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, April 11, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 20 Feb 28
- 9 Mar 7
- 8 Mar 14
- 9 Mar 21
- 16 Mar 28
- 11 Apr 4
- 14 Apr 11
- 15 Apr 18
- 22 Apr 25
- 26 May 2
- 18 May 9
- 16 May 16
- 15 May 23
The weekend of Mar 14 is the quietest in range: 8 contests. The biggest thing on it is Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-11 Your weekend | Baseball & BBQ Cookoff | Hoofddorp Netherlands, | 0 | 33 |
| 2015-04-11 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Auburn, AL | 0 | — |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | Harrington, DE | -1 | 99 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | Smoke in the Spring | Osage City, KS | -1 | 97 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | Cedar Fest BBQ | Cedar Park, TX | -1 | 53 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | The Best Damn BBQ Contest | Smithville, MO | -1 | 52 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) | Winston-Salem, NC | -1 | 51 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI | Wildomar, CA | -1 | 42 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition | Indianapolis, IN | -1 | 39 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | Smoke on the Falls | Gadsden, AL | -1 | 34 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | -1 | 33 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | -1 | 30 |
| 2015-04-10 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | New Holland, PA | -1 | — |
| 2015-04-10 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival Cancelled | London, KY | -1 | — |
| 2015-04-13 Your weekend | Rich & Bunny Tuttle - It's All About the Pork | Lee's Summit, MO | 2 | — |
| 2015-04-15 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 4 | — |
| 2015-04-16 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 5 | — |
| 2015-04-17 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 6 | 75 |
| 2015-04-17 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 6 | 59 |
| 2015-04-17 | 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | 6 | 49 |
| 2015-04-17 | VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | 6 | 47 |
| 2015-04-17 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition | Lanexa, VA | 6 | 46 |
| 2015-04-17 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Midland, TX | 6 | 44 |
| 2015-04-17 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | 6 | 41 |
| 2015-04-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-04-17 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival | Cornelia, GA | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD CONTEST) | Chelsea, AL | 6 | 11 |
| 2015-04-17 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2015-04-04 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Michael, MN | 7 | — |
| 2015-04-18 | Tim Wong - CBBQA 101 Class | Orange, CA | 7 | — |
| 2015-04-03 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) | Pleasant Hill, MO | -8 | 71 |
| 2015-04-03 | The Ironman | Shady Grove, PA | -8 | 48 |
| 2015-04-03 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose | Somerville, TN | -8 | 41 |
| 2015-04-03 | 'Que at the View | Gulfport, MS | -8 | 40 |
| 2015-04-03 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Stillwater, OK | -8 | 34 |
| 2015-04-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Renton, WA | -8 | 28 |
| 2015-04-03 | Rod Gray - Pellet Envy | Overland Park, KS | -8 | — |
| 2015-04-02 | Table Captain Class | Gulfport, MS | -9 | — |
| 2015-04-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gulfport, MS | -9 | — |
| 2015-04-02 | Chris Hall - Pitmaster School | Greencastle, PA | -9 | — |
| 2015-04-24 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 13 | 63 |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Lexington, NC | 13 | 60 |
| 2015-04-24 | Wabash Ribber Fest | Mt. Carmel, IL | 13 | 46 |
| 2015-04-24 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | Boone, IA | 13 | 42 |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | 13 | 35 |
| 2015-04-24 | Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition | Morris, OK | 13 | 31 |
| 2015-04-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-04-24 | Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series) | Murfreesboro, TN | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-04-24 | Smokin' in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | 13 | 29 |
| 2015-04-24 | The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) | Garnett, KS | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-04-24 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que | Chincoteague, VA | 13 | 18 |
| 2015-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Sugar Creek, MO | 13 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | Boone, IA | 14 | 41 |
| 2015-03-28 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Competition Class | Fairfax, VA | -14 | — |
| 2015-03-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Owatonna, MN | -14 | — |
| 2015-03-28 | Table Captain Class | Gettysburg, PA | -14 | — |
| 2015-03-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gettysburg, PA | -14 | — |
| 2015-03-28 | Table Captain Class | Omaha, NE | -14 | — |
| 2015-03-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Omaha, NE | -14 | — |
| 2015-03-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | -14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hoofddorp, | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Columbia, MO | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | 13th Annual Southern Hotwing Festival | Memphis, TN | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Table Captain Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Jeffersonville, IN | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Chicken Class | Manassas, VA | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Huron, SD | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Table Captain Class | Marietta, OH | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Marietta, OH | 14 | — |
| 2015-03-27 | Smokin Blues & BBQ | Hammond, LA | -15 | 56 |
| 2015-03-27 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Shawnee, OK | -15 | 52 |
| 2015-03-27 | Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | -15 | 38 |
| 2015-03-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Reno, NV | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-03-27 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash | Ashburn, GA | -15 | 28 |
| 2015-03-27 | Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) | Havasu Landing, CA | -15 | 25 |
| 2015-03-27 | Throwdown 2015 - Backyard Only | Atmore, AL | -15 | — |
| 2015-03-27 | Table Captain Class | Owatonna, MN | -15 | — |
| 2015-03-26 | Florida Heritage BBQ Classic | Kissimmee, FL | -16 | 23 |
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.