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 13, 2016 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
19
sanctioned contests
In the window
99
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 24 Sep 24
The weekend of Jul 2 is the quietest in range: 13 contests. The biggest thing on it is Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-13 Your weekend | * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff | Russellville, AR | 0 | 28 |
| 2016-08-13 Your weekend | Oslofjord BBQ Challenge | OSLO, Norway, NO | 0 | 28 |
| 2016-08-13 Your weekend | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton | New London, CT | 0 | 25 |
| 2016-08-13 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Russellville, AR | 0 | — |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Bel Air, MD | -1 | 42 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) | Tonka Bay, MN | -1 | 35 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Franklin, NC | -1 | 34 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Smokin' In McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | -1 | 32 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | Woodward, OK | -1 | 29 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Atlanta, GA | -1 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest | Salamanca, NY | -1 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Richmond, VA | -1 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Best of the West | Sheridan, WY | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash | Winston, MO | -1 | 17 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Holy Smoke BBQ Competition | Liberty, MO | -1 | 16 |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, | -1 | — |
| 2016-08-12 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Russellville, AR | -1 | — |
| 2016-08-12 | *All Fired UP Cancelled | Berryton, KS | -1 | — |
| 2016-08-14 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Oslo, | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-11 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Winston, MO | -2 | — |
| 2016-08-18 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cape Girardeau, MO | 5 | — |
| 2016-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval | Madison, IN | 6 | 63 |
| 2016-08-19 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 | 56 |
| 2016-08-19 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | New Paltz, NY | 6 | 52 |
| 2016-08-19 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | 6 | 51 |
| 2016-08-19 | Stand by Your Grill | Fulton, MS | 6 | 40 |
| 2016-08-19 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) | Athens, GA | 6 | 39 |
| 2016-08-19 | SMSU Smokefest | Marshall, MN | 6 | 37 |
| 2016-08-19 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | 6 | 33 |
| 2016-08-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | South Windsor, CT | 6 | 26 |
| 2016-08-19 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 6 | 26 |
| 2016-08-19 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Winnipeg, R3C5S5 | 6 | 25 |
| 2016-08-19 | Oaktown Throwdown BBQ | Oakland, CA | 6 | 21 |
| 2016-08-19 | 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival | Long Beach, CA | 6 | 18 |
| 2016-08-19 | Estonian BBQ Festival Cancelled | Vanamoisa,Saue vald,Harju mk, EE | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-19 | Stokin' the Fire BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Birmingham, AL | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-06 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship | Ottawa, CA | -7 | 41 |
| 2016-08-06 | Smoke in the North | Gothenburg, SE | -7 | 31 |
| 2016-08-20 | EUregio Barbecue Festival | Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR | 7 | 28 |
| 2016-08-06 | Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) | Manitowoc, WI | -7 | 22 |
| 2016-08-06 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA | -7 | 17 |
| 2016-08-20 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | Orion, IL | 7 | 12 |
| 2016-08-20 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Waldfeutch-Haaren, | 7 | — |
| 2016-08-20 | Pilgrim's 2nd Annual Cook-Off(BACKYARD) | Russellville, AL | 7 | — |
| 2016-08-20 | KC Kosher BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Overland Park, KS | 7 | — |
| 2016-08-05 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | -8 | 70 |
| 2016-08-05 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | -8 | 56 |
| 2016-08-05 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | -8 | 50 |
| 2016-08-05 | Pigs & Pedals | Asheboro, NC | -8 | 47 |
| 2016-08-05 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Huntington Beach, CA | -8 | 36 |
| 2016-08-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | -8 | 29 |
| 2016-08-05 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | -8 | 29 |
| 2016-08-05 | Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) | Manitowoc, WI | -8 | 27 |
| 2016-08-05 | Pit at the Park | Macungie, PA | -8 | 23 |
| 2016-08-05 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Cincinnati, OH | -8 | 23 |
| 2016-08-05 | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) | Clayton, CA | -8 | 17 |
| 2016-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Westland, MI | -8 | 16 |
| 2016-08-05 | Smokin at the Maples Cancelled | Manorville, NY | -8 | — |
| 2016-08-05 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Ottawa, | -8 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Lubbock, TX | 13 | 72 |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | 13 | 66 |
| 2016-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | 13 | 61 |
| 2016-08-26 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | 13 | 48 |
| 2016-08-26 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | Washington Island, WI | 13 | 42 |
| 2016-08-26 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Kennesaw, GA | 13 | 38 |
| 2016-08-26 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | 13 | 37 |
| 2016-08-26 | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | 13 | 37 |
| 2016-08-26 | Smokin' On Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | 13 | 37 |
| 2016-08-26 | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | 13 | 34 |
| 2016-08-26 | Ribstock | Marne, MI | 13 | 32 |
| 2016-08-26 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club | Franklin, TN | 13 | 31 |
| 2016-08-26 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | 13 | 31 |
| 2016-08-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | N. Charleston, SC | 13 | 30 |
| 2016-08-26 | Boydton's Big Bad BBQ | Boydton, VA | 13 | 28 |
| 2016-08-26 | Grills 'N' Grilles(presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) | Penn Valley, CA | 13 | 28 |
| 2016-08-26 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | 13 | 22 |
| 2016-08-26 | Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | Ceres, CA | 13 | 22 |
| 2016-08-26 | The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest | Fleischmanns, NY | 13 | 15 |
| 2016-08-26 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 13 | 12 |
| 2016-08-26 | * Oak Grove BBQ and Lemonade Cancelled | Lone Jack, MO | 13 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | *Shriner's Smoke on the Ohio Cancelled | Evansville, IN | 13 | — |
| 2016-08-27 | Regahfest 2016 | Den Hagg, NL | 14 | 35 |
| 2016-08-27 | Chris Marks - BBQ Boot Camp | Sellersburg, IN | 14 | — |
| 2016-07-29 | Racing for the BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | -15 | 54 |
| 2016-07-29 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Vista, CA | -15 | 42 |
| 2016-07-29 | Blues.Brews & Barbecue | Birch Run, MI | -15 | 39 |
| 2016-07-29 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest | Dodge City, KS | -15 | 37 |
| 2016-07-29 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Iola, KS | -15 | 36 |
| 2016-07-29 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | Hartselle, AL | -15 | 33 |
| 2016-07-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Des Moines, IA | -15 | 28 |
| 2016-07-29 | SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge | Alamosa, CO | -15 | 27 |
| 2016-07-29 | Great Northern BBQ Cancelled | Brainerd, MN | -15 | 26 |
| 2016-07-29 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival | Old Forge, NY | -15 | 24 |
| 2016-07-29 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival | Summerville, SC | -15 | 22 |
| 2016-07-29 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | Gilroy, CA | -15 | 20 |
| 2016-07-29 | Birdies Barnyard BBQ | Kohler, WI | -15 | 17 |
| 2016-07-29 | Mark Lambert - Barbecue Live Cooking Class | Memphis, TN | -15 | — |
| 2016-07-29 | Donny Teel - Buffalo's BBQ | Mansfield, TX | -15 | — |
| 2016-07-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Birch Run, MI | -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.
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