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 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

112

Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

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.

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	vs. your date	Field
Sep 26, 2015 Your weekend	Red, White and Que	Cresskill, NJ	Same day	35
Sep 26, 2015 Your weekend	Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series)	Blue Island, IL	Same day	14
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship	Shawnee, KS	1 day before	112
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Herten, NRW, Germany	1 day before	67
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Murphysboro, IL	1 day before	55
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown	Vidalia, LA	1 day before	45
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Jonesboro, AR	1 day before	38
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Grillin N Chillin BBQ	Owensboro, KY	1 day before	38
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Bikes Blues & BBQ	Fayetteville, AR	1 day before	35
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Smoke in the Park	Lemoyne, PA	1 day before	34
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Midwest City, OK	1 day before	30
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Newton, NC	1 day before	27
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Porktober Que	Dothan, AL	1 day before	26
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Bama Brew & Que	Tuscaloosa, AL	1 day before	26
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival	Junction City, KS	1 day before	25
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	Warrensburg, MO	1 day before	19
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo	Omaha, NE	1 day before	18
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival	Oak Grove, MO	1 day before	16
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Grill Cook Master	Harrisonburg, VA	1 day before	16
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash	Bryant, AR	1 day before	16
Sep 25, 2015	1st Annual 4H Camp BBQ Cookoff Cancelled	Halsey, NE	1 day before	—
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival- CANCELLED	Hermann, MO	1 day before	—
Sep 25, 2015	What Happens in Vegas...Is Smokin! Cancelled	Las Vegas, NV	1 day before	—
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Table Captain Class	Dothan, AL	1 day before	—
Sep 25, 2015	Heiferz-Hogz-Henz-Smoke Out 500 Cancelled	Delmar, MD	1 day before	—
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Table Captain Class	Gelsenkirchen, Germany	1 day before	—
Sep 25, 2015 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Gelsenkirchen, Germany	1 day before	—
Sep 28, 2015 Your weekend	Rich & Bunny Tuttle - Leftover Que	Lee's Summit, MO	2 days after	—
Oct 1, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Corinth, MS	5 days after	25
Oct 1, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Kansas City, MO	5 days after	—
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational	Kansas City, MO	6 days after	187
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Dana Point, CA	6 days after	75
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Harrisburg, PA	6 days after	57
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)	Rome, GA	6 days after	52
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Springfield, KY	6 days after	45
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Oroville, CA	6 days after	41
Oct 2, 2015	Smokin at the Market Cancelled	Gallatin, TN	6 days after	29
Oct 2, 2015	Roast N' Boast	Columbus, MS	6 days after	26
Oct 2, 2015	Squealin' on the Square	Laurens, SC	6 days after	25
Oct 2, 2015	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	Sheridan, AR	6 days after	25
Oct 2, 2015	City of Earlington OctoberFest Cancelled	Earlington, KY	6 days after	13
Oct 2, 2015	UMKC Royal Roo Collegiate BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	Kansas City, MO	6 days after	—
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD)	Guntersville, AL	6 days after	—
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Kansas City, MO	7 days after	606
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest	Clarence, NY	7 days before	52
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea	Seaside Heights, NJ	7 days before	41
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)	Rome, GA	7 days after	41
Sep 19, 2015	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Kimberling City, MO	7 days before	33
Sep 19, 2015	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ	Hot Springs, AR	7 days before	29
Sep 19, 2015	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sint-Niklaas, Belgium	7 days before	13
Sep 19, 2015	Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Prime Rib Class	Manassas, VA	7 days before	—
Sep 19, 2015	Table Captain Class - CANCELLED	St. Charles, IL	7 days before	—
Oct 3, 2015	Rob Bagby - Swamp Boys Q School	Winter Haven, FL	7 days after	—
Oct 3, 2015	STBBQ Fundamentals	Smyrna, GA	7 days after	—
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Salisbury, NC	8 days before	59
Sep 18, 2015	Smoke on the River	Sacramento, CA	8 days before	49
Sep 18, 2015	Battle of the Brisket Cancelled	Mission, KS	8 days before	44
Sep 18, 2015	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Kearney, MO	8 days before	41
Sep 18, 2015	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship	Denver, CO	8 days before	35
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff	Ponca City, OK	8 days before	32
