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 28, 2016 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
18
sanctioned contests
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.
- 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
- 15 Jul 9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-28 Your weekend | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) | Westmont, IL | 0 | 55 |
| 2016-05-28 Your weekend | The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) | Nashville, TN | 0 | 50 |
| 2016-05-28 Your weekend | Roc City Rib Fest | Rochester, NY | 0 | 50 |
| 2016-05-28 Your weekend | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | North Bend, OR | 0 | 43 |
| 2016-05-28 Your weekend | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 Class | Diamond Bar, CA | 0 | — |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Evans, GA | -1 | 66 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) | Nashville, TN | -1 | 51 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) | Westmont, IL | -1 | 42 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Best Dam Barbecue | Boulder City, NV | -1 | 36 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff | Lewisburg, TN | -1 | 31 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | PigMaina Lima | Lima, OH | -1 | 29 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off | Kennett, MO | -1 | 28 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | -1 | 25 |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Private Class | Nashville, TN | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Table Captain Class- CANCELLED | Robinson, TX | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-27 | Hog Wild Cancelled | Robinson, TX | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-27 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Bend, OR | -1 | — |
| 2016-05-26 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Robinson, TX | -2 | — |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | 6 | 67 |
| 2016-06-03 | Que for the Troops | Levittown, PA | 6 | 67 |
| 2016-06-03 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | Norco, CA | 6 | 58 |
| 2016-06-03 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Mayetta, KS | 6 | 55 |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin in Steele | Owatonna, MN | 6 | 53 |
| 2016-06-03 | Up In smoke on the Square | Lincoln, IL | 6 | 52 |
| 2016-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) | Kansas City, MO | 6 | 45 |
| 2016-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Huron, SD | 6 | 44 |
| 2016-06-03 | Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ | Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN | 6 | 39 |
| 2016-06-03 | Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ (BACKYARD) | Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN | 6 | 39 |
| 2016-06-03 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Fort Washington, MD | 6 | 37 |
| 2016-06-03 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cancelled | Bardstown, KY | 6 | 34 |
| 2016-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) | McLouth, KS | 6 | 33 |
| 2016-06-03 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Euharlee, GA | 6 | 32 |
| 2016-06-03 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | Canon City, CO | 6 | 30 |
| 2016-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Marysville, KS | 6 | 30 |
| 2016-06-03 | Poor Que | Montello, WI | 6 | 30 |
| 2016-06-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Asheville, NC | 6 | 27 |
| 2016-06-03 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | Lincolnton, NC | 6 | 26 |
| 2016-06-03 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Memphis, TN | 6 | 25 |
| 2016-06-03 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest | Boonville, MO | 6 | 22 |
| 2016-06-03 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 6 | 22 |
| 2016-06-03 | Conquer The Grill | Coudersport, PA | 6 | 18 |
| 2016-06-03 | Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition | Florence, OR | 6 | 13 |
| 2016-06-03 | * Sparkle City Rhythm & Ribs Festival ( Backyard ) | Spartanburg, SC | 6 | — |
| 2016-06-03 | Taste the Spirit of Madison (BACKYARD) Cancelled | Madison, AL | 6 | — |
| 2016-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship | Hancock, NH | 7 | 32 |
| 2016-06-04 | Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) | Deurne, The Netherlands, NL | 7 | 24 |
| 2016-05-21 | Bohemian BBQ | Prague, CZ | -7 | 22 |
| 2016-05-21 | Triple B Festival | Kenora, ON | -7 | 17 |
| 2016-06-04 | BBQ by the Sea | Kerteminde, DK | 7 | 12 |
| 2016-05-21 | Table Captain Class | Onalaska, WI | -7 | — |
| 2016-05-21 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Onalaska, WI | -7 | — |
| 2016-05-21 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | -7 | — |
| 2016-05-20 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | -8 | 46 |
| 2016-05-20 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | -8 | 46 |
| 2016-05-20 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | -8 | 42 |
| 2016-05-20 | Smokin' for Garrett | Boonville, IN | -8 | 35 |
| 2016-05-20 | Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | -8 | 32 |
| 2016-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | -8 | 30 |
| 2016-05-20 | Barber Q Battle | Birmingham, AL | -8 | 30 |
| 2016-05-20 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Southhaven, MS | -8 | 29 |
