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