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, May 2, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
26
sanctioned contests
In the window
100
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 20 May 30
- 21 Jun 6
- 18 Jun 13
The weekend of Mar 21 is the quietest in range: 9 contests. The biggest thing on it is 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | The Masters In May - The Classic | Appleton, WI | 0 | 47 |
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | Mesquite, NV | 0 | 41 |
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | Smokin' on the Water | Liberty, IN | 0 | 36 |
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 0 | 30 |
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | Smoke by the River | Brugg, | 0 | 20 |
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Brugg, | 0 | — |
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | Chris Marks - BBQ 101 Chicken & Ribs | Manhattan, KS | 0 | — |
| 2015-05-02 Your weekend | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | 0 | — |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -1 | 81 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | -1 | 64 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -1 | 63 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | The Masters In May | Appleton, WI | -1 | 57 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Dwight, IL | -1 | 40 |
| 2015-05-01 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Cancelled | Gothenburg, NE | -1 | 38 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Smokin on the Water 2 | Liberty, IN | -1 | 37 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -1 | 37 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest | St. Joseph, MO | -1 | 36 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -1 | 35 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff | Lansing, KS | -1 | 33 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | Grandview, MO | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | Lucedale, MS | -1 | 27 |
| 2015-05-01 Your weekend | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series) | Kansas City, MO | -1 | 23 |
| 2015-05-03 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Annapolis, MD | 1 | — |
| 2015-04-30 Your weekend | Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015 | Salzburg, Austria, | -2 | 12 |
| 2015-04-30 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Show Low, AZ | -2 | — |
| 2015-04-29 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Salzburg, Austria, | -3 | — |
| 2015-05-08 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | 6 | 74 |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | 6 | 65 |
| 2015-05-08 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 6 | 57 |
| 2015-05-08 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | Green Lane, PA | 6 | 57 |
| 2015-05-08 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | 6 | 45 |
| 2015-05-08 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | 6 | 41 |
| 2015-05-08 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 6 | 39 |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 6 | 33 |
| 2015-05-08 | Wheatstock Grill Off | Abilene, KS | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-05-08 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest | Ashland, MS | 6 | 31 |
| 2015-05-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-05-08 | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-05-08 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley | Warsaw, IN | 6 | 27 |
| 2015-05-08 | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-05-08 | Boda Getta BBQ | Auburn, AL | 6 | 21 |
| 2015-05-08 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ Cook Off and Spring Festival (BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST ONLY) | Arab, AL | 6 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | Boone, IA | -7 | 41 |
| 2015-05-09 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel, | 7 | 38 |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hoofddorp, | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Columbia, MO | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | 13th Annual Southern Hotwing Festival | Memphis, TN | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Table Captain Class | Tuscumbia, AL | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tuscumbia, AL | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Jeffersonville, IN | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Chicken Class | Manassas, VA | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Huron, SD | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Table Captain Class | Marietta, OH | -7 | — |
| 2015-04-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Marietta, OH | -7 | — |
| 2015-05-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | 7 | — |
| 2015-04-24 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -8 | 63 |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Lexington, NC | -8 | 60 |
| 2015-04-24 | Wabash Ribber Fest | Mt. Carmel, IL | -8 | 46 |
| 2015-04-24 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | Boone, IA | -8 | 42 |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | -8 | 35 |
| 2015-04-24 | Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition | Morris, OK | -8 | 31 |
| 2015-04-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-04-24 | Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series) | Murfreesboro, TN | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-04-24 | Smokin' in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-04-24 | The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) | Garnett, KS | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-04-24 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que | Chincoteague, VA | -8 | 18 |
| 2015-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Sugar Creek, MO | -8 | — |
| 2015-05-15 | Minnesota in May | St. Paul, MN | 13 | 60 |
| 2015-05-15 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | Bakersfield, CA | 13 | 53 |
| 2015-05-15 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | Platte City, MO | 13 | 51 |
| 2015-05-15 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival | Sevierville, TN | 13 | 44 |
| 2015-05-15 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | West Chester, OH | 13 | 36 |
| 2015-05-15 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | 13 | 36 |
| 2015-05-15 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | Langley, OK | 13 | 35 |
| 2015-05-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-05-15 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff | Hartselle, AL | 13 | 27 |
| 2015-05-15 | WBA Pork In The Park | Wyandotte, MI | 13 | 22 |
| 2015-05-15 | Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | 13 | 21 |
| 2015-05-15 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 13 | — |
| 2015-05-15 | 1st Annual Flags are Flying BBQ Festival (Backyard and Kids Q) Cancelled | Winder, GA | 13 | — |
| 2015-05-16 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | Madison, WI | 14 | 29 |
| 2015-05-16 | Barber Q Battle | Birmingham, AL | 14 | 18 |
| 2015-04-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | St. Michael, MN | -14 | — |
| 2015-04-18 | Tim Wong - CBBQA 101 Class | Orange, CA | -14 | — |
| 2015-05-16 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | 14 | — |
| 2015-05-16 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Briskets and Pork Butts | Manassas, VA | 14 | — |
| 2015-04-17 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -15 | 75 |
| 2015-04-17 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -15 | 59 |
| 2015-04-17 | 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | -15 | 49 |
| 2015-04-17 | VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | -15 | 47 |
| 2015-04-17 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition | Lanexa, VA | -15 | 46 |
| 2015-04-17 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Midland, TX | -15 | 44 |
| 2015-04-17 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | -15 | 41 |
| 2015-04-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-04-17 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival | Cornelia, GA | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD CONTEST) | Chelsea, AL | -15 | 11 |
| 2015-04-17 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -15 | — |
| 2015-04-16 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | -16 | — |
| 2015-04-15 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -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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