| 2016-05-20 | *2nd Annual Pork in the Park | Wyandotte, MI | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-05-20 | BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-05-20 | Chesapeake Jubilee | Chesapeake, VA | -8 | 26 |
| 2016-05-20 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que | Chincoteague, VA | -8 | 23 |
| 2016-05-20 | Piggin In The Park | Woodruff, SC | -8 | 20 |
| 2016-05-20 | Rod Gray - Pellet Envy | Overland Park, KS | -8 | — |
| 2016-05-20 | Mike Davis - Lotta Bull BBQ Tell "ALL" Class | Lehi, UT | -8 | — |
| 2016-05-20 | * Loving Learners BBQ Smoke Off( Cancelled) | Wichita, KS | -8 | — |
| 2016-05-20 | Table Captain Class | Syracuse, NY | -8 | — |
| 2016-06-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Norco, CA | 8 | — |
| 2016-06-07 | KOSHER Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 10 | — |
| 2016-06-09 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Craig, CO | 12 | — |
| 2016-06-10 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Tryon, NC | 13 | 76 |
| 2016-06-10 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship | Okmulgee, OK | 13 | 41 |
| 2016-06-10 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park | New Castle, DE | 13 | 39 |
| 2016-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | Wynne, AR | 13 | 39 |
| 2016-06-10 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | Kansas City, KS | 13 | 34 |
| 2016-06-10 | *Mankato Cookout Day 1 | Mankato, MN | 13 | 33 |
| 2016-06-10 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic | Hays, KS | 13 | 31 |
| 2016-06-10 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | Pueblo, CO | 13 | 30 |
| 2016-06-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 29 |
| 2016-06-10 | Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship | Fillmore, CA | 13 | 27 |
| 2016-06-10 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin | Fitzgerald, GA | 13 | 26 |
| 2016-06-10 | Smoke on the Prairie Cancelled | Brimfield, IL | 13 | 23 |
| 2016-06-10 | ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival | Clio, MI | 13 | 20 |
| 2016-06-10 | Marietta River City BBQ | Marietta, OH | 13 | 20 |
| 2016-06-10 | KY Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-off(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Harrodsburg, KY | 13 | 17 |
| 2016-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin(Backyard ) | Huntsville, AL | 13 | — |
| 2016-06-10 | Big Kahuna Wing Festival (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Knoxville, TN | 13 | — |
| 2016-06-10 | Grillin The Rockies BBQ Championship( Cancelled) | Craig, CO | 13 | — |
| 2016-06-10 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Uncasville, CT | 13 | — |
| 2016-06-10 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad Street BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD) | Elkmont, AL | 13 | — |
| 2016-06-11 | Sun BBQ Fest | Uncasville, CT | 14 | 69 |
| 2016-05-14 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | -14 | 65 |
| 2016-05-14 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 | -14 | 34 |
| 2016-06-11 | *Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard) | Mankato, MN | 14 | 32 |
| 2016-06-11 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Tonganoxie, KS | 14 | 29 |
| 2016-06-11 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 | Perugia, IT | 14 | 29 |
| 2016-06-11 | Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016 | Richmond, Qu JOB2H0 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016-06-11 | Ribs & Rockets(Competitor Series/Invite Only/ Judges Full) | Sacramento, CA | 14 | 8 |
| 2016-05-14 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | -14 | — |
| 2016-06-11 | Mike Davis - Lotta Bull BBQ Tell "ALL" Class | Whitehall, AR | 14 | — |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ Jamboree | Fredericksburg, VA | -15 | 72 |
| 2016-05-13 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | -15 | 71 |
| 2016-05-13 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | -15 | 51 |
| 2016-05-13 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | -15 | 44 |
| 2016-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -15 | 41 |
| 2016-05-13 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | -15 | 36 |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -15 | 33 |
| 2016-05-13 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | -15 | 33 |
| 2016-05-13 | 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition | Greenwood, MO | -15 | 30 |
| 2016-05-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | -15 | 29 |
| 2016-05-13 | Boots and BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | -15 | 28 |
| 2016-05-13 | Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | -15 | 28 |
| 2016-05-13 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest | Ashland, MS | -15 | 26 |
| 2016-05-13 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival | Sauk City, WI | -15 | 19 |
| 2016-05-13 | Smoke on the Water ( Backyard Contest) | Florence, AL | -15 | — |
| 2016-05-13 | The Pearl City Picnic (Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | -15 | — |
| 2016-05-13 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ Cook Off and Spring Festival (BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST ONLY) | Arab, AL | -15 | — |
| 2016-05-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Nieuw Vennep, | -16 | — |
| 2016-05-12 | Table Captain Class | Nieuw Vennep, | -16 | — |
| 2016-06-14 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, 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.
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