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, May 16, 2015 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Minnesota in May

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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 Apr 4 is the quietest in range: 11 contests. The biggest thing on it is Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full).

Contests within ±2 weeks

Date	Contest	Where	vs. your date	Field
May 16, 2015 Your weekend	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival	Madison, WI	Same day	29
May 16, 2015 Your weekend	Barber Q Battle	Birmingham, AL	Same day	18
May 16, 2015 Your weekend	Chris Marks	Cleveland, OH	Same day	—
May 16, 2015 Your weekend	Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Briskets and Pork Butts	Manassas, VA	Same day	—
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Minnesota in May	St. Paul, MN	1 day before	60
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	Bakersfield, CA	1 day before	53
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	Platte City, MO	1 day before	51
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival	Sevierville, TN	1 day before	44
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	West Chester, OH	1 day before	36
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	Chesapeake, VA	1 day before	36
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	Langley, OK	1 day before	35
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	St. Charles, MO	1 day before	30
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	Hartselle, AL	1 day before	27
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	WBA Pork In The Park	Wyandotte, MI	1 day before	22
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Salt City BBQ Festival	Syracuse, NY	1 day before	21
May 15, 2015 Your weekend	Chris Marks	Cleveland, OH	1 day before	—
May 15, 2015	1st Annual Flags are Flying BBQ Festival (Backyard and Kids Q) Cancelled	Winder, GA	1 day before	—
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	Evans, GA	6 days after	65
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)	Westmont, IL	6 days after	41
May 22, 2015	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	North Bend, OR	6 days after	38
May 22, 2015	Best Dam Barbecue	Boulder City, NV	6 days after	38
May 22, 2015	34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff	Kennett, MO	6 days after	32
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Marietta, GA	6 days after	29
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	Lewisburg, TN	6 days after	28
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)	Kimberling City, MO	6 days after	26
May 22, 2015	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	6 days after	—
May 22, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	North Bend, OR	6 days after	—
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	7 days after	68
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	Mound City, KS	7 days after	62
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	Westmont, IL	7 days after	58
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest	Rochester, NY	7 days after	57
May 9, 2015	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel, Belgium	7 days before	38
May 23, 2015	Smokin' in the Junction	West Des Moines, IA	7 days after	37
May 9, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Mankato, MN	7 days before	—
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	Kannapolis, NC	8 days before	74
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree	Fredericksburg, VA	8 days before	65
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic	Long Beach, CA	8 days before	57
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	Green Lane, PA	8 days before	57
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ	Lawrence, KS	8 days before	45
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River	Rome, GA	8 days before	41
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship	Waynesboro, GA	8 days before	39
May 8, 2015	BBQ in the Bluffs	Council Bluffs, IA	8 days before	33
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off	Abilene, KS	8 days before	32
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	Ashland, MS	8 days before	31
May 8, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Overland Park, KS	8 days before	30
May 8, 2015	Boots & BBQ Festival	Claremore, OK	8 days before	29
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley	Warsaw, IN	8 days before	27
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ	Lamar, CO	8 days before	26
May 8, 2015	Boda Getta BBQ	Auburn, AL	8 days before	21
May 8, 2015	Fire on the Mountain BBQ Cook Off and Spring Festival (BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST ONLY)	Arab, AL	8 days before	—
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	Norco, CA	13 days after	75
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel	Owatonna, MN	13 days after	60
May 29, 2015	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest	Swanzey, NH	13 days after	49
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	Kansas City, MO	13 days after	43
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Ft. Washington, MD	13 days after	39
May 29, 2015	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest	Knoxville, TN	13 days after	39
May 29, 2015	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival	Snow Hill, MD	13 days after	32
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	Canon City, CO	13 days after	32
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	Brookhaven, MS	13 days after	31
May 29, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Hendersonville, TN	13 days after	29
May 29, 2015	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	Valley, NE	13 days after	28
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima	Lima, OH	13 days after	27
May 29, 2015	Smokin on the Lake	Monroe City, MO	13 days after	26
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park	Woodruff, SC	13 days after	23
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP	Fond du Lac, WI	13 days after	23
May 29, 2015	Carnivores Classic	Missoula, MT	13 days after	20
May 29, 2015	Smoke on the Prairie	Brimfield, IL	13 days after	18
May 3, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Annapolis, MD	13 days before	—
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic	Appleton, WI	14 days before	47
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	Mesquite, NV	14 days before	41
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous	Loveland, CO	14 days after	38
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water	Liberty, IN	14 days before	36
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	Ridgefield, CT	14 days before	30
May 2, 2015	Smoke by the River	Brugg, Switzerland	14 days before	20
May 2, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Brugg, Switzerland	14 days before	—
May 2, 2015	Chris Marks - BBQ 101 Chicken & Ribs	Manhattan, KS	14 days before	—
May 2, 2015	STBBQ Fundamentals	Smyrna, GA	14 days before	—
May 1, 2015	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	Bixby, OK	15 days before	81
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	Annapolis, MD	15 days before	64
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Huntsville, AL	15 days before	63
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May	Appleton, WI	15 days before	57
May 1, 2015	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Dwight, IL	15 days before	40
May 1, 2015	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Cancelled	Gothenburg, NE	15 days before	38
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2	Liberty, IN	15 days before	37
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	Columbia, MO	15 days before	37
May 1, 2015	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest	St. Joseph, MO	15 days before	36
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	Show Low, AZ	15 days before	35
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff	Lansing, KS	15 days before	33
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	Elk Grove, CA	15 days before	32
May 1, 2015	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	Grandview, MO	15 days before	32
May 1, 2015	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	Lucedale, MS	15 days before	27
May 1, 2015	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series)	Kansas City, MO	15 days before	23
May 31, 2015	Table Captain Class	Norco, CA	15 days after	—
May 31, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Norco, CA	15 days after	—
Apr 30, 2015	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2015	Salzburg, Austria, Germany	16 days before	12
Apr 30, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Show Low, AZ	16 days before	—
Apr 29, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Salzburg, Austria	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.

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.