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, July 25, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 16 Aug 22
- 21 Aug 29
- 21 Sep 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-25 Your weekend | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Windsor, VT | 0 | 35 |
| 2015-07-25 Your weekend | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | Orion, IL | 0 | 15 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Racing for the BBQ | Lees Summit, MO | -1 | 63 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Vista, CA | -1 | 54 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | -1 | 54 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | WNC BBQ Festival | Maggie Valley, NC | -1 | 49 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown | Morton, IL | -1 | 47 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | Dyersburg, TN | -1 | 35 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | Dodge City, KS | -1 | 35 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff | Shawnee, OK | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Woodbury, MN | -1 | 30 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition | Carrollton, GA | -1 | 28 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest | Arvada, CO | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Iola, KS | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship | Effingham, IL | -1 | 18 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo | Salt Lake City, UT | -1 | 17 |
| 2015-07-24 Your weekend | Malcom Reed - Barbecue Live Competition BBQ Class | Memphis, TN | -1 | — |
| 2015-07-31 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | 6 | 55 |
| 2015-07-31 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | Leonardtown, MD | 6 | 54 |
| 2015-07-31 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | 6 | 46 |
| 2015-07-31 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | 6 | 38 |
| 2015-07-31 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) | New Hope, AL | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-07-31 | Pigs & Pedals | Asheboro, NC | 6 | 31 |
| 2015-07-31 | Badger Brews & Que | Manitowoc, WI | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-07-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Des Moines, IA | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-07-31 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili | Alamosa, CO | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-07-31 | Oaktown Throwdown | Oakland, CA | 6 | 27 |
| 2015-07-31 | Great Northern BBQ | Brainerd, MN | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-07-31 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Cancelled | Waucoma, IA | 6 | 21 |
| 2015-07-31 | Smokin on Route 66 | Miami, OK | 6 | 17 |
| 2015-08-01 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | Manorville, NY | 7 | 32 |
| 2015-08-01 | Smoke in the North | Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | 7 | 26 |
| 2015-07-18 | Eric Burkhart - Hot & Fast Drum Competition Class | Eugene, MO | -7 | — |
| 2015-07-18 | Chris Marks - BBQ 102 Brisket & Pork | Manhattan, KS | -7 | — |
| 2015-07-18 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Big Green Egg Class | Manassas, VA | -7 | — |
| 2015-08-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Shawnee, KS | 7 | — |
| 2015-08-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | 7 | — |
| 2015-08-01 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | 7 | — |
| 2015-07-17 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ | Burlington, KS | -8 | 48 |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Bellevue, NE | -8 | 45 |
| 2015-07-17 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | New Palestine, IN | -8 | 44 |
| 2015-07-17 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Waterloo, IA | -8 | 39 |
| 2015-07-17 | Cookin' on Kampeska | Watertown, SD | -8 | 38 |
| 2015-07-17 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off | Kingston, RI | -8 | 37 |
| 2015-07-17 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | Galax, VA | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-07-17 | Griller's Cup | Laramie, WY | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-07-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Auburn Hills, MI | -8 | 28 |
| 2015-07-17 | Cajun BBQ Bash Cancelled | Lafayette, LA | -8 | — |
| 2015-07-17 | Johnny Trigg - Smokin' Triggers | Hammond, LA | -8 | — |
| 2015-07-13 | David Bouska - Restaurant & Catering Cooking Class | Ponca City, OK | -12 | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Huntington Beach, CA | 13 | 58 |
| 2015-08-07 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Rochester, MN | 13 | 47 |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' in McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | 13 | 37 |
| 2015-08-07 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Franklin, NC | 13 | 36 |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin on the Smoky | Salina, KS | 13 | 33 |
| 2015-08-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Madison, WI | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-08-07 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Floyd, VA | 13 | 27 |
| 2015-08-07 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | Kirksville, MO | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-08-07 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | Woodward, OK | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' on the Prairie | Gillette, WY | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-08-07 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way | Penn Valley, CA | 13 | 24 |
| 2015-08-07 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ottawa, ON | 13 | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Battleford, SK | 13 | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' with Woods Cancelled | Edwardsville, KS | 13 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition | Ottawa, ON | 14 | 22 |
| 2015-08-08 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown | North Battleford, SK | 14 | 15 |
| 2015-07-11 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | -14 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | SCHOOL OF PITMASTERS OF K.C | Kansas City, MO | 14 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Table Captain Class | Hvalstad, | 14 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hvalstad, | 14 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Plymouth, IN | 14 | — |
| 2015-07-10 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | -15 | 80 |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | North Wildwood, NJ | -15 | 65 |
| 2015-07-10 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash | Fort Smith, AR | -15 | 44 |
| 2015-07-10 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | Kettering, OH | -15 | 39 |
| 2015-07-10 | Wine Country Big Q | Rohnert Park, CA | -15 | 38 |
| 2015-07-10 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | Warrensburg, MO | -15 | 33 |
| 2015-07-10 | 8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Wellsville, MO | -15 | 31 |
| 2015-07-10 | Sauce & Cycles | Falls City, NE | -15 | 31 |
| 2015-07-10 | Holbrook | Holbrook, AZ | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-07-10 | Troy Pig Out Cancelled | Troy, NY | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-07-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Indianapolis, IN | -15 | 28 |
| 2015-07-10 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval | Drayton, ON | -15 | 18 |
| 2015-07-10 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | Wise, VA | -15 | 18 |
| 2015-07-10 | Smoke on the Waterfall | REDWOOD FALLS, MN | -15 | 16 |
| 2015-07-10 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Drayton, ON | -15 | — |
| 2015-08-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Cross Plains, WI | 15 | — |
| 2015-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Greenwood, SC | -16 | 90 |
| 2015-08-11 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Billings, MT | 17 | 25 |
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.