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 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

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±2 weeks either side

The weekends around yours

How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.

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	vs. your date	Field
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	The Masters In May - The Classic	Appleton, WI	Same day	47
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	Mesquite, NV	Same day	41
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	Smokin' on the Water	Liberty, IN	Same day	36
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	Ridgefield, CT	Same day	30
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	Smoke by the River	Brugg, Switzerland	Same day	20
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Brugg, Switzerland	Same day	—
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	Chris Marks - BBQ 101 Chicken & Ribs	Manhattan, KS	Same day	—
May 2, 2015 Your weekend	STBBQ Fundamentals	Smyrna, GA	Same day	—
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	Bixby, OK	1 day before	81
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	Annapolis, MD	1 day before	64
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Huntsville, AL	1 day before	63
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	The Masters In May	Appleton, WI	1 day before	57
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Dwight, IL	1 day before	40
May 1, 2015	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Cancelled	Gothenburg, NE	1 day before	38
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Smokin on the Water 2	Liberty, IN	1 day before	37
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	Columbia, MO	1 day before	37
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest	St. Joseph, MO	1 day before	36
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	Show Low, AZ	1 day before	35
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff	Lansing, KS	1 day before	33
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	Elk Grove, CA	1 day before	32
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	Grandview, MO	1 day before	32
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	Lucedale, MS	1 day before	27
May 1, 2015 Your weekend	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)	Kansas City, MO	1 day before	23
May 3, 2015 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Annapolis, MD	1 day after	—
Apr 30, 2015 Your weekend	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015	Salzburg, Austria, Germany	2 days before	12
Apr 30, 2015 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Show Low, AZ	2 days before	—
Apr 29, 2015 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Salzburg, Austria	3 days before	—
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	Kannapolis, NC	6 days after	74
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree	Fredericksburg, VA	6 days after	65
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic	Long Beach, CA	6 days after	57
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	Green Lane, PA	6 days after	57
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ	Lawrence, KS	6 days after	45
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River	Rome, GA	6 days after	41
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship	Waynesboro, GA	6 days after	39
May 8, 2015	BBQ in the Bluffs	Council Bluffs, IA	6 days after	33
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off	Abilene, KS	6 days after	32
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	Ashland, MS	6 days after	31
May 8, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Overland Park, KS	6 days after	30
May 8, 2015	Boots & BBQ Festival	Claremore, OK	6 days after	29
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley	Warsaw, IN	6 days after	27
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ	Lamar, CO	6 days after	26
May 8, 2015	Boda Getta BBQ	Auburn, AL	6 days after	21
May 8, 2015	Fire on the Mountain BBQ Cook Off and Spring Festival (BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST ONLY)	Arab, AL	6 days after	—
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Boone, IA	7 days before	41
May 9, 2015	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel, Belgium	7 days after	38
Apr 25, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED	Columbia, MO	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	13th Annual Southern Hotwing Festival	Memphis, TN	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Table Captain Class	Tuscumbia, AL	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Tuscumbia, AL	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Jeffersonville, IN	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Chicken Class	Manassas, VA	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Huron, SD	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Table Captain Class	Marietta, OH	7 days before	—
Apr 25, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Marietta, OH	7 days before	—
May 9, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Mankato, MN	7 days after	—
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Springfield, MO	8 days before	63
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Lexington, NC	8 days before	60
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest	Mt. Carmel, IL	8 days before	46
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Boone, IA	8 days before	42
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	Calhoun, GA	8 days before	35
Apr 24, 2015	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition	Morris, OK	8 days before	31
Apr 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Las Vegas, NV	8 days before	30
Apr 24, 2015	Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series)	Murfreesboro, TN	8 days before	30
Apr 24, 2015	Smokin' in the Ville	Edwardsville, KS	8 days before	29
Apr 24, 2015	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze)	Garnett, KS	8 days before	25
Apr 24, 2015	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	Chincoteague, VA	8 days before	18
Apr 24, 2015	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled	Sugar Creek, MO	8 days before	—
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May	St. Paul, MN	13 days after	60
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	Bakersfield, CA	13 days after	53
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	Platte City, MO	13 days after	51
May 15, 2015	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival	Sevierville, TN	13 days after	44
May 15, 2015	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	West Chester, OH	13 days after	36
May 15, 2015	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	Chesapeake, VA	13 days after	36
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	Langley, OK	13 days after	35
May 15, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	St. Charles, MO	13 days after	30
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	Hartselle, AL	13 days after	27
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park	Wyandotte, MI	13 days after	22
May 15, 2015	Salt City BBQ Festival	Syracuse, NY	13 days after	21
May 15, 2015	Chris Marks	Cleveland, OH	13 days after	—
May 15, 2015	1st Annual Flags are Flying BBQ Festival (Backyard and Kids Q) Cancelled	Winder, GA	13 days after	—
May 16, 2015	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival	Madison, WI	14 days after	29
May 16, 2015	Barber Q Battle	Birmingham, AL	14 days after	18
Apr 18, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	St. Michael, MN	14 days before	—
Apr 18, 2015	Tim Wong - CBBQA 101 Class	Orange, CA	14 days before	—
May 16, 2015	Chris Marks	Cleveland, OH	14 days after	—
May 16, 2015	Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Briskets and Pork Butts	Manassas, VA	14 days after	—
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Enid, OK	15 days before	75
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival	Winchester, TN	15 days before	59
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Washington, MO	15 days before	49
Apr 17, 2015	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge	Overland Park, KS	15 days before	47
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition	Lanexa, VA	15 days before	46
Apr 17, 2015	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	Midland, TX	15 days before	44
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off	Kings Mountain, NC	15 days before	41
Apr 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Fort Collins, CO	15 days before	30
Apr 17, 2015	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival	Cornelia, GA	15 days before	29
Apr 17, 2015	Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD CONTEST)	Chelsea, AL	15 days before	11
Apr 17, 2015	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	15 days before	—
Apr 16, 2015	Table Captain Class	Overland Park, KS	16 days before	—
Apr 15, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Overland Park, KS	17 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.

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