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, August 6, 2016 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
17
sanctioned contests
In the window
91
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 30 Jun 25
- 13 Jul 2
- 15 Jul 9
- 13 Jul 16
- 15 Jul 23
- 15 Jul 30
- 17 Aug 6
- 19 Aug 13
- 19 Aug 20
- 22 Aug 27
- 18 Sep 3
- 21 Sep 10
- 20 Sep 17
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-06 Your weekend | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship | Ottawa, CA | 0 | 41 |
| 2016-08-06 Your weekend | Smoke in the North | Gothenburg, SE | 0 | 31 |
| 2016-08-06 Your weekend | Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) | Manitowoc, WI | 0 | 22 |
| 2016-08-06 Your weekend | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA | 0 | 17 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | -1 | 70 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | -1 | 56 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | -1 | 50 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Pigs & Pedals | Asheboro, NC | -1 | 47 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Huntington Beach, CA | -1 | 36 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | -1 | 29 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | -1 | 29 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) | Manitowoc, WI | -1 | 27 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Pit at the Park | Macungie, PA | -1 | 23 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Cincinnati, OH | -1 | 23 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) | Clayton, CA | -1 | 17 |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | All American BBQ Throwdown | Westland, MI | -1 | 16 |
| 2016-08-05 | Smokin at the Maples Cancelled | Manorville, NY | -1 | — |
| 2016-08-05 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Ottawa, | -1 | — |
| 2016-08-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Winston, MO | 5 | — |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Bel Air, MD | 6 | 42 |
| 2016-08-12 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) | Tonka Bay, MN | 6 | 35 |
| 2016-08-12 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Franklin, NC | 6 | 34 |
| 2016-08-12 | Smokin' In McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | 6 | 32 |
| 2016-08-12 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | Woodward, OK | 6 | 29 |
| 2016-08-12 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Atlanta, GA | 6 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 | Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest | Salamanca, NY | 6 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Richmond, VA | 6 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 | Best of the West | Sheridan, WY | 6 | 26 |
| 2016-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash | Winston, MO | 6 | 17 |
| 2016-08-12 | Holy Smoke BBQ Competition | Liberty, MO | 6 | 16 |
| 2016-08-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Russellville, AR | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-12 | *All Fired UP Cancelled | Berryton, KS | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-13 | * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff | Russellville, AR | 7 | 28 |
| 2016-08-13 | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge | OSLO, Norway, NO | 7 | 28 |
| 2016-08-13 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton | New London, CT | 7 | 25 |
| 2016-08-13 | Table Captain Class | Russellville, AR | 7 | — |
| 2016-07-29 | Racing for the BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | -8 | 54 |
| 2016-07-29 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Vista, CA | -8 | 42 |
| 2016-07-29 | Blues.Brews & Barbecue | Birch Run, MI | -8 | 39 |
| 2016-07-29 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest | Dodge City, KS | -8 | 37 |
| 2016-07-29 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Iola, KS | -8 | 36 |
| 2016-07-29 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | Hartselle, AL | -8 | 33 |
| 2016-07-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Des Moines, IA | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-07-29 | SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge | Alamosa, CO | -8 | 27 |
| 2016-07-29 | Great Northern BBQ Cancelled | Brainerd, MN | -8 | 26 |
| 2016-07-29 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival | Old Forge, NY | -8 | 24 |
| 2016-07-29 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival | Summerville, SC | -8 | 22 |
| 2016-07-29 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | Gilroy, CA | -8 | 20 |
| 2016-07-29 | Birdies Barnyard BBQ | Kohler, WI | -8 | 17 |
| 2016-07-29 | Mark Lambert - Barbecue Live Cooking Class | Memphis, TN | -8 | — |
| 2016-07-29 | Donny Teel - Buffalo's BBQ | Mansfield, TX | -8 | — |
| 2016-08-14 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Oslo, | 8 | — |
| 2016-07-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Birch Run, MI | -9 | — |
| 2016-08-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cape Girardeau, MO | 12 | — |
| 2016-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval | Madison, IN | 13 | 63 |
| 2016-08-19 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 | 56 |
| 2016-08-19 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | New Paltz, NY | 13 | 52 |
| 2016-08-19 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | 13 | 51 |
| 2016-08-19 | Stand by Your Grill | Fulton, MS | 13 | 40 |
| 2016-08-19 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) | Athens, GA | 13 | 39 |
| 2016-08-19 | SMSU Smokefest | Marshall, MN | 13 | 37 |
| 2016-08-19 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | 13 | 33 |
| 2016-08-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | South Windsor, CT | 13 | 26 |
| 2016-08-19 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 13 | 26 |
| 2016-08-19 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Winnipeg, R3C5S5 | 13 | 25 |
| 2016-08-19 | Oaktown Throwdown BBQ | Oakland, CA | 13 | 21 |
| 2016-08-19 | 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival | Long Beach, CA | 13 | 18 |
| 2016-08-19 | Estonian BBQ Festival Cancelled | Vanamoisa,Saue vald,Harju mk, EE | 13 | — |
| 2016-08-19 | Stokin' the Fire BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Birmingham, AL | 13 | — |
| 2016-07-23 | Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival | Millheim, DE | -14 | 29 |
| 2016-08-20 | EUregio Barbecue Festival | Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR | 14 | 28 |
| 2016-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | Windsor, VT | -14 | 26 |
| 2016-08-20 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | Orion, IL | 14 | 12 |
| 2016-07-23 | Richard Fergola - Fergolicious Backyard BBQ Bootcamp 2016 | Manhattan, KS | -14 | — |
| 2016-08-20 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Waldfeutch-Haaren, | 14 | — |
| 2016-08-20 | Pilgrim's 2nd Annual Cook-Off(BACKYARD) | Russellville, AL | 14 | — |
| 2016-08-20 | KC Kosher BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Overland Park, KS | 14 | — |
| 2016-07-22 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig | Desoto, KS | -15 | 49 |
| 2016-07-22 | WNC BBQ Festival- | Maggie Valley, NC | -15 | 49 |
| 2016-07-22 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Dyersburg, TN | -15 | 47 |
| 2016-07-22 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | -15 | 47 |
| 2016-07-22 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) | Peoria, IL | -15 | 37 |
| 2016-07-22 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | Arvada, CO | -15 | 35 |
| 2016-07-22 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | -15 | 34 |
| 2016-07-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Woodbury, MN | -15 | 30 |
| 2016-07-22 | EffingHAM Jam | Effingham, IL | -15 | 29 |
| 2016-07-22 | Smoking in the Woods | Kingdom City, MO | -15 | 18 |
| 2016-07-22 | Southern Tier Brew & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Owego, NY | -15 | — |
| 2016-07-22 | Smoke on the Border( CANCELED) | Lloydminster Alberta , Canada, T9V2T7 | -15 | — |
| 2016-07-21 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | -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.
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.