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, April 2, 2016 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 13 Feb 20
- 5 Feb 27
- 11 Mar 5
- 10 Mar 12
- 10 Mar 19
- 10 Mar 26
- 11 Apr 2
- 16 Apr 9
- 12 Apr 16
- 22 Apr 23
- 21 Apr 30
- 21 May 7
- 22 May 14
The weekend of Feb 27 is the quietest in range: 5 contests. The biggest thing on it is Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2016 Your weekend |
Chris Marks - BBQ Boot Camp Day 1 | Sellersburg, IN | Same day | — |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Arciadia, CA | 1 day before | 72 |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Pleasant Hill, MO | 1 day before | 72 |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Cedar Fest BBQ | Cedar Park, TX | 1 day before | 67 |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Jackson, TN | 1 day before | 61 |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
The Ironman | Greencastle, PA | 1 day before | 54 |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Stillwater, OK | 1 day before | 44 |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Renton, WA | 1 day before | 30 |
| Apr 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL) | Vero Beach, FL | 1 day before | 25 |
| Apr 3, 2016 Your weekend |
Chris Marks - BBQ Boot Camp Day 2 | Sellersburg, IN | 1 day after | — |
| Apr 3, 2016 Your weekend |
Fergolicious Unleashed Competition BBQ Class | Gardner, KS | 1 day after | — |
| Apr 7, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gulfport, MS | 5 days after | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke in the Spring | Osage City, KS | 6 days after | 109 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | Harrington, DE | 6 days after | 75 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | 6 days after | 53 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Chillin & Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 6 days after | 43 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 'Que at the View | Gulfport, MS | 6 days after | 43 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | 6 days after | 35 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | 6 days after | 30 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose | Somerville, TN | 6 days after | 27 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest | Gadsden, AL | 6 days after | 25 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Florida Heritage BBQ Classic Cancelled | Kissimmee, FL | 6 days after | 23 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Table Captain Class | Staten Island, NY | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Paul Kirk - Lang BBQ Smokers Q-School | Nahunta, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Table Captain Class | Des Moines, IA | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Dickson, TN | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Des Moines, IA | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Paul Kirk - Lang BBQ Smokers Q-School | Nahunta, GA | 7 days after | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Shawnee, OK | 8 days before | 66 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ | Hammond, LA | 8 days before | 58 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Reno, NV | 8 days before | 29 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Donny Bray - Warren County Pork Choppers BBQ Class | Bowling Green, KY | 8 days before | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| Apr 12, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Brookhaven, MS | 10 days after | — |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 13 days after | 63 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 13 days after | 56 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | 13 days after | 53 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | 13 days after | 41 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | 13 days after | 41 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII | Wildomar, CA | 13 days after | 32 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival | Cornelia, GA | 13 days after | 30 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | 13 days after | 28 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau | Nassau, Bahamas | 13 days after | 17 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest | Millington, TN | 13 days after | 16 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | QC BBQ Grill-IN and Cookoff at Quail Creek Resort (BACKYARD) | Hartselle, AL | 13 days after | — |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | Tupelo, MS | 14 days before | 61 |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Meat the East | Enschede, Netherlands | 14 days before | 33 |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, British of Columbi, Canada | 14 days before | 22 |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 days before | — |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Warsaw, IN | 14 days before | — |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Lee's Summit, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Sellersburg, IN | 14 days after | — |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | Tupelo, MS | 15 days before | 95 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Smokin In The Square | Pensacola, FL | 15 days before | 43 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Tucson, AZ | 15 days before | 30 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Mike Davis - Lotta Bull BBQ Tell "ALL" Class | Lubbock, TX | 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.
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