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, October 4, 2014 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
15
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.
- 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
- 8 Nov 15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 day before | 65 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 1 day before | 53 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 1 day before | 44 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Smokin' At The Market | Gallatin, TN | 1 day before | 29 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 1 day before | 27 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | 1 day before | 22 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
City of Earlington OctoberFest | Earlington, KY | 1 day before | 9 |
| Oct 3, 2014 Your weekend |
Pigfest USA (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Hilliard, OH | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 2, 2014 Your weekend |
35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Kansas City, MO | 2 days before | 552 |
| Oct 2, 2014 Your weekend |
35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 2 days before | 165 |
| Oct 2, 2014 Your weekend |
Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 2 days before | 97 |
| Oct 2, 2014 Your weekend |
Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 2 days before | 32 |
| Oct 2, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 2 days before | — |
| Sep 30, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Diksmuide, Belgium | 4 days before | — |
| Sep 30, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Diksmuide, Belgium | 4 days before | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bullhead City, AZ | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED | Cincinnati, OH | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Ruhrpott BBQ | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 6 days after | 58 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Rocky Mount, NC | 6 days after | 53 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Cincinnati, OH | 6 days after | 49 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 6 days after | 46 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee | Topeka, KS | 6 days after | 37 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | 6 days after | 37 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Chillin and Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 6 days after | 32 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | Waxhaw, NC | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge | Cullman, AL | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | Clarksburg, MD | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | 6 days after | 21 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 6 days after | 20 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival | Ocean Springs, MS | 6 days after | 16 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off | Middletown, CT | 6 days after | 15 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 6 days after | 11 |
| Sep 28, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 6 days before | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 6 days after | — |
| Sep 27, 2014 | Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) | Marietta, GA | 7 days before | 34 |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic | Sloan, IA | 7 days after | 34 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY) | Blue Island, IL | 7 days before | 17 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | 7 days before | 15 |
| Oct 11, 2014 | Tim Wong - BBQ 102 | Orange, CA | 7 days after | — |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 8 days before | 112 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 8 days before | 50 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 8 days before | 48 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Omaha, NE | 8 days before | 47 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 8 days before | 43 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival | Hermann, MO | 8 days before | 37 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Cancelled | Xenia, OH | 8 days before | 35 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Lehigh Valley QueFest | Allentown, PA | 8 days before | 32 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | 8 days before | 31 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 8 days before | 30 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 8 days before | 29 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Cancelled | Danville, IL | 8 days before | 25 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Hickory, NC | 8 days before | 24 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Piggin' Around Cancelled | Woodbury, TN | 8 days before | 24 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | 8 days before | 22 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ | San Diego, CA | 8 days before | 20 |
| Sep 24, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 10 days before | — |
| Oct 16, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class -CANCELLED | Lawton, OK | 12 days after | — |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition | Greater St. Louis, IL | 13 days after | 44 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Libertyville, IL | 13 days after | 42 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 13 days after | 40 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 13 days after | 36 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 13 days after | 35 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Marshalltown, IA | 13 days after | 34 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY | 13 days after | 32 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 13 days after | 30 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Blazin' BBQ Throwdown | Lancaster, CA | 13 days after | 29 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, KS | 13 days after | 26 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q | Independence, MO | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Roast N' Boast | Columbus, MS | 13 days after | 25 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | CASA's Big BBQ Bash | Lawton, OK | 13 days after | 19 |
| Sep 21, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 13 days before | — |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 14 days before | 66 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 14 days before | 48 |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | Marshalltown, IA | 14 days after | 27 |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) | Rome, GA | 14 days after | 27 |
| Oct 18, 2014 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) | New Hope, AL | 14 days after | 23 |
| Oct 18, 2014 | BBQ Society Cook-Off | Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU | 14 days after | 22 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | EUregio BBQ Festival | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | 14 days before | 21 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Telluride, CO | 14 days before | 19 |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest | Smithville, MO | 14 days after | 18 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 days before | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Athens, GA | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Athens, GA | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Jonesboro, AR | 14 days after | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Decatur, AL | 15 days before | 75 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | Salisbury, NC | 15 days before | 64 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 15 days before | 49 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Battle of the Brisket | Mission, KS | 15 days before | 46 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | 15 days before | 41 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | 15 days before | 35 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | 15 days before | 33 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sprearfish, SD | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 15 days before | 21 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Festival Cancelled | Shenandoah, VA | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 19, 2014 | Table Captain Class | St. Charles, IL | 15 days after | — |
| Oct 19, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Charles, IL | 15 days after | — |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | 16 days before | 57 |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Spearfish, SD | 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.