
| 2014-09-24 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 4 | — |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 6 | 112 |
| 2014-09-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 6 | 50 |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 6 | 48 |
| 2014-09-26 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Omaha, NE | 6 | 47 |
| 2014-09-26 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 6 | 43 |
| 2014-09-26 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival | Hermann, MO | 6 | 37 |
| 2014-09-26 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Cancelled | Xenia, OH | 6 | 35 |
| 2014-09-26 | Lehigh Valley QueFest | Allentown, PA | 6 | 32 |
| 2014-09-26 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | 6 | 31 |
| 2014-09-26 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 6 | 30 |
| 2014-09-26 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-09-26 | Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Cancelled | Danville, IL | 6 | 25 |
| 2014-09-26 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Hickory, NC | 6 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 | Piggin' Around Cancelled | Woodbury, TN | 6 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | 6 | 22 |
| 2014-09-26 | Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ | San Diego, CA | 6 | 20 |
| 2014-09-14 | Chris Marks - BBQ 102+ (Ribs, Pork & Brisket) | St. Charles, IL | -6 | — |
| 2014-09-14 | Chris Marks - BBQ & WINE PAIRING | St. Charles, IL | -6 | — |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | -7 | 43 |
| 2014-09-13 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | -7 | 34 |
| 2014-09-27 | Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) | Marietta, GA | 7 | 34 |
| 2014-09-13 | Lowlands BBQ Championship | Diksmuide, Belgium, | -7 | 26 |
| 2014-09-27 | BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY) | Blue Island, IL | 7 | 17 |
| 2014-09-13 | BBQ on the Bypass | Langley, BC | -7 | 15 |
| 2014-09-27 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | 7 | 15 |
| 2014-09-13 | Chris Marks - BBQ Poultry Class | St. Charles, IL | -7 | — |
| 2014-09-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Appleton City, MO | -7 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | -8 | 47 |
| 2014-09-12 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -8 | 43 |
| 2014-09-12 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Winder, GA | -8 | 42 |
| 2014-09-12 | Rubstock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cancelled | Cameron Park, CA | -8 | 39 |
| 2014-09-12 | Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | -8 | 38 |
| 2014-09-12 | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -8 | 36 |
| 2014-09-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | -8 | 30 |
| 2014-09-12 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -8 | 29 |
| 2014-09-12 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | St. Leon, IN | -8 | 29 |
| 2014-09-12 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | -8 | 27 |
| 2014-09-12 | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | -8 | 26 |
| 2014-09-12 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition | Scranton, PA | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-09-12 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Millington, TN | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-09-12 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Floyd, VA | -8 | 21 |
| 2014-09-12 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest | Greeneville, TN | -8 | 17 |
| 2014-09-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | -8 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Hogs and Hops Cancelled | Harrington, DE | -8 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Masters Manna Annual Cook-Off Cancelled | Meriden, CT | -8 | — |
| 2014-09-28 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 8 | — |
| 2014-09-11 | Chris Marks - Prime Rib & Tenderloin | Lisle, IL | -9 | — |
| 2014-09-30 | Table Captain Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | 10 | — |
| 2014-09-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | 10 | — |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Kansas City, MO | 12 | 552 |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 12 | 165 |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 12 | 97 |
| 2014-10-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 12 | 32 |
| 2014-10-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 12 | — |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 13 | 65 |
| 2014-10-03 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 53 |
| 2014-10-03 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 13 | 44 |
| 2014-10-03 | Smokin' At The Market | Gallatin, TN | 13 | 29 |
| 2014-10-03 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 13 | 27 |
| 2014-10-03 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-10-03 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-10-03 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | 13 | 22 |
| 2014-10-03 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | Earlington, KY | 13 | 9 |
| 2014-10-03 | Pigfest USA (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Hilliard, OH | 13 | — |
| 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 |
| 2014-09-05 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival State championship | Butler, MO | -15 | 43 |
| 2014-09-05 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off | Las Vegas, NV | -15 | 42 |
| 2014-09-05 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN | -15 | 41 |
| 2014-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | -15 | 40 |
| 2014-09-05 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | York, PA | -15 | 39 |
| 2014-09-05 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -15 | 36 |
| 2014-09-05 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest | Richmond, VA | -15 | 32 |
| 2014-09-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-09-05 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | -15 | 26 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | -15 | 26 |
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | Sheridan, WY | -15 | 25 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River | Quincy, IL | -15 | 21 |
| 2014-09-05 | AZ Rhythm & Ribs | Cottonwood, AZ | -15 | 17 |
| 2014-09-05 | Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival | Peoria, IL | -15 | 16 |
| 2014-09-05 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Garden City, KS | -15 | 14 |
| 2014-09-05 | Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship | Miami, OK | -15 | 9 |
| 2014-09-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Heinsberg, Denmark, | -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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