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 20, 2016 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
19
sanctioned contests
In the window
103
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 12 Oct 1
The weekend of Oct 1 is the quietest in range: 12 contests. The biggest thing on it is Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-20 Your weekend | EUregio Barbecue Festival | Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR | 0 | 28 |
| 2016-08-20 Your weekend | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | Orion, IL | 0 | 12 |
| 2016-08-20 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Waldfeutch-Haaren, | 0 | — |
| 2016-08-20 Your weekend | Pilgrim's 2nd Annual Cook-Off(BACKYARD) | Russellville, AL | 0 | — |
| 2016-08-20 Your weekend | KC Kosher BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Overland Park, KS | 0 | — |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval | Madison, IN | -1 | 63 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Excelsior Springs, MO | -1 | 56 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Hudson Valley Ribfest | New Paltz, NY | -1 | 52 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Cape Girardeau, MO | -1 | 51 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Stand by Your Grill | Fulton, MS | -1 | 40 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) | Athens, GA | -1 | 39 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | SMSU Smokefest | Marshall, MN | -1 | 37 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | Emporia, KS | -1 | 33 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | South Windsor, CT | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Winnipeg, R3C5S5 | -1 | 25 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | Oaktown Throwdown BBQ | Oakland, CA | -1 | 21 |
| 2016-08-19 Your weekend | 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival | Long Beach, CA | -1 | 18 |
| 2016-08-19 | Estonian BBQ Festival Cancelled | Vanamoisa,Saue vald,Harju mk, EE | -1 | — |
| 2016-08-19 | Stokin' the Fire BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Birmingham, AL | -1 | — |
| 2016-08-18 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cape Girardeau, MO | -2 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Lubbock, TX | 6 | 72 |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest | New Holland, PA | 6 | 66 |
| 2016-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | 6 | 61 |
| 2016-08-26 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | Albert Lea, MN | 6 | 48 |
| 2016-08-26 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | Washington Island, WI | 6 | 42 |
| 2016-08-26 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Kennesaw, GA | 6 | 38 |
| 2016-08-26 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | 6 | 37 |
| 2016-08-26 | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | 6 | 37 |
| 2016-08-26 | Smokin' On Oak | Bonner Springs, KS | 6 | 37 |
| 2016-08-26 | BBQ on the Bricks | Kearney, NE | 6 | 34 |
| 2016-08-26 | Ribstock | Marne, MI | 6 | 32 |
| 2016-08-26 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club | Franklin, TN | 6 | 31 |
| 2016-08-26 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | 6 | 31 |
| 2016-08-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | N. Charleston, SC | 6 | 30 |
| 2016-08-26 | Boydton's Big Bad BBQ | Boydton, VA | 6 | 28 |
| 2016-08-26 | Grills 'N' Grilles(presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) | Penn Valley, CA | 6 | 28 |
| 2016-08-26 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | 6 | 22 |
| 2016-08-26 | Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) | Ceres, CA | 6 | 22 |
| 2016-08-26 | The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest | Fleischmanns, NY | 6 | 15 |
| 2016-08-26 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 6 | 12 |
| 2016-08-14 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Oslo, | -6 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | * Oak Grove BBQ and Lemonade Cancelled | Lone Jack, MO | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-26 | *Shriner's Smoke on the Ohio Cancelled | Evansville, IN | 6 | — |
| 2016-08-27 | Regahfest 2016 | Den Hagg, NL | 7 | 35 |
| 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 | — |
| 2016-08-27 | Chris Marks - BBQ Boot Camp | Sellersburg, IN | 7 | — |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Bel Air, MD | -8 | 42 |
| 2016-08-12 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) | Tonka Bay, MN | -8 | 35 |
| 2016-08-12 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Franklin, NC | -8 | 34 |
| 2016-08-12 | Smokin' In McMinnville | McMinnville, TN | -8 | 32 |
| 2016-08-12 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | Woodward, OK | -8 | 29 |
| 2016-08-12 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Atlanta, GA | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 | Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest | Salamanca, NY | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Richmond, VA | -8 | 28 |
| 2016-08-12 | Best of the West | Sheridan, WY | -8 | 26 |
| 2016-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash | Winston, MO | -8 | 17 |
| 2016-08-12 | Holy Smoke BBQ Competition | Liberty, MO | -8 | 16 |
| 2016-08-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Gothenburg, | -8 | — |
| 2016-08-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Russellville, AR | -8 | — |
| 2016-08-12 | *All Fired UP Cancelled | Berryton, KS | -8 | — |
| 2016-08-11 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED | Winston, MO | -9 | — |
| 2016-09-01 | Table Captain Class | Appleton City, MO | 12 | — |
| 2016-09-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Appleton City, MO | 12 | — |
| 2016-09-02 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Cancelled | Parker, CO | 13 | 51 |
| 2016-09-02 | 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs | Warrens, WI | 13 | 32 |
| 2016-09-02 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Ypsilanti, MI | 13 | 30 |
| 2016-09-02 | Homecoming 2016 | Vernon, IN | 13 | 26 |
| 2016-09-02 | *Low Country Hog Fest | Charleston, SC | 13 | 26 |
| 2016-09-02 | Rockin Apples Festival | Appleton City, MO | 13 | 23 |
| 2016-09-02 | Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival | Myrtle Beach, SC | 13 | 17 |
| 2016-09-02 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2016-09-03 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Bedford, TX | 14 | 58 |
| 2016-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | 14 | 45 |
| 2016-08-06 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship | Ottawa, CA | -14 | 41 |
| 2016-09-03 | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, Alberta, CA | 14 | 35 |
| 2016-09-03 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke | Geneva, NY | 14 | 35 |
| 2016-08-06 | Smoke in the North | Gothenburg, SE | -14 | 31 |
| 2016-08-06 | Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) | Manitowoc, WI | -14 | 22 |
| 2016-09-03 | Big Muddy Brew n Que(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Winona, MN | 14 | 20 |
| 2016-08-06 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA | -14 | 17 |
| 2016-09-03 | Blues,View,and BBQ Cooking for a cause(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Westport, CT | 14 | — |
| 2016-09-03 | Travis Clark - Clark Crew BBQ Competition BBQ Class | Yukon, OK | 14 | — |
| 2016-09-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Humble, TX | 14 | — |
| 2016-09-03 | Bears Smokehouse New England BBQ Championship Cancelled | Hartford, CT | 14 | — |
| 2016-09-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bedford, TX | 14 | — |
| 2016-08-05 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | -15 | 70 |
| 2016-08-05 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Dillard, GA | -15 | 56 |
| 2016-08-05 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Laurie, MO | -15 | 50 |
| 2016-08-05 | Pigs & Pedals | Asheboro, NC | -15 | 47 |
| 2016-08-05 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Huntington Beach, CA | -15 | 36 |
| 2016-08-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | -15 | 29 |
| 2016-08-05 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | Rossville, KS | -15 | 29 |
| 2016-08-05 | Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) | Manitowoc, WI | -15 | 27 |
| 2016-08-05 | Pit at the Park | Macungie, PA | -15 | 23 |
| 2016-08-05 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Cincinnati, OH | -15 | 23 |
| 2016-08-05 | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) | Clayton, CA | -15 | 17 |
| 2016-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Westland, MI | -15 | 16 |
| 2016-08-05 | Smokin at the Maples Cancelled | Manorville, NY | -15 | — |
| 2016-08-05 | Certified BBQ Judge Class | Ottawa, | -15 | — |
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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