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, October 3, 2015 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
17
sanctioned contests
In the window
106
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 5 Nov 14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 Your weekend | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Kansas City, MO | 0 | 606 |
| 2015-10-03 Your weekend | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | 0 | 41 |
| 2015-10-03 Your weekend | Rob Bagby - Swamp Boys Q School | Winter Haven, FL | 0 | — |
| 2015-10-03 Your weekend | STBBQ Fundamentals | Smyrna, GA | 0 | — |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational | Kansas City, MO | -1 | 187 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | -1 | 75 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Harrisburg, PA | -1 | 57 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) | Rome, GA | -1 | 52 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | -1 | 45 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | -1 | 41 |
| 2015-10-02 | Smokin at the Market Cancelled | Gallatin, TN | -1 | 29 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | Roast N' Boast | Columbus, MS | -1 | 26 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | -1 | 25 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | -1 | 25 |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Earlington OctoberFest Cancelled | Earlington, KY | -1 | 13 |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | UMKC Royal Roo Collegiate BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | -1 | — |
| 2015-10-02 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD) | Guntersville, AL | -1 | — |
| 2015-10-01 Your weekend | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | -2 | 25 |
| 2015-10-01 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | -2 | — |
| 2015-10-07 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | BENTONVILLE, AR | 4 | — |
| 2015-10-08 | BBQ and Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | 5 | 25 |
| 2015-09-28 | Rich & Bunny Tuttle - Leftover Que | Lee's Summit, MO | -5 | — |
| 2015-10-08 | Certified BBQ Judge Class- CLASS FULL | Ft. Bliss, TX | 5 | — |
| 2015-10-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cincinnati, OH | 5 | — |
| 2015-10-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 6 | 50 |
| 2015-10-09 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Rocky Mount, NC | 6 | 49 |
| 2015-10-09 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Arthur, IL | 6 | 48 |
| 2015-10-09 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 | Atlantic City, NJ | 6 | 46 |
| 2015-10-09 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Cincinnati, OH | 6 | 45 |
| 2015-10-09 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Fort Bliss, TX | 6 | 40 |
| 2015-10-09 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 6 | 36 |
| 2015-10-09 | Smoke on the Water | Topeka, KS | 6 | 33 |
| 2015-10-09 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n | Waxhaw, NC | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-10-09 | Chillin and Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 6 | 28 |
| 2015-10-09 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 6 | 27 |
| 2015-10-09 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-10-09 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 6 | 26 |
| 2015-10-09 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 6 | 25 |
| 2015-10-09 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Bullhead City, AZ | 6 | 20 |
| 2015-10-09 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 6 | 20 |
| 2015-10-09 | Donny Bray - Tell All Class - CANCELLED | Bowling Green, KY | 6 | — |
| 2015-10-10 | 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off | Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE | 7 | 42 |
| 2015-09-26 | Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | -7 | 35 |
| 2015-09-26 | Barbeque on the Hill (Competitor's Series) | Blue Island, IL | -7 | 14 |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | -8 | 112 |
| 2015-09-25 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 | Herten, NRW, | -8 | 67 |
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Murphysboro, IL | -8 | 55 |
| 2015-09-25 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Vidalia, LA | -8 | 45 |
| 2015-09-25 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -8 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -8 | 38 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -8 | 35 |
| 2015-09-25 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | -8 | 34 |
| 2015-09-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | -8 | 30 |
| 2015-09-25 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -8 | 27 |
| 2015-09-25 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bama Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | -8 | 26 |
| 2015-09-25 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Junction City, KS | -8 | 25 |
| 2015-09-25 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Warrensburg, MO | -8 | 19 |
| 2015-09-25 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo | Omaha, NE | -8 | 18 |
| 2015-09-25 | Oak Grove BBQ & Lemonade Festival | Oak Grove, MO | -8 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | Grill Cook Master | Harrisonburg, VA | -8 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | -8 | 16 |
| 2015-09-25 | 1st Annual 4H Camp BBQ Cookoff Cancelled | Halsey, NE | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival- CANCELLED | Hermann, MO | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | What Happens in Vegas...Is Smokin! Cancelled | Las Vegas, NV | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Table Captain Class | Dothan, AL | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Heiferz-Hogz-Henz-Smoke Out 500 Cancelled | Delmar, MD | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Table Captain Class | Gelsenkirchen, Germany, | -8 | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gelsenkirchen, | -8 | — |
| 2015-10-14 | Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL) | Kansas City, MO | 11 | 12 |
| 2015-10-16 | Grills and Grilles | Broken Arrow, OK | 13 | 38 |
| 2015-10-16 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 13 | 37 |
| 2015-10-16 | Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival | Lenoir, NC | 13 | 37 |
| 2015-10-16 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 13 | 36 |
| 2015-10-16 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Libertyville, IL | 13 | 35 |
| 2015-10-16 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 13 | 34 |
| 2015-10-16 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY | 13 | 34 |
| 2015-10-16 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 13 | 31 |
| 2015-10-16 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, KS | 13 | 25 |
| 2015-10-16 | Rod Gray - Pellet Envy | Overland Park, KS | 13 | — |
| 2015-10-16 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | -14 | 52 |
| 2015-09-19 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | -14 | 41 |
| 2015-09-19 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | -14 | 33 |
| 2015-09-19 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | Hot Springs, AR | -14 | 29 |
| 2015-09-19 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint-Niklaas, | -14 | 13 |
| 2015-09-19 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Prime Rib Class | Manassas, VA | -14 | — |
| 2015-09-19 | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | -14 | — |
| 2015-10-17 | Chris Capell - Dizzy Pig's Chicken | Manassas, VA | 14 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | -15 | 59 |
| 2015-09-18 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | -15 | 49 |
| 2015-09-18 | Battle of the Brisket Cancelled | Mission, KS | -15 | 44 |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -15 | 41 |
| 2015-09-18 | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship | Denver, CO | -15 | 35 |
| 2015-09-18 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | Ponca City, OK | -15 | 32 |
| 2015-09-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Southaven, MS | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Spearfish, SD | -15 | 30 |
| 2015-09-18 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Plymouth, IN | -15 | 27 |
| 2015-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -15 | 26 |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | -15 | 25 |
| 2015-09-18 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -15 | 18 |
| 2015-09-18 | Nebo Fall Festival BBQ | Nebo, KY | -15 | 16 |
| 2015-09-18 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest & Craft Beer Festival Cancelled | St. Charles, IL | -15 | — |
| 2015-09-18 | Hogs & Hops Beer & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Dover, DE | -15 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | -16 | — |
| 2015-09-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | St. Charles, IL | -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.
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