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.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, October 11, 2014 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
26
sanctioned contests
In the window
96
±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 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
- 4 Nov 22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-11 Your weekend | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic | Sloan, IA | 0 | 34 |
| 2014-10-11 Your weekend | Tim Wong - BBQ 102 | Orange, CA | 0 | — |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Ruhrpott BBQ | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU | -1 | 58 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Rocky Mount, NC | -1 | 53 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Cincinnati, OH | -1 | 49 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | -1 | 46 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee | Topeka, KS | -1 | 37 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | -1 | 37 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Chillin and Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | -1 | 32 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | Waxhaw, NC | -1 | 27 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | -1 | 27 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | -1 | 27 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Bliss, Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | -1 | 26 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge | Cullman, AL | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | Clarksburg, MD | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | -1 | 25 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | -1 | 21 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | -1 | 20 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival | Ocean Springs, MS | -1 | 16 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off | Middletown, CT | -1 | 15 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -1 | 11 |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | -1 | — |
| 2014-10-10 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | -1 | — |
| 2014-10-09 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | -2 | — |
| 2014-10-09 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bullhead City, AZ | -2 | — |
| 2014-10-09 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED | Cincinnati, OH | -2 | — |
| 2014-10-16 | Certified BBQ Judging Class -CANCELLED | Lawton, OK | 5 | — |
| 2014-10-17 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition | Greater St. Louis, IL | 6 | 44 |
| 2014-10-17 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Libertyville, IL | 6 | 42 |
| 2014-10-17 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 6 | 40 |
| 2014-10-17 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 6 | 36 |
| 2014-10-17 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 6 | 35 |
| 2014-10-17 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Marshalltown, IA | 6 | 34 |
| 2014-10-17 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY | 6 | 32 |
| 2014-10-17 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 6 | 30 |
| 2014-10-17 | Blazin' BBQ Throwdown | Lancaster, CA | 6 | 29 |
| 2014-10-17 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, KS | 6 | 26 |
| 2014-10-17 | The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q | Independence, MO | 6 | 25 |
| 2014-10-17 | Roast N' Boast | Columbus, MS | 6 | 25 |
| 2014-10-17 | CASA's Big BBQ Bash | Lawton, OK | 6 | 19 |
| 2014-10-18 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | Marshalltown, IA | 7 | 27 |
| 2014-10-18 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) | Rome, GA | 7 | 27 |
| 2014-10-18 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) | New Hope, AL | 7 | 23 |
| 2014-10-18 | BBQ Society Cook-Off | Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU | 7 | 22 |
| 2014-10-18 | Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest | Smithville, MO | 7 | 18 |
| 2014-10-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Athens, GA | 7 | — |
| 2014-10-18 | Table Captain Class | Athens, GA | 7 | — |
| 2014-10-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Jonesboro, AR | 7 | — |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | -8 | 65 |
| 2014-10-03 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | -8 | 53 |
| 2014-10-03 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | -8 | 44 |
| 2014-10-03 | Smokin' At The Market | Gallatin, TN | -8 | 29 |
| 2014-10-03 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | -8 | 27 |
| 2014-10-03 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-10-03 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | -8 | 25 |
| 2014-10-03 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | -8 | 22 |
| 2014-10-03 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | Earlington, KY | -8 | 9 |
| 2014-10-03 | Pigfest USA (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Hilliard, OH | -8 | — |
| 2014-10-19 | Table Captain Class | St. Charles, IL | 8 | — |
| 2014-10-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Charles, IL | 8 | — |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Kansas City, MO | -9 | 552 |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational | Kansas City, MO | -9 | 165 |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | -9 | 97 |
| 2014-10-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | -9 | 32 |
| 2014-10-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | -9 | — |
| 2014-09-30 | Table Captain Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | -11 | — |
| 2014-09-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Diksmuide, Belgium, | -11 | — |
| 2014-10-24 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 | 92 |
| 2014-10-24 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 | 42 |
| 2014-10-24 | Border War BBQ | Osawatomie, KS | 13 | 41 |
| 2014-10-24 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) | Cleveland, GA | 13 | 35 |
| 2014-10-24 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Fort Gibson, OK | 13 | 34 |
| 2014-09-28 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | -13 | — |
| 2014-10-24 | Certified BBQ Judging Class (SIGN UP IS FULL) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 | — |
| 2014-10-24 | Hogging Up WV BBQ Festival Cancelled | Berkeley Springs, WV | 13 | — |
| 2014-09-27 | Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) | Marietta, GA | -14 | 34 |
| 2014-09-27 | BBQ on the Hill Competitor's Series (RIBS ONLY) | Blue Island, IL | -14 | 17 |
| 2014-09-27 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | -14 | 15 |
| 2014-10-25 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 | — |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | -15 | 112 |
| 2014-09-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | -15 | 50 |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -15 | 48 |
| 2014-09-26 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Omaha, NE | -15 | 47 |
| 2014-09-26 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -15 | 43 |
| 2014-09-26 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival | Hermann, MO | -15 | 37 |
| 2014-09-26 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Cancelled | Xenia, OH | -15 | 35 |
| 2014-09-26 | Lehigh Valley QueFest | Allentown, PA | -15 | 32 |
| 2014-09-26 | The Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | -15 | 31 |
| 2014-09-26 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -15 | 30 |
| 2014-09-26 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | -15 | 29 |
| 2014-09-26 | Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Cancelled | Danville, IL | -15 | 25 |
| 2014-09-26 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Hickory, NC | -15 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 | Piggin' Around Cancelled | Woodbury, TN | -15 | 24 |
| 2014-09-26 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | -15 | 22 |
| 2014-09-26 | Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ | San Diego, CA | -15 | 20 |
| 2014-09-24 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | -17 | — |
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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