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 19, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
21
sanctioned contests
In the window
122
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 3 Oct 31
The weekend of Oct 31 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is Boo B Que By the Sea.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-19 Your weekend | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 0 | 52 |
| 2015-09-19 Your weekend | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 0 | 41 |
| 2015-09-19 Your weekend | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | 0 | 33 |
| 2015-09-19 Your weekend | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | Hot Springs, AR | 0 | 29 |
| 2015-09-19 Your weekend | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint-Niklaas, | 0 | 13 |
| 2015-09-19 Your weekend | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Prime Rib Class | Manassas, VA | 0 | — |
| 2015-09-19 Your weekend | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | 0 | — |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | -1 | 59 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | -1 | 49 |
| 2015-09-18 | Battle of the Brisket Cancelled | Mission, KS | -1 | 44 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -1 | 41 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship | Denver, CO | -1 | 35 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 32 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | -1 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Spearfish, SD | -1 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | -1 | 27 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | -1 | 25 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -1 | 18 |
| 2015-09-18 Your weekend | Nebo Fall Festival BBQ | Nebo, KY | -1 | 16 |
| 2015-09-18 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest & Craft Beer Festival Cancelled | St. Charles, IL | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Hogs & Hops Beer & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Dover, DE | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-17 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | -2 | — |
| 2015-09-17 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | -2 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 6 | 112 |
| 2015-09-25 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | Herten, NRW, | 6 | 67 |
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | 6 | 55 |
| 2015-09-25 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | 6 | 45 |
| 2015-09-25 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 6 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 6 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 6 | 35 |
| 2015-09-25 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | 6 | 34 |
| 2015-09-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | 6 | 30 |
| 2015-09-25 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | 6 | 27 |
| 2015-09-25 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Junction City, KS | 6 | 25 |
| 2015-09-13 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | -6 | 22 |
| 2015-09-25 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | 6 | 19 |
| 2015-09-25 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo | Omaha, NE | 6 | 18 |
| 2015-09-25 | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival | Oak Grove, MO | 6 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | Grill Cook Master | Harrisonburg, VA | 6 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | 6 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | 1st Annual 4H Camp BBQ Cookoff Cancelled | Halsey, NE | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival- CANCELLED | Hermann, MO | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | What Happens in Vegas...Is Smokin! Cancelled | Las Vegas, NV | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Table Captain Class | Dothan, AL | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Heiferz-Hogz-Henz-Smoke Out 500 Cancelled | Delmar, MD | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, | 6 | — |
| 2015-09-12 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | -7 | 37 |
| 2015-09-26 | Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | 7 | 35 |
| 2015-09-12 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ | Bloomington, IN | -7 | 23 |
| 2015-09-12 | BBQ On the Bypass | Langley, BC | -7 | 19 |
| 2015-09-26 | Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) | Blue Island, IL | 7 | 14 |
| 2015-09-12 | Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ | Naplavka, Prague, | -7 | 13 |
| 2015-09-12 | Farm Meat | Dongen, the Netherlands, | -7 | 12 |
| 2015-09-12 | Table Captain Class | Langley, BC | -7 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | -8 | 76 |
| 2015-09-11 | Windy City BBQ Classic | Chicago, IL | -8 | 61 |
| 2015-09-11 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | Decatur, AL | -8 | 55 |
| 2015-09-11 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -8 | 34 |
| 2015-09-11 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | -8 | 33 |
| 2015-09-11 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Goldsboro, NC | -8 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | -8 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | -8 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Millington, TN | -8 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN | -8 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | Richmond, VA | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | -8 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | -8 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -8 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | -8 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | *Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-09-11 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-09-11 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day | Butler, MO | -8 | 14 |
| 2015-09-11 | Table Captain Class | Richmond, VA | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | 7th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-Off-CANCELLED | Glen Rock, PA | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Jug Tavern Festival & BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Winder, GA | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-28 | Rich & Bunny Tuttle - Leftover Que | Lee's Summit, MO | 9 | — |
| 2015-10-01 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 12 | 25 |
| 2015-10-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 12 | — |
| 2015-10-02 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 13 | 187 |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 13 | 75 |
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 57 |
| 2015-10-02 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 13 | 52 |
| 2015-10-02 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 13 | 45 |
| 2015-10-02 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | 13 | 41 |
| 2015-10-02 | Smokin at the Market Cancelled | Gallatin, TN | 13 | 29 |
| 2015-10-02 | Roast N' Boast | Columbus, MS | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-10-02 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-10-02 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Earlington OctoberFest Cancelled | Earlington, KY | 13 | 13 |
| 2015-10-02 | UMKC Royal Roo Collegiate BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 13 | — |
| 2015-10-02 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD) | Guntersville, AL | 13 | — |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Kansas City, MO | 14 | 606 |
| 2015-09-05 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | Parker, CO | -14 | 49 |
| 2015-10-03 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 14 | 41 |
| 2015-09-05 | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, AB | -14 | 35 |
| 2015-09-05 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | -14 | 31 |
| 2015-09-05 | Grillstock | London, | -14 | 26 |
| 2015-09-05 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) | Westport, CT | -14 | 21 |
| 2015-09-05 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships | Hartford, CT | -14 | 17 |
| 2015-09-05 | Table Captain Class | Calgary, AB | -14 | — |
| 2015-09-05 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | -14 | — |
| 2015-10-03 | Rob Bagby - Swamp Boys Q School | Winter Haven, FL | 14 | — |
| 2015-10-03 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | 14 | — |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Bedford, TX | -15 | 70 |
| 2015-09-04 | Smokin in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | -15 | 31 |
| 2015-09-04 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Richmond, VA | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-09-04 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Warrens, WI | -15 | 27 |
| 2015-09-04 | Low Country Hog Fest | Charleston, SC | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-09-04 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke | Geneva, NY | -15 | 25 |
| 2015-09-04 | Q'ing for a Cause | Columbia, MO | -15 | 21 |
| 2015-09-04 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival | Myrtle Beach, SC | -15 | 20 |
| 2015-09-04 | Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff | Vernon, IN | -15 | 18 |
| 2015-09-04 | Whiskey & Wings Grill Festival (COMPETITIVE SERIES)-CANCELLED | Winter Park, CO | -15 | — |
| 2015-09-04 | Loretta Lynn's Smoke In The Hollar (POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2016) | Hurricane Mills, TN | -15 | — |
| 2015-09-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | London, | -16 | — |
| 2015-09-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clinton, 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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