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.
Quieter than the weekends around it Saturday, July 4, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
10
sanctioned contests
In the window
98
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 15 May 23
- 20 May 30
- 21 Jun 6
- 18 Jun 13
- 26 Jun 20
- 28 Jun 27
- 10 Jul 4
- 17 Jul 11
- 13 Jul 18
- 17 Jul 25
- 17 Aug 1
- 21 Aug 8
- 14 Aug 15
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-04 Your weekend | Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship | Gaiarine Italy, | 0 | 15 |
| 2015-07-03 Your weekend | Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival | Jackson, TN | -1 | 51 |
| 2015-07-03 Your weekend | Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship State championship | Rio Rancho, NM | -1 | 44 |
| 2015-07-03 Your weekend | HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off | Hutchinson, KS | -1 | 31 |
| 2015-07-03 Your weekend | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | -1 | 31 |
| 2015-07-03 Your weekend | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Absarokee, MT | -1 | 29 |
| 2015-07-03 Your weekend | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Liberty, MO | -1 | 27 |
| 2015-07-03 Your weekend | Back to Mayberry BBQ | Whiting, IA | -1 | 25 |
| 2015-07-02 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Rio Rancho, NM | -2 | — |
| 2015-07-02 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lake Placid, NY | -2 | — |
| 2015-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Greenwood, SC | 5 | 90 |
| 2015-07-10 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | 6 | 80 |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 6 | 65 |
| 2015-07-10 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash | Fort Smith, AR | 6 | 44 |
| 2015-07-10 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | Kettering, OH | 6 | 39 |
| 2015-07-10 | Wine Country Big Q | Rohnert Park, CA | 6 | 38 |
| 2015-07-10 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | Warrensburg, MO | 6 | 33 |
| 2015-07-10 | 8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Wellsville, MO | 6 | 31 |
| 2015-07-10 | Sauce & Cycles | Falls City, NE | 6 | 31 |
| 2015-07-10 | Holbrook | Holbrook, AZ | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-07-10 | Troy Pig Out Cancelled | Troy, NY | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-07-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Indianapolis, IN | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-07-10 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval | Drayton, ON | 6 | 18 |
| 2015-07-10 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | Wise, VA | 6 | 18 |
| 2015-07-10 | Smoke on the Waterfall | REDWOOD FALLS, MN | 6 | 16 |
| 2015-07-10 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Drayton, ON | 6 | — |
| 2015-06-27 | National Capital Barbecue Battle | Washington, DC | -7 | 42 |
| 2015-06-27 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | Davenport, IA | -7 | 32 |
| 2015-06-27 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship | Waterbury, VT | -7 | 23 |
| 2015-06-27 | 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues | Peconic, NY | -7 | 21 |
| 2015-06-27 | Delft Beer & BBQ Fest | Delft, The Netherlands, | -7 | 20 |
| 2015-06-27 | Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park | Allentown, PA | -7 | 17 |
| 2015-06-27 | Table Captain Class | Cross Plains, WI | -7 | — |
| 2015-06-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Naplavka, Prague, | -7 | — |
| 2015-06-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Cross Plains, WI | -7 | — |
| 2015-07-11 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | 7 | — |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship State championship | Lenexa, KS | -8 | 183 |
| 2015-06-26 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Santa Clara, CA | -8 | 49 |
| 2015-06-26 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Artesia, NM | -8 | 48 |
| 2015-06-26 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Maryville, TN | -8 | 38 |
| 2015-06-26 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Franklin, IN | -8 | 34 |
| 2015-06-26 | 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | Omaha, NE | -8 | 34 |
| 2015-06-26 | Grillin' in Grafton | Grafton, WI | -8 | 33 |
| 2015-06-26 | 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off | Willard, MO | -8 | 31 |
| 2015-06-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Ypsilanti, MI | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-06-26 | Newport Beach Barbecue Contest | Newport Beach, CA | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-06-26 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | Chandler, OK | -8 | 28 |
