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, September 5, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
21
sanctioned contests
In the window
113
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 17 Oct 3
- 22 Oct 10
- 13 Oct 17
The weekend of Oct 17 is the quietest in range: 13 contests. The biggest thing on it is Grills and Grilles.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Parker, CO | 0 | 49 |
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, AB | 0 | 35 |
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | 0 | 31 |
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | Grillstock | London, | 0 | 26 |
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) | Westport, CT | 0 | 21 |
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships | Hartford, CT | 0 | 17 |
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Calgary, AB | 0 | — |
| 2015-09-05 Your weekend | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | 0 | — |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Bedford, TX | -1 | 70 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Smokin in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | -1 | 31 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Richmond, VA | -1 | 30 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Warrens, WI | -1 | 27 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Low Country Hog Fest | Charleston, SC | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke | Geneva, NY | -1 | 25 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Q'ing for a Cause | Columbia, MO | -1 | 21 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival | Myrtle Beach, SC | -1 | 20 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff | Vernon, IN | -1 | 18 |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Whiskey & Wings Grill Festival (COMPETITIVE SERIES)-CANCELLED | Winter Park, CO | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-04 Your weekend | Loretta Lynn's Smoke In The Hollar (POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2016) | Hurricane Mills, TN | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-03 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | London, | -2 | — |
| 2015-09-03 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clinton, MO | -2 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | 6 | 76 |
| 2015-09-11 | Windy City BBQ Classic | Chicago, IL | 6 | 61 |
| 2015-09-11 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | Decatur, AL | 6 | 55 |
| 2015-09-11 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | 6 | 34 |
| 2015-09-11 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | 6 | 33 |
| 2015-09-11 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Goldsboro, NC | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Millington, TN | 6 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN | 6 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | Richmond, VA | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | *Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-09-11 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | 6 | 25 |
| 2015-09-11 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day | Butler, MO | 6 | 14 |
| 2015-09-11 | Table Captain Class | Richmond, VA | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | 7th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-Off-CANCELLED | Glen Rock, PA | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Jug Tavern Festival & BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Winder, GA | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-12 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | 7 | 37 |
| 2015-08-29 | Regahfest | Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | -7 | 30 |
| 2015-09-12 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ | Bloomington, IN | 7 | 23 |
| 2015-09-12 | BBQ On the Bypass | Langley, BC | 7 | 19 |
| 2015-08-29 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | -7 | 17 |
| 2015-09-12 | Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ | Naplavka, Prague, | 7 | 13 |
| 2015-09-12 | Farm Meat | Dongen, the Netherlands, | 7 | 12 |
| 2015-08-29 | Chris Marks - BBQ Bootcamp | Sellersburg, IN | -7 | — |
| 2015-08-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Hammond, LA | -7 | — |
| 2015-08-29 | The Southern New England Kosher BBQ Championship & Craft Fair (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Fairfield, CT | -7 | — |
| 2015-09-12 | Table Captain Class | Langley, BC | 7 | — |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | -8 | 70 |
| 2015-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | -8 | 65 |
| 2015-08-28 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | Lubbock, TX | -8 | 57 |
| 2015-08-28 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | -8 | 55 |
| 2015-08-28 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | -8 | 49 |
| 2015-08-28 | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | -8 | 49 |
| 2015-08-28 | Smokin' on Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | -8 | 42 |
| 2015-08-28 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | Gainesville, GA | -8 | 41 |
| 2015-08-28 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue | Washington Island, WI | -8 | 35 |
| 2015-08-28 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing | Marne, MI | -8 | 32 |
| 2015-08-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-08-28 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-08-28 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | Sheridan, WY | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-09-13 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | 8 | 22 |
| 2015-08-28 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Marshalltown, IA | -8 | 16 |
| 2015-08-28 | First Annual Cleveland Bluegrass & BBQ Festival- CANCELLED | Clayton, NC | -8 | — |
| 2015-08-28 | Let The Drums Roar BBQ Contest (Competitor's Series) Cancelled | Dallas Center, IA | -8 | — |
| 2015-08-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sheridan, WY | -9 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | 12 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | 12 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | 13 | 59 |
| 2015-09-18 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | 13 | 49 |
| 2015-09-18 | Battle of the Brisket Cancelled | Mission, KS | 13 | 44 |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 13 | 41 |
| 2015-09-18 | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship | Denver, CO | 13 | 35 |
| 2015-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | 13 | 32 |
| 2015-09-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Spearfish, SD | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | 13 | 27 |
| 2015-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-09-18 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 13 | 18 |
| 2015-09-18 | Nebo Fall Festival BBQ | Nebo, KY | 13 | 16 |
| 2015-09-18 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest & Craft Beer Festival Cancelled | St. Charles, IL | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Hogs & Hops Beer & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Dover, DE | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 14 | 52 |
| 2015-09-19 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 14 | 41 |
| 2015-09-19 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | 14 | 33 |
| 2015-09-19 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | Hot Springs, AR | 14 | 29 |
| 2015-08-22 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 | Hot Springs, AR | -14 | 18 |
| 2015-09-19 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint-Niklaas, | 14 | 13 |
| 2015-08-22 | Chris Marks - BBQ Tailgating Style | Manhattan, KS | -14 | — |
| 2015-08-22 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Rib Class | Manassas, VA | -14 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Prime Rib Class | Manassas, VA | 14 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | 14 | — |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Madison, IN | -15 | 64 |
| 2015-08-21 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | -15 | 58 |
| 2015-08-21 | VA BBQ Championships | Hampton, VA | -15 | 46 |
| 2015-08-21 | Smokefest | Marshall, MN | -15 | 42 |
| 2015-08-21 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Kennesaw, GA | -15 | 41 |
| 2015-08-21 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | -15 | 36 |
| 2015-08-21 | Blues, Brews & Barbecue | Birch Run, MI | -15 | 33 |
| 2015-08-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Harrisburg, PA | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-08-21 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | Liberty, MO | -15 | 28 |
| 2015-08-21 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-08-21 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Winnipeg, MB | -15 | 22 |
| 2015-08-21 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 | Hot Springs, AR | -15 | 19 |
| 2015-08-20 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Birch Run, MI | -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.