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, May 21, 2016 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
22
sanctioned contests
In the window
115
±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 Apr 9
- 12 Apr 16
- 22 Apr 23
- 21 Apr 30
- 21 May 7
- 22 May 14
- 22 May 21
- 18 May 28
- 29 Jun 4
- 28 Jun 11
- 21 Jun 18
- 30 Jun 25
- 13 Jul 2
The weekend of Apr 16 is the quietest in range: 12 contests. The biggest thing on it is Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-21 Your weekend | Bohemian BBQ | Prague, CZ | 0 | 22 |
| 2016-05-21 Your weekend | Triple B Festival | Kenora, ON | 0 | 17 |
| 2016-05-21 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Onalaska, WI | 0 | — |
| 2016-05-21 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Onalaska, WI | 0 | — |
| 2016-05-21 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | 0 | — |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | -1 | 46 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | -1 | 46 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | -1 | 42 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Smokin' for Garrett | Boonville, IN | -1 | 35 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | -1 | 32 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | -1 | 30 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Barber Q Battle | Birmingham, AL | -1 | 30 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Southhaven, MS | -1 | 29 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | *2nd Annual Pork in the Park | Wyandotte, MI | -1 | 28 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | -1 | 28 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Chesapeake Jubilee | Chesapeake, VA | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que | Chincoteague, VA | -1 | 23 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Piggin In The Park | Woodruff, SC | -1 | 20 |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Rod Gray - Pellet Envy | Overland Park, KS | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Mike Davis - Lotta Bull BBQ Tell "ALL" Class | Lehi, UT | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | * Loving Learners BBQ Smoke Off( Cancelled) | Wichita, KS | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-20 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Syracuse, NY | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Robinson, TX | 5 | — |
| 2016-05-27 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Evans, GA | 6 | 66 |
| 2016-05-27 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) | Nashville, TN | 6 | 51 |
| 2016-05-27 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) | Westmont, IL | 6 | 42 |
| 2016-05-27 | Best Dam Barbecue | Boulder City, NV | 6 | 36 |
| 2016-05-27 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff | Lewisburg, TN | 6 | 31 |
| 2016-05-27 | PigMaina Lima | Lima, OH | 6 | 29 |
| 2016-05-27 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off | Kennett, MO | 6 | 28 |
| 2016-05-27 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | 6 | 25 |
| 2016-05-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Private Class | Nashville, TN | 6 | — |
| 2016-05-27 | Table Captain Class- CANCELLED | Robinson, TX | 6 | — |
| 2016-05-27 | Hog Wild Cancelled | Robinson, TX | 6 | — |
| 2016-05-27 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2016-05-27 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Bend, OR | 6 | — |
| 2016-05-14 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | -7 | 65 |
| 2016-05-28 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) | Westmont, IL | 7 | 55 |
| 2016-05-28 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) | Nashville, TN | 7 | 50 |
| 2016-05-28 | Roc City Rib Fest | Rochester, NY | 7 | 50 |
| 2016-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | North Bend, OR | 7 | 43 |
| 2016-05-14 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 | -7 | 34 |
| 2016-05-14 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | -7 | — |
| 2016-05-28 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 | — |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | -8 | 72 |
| 2016-05-13 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | -8 | 71 |
| 2016-05-13 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | -8 | 51 |
| 2016-05-13 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | -8 | 44 |
| 2016-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -8 | 41 |
| 2016-05-13 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | -8 | 36 |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -8 | 33 |
| 2016-05-13 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | -8 | 33 |
| 2016-05-13 | 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition | Greenwood, MO | -8 | 30 |
| 2016-05-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | -8 | 29 |
| 2016-05-13 | Boots and BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-05-13 | Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-05-13 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest | Ashland, MS | -8 | 26 |
