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 9, 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.
- 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
- 22 May 21
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 9, 2016 Your weekend |
Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | Same day | — |
| Apr 9, 2016 Your weekend |
Paul Kirk - Lang BBQ Smokers Q-School | Nahunta, GA | Same day | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Smoke in the Spring | Osage City, KS | 1 day before | 109 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | Harrington, DE | 1 day before | 75 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | 1 day before | 53 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Chillin & Grillin | Sand Springs, OK | 1 day before | 43 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
'Que at the View | Gulfport, MS | 1 day before | 43 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
NYC BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | 1 day before | 35 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 day before | 30 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Sixth Annual Bull Moose | Somerville, TN | 1 day before | 27 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest | Gadsden, AL | 1 day before | 25 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Florida Heritage BBQ Classic Cancelled | Kissimmee, FL | 1 day before | 23 |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Staten Island, NY | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 Your weekend |
Paul Kirk - Lang BBQ Smokers Q-School | Nahunta, GA | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 7, 2016 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gulfport, MS | 2 days before | — |
| Apr 12, 2016 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judge Class | Brookhaven, MS | 3 days after | — |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 6 days after | 63 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 6 days after | 56 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | Washington, MO | 6 days after | 53 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | 6 days after | 41 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | 6 days after | 41 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII | Wildomar, CA | 6 days after | 32 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival | Cornelia, GA | 6 days after | 30 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | 6 days after | 28 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau | Nassau, Bahamas | 6 days after | 17 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Shelby Forest Spring Fest Smokin' In the Forest | Millington, TN | 6 days after | 16 |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Chris Marks - BBQ Boot Camp Day 2 | Sellersburg, IN | 6 days before | — |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Fergolicious Unleashed Competition BBQ Class | Gardner, KS | 6 days before | — |
| Apr 15, 2016 | QC BBQ Grill-IN and Cookoff at Quail Creek Resort (BACKYARD) | Hartselle, AL | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 2, 2016 | Chris Marks - BBQ Boot Camp Day 1 | Sellersburg, IN | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Sellersburg, IN | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Arciadia, CA | 8 days before | 72 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Pleasant Hill, MO | 8 days before | 72 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Cedar Fest BBQ | Cedar Park, TX | 8 days before | 67 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Jackson, TN | 8 days before | 61 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | The Ironman | Greencastle, PA | 8 days before | 54 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Stillwater, OK | 8 days before | 44 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Renton, WA | 8 days before | 30 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL) | Vero Beach, FL | 8 days before | 25 |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Overland Park, KS | 11 days after | — |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 13 days after | 61 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | 13 days after | 60 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Lexington, NC | 13 days after | 54 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition | Indianapolis, IN | 13 days after | 49 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin | Midland, TX | 13 days after | 46 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) | Boone, IA | 13 days after | 42 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | 13 days after | 41 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition | Morris, OK | 13 days after | 31 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | 13 days after | 30 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | 13 days after | 30 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Mike Davis - Lotta Bull BBQ Tell "ALL" Class | Waynesboro, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 2nd Annual Smokin Ain't Allowed in School Backyard BBQ Fest (Backyard) | Gurley, AL | 13 days after | — |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) | Boone, IA | 14 days after | 36 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II | Hoofdorp, Netherlands | 14 days after | 34 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 | Salzburg, Austria | 14 days after | 16 |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Table Captain Class | Des Moines, IA | 14 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Dickson, TN | 14 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Des Moines, IA | 14 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Southern Hot Wing Festival (Competitor's Series) | Memphis, TN | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Backyard BBQ Brawl in the Boro (BACKYARD) | Murfresboro, TN | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Table Captain Class | Omaha, NE | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Omaha, NE | 14 days after | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Shawnee, OK | 15 days before | 66 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ | Hammond, LA | 15 days before | 58 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Reno, NV | 15 days before | 29 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Donny Bray - Warren County Pork Choppers BBQ Class | Bowling Green, KY | 15 days before | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
| Apr 24, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Maynard, MA | 15 days after | — |
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.