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 27, 2014 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
20
sanctioned contests
In the window
113
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 6 Nov 8
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2014 Your weekend |
Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) | Marietta, GA | Same day | 34 |
| Sep 27, 2014 Your weekend |
BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY) | Blue Island, IL | Same day | 17 |
| Sep 27, 2014 Your weekend |
The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | Same day | 15 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 1 day before | 112 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 1 day before | 50 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 1 day before | 48 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Omaha, NE | 1 day before | 47 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 1 day before | 43 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival | Hermann, MO | 1 day before | 37 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Cancelled | Xenia, OH | 1 day before | 35 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Lehigh Valley QueFest | Allentown, PA | 1 day before | 32 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 1 day before | 30 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 1 day before | 29 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Cancelled | Danville, IL | 1 day before | 25 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Hickory, NC | 1 day before | 24 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Piggin' Around Cancelled | Woodbury, TN | 1 day before | 24 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | 1 day before | 22 |
| Sep 26, 2014 Your weekend |
Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ | San Diego, CA | 1 day before | 20 |
| Sep 28, 2014 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 1 day after | — |
| Sep 24, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 3 days before | — |
| Sep 30, 2014 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Diksmuide, Belgium | 3 days after | — |
| Sep 30, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Diksmuide, Belgium | 3 days after | — |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Kansas City, MO | 5 days after | 552 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 5 days after | 165 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 5 days after | 97 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 5 days after | 32 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 3, 2014 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 6 days after | 65 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 6 days after | 53 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 6 days after | 44 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Smokin' At The Market | Gallatin, TN | 6 days after | 29 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | 6 days after | 22 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | Earlington, KY | 6 days after | 9 |
| Sep 21, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 6 days before | — |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Pigfest USA (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Hilliard, OH | 6 days after | — |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 7 days before | 66 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 7 days before | 48 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | EUregio BBQ Festival | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | 7 days before | 21 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Telluride, CO | 7 days before | 19 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 7 days before | — |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 days before | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Decatur, AL | 8 days before | 75 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | Salisbury, NC | 8 days before | 64 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 8 days before | 49 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Battle of the Brisket | Mission, KS | 8 days before | 46 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | 8 days before | 41 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | 8 days before | 35 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | 8 days before | 33 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | 8 days before | 29 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sprearfish, SD | 8 days before | 29 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 8 days before | 21 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Festival Cancelled | Shenandoah, VA | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | 9 days before | 57 |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Spearfish, SD | 9 days before | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | 12 days after | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bullhead City, AZ | 12 days after | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED | Cincinnati, OH | 12 days after | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Ruhrpott BBQ | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 13 days after | 58 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 days after | 53 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Cincinnati, OH | 13 days after | 49 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 13 days after | 46 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee | Topeka, KS | 13 days after | 37 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | 13 days after | 37 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Chillin and Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 13 days after | 32 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | Waxhaw, NC | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | 13 days after | 26 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge | Cullman, AL | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | Clarksburg, MD | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | 13 days after | 21 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 13 days after | 20 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival | Ocean Springs, MS | 13 days after | 16 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off | Middletown, CT | 13 days after | 15 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 13 days after | 11 |
| Sep 14, 2014 | Chris Marks - BBQ 102+ (Ribs, Pork & Brisket) | St. Charles, IL | 13 days before | — |
| Sep 14, 2014 | Chris Marks - BBQ & WINE PAIRING | St. Charles, IL | 13 days before | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 13 days after | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | 14 days before | 43 |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | 14 days before | 34 |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic | Sloan, IA | 14 days after | 34 |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Lowlands BBQ Championship | Diksmuide, Belgium | 14 days before | 26 |
| Sep 13, 2014 | BBQ on the Bypass | Langley, BC | 14 days before | 15 |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Chris Marks - BBQ Poultry Class | St. Charles, IL | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Appleton City, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Oct 11, 2014 | Tim Wong - BBQ 102 | Orange, CA | 14 days after | — |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | 15 days before | 47 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | 15 days before | 43 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Winder, GA | 15 days before | 42 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Rubstock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cancelled | Cameron Park, CA | 15 days before | 39 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | 15 days before | 38 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | 15 days before | 36 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | 15 days before | 30 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | St. Leon, IN | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | 15 days before | 27 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition | Scranton, PA | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Millington, TN | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Floyd, VA | 15 days before | 21 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest | Greeneville, TN | 15 days before | 17 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Hogs and Hops Cancelled | Harrington, DE | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Masters Manna Annual Cook-Off Cancelled | Meriden, CT | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 11, 2014 | Chris Marks - Prime Rib & Tenderloin | Lisle, IL | 16 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.
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.