| 2016-05-13 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | Sauk City, WI | -8 | 19 |
| 2016-05-13 | Smoke on the Water ( Backyard Contest) | Florence, AL | -8 | — |
| 2016-05-13 | The Pearl City Picnic (Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | -8 | — |
| 2016-05-13 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ Cook Off and Spring Festival (BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST ONLY) | Arab, AL | -8 | — |
| 2016-05-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Nieuw Vennep, | -9 | — |
| 2016-05-12 | Table Captain Class | Nieuw Vennep, | -9 | — |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | 13 | 67 |
| 2016-06-03 | Que for the Troops | Levittown, PA | 13 | 67 |
| 2016-06-03 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | Norco, CA | 13 | 58 |
| 2016-06-03 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Mayetta, KS | 13 | 55 |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin in Steele | Owatonna, MN | 13 | 53 |
| 2016-06-03 | Up In smoke on the Square | Lincoln, IL | 13 | 52 |
| 2016-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) | Kansas City, MO | 13 | 45 |
| 2016-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Huron, SD | 13 | 44 |
| 2016-05-08 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | Hasselt, Belgium, BE | -13 | 40 |
| 2016-06-03 | Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ | Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN | 13 | 39 |
| 2016-06-03 | Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ (BACKYARD) | Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN | 13 | 39 |
| 2016-06-03 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Fort Washington, MD | 13 | 37 |
| 2016-06-03 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cancelled | Bardstown, KY | 13 | 34 |
| 2016-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) | McLouth, KS | 13 | 33 |
| 2016-06-03 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Euharlee, GA | 13 | 32 |
| 2016-06-03 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | Canon City, CO | 13 | 30 |
| 2016-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Marysville, KS | 13 | 30 |
| 2016-06-03 | Poor Que | Montello, WI | 13 | 30 |
| 2016-06-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Asheville, NC | 13 | 27 |
| 2016-06-03 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | Lincolnton, NC | 13 | 26 |
| 2016-06-03 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Memphis, TN | 13 | 25 |
| 2016-06-03 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest | Boonville, MO | 13 | 22 |
| 2016-06-03 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 13 | 22 |
| 2016-06-03 | Conquer The Grill | Coudersport, PA | 13 | 18 |
| 2016-06-03 | Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition | Florence, OR | 13 | 13 |
| 2016-06-03 | * Sparkle City Rhythm & Ribs Festival ( Backyard ) | Spartanburg, SC | 13 | — |
| 2016-06-03 | Taste the Spirit of Madison (BACKYARD) Cancelled | Madison, AL | 13 | — |
| 2016-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship | Hancock, NH | 14 | 32 |
| 2016-06-04 | Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | 14 | 24 |
| 2016-06-04 | BBQ by the Sea | Kerteminde, DK | 14 | 12 |
| 2016-05-07 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kertemindevejen, | -14 | — |
| 2016-05-07 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | -14 | — |
| 2016-05-06 | *Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -15 | 83 |
| 2016-05-06 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | -15 | 76 |
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -15 | 67 |
| 2016-05-06 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | Annapolis, MD | -15 | 51 |
| 2016-05-06 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition | Greenlane, PA | -15 | 47 |
| 2016-05-06 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | -15 | 42 |
| 2016-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | -15 | 40 |
| 2016-05-06 | 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -15 | 39 |
| 2016-05-06 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | Mesquite, NV | -15 | 35 |
| 2016-05-06 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -15 | 32 |
| 2016-05-06 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | -15 | 31 |
| 2016-05-06 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | -15 | 30 |
| 2016-05-06 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | -15 | 30 |
| 2016-05-06 | *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | Lucedale, MS | -15 | 27 |
| 2016-05-06 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | Grandview, MO | -15 | 25 |
| 2016-05-06 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | Kansas City, MO | -15 | 24 |
| 2016-06-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Norco, CA | 15 | — |
| 2016-05-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Mesquite, NV | -16 | — |
| 2016-05-05 | 1st Annual Grillin N Chillin BBQ Celebra-cation ( Canceled ) | Cancun, | -16 | — |
| 2016-06-07 | KOSHER Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 17 | — |
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.