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 · everywhere, because no place is set
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-27 Your weekend | Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) | Marietta, GA | 0 | 34 |
| 2014-09-27 Your weekend | BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY) | Blue Island, IL | 0 | 17 |
| 2014-09-27 Your weekend | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | 0 | 15 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | -1 | 112 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | -1 | 50 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -1 | 48 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Omaha, NE | -1 | 47 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -1 | 43 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival | Hermann, MO | -1 | 37 |
| 2014-09-26 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Cancelled | Xenia, OH | -1 | 35 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Lehigh Valley QueFest | Allentown, PA | -1 | 32 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | -1 | 31 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -1 | 30 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | -1 | 29 |
| 2014-09-26 | Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Cancelled | Danville, IL | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Hickory, NC | -1 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 | Piggin' Around Cancelled | Woodbury, TN | -1 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | -1 | 22 |
| 2014-09-26 Your weekend | Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ | San Diego, CA | -1 | 20 |
| 2014-09-28 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 1 | — |
| 2014-09-24 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | -3 | — |
| 2014-09-30 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | 3 | — |
| 2014-09-30 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | 3 | — |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Kansas City, MO | 5 | 552 |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 5 | 165 |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 5 | 97 |
| 2014-10-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 5 | 32 |
| 2014-10-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 5 | — |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 6 | 65 |
| 2014-10-03 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 6 | 53 |
| 2014-10-03 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 6 | 44 |
| 2014-10-03 | Smokin' At The Market | Gallatin, TN | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-10-03 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 6 | 27 |
| 2014-10-03 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 6 | 25 |
| 2014-10-03 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 6 | 25 |
| 2014-10-03 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | 6 | 22 |
| 2014-10-03 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | Earlington, KY | 6 | 9 |
| 2014-09-21 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -6 | — |
| 2014-10-03 | Pigfest USA (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Hilliard, OH | 6 | — |
| 2014-09-20 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | -7 | 66 |
| 2014-09-20 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | -7 | 48 |
| 2014-09-20 | EUregio BBQ Festival | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | -7 | 21 |
| 2014-09-20 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Telluride, CO | -7 | 19 |
| 2014-09-20 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | -7 | — |
| 2014-09-20 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | -7 | — |
| 2014-09-19 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Decatur, AL | -8 | 75 |
| 2014-09-19 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | Salisbury, NC | -8 | 64 |
| 2014-09-19 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -8 | 49 |
| 2014-09-19 | Battle of the Brisket | Mission, KS | -8 | 46 |
| 2014-09-19 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | -8 | 41 |
| 2014-09-19 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | -8 | 35 |
| 2014-09-19 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | -8 | 33 |
| 2014-09-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | -8 | 29 |
| 2014-09-19 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sprearfish, SD | -8 | 29 |
| 2014-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -8 | 21 |
| 2014-09-19 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | -8 | — |
| 2014-09-19 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2014-09-19 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Festival Cancelled | Shenandoah, VA | -8 | — |
| 2014-09-18 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | -9 | 57 |
| 2014-09-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Spearfish, SD | -9 | — |
| 2014-10-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | 12 | — |
| 2014-10-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bullhead City, AZ | 12 | — |
| 2014-10-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED | Cincinnati, OH | 12 | — |
| 2014-10-10 | Ruhrpott BBQ | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU | 13 | 58 |
| 2014-10-10 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 | 53 |
| 2014-10-10 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Cincinnati, OH | 13 | 49 |
| 2014-10-10 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 13 | 46 |
| 2014-10-10 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee | Topeka, KS | 13 | 37 |
| 2014-10-10 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | 13 | 37 |
| 2014-10-10 | Chillin and Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 13 | 32 |
| 2014-10-10 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | Waxhaw, NC | 13 | 27 |
| 2014-10-10 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 13 | 27 |
| 2014-10-10 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 13 | 27 |
| 2014-10-10 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | 13 | 26 |
| 2014-10-10 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge | Cullman, AL | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-10-10 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | Clarksburg, MD | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-10-10 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 13 | 25 |
| 2014-10-10 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | 13 | 21 |
| 2014-10-10 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 13 | 20 |
| 2014-10-10 | The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival | Ocean Springs, MS | 13 | 16 |
| 2014-10-10 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off | Middletown, CT | 13 | 15 |
| 2014-10-10 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 13 | 11 |
| 2014-09-14 | Chris Marks - BBQ 102+ (Ribs, Pork & Brisket) | St. Charles, IL | -13 | — |
| 2014-09-14 | Chris Marks - BBQ & WINE PAIRING | St. Charles, IL | -13 | — |
| 2014-10-10 | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | 13 | — |
| 2014-10-10 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | 13 | — |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | -14 | 43 |
| 2014-09-13 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | -14 | 34 |
| 2014-10-11 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic | Sloan, IA | 14 | 34 |
| 2014-09-13 | Lowlands BBQ Championship | Diksmuide, Belgium, | -14 | 26 |
| 2014-09-13 | BBQ on the Bypass | Langley, BC | -14 | 15 |
| 2014-09-13 | Chris Marks - BBQ Poultry Class | St. Charles, IL | -14 | — |
| 2014-09-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Appleton City, MO | -14 | — |
| 2014-10-11 | Tim Wong - BBQ 102 | Orange, CA | 14 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | -15 | 47 |
| 2014-09-12 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -15 | 43 |
| 2014-09-12 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Winder, GA | -15 | 42 |
| 2014-09-12 | Rubstock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cancelled | Cameron Park, CA | -15 | 39 |
| 2014-09-12 | Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | -15 | 38 |
| 2014-09-12 | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -15 | 36 |
| 2014-09-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-09-12 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -15 | 29 |
| 2014-09-12 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | St. Leon, IN | -15 | 29 |
| 2014-09-12 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | -15 | 27 |
| 2014-09-12 | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | -15 | 26 |
| 2014-09-12 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition | Scranton, PA | -15 | 25 |
| 2014-09-12 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Millington, TN | -15 | 25 |
| 2014-09-12 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Floyd, VA | -15 | 21 |
| 2014-09-12 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest | Greeneville, TN | -15 | 17 |
| 2014-09-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | -15 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Hogs and Hops Cancelled | Harrington, DE | -15 | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Masters Manna Annual Cook-Off Cancelled | Meriden, CT | -15 | — |
| 2014-09-11 | Chris Marks - Prime Rib & Tenderloin | Lisle, IL | -16 | — |
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.
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.