| 2015-06-26 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | Leadville, CO | -8 | 27 |
| 2015-06-26 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Covington, VA | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-06-26 | Battle of the Bones | Central Point, OR | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-06-26 | Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau | Nassau Bahams, | -8 | 17 |
| 2015-06-26 | Table Captain Class- Smokin' On the Pecos | Artesia, NM | -8 | — |
| 2015-06-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Artesia, NM | -8 | — |
| 2015-06-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Leadville, CO | -9 | — |
| 2015-07-13 | David Bouska - Restaurant & Catering Cooking Class | Ponca City, OK | 9 | — |
| 2015-06-24 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Mt. Prospect, IL | -10 | — |
| 2015-07-17 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ | Burlington, KS | 13 | 48 |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Bellevue, NE | 13 | 45 |
| 2015-07-17 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | New Palestine, IN | 13 | 44 |
| 2015-07-17 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Waterloo, IA | 13 | 39 |
| 2015-07-17 | Cookin' on Kampeska | Watertown, SD | 13 | 38 |
| 2015-07-17 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off | Kingston, RI | 13 | 37 |
| 2015-07-17 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Galax, VA | 13 | 29 |
| 2015-07-17 | Griller's Cup | Laramie, WY | 13 | 29 |
| 2015-07-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Auburn Hills, MI | 13 | 28 |
| 2015-07-17 | Cajun BBQ Bash Cancelled | Lafayette, LA | 13 | — |
| 2015-07-17 | Johnny Trigg - Smokin' Triggers | Hammond, LA | 13 | — |
| 2015-06-20 | Smoke Out in the Valley | Buckner, MO | -14 | 29 |
| 2015-06-20 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 | Percorso Verde, Perugia, | -14 | 24 |
| 2015-06-20 | Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest | Old Orchard Beach, ME | -14 | 18 |
| 2015-06-20 | Rock'N RibFest 2015 | Merrimack, NH | -14 | 16 |
| 2015-06-20 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hutchinson, KS | -14 | — |
| 2015-07-18 | Eric Burkhart - Hot & Fast Drum Competition Class | Eugene, MO | 14 | — |
| 2015-07-18 | Chris Marks - BBQ 102 Brisket & Pork | Manhattan, KS | 14 | — |
| 2015-07-18 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Big Green Egg Class | Manassas, VA | 14 | — |
| 2015-06-19 | 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge | Frisco, CO | -15 | 58 |
| 2015-06-19 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Wilson, NY | -15 | 47 |
| 2015-06-19 | Peak City Pigfest | Apex, NC | -15 | 45 |
| 2015-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Buckhannon, WV | -15 | 41 |
| 2015-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off | Hernando, MS | -15 | 37 |
| 2015-06-19 | Rock'n Freedom | Seymour, MO | -15 | 36 |
| 2015-06-19 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Cancelled | Williams, AZ | -15 | 34 |
| 2015-06-19 | 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off | Auburn Hills, MI | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-06-19 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-06-19 | Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship | Banning, CA | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-06-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-06-19 | Knights of Columbus | Quincy, IL | -15 | 28 |
| 2015-06-19 | Eureka BBQ Bash | Eureka, KS | -15 | 27 |
| 2015-06-19 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | State Center, IA | -15 | 27 |
| 2015-06-19 | Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off | Miles City, MT | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-06-19 | Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival | Barbourville, KY | -15 | 25 |
| 2015-06-19 | YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp | Ogden, UT | -15 | 23 |
| 2015-06-19 | Rod Gray - Pellet Envy | Overland Park, KS | -15 | — |
| 2015-06-19 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | UNADILLA, GA | -15 | — |
| 2015-06-19 | Milk cow Music and BBQ Festival Cancelled | Fair Oaks, IN | -15 | — |
| 2015-06-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perugia, | -15 | — |
| 2015-06-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Edmonton, AB | -15 | — |
| 2015-06-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Frisco, CO | -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.
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.