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.
Busier than the weekends around it Saturday, October 18, 2014 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
24
sanctioned contests
In the window
77
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 0 Nov 29
The weekend of Nov 29 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | Marshalltown, IA | Same day | 27 |
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) | Rome, GA | Same day | 27 |
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) | New Hope, AL | Same day | 23 |
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
BBQ Society Cook-Off | Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU | Same day | 22 |
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest | Smithville, MO | Same day | 18 |
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Athens, GA | Same day | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Athens, GA | Same day | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Jonesboro, AR | Same day | — |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Casino Queen BBQ Competition | Greater St. Louis, IL | 1 day before | 44 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Libertyville, IL | 1 day before | 42 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 1 day before | 40 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 1 day before | 36 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 1 day before | 35 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Marshalltown, IA | 1 day before | 34 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY | 1 day before | 32 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 1 day before | 30 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Blazin' BBQ Throwdown | Lancaster, CA | 1 day before | 29 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, KS | 1 day before | 26 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q | Independence, MO | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
Roast N' Boast | Columbus, MS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 17, 2014 Your weekend |
CASA's Big BBQ Bash | Lawton, OK | 1 day before | 19 |
| Oct 19, 2014 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | St. Charles, IL | 1 day after | — |
| Oct 19, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Charles, IL | 1 day after | — |
| Oct 16, 2014 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class -CANCELLED | Lawton, OK | 2 days before | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | 92 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | 42 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Border War BBQ | Osawatomie, KS | 6 days after | 41 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) | Cleveland, GA | 6 days after | 35 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Fort Gibson, OK | 6 days after | 34 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class (SIGN UP IS FULL) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Hogging Up WV BBQ Festival Cancelled | Berkeley Springs, WV | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic | Sloan, IA | 7 days before | 34 |
| Oct 11, 2014 | Tim Wong - BBQ 102 | Orange, CA | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Harry Soo - BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Ruhrpott BBQ | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 8 days before | 58 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Rocky Mount, NC | 8 days before | 53 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Cincinnati, OH | 8 days before | 49 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 8 days before | 46 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee | Topeka, KS | 8 days before | 37 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | 8 days before | 37 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Chillin and Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 8 days before | 32 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | Waxhaw, NC | 8 days before | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 8 days before | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 8 days before | 27 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge | Cullman, AL | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | Clarksburg, MD | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | 8 days before | 21 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 8 days before | 20 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival | Ocean Springs, MS | 8 days before | 16 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Indigenous Peoples Day BBQ Cook Off | Middletown, CT | 8 days before | 15 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 8 days before | 11 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | 9 days before | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bullhead City, AZ | 9 days before | — |
| Oct 9, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL, REGISTRATION CLOSED | Cincinnati, OH | 9 days before | — |
| Oct 30, 2014 | USA Barbecue Championship | Laughlin, NV | 12 days after | 79 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Hog Happnin' | Shelby, NC | 13 days after | 61 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Nov 1, 2014 | Chris Capell - Competition Class | Fairfax, VA | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 3, 2014 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 15 days before | 65 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 15 days before | 53 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 15 days before | 44 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Smokin' At The Market | Gallatin, TN | 15 days before | 29 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 15 days before | 27 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | 15 days before | 22 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | Earlington, KY | 15 days before | 9 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Pigfest USA (ONLY BBQ CONTEST IS CANCELLED) | Hilliard, OH | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Kansas City, MO | 16 days before | 552 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 16 days before | 165 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 16 days before | 97 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 16 days before | 32 |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 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.