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 23, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 26 Jun 20
- 28 Jun 27
- 10 Jul 4
The weekend of Jul 4 is the quietest in range: 10 contests. The biggest thing on it is Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-23 Your weekend | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp Netherlands, | 0 | 68 |
| 2015-05-23 Your weekend | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | Mound City, KS | 0 | 62 |
| 2015-05-23 Your weekend | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | Westmont, IL | 0 | 58 |
| 2015-05-23 Your weekend | Roc City Rib Fest | Rochester, NY | 0 | 57 |
| 2015-05-23 Your weekend | Smokin' in the Junction | West Des Moines, IA | 0 | 37 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | Evans, GA | -1 | 65 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) | Westmont, IL | -1 | 41 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | North Bend, OR | -1 | 38 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Best Dam Barbecue | Boulder City, NV | -1 | 38 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff | Kennett, MO | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Marietta, GA | -1 | 29 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff | Lewisburg, TN | -1 | 28 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) | Kimberling City, MO | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2015-05-22 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Bend, OR | -1 | — |
| 2015-05-29 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | Norco, CA | 6 | 75 |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin' in Steel | Owatonna, MN | 6 | 60 |
| 2015-05-29 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest | Swanzey, NH | 6 | 49 |
| 2015-05-29 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | Kansas City, MO | 6 | 43 |
| 2015-05-29 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Ft. Washington, MD | 6 | 39 |
| 2015-05-29 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest | Knoxville, TN | 6 | 39 |
| 2015-05-29 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival | Snow Hill, MD | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-05-29 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | Canon City, CO | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-05-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | 6 | 31 |
| 2015-05-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Hendersonville, TN | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-05-29 | 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-05-29 | PigMania Lima | Lima, OH | 6 | 27 |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-05-29 | Piggin' in the Park | Woodruff, SC | 6 | 23 |
| 2015-05-29 | BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | 6 | 23 |
| 2015-05-29 | Carnivores Classic | Missoula, MT | 6 | 20 |
| 2015-05-29 | Smoke on the Prairie | Brimfield, IL | 6 | 18 |
| 2015-05-30 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous | Loveland, CO | 7 | 38 |
| 2015-05-16 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | Madison, WI | -7 | 29 |
| 2015-05-16 | Barber Q Battle | Birmingham, AL | -7 | 18 |
| 2015-05-16 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | -7 | — |
| 2015-05-16 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Briskets and Pork Butts | Manassas, VA | -7 | — |
| 2015-05-15 | Minnesota in May | St. Paul, MN | -8 | 60 |
| 2015-05-15 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | Bakersfield, CA | -8 | 53 |
| 2015-05-15 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | Platte City, MO | -8 | 51 |
| 2015-05-15 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival | Sevierville, TN | -8 | 44 |
| 2015-05-15 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | West Chester, OH | -8 | 36 |
| 2015-05-15 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | -8 | 36 |
| 2015-05-15 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | Langley, OK | -8 | 35 |
| 2015-05-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-05-15 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff | Hartselle, AL | -8 | 27 |
| 2015-05-15 | WBA Pork In The Park | Wyandotte, MI | -8 | 22 |
| 2015-05-15 | Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | -8 | 21 |
| 2015-05-15 | Chris Marks | Cleveland, OH | -8 | — |
| 2015-05-15 | 1st Annual Flags are Flying BBQ Festival (Backyard and Kids Q) Cancelled | Winder, GA | -8 | — |
| 2015-05-31 | Table Captain Class | Norco, CA | 8 | — |
| 2015-05-31 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Norco, CA | 8 | — |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit | Lee's Summit, MO | 13 | 78 |
| 2015-06-05 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Mayetta, KS | 13 | 64 |
| 2015-06-05 | Que for the Troops | Levittown, PA | 13 | 54 |
| 2015-06-05 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Euharlee, GA | 13 | 42 |
| 2015-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Huron, SD | 13 | 41 |
| 2015-06-05 | Up In Smoke On The Square | Lincoln, IL | 13 | 40 |
| 2015-06-05 | Poor Que | Montello, WI | 13 | 38 |
| 2015-06-05 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | Lincolnton, NC | 13 | 34 |
| 2015-06-05 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival | Bardstown, KY | 13 | 34 |
| 2015-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) | McLouth, KS | 13 | 33 |
| 2015-06-05 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest | Boonville, MO | 13 | 32 |
| 2015-06-05 | Boats, Bands & BBQ | Pueblo, CO | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-06-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Asheville, NC | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-06-05 | Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff | Okemah, OK | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Marysville, KS | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-06-05 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Memphis, TN | 13 | 27 |
| 2015-06-05 | 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ | Valley Center, CA | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' Summer Kick-off | Branson, MO | 13 | 17 |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin-N-Rollin Cancelled | St. Joseph, MO | 13 | — |
| 2015-05-09 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel, | -14 | 38 |
| 2015-06-06 | Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | 14 | 12 |
| 2015-05-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | -14 | — |
| 2015-06-06 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Concord, NC | 14 | — |
| 2015-05-08 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | Kannapolis, NC | -15 | 74 |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | -15 | 65 |
| 2015-05-08 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | -15 | 57 |
| 2015-05-08 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | Green Lane, PA | -15 | 57 |
| 2015-05-08 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | -15 | 45 |
| 2015-05-08 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | -15 | 41 |
| 2015-05-08 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -15 | 39 |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -15 | 33 |
| 2015-05-08 | Wheatstock Grill Off | Abilene, KS | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-05-08 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest | Ashland, MS | -15 | 31 |
| 2015-05-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-05-08 | Boots & BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-05-08 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley | Warsaw, IN | -15 | 27 |
| 2015-05-08 | Wild West BBQ | Lamar, CO | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-05-08 | Boda Getta BBQ | Auburn, AL | -15 | 21 |
| 2015-05-08 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ Cook Off and Spring Festival (BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST ONLY) | Arab, AL | -15 | — |
| 2015-06-08 | Rich & Bunny Tuttle - Get Your Grill On | Lee's Summit, MO | 16 | — |
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.
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