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.
Busier than the weekends around it Saturday, September 26, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
25
sanctioned contests
In the window
123
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 10 Nov 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-26 Your weekend | Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | 0 | 35 |
| 2015-09-26 Your weekend | Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) | Blue Island, IL | 0 | 14 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | -1 | 112 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | Herten, NRW, | -1 | 67 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | -1 | 55 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | -1 | 45 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -1 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -1 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -1 | 35 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | -1 | 34 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | -1 | 30 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -1 | 27 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Junction City, KS | -1 | 25 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | -1 | 19 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo | Omaha, NE | -1 | 18 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival | Oak Grove, MO | -1 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Grill Cook Master | Harrisonburg, VA | -1 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | -1 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | 1st Annual 4H Camp BBQ Cookoff Cancelled | Halsey, NE | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival- CANCELLED | Hermann, MO | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | What Happens in Vegas...Is Smokin! Cancelled | Las Vegas, NV | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Dothan, AL | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Heiferz-Hogz-Henz-Smoke Out 500 Cancelled | Delmar, MD | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-25 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, | -1 | — |
| 2015-09-28 Your weekend | Rich & Bunny Tuttle - Leftover Que | Lee's Summit, MO | 2 | — |
| 2015-10-01 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 5 | 25 |
| 2015-10-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 5 | — |
| 2015-10-02 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational | Kansas City, MO | 6 | 187 |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 6 | 75 |
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | 6 | 57 |
| 2015-10-02 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 6 | 52 |
| 2015-10-02 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 6 | 45 |
| 2015-10-02 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | 6 | 41 |
| 2015-10-02 | Smokin at the Market Cancelled | Gallatin, TN | 6 | 29 |
| 2015-10-02 | Roast N' Boast | Columbus, MS | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-10-02 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 6 | 25 |
| 2015-10-02 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 6 | 25 |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Earlington OctoberFest Cancelled | Earlington, KY | 6 | 13 |
| 2015-10-02 | UMKC Royal Roo Collegiate BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 6 | — |
| 2015-10-02 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD) | Guntersville, AL | 6 | — |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Kansas City, MO | 7 | 606 |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | -7 | 52 |
| 2015-09-19 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | -7 | 41 |
| 2015-10-03 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 7 | 41 |
| 2015-09-19 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | -7 | 33 |
| 2015-09-19 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | Hot Springs, AR | -7 | 29 |
| 2015-09-19 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint-Niklaas, | -7 | 13 |
| 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 | — |
| 2015-10-03 | Rob Bagby - Swamp Boys Q School | Winter Haven, FL | 7 | — |
| 2015-10-03 | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | 7 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | -8 | 59 |
| 2015-09-18 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | -8 | 49 |
| 2015-09-18 | Battle of the Brisket Cancelled | Mission, KS | -8 | 44 |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -8 | 41 |
| 2015-09-18 | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship | Denver, CO | -8 | 35 |
| 2015-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | -8 | 32 |
| 2015-09-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Spearfish, SD | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | -8 | 27 |
| 2015-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-09-18 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -8 | 18 |
| 2015-09-18 | Nebo Fall Festival BBQ | Nebo, KY | -8 | 16 |
| 2015-09-18 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest & Craft Beer Festival Cancelled | St. Charles, IL | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Hogs & Hops Beer & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Dover, DE | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | -9 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | -9 | — |
| 2015-10-07 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | BENTONVILLE, AR | 11 | — |
| 2015-10-08 | BBQ and Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | 12 | 25 |
| 2015-10-08 | Certified BBQ Judge Class- CLASS FULL | Ft. Bliss, TX | 12 | — |
| 2015-10-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cincinnati, OH | 12 | — |
| 2015-10-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 13 | 50 |
| 2015-10-09 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 | 49 |
| 2015-10-09 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | 13 | 48 |
| 2015-10-09 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 | Atlantic City, NJ | 13 | 46 |
| 2015-10-09 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Cincinnati, OH | 13 | 45 |
| 2015-10-09 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | 13 | 40 |
| 2015-10-09 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 13 | 36 |
| 2015-10-09 | Smoke on the Water | Topeka, KS | 13 | 33 |
| 2015-10-09 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n | Waxhaw, NC | 13 | 28 |
| 2015-10-09 | Chillin and Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 13 | 28 |
| 2015-10-09 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 13 | 27 |
| 2015-10-09 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-10-09 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 13 | 26 |
| 2015-10-09 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-09-13 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | -13 | 22 |
| 2015-10-09 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | 13 | 20 |
| 2015-10-09 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 13 | 20 |
| 2015-10-09 | Donny Bray - Tell All Class - CANCELLED | Bowling Green, KY | 13 | — |
| 2015-10-10 | 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off | Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE | 14 | 42 |
| 2015-09-12 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Harvard, MA | -14 | 37 |
| 2015-09-12 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ | Bloomington, IN | -14 | 23 |
| 2015-09-12 | BBQ On the Bypass | Langley, BC | -14 | 19 |
| 2015-09-12 | Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ | Naplavka, Prague, | -14 | 13 |
| 2015-09-12 | Farm Meat | Dongen, the Netherlands, | -14 | 12 |
| 2015-09-12 | Table Captain Class | Langley, BC | -14 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | -15 | 76 |
| 2015-09-11 | Windy City BBQ Classic | Chicago, IL | -15 | 61 |
| 2015-09-11 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | Decatur, AL | -15 | 55 |
| 2015-09-11 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -15 | 34 |
| 2015-09-11 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | -15 | 33 |
| 2015-09-11 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Goldsboro, NC | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Junction, CO | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-09-11 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Millington, TN | -15 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Cookeville, TN | -15 | 31 |
| 2015-09-11 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | Richmond, VA | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Fort Mill, SC | -15 | 29 |
| 2015-09-11 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship | Lake Elsinore, CA | -15 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -15 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | N. Kansas City, MO | -15 | 28 |
| 2015-09-11 | *Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-09-11 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Alma, AR | -15 | 25 |
| 2015-09-11 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day | Butler, MO | -15 | 14 |
| 2015-09-11 | Table Captain Class | Richmond, VA | -15 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Langley, BC | -15 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | 7th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-Off-CANCELLED | Glen Rock, PA | -15 | — |
| 2015-09-11 | Jug Tavern Festival & BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled | Winder, GA | -15 | — |
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.