Sep 18, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Southaven, MS	8 days before	30
Sep 18, 2015	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships	Spearfish, SD	8 days before	30
Sep 18, 2015	Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass	Plymouth, IN	8 days before	27
Sep 18, 2015	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	Worthington, MN	8 days before	26
Sep 18, 2015	BBQ on the Bricks	Kearney, NE	8 days before	25
Sep 18, 2015	Tri-City BBQ Fest	Denison, IA	8 days before	18
Sep 18, 2015	Nebo Fall Festival BBQ	Nebo, KY	8 days before	16
Sep 18, 2015	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest & Craft Beer Festival Cancelled	St. Charles, IL	8 days before	—
Sep 18, 2015	Hogs & Hops Beer & BBQ Festival Cancelled	Dover, DE	8 days before	—
Sep 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Kearney, NE	9 days before	—
Sep 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED	St. Charles, IL	9 days before	—
Oct 7, 2015	Certified BBQ Judge Class	Bentonville, AR	11 days after	—
Oct 8, 2015	BBQ and Blues on the Levee	Helena, AR	12 days after	25
Oct 8, 2015	Certified BBQ Judge Class- CLASS FULL	Ft. Bliss, TX	12 days after	—
Oct 8, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Cincinnati, OH	12 days after	—
Oct 9, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Bentonville, AR	13 days after	50
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Rocky Mount, NC	13 days after	49
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Arthur, IL	13 days after	48
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000	Atlantic City, NJ	13 days after	46
Oct 9, 2015	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Cincinnati, OH	13 days after	45
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que	Fort Bliss, TX	13 days after	40
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw	DeSoto, KS	13 days after	36
Oct 9, 2015	Smoke on the Water	Topeka, KS	13 days after	33
Oct 9, 2015	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n	Waxhaw, NC	13 days after	28
Oct 9, 2015	Chillin and Grillin	Sand Springs, OK	13 days after	28
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)	Lyons, GA	13 days after	27
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Hattiesburg, MS	13 days after	26
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville	Lawrenceville, GA	13 days after	26
Oct 9, 2015	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Greenfield, MA	13 days after	25
Sep 13, 2015	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship	Lake Elsinore, CA	13 days before	22
Oct 9, 2015	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	Bullhead City, AZ	13 days after	20
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off	Centralia, MO	13 days after	20
Oct 9, 2015	Donny Bray - Tell All Class - CANCELLED	Bowling Green, KY	13 days after	—
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	14 days after	42
Sep 12, 2015	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Harvard, MA	14 days before	37
Sep 12, 2015	Balloons, Blues & BBQ	Bloomington, IN	14 days before	23
Sep 12, 2015	BBQ On the Bypass	Langley, BC	14 days before	19
Sep 12, 2015	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ	Naplavka, Prague, Czech Republic	14 days before	13
Sep 12, 2015	Farm Meat	Dongen, Netherlands	14 days before	12
Sep 12, 2015	Table Captain Class	Langley, BC	14 days before	—
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Independence, MO	15 days before	76
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic	Chicago, IL	15 days before	61
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	Decatur, AL	15 days before	55
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Mears, MI	15 days before	34
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest	Montello, WI	15 days before	33
Sep 11, 2015	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Goldsboro, NC	15 days before	32
Sep 11, 2015	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	Vermillion, SD	15 days before	32
Sep 11, 2015	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Grand Junction, CO	15 days before	32
Sep 11, 2015	International Goat Days Championship BBQ	Millington, TN	15 days before	31
Sep 11, 2015	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	Cookeville, TN	15 days before	31
Sep 11, 2015	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Carrollton, KY	15 days before	29
Sep 11, 2015	11th Annual Recovery Fest	Richmond, VA	15 days before	29
Sep 11, 2015	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig	Fort Mill, SC	15 days before	29
Sep 11, 2015	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship State championship	Lake Elsinore, CA	15 days before	28
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Leavenworth, KS	15 days before	28
Sep 11, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	N. Kansas City, MO	15 days before	28
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival	Derby, KS	15 days before	26
Sep 11, 2015	Biggest Buck and Best Rack	Alma, AR	15 days before	25
Sep 11, 2015	Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day	Butler, MO	15 days before	14
Sep 11, 2015	Table Captain Class	Richmond, VA	15 days before	—
Sep 11, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Langley, BC	15 days before	—
Sep 11, 2015	7th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-Off-CANCELLED	Glen Rock, PA	15 days before	—
Sep 11, 2015	Jug Tavern Festival & BBQ Cook-Off Cancelled	Winder, GA	15 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.