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, August 15, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
14
sanctioned contests
In the window
93
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 29 Sep 12
- 21 Sep 19
- 25 Sep 26
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-15 Your weekend | EUregio BBQ Festival | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , | 0 | 22 |
| 2015-08-15 | Middleton BBQ Fest Cancelled | Middleton, WI | 0 | — |
| 2015-08-15 Your weekend | Kansas City Kosher BBQ Competition and Festival (Competitor's Series) | Overland Park, KS | 0 | — |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Excelsior Springs, MO | -1 | 67 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Stand By Your Grill | Fulton, MS | -1 | 57 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Hudson Valley Ribfest | New Paltz, NY | -1 | 57 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Atlanta, GA | -1 | 48 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash | Bel Air, MD | -1 | 46 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | -1 | 42 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | Athens, GA | -1 | 40 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Conifer, CO | -1 | 31 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Scarborough, ME | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle | Newaygo, MI | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-08-14 Your weekend | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-08-13 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Worland, WY | -2 | — |
| 2015-08-11 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | Billings, MT | -4 | 25 |
| 2015-08-20 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Birch Run, MI | 5 | — |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Madison, IN | 6 | 64 |
| 2015-08-21 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | 6 | 58 |
| 2015-08-21 | VA BBQ Championships | Hampton, VA | 6 | 46 |
| 2015-08-21 | Smokefest | Marshall, MN | 6 | 42 |
| 2015-08-21 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Kennesaw, GA | 6 | 41 |
| 2015-08-21 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | 6 | 36 |
| 2015-08-21 | Blues, Brews & Barbecue | Birch Run, MI | 6 | 33 |
| 2015-08-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Harrisburg, PA | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-08-21 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | Liberty, MO | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-08-21 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-08-21 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Winnipeg, MB | 6 | 22 |
| 2015-08-21 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 | Hot Springs, AR | 6 | 19 |
| 2015-08-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Cross Plains, WI | -6 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition | Ottawa, ON | -7 | 22 |
| 2015-08-22 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 | Hot Springs, AR | 7 | 18 |
| 2015-08-08 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown | North Battleford, SK | -7 | 15 |
| 2015-08-08 | SCHOOL OF PITMASTERS OF K.C | Kansas City, MO | -7 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Table Captain Class | Hvalstad, | -7 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hvalstad, | -7 | — |
| 2015-08-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Plymouth, IN | -7 | — |
| 2015-08-22 | Chris Marks - BBQ Tailgating Style | Manhattan, KS | 7 | — |
| 2015-08-22 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Rib Class | Manassas, VA | 7 | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Huntington Beach, CA | -8 | 58 |
| 2015-08-07 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Rochester, MN | -8 | 47 |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' in McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | -8 | 37 |
| 2015-08-07 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Franklin, NC | -8 | 36 |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin on the Smoky | Salina, KS | -8 | 33 |
| 2015-08-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Madison, WI | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-08-07 | Black Dog Music and Que Festival | Floyd, VA | -8 | 27 |
| 2015-08-07 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | Kirksville, MO | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-08-07 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | Woodward, OK | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' on the Prairie | Gillette, WY | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-08-07 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way | Penn Valley, CA | -8 | 24 |
| 2015-08-07 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ottawa, ON | -8 | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Battleford, SK | -8 | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' with Woods Cancelled | Edwardsville, KS | -8 | — |
| 2015-08-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sheridan, WY | 12 | — |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | 13 | 70 |
| 2015-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | 13 | 65 |
| 2015-08-28 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | Lubbock, TX | 13 | 57 |
| 2015-08-28 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | 13 | 55 |
| 2015-08-28 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | 13 | 49 |
| 2015-08-28 | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | 13 | 49 |
| 2015-08-28 | Smokin' on Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | 13 | 42 |
| 2015-08-28 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | Gainesville, GA | 13 | 41 |
| 2015-08-28 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue | Washington Island, WI | 13 | 35 |
| 2015-08-28 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing | Marne, MI | 13 | 32 |
| 2015-08-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | 13 | 29 |
| 2015-08-28 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-08-28 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | Sheridan, WY | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-08-28 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Marshalltown, IA | 13 | 16 |
| 2015-08-28 | First Annual Cleveland Bluegrass & BBQ Festival- CANCELLED | Clayton, NC | 13 | — |
| 2015-08-28 | Let The Drums Roar BBQ Contest (Competitor's Series) Cancelled | Dallas Center, IA | 13 | — |
| 2015-08-01 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | Manorville, NY | -14 | 32 |
| 2015-08-29 | Regahfest | Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | 14 | 30 |
| 2015-08-01 | Smoke in the North | Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | -14 | 26 |
| 2015-08-29 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | 14 | 17 |
| 2015-08-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Shawnee, KS | -14 | — |
| 2015-08-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gunnilse/Gothenburg, | -14 | — |
| 2015-08-01 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | -14 | — |
| 2015-08-29 | Chris Marks - BBQ Bootcamp | Sellersburg, IN | 14 | — |
| 2015-08-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hammond, LA | 14 | — |
| 2015-08-29 | The Southern New England Kosher BBQ Championship & Craft Fair (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Fairfield, CT | 14 | — |
| 2015-07-31 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | -15 | 55 |
| 2015-07-31 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | Leonardtown, MD | -15 | 54 |
| 2015-07-31 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | -15 | 46 |
| 2015-07-31 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | -15 | 38 |
| 2015-07-31 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) | New Hope, AL | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-07-31 | Pigs & Pedals | Asheboro, NC | -15 | 31 |
| 2015-07-31 | Badger Brews & Que | Manitowoc, WI | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-07-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Des Moines, IA | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-07-31 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili | Alamosa, CO | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-07-31 | Oaktown Throwdown | Oakland, CA | -15 | 27 |
| 2015-07-31 | Great Northern BBQ | Brainerd, MN | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-07-31 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Cancelled | Waucoma, IA | -15 | 21 |
| 2015-07-31 | Smokin on Route 66 | Miami, OK | -15 | 17 |
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.