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.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, September 12, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
29
sanctioned contests
In the window
125
±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 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
- 11 Oct 24
The weekend of Oct 24 is the quietest in range: 11 contests. The biggest thing on it is Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-12 Your weekend | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | 0 | 37 |
| 2015-09-12 Your weekend | Balloons, Blues & BBQ | Bloomington, IN | 0 | 23 |
| 2015-09-12 Your weekend | BBQ On the Bypass | Langley, BC | 0 | 19 |
| 2015-09-12 Your weekend | Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ | Naplavka, Prague, | 0 | 13 |
| 2015-09-12 Your weekend | Farm Meat | Dongen, the Netherlands, | 0 | 12 |
| 2015-09-12 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Langley, BC | 0 | — |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | -1 | 76 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Windy City BBQ Classic | Chicago, IL | -1 | 61 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | Decatur, AL | -1 | 55 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -1 | 34 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | -1 | 33 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Goldsboro, NC | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Millington, TN | -1 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN | -1 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -1 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | Richmond, VA | -1 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | -1 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | -1 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -1 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | -1 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | *Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | -1 | 25 |
| 2015-09-13 Your weekend | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | 1 | 22 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day | Butler, MO | -1 | 14 |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Richmond, VA | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-11 Your weekend | 7th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-Off-CANCELLED | Glen Rock, PA | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Jug Tavern Festival & BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Winder, GA | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | 5 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | 5 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | 6 | 59 |
| 2015-09-18 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | 6 | 49 |
| 2015-09-18 | Battle of the Brisket Cancelled | Mission, KS | 6 | 44 |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 6 | 41 |
| 2015-09-18 | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship | Denver, CO | 6 | 35 |
| 2015-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | 6 | 32 |
| 2015-09-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Spearfish, SD | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | 6 | 27 |
| 2015-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | 6 | 25 |
| 2015-09-18 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 6 | 18 |
| 2015-09-18 | Nebo Fall Festival BBQ | Nebo, KY | 6 | 16 |
| 2015-09-18 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest & Craft Beer Festival Cancelled | St. Charles, IL | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Hogs & Hops Beer & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Dover, DE | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 7 | 52 |
| 2015-09-05 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Parker, CO | -7 | 49 |
| 2015-09-19 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 7 | 41 |
| 2015-09-05 | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, AB | -7 | 35 |
| 2015-09-19 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | 7 | 33 |
| 2015-09-05 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | -7 | 31 |
| 2015-09-19 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | Hot Springs, AR | 7 | 29 |
| 2015-09-05 | Grillstock | London, | -7 | 26 |
| 2015-09-05 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) | Westport, CT | -7 | 21 |
| 2015-09-05 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships | Hartford, CT | -7 | 17 |
| 2015-09-19 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint-Niklaas, | 7 | 13 |
| 2015-09-05 | Table Captain Class | Calgary, AB | -7 | — |
| 2015-09-05 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | -7 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Prime Rib Class | Manassas, VA | 7 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | 7 | — |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Bedford, TX | -8 | 70 |
| 2015-09-04 | Smokin in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | -8 | 31 |
| 2015-09-04 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Richmond, VA | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-09-04 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Warrens, WI | -8 | 27 |
| 2015-09-04 | Low Country Hog Fest | Charleston, SC | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-09-04 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke | Geneva, NY | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-09-04 | Q'ing for a Cause | Columbia, MO | -8 | 21 |
| 2015-09-04 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival | Myrtle Beach, SC | -8 | 20 |
| 2015-09-04 | Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff | Vernon, IN | -8 | 18 |
| 2015-09-04 | Whiskey & Wings Grill Festival (COMPETITIVE SERIES)-CANCELLED | Winter Park, CO | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-04 | Loretta Lynn's Smoke In The Hollar (POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2016) | Hurricane Mills, TN | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | London, | -9 | — |
| 2015-09-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clinton, MO | -9 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 13 | 112 |
| 2015-09-25 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | Herten, NRW, | 13 | 67 |
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | 13 | 55 |
| 2015-09-25 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | 13 | 45 |
| 2015-09-25 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 13 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 13 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 13 | 35 |
| 2015-09-25 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | 13 | 34 |
| 2015-09-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | 13 | 30 |
| 2015-09-25 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | 13 | 27 |
| 2015-09-25 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Junction City, KS | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-09-25 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | 13 | 19 |
| 2015-09-25 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo | Omaha, NE | 13 | 18 |
| 2015-09-25 | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival | Oak Grove, MO | 13 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | Grill Cook Master | Harrisonburg, VA | 13 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | 13 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | 1st Annual 4H Camp BBQ Cookoff Cancelled | Halsey, NE | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival- CANCELLED | Hermann, MO | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | What Happens in Vegas...Is Smokin! Cancelled | Las Vegas, NV | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Table Captain Class | Dothan, AL | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Heiferz-Hogz-Henz-Smoke Out 500 Cancelled | Delmar, MD | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-26 | Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | 14 | 35 |
| 2015-08-29 | Regahfest | Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | -14 | 30 |
| 2015-08-29 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | New London, CT | -14 | 17 |
| 2015-09-26 | Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) | Blue Island, IL | 14 | 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 | — |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | -15 | 70 |
| 2015-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | -15 | 65 |
| 2015-08-28 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | Lubbock, TX | -15 | 57 |
| 2015-08-28 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | -15 | 55 |
| 2015-08-28 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | -15 | 49 |
| 2015-08-28 | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | -15 | 49 |
| 2015-08-28 | Smokin' on Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | -15 | 42 |
| 2015-08-28 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | Gainesville, GA | -15 | 41 |
| 2015-08-28 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue | Washington Island, WI | -15 | 35 |
| 2015-08-28 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing | Marne, MI | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-08-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-08-28 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-08-28 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | Sheridan, WY | -15 | 25 |
| 2015-08-28 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Marshalltown, IA | -15 | 16 |
| 2015-08-28 | First Annual Cleveland Bluegrass & BBQ Festival- CANCELLED | Clayton, NC | -15 | — |
| 2015-08-28 | Let The Drums Roar BBQ Contest (Competitor's Series) Cancelled | Dallas Center, IA | -15 | — |
| 2015-08-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sheridan, WY | -16 | — |
| 2015-09-28 | Rich & Bunny Tuttle - Leftover Que | Lee's Summit, MO | 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.
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