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, October 1, 2016 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
12
sanctioned contests
In the window
97
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 19 Aug 20
- 22 Aug 27
- 18 Sep 3
- 21 Sep 10
- 20 Sep 17
- 24 Sep 24
- 12 Oct 1
- 20 Oct 8
- 11 Oct 15
- 12 Oct 22
- 6 Oct 29
- 6 Nov 5
- 10 Nov 12
The weekend of Oct 29 is the quietest in range: 6 contests. The biggest thing on it is 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Las Vegas, NV | Same day | — |
| Oct 1, 2016 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Las Vegas, NV | Same day | — |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Gettin Paid BBQ Competition Cancelled | Grande Prairie Alberta, Canada | Same day | — |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 1 day before | 50 |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 1 day before | 44 |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 1 day before | 43 |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa | Sapulpa, OK | 1 day before | 37 |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water-Guntersville ( BACKYARD ONLY) | Guntersville, AL | 1 day before | 31 |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
Roast N Boast BBQ | Columbus, MS | 1 day before | 27 |
| Sep 30, 2016 Your weekend |
Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | 1 day before | 26 |
| Sep 29, 2016 Your weekend |
Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | 2 days before | 28 |
| Sep 28, 2016 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 3 days before | — |
| Oct 6, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 6 days after | 75 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 6 days after | 56 |
| Sep 25, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff (COMPETITOR'S ONLY) | Clarence, NY | 6 days before | 54 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 6 days after | 47 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 6 days after | 33 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bliss Brews & Que | Ft. Bliss, TX | 6 days after | 32 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Pig Mania Marion | Marion, OH | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Cancelled | Rocky Mount, NC | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bacon Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | 6 days after | 21 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | River Grill Before the Big Chill ( Cancelled ) | Cincinnati, OH | 6 days after | — |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | Waltrop NRW, Germany | 7 days before | 67 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 7 days after | 48 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 7 days after | 46 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | 7 days before | 41 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | I Grill Because I Care (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Cancelled | New Hope, AL | 7 days after | 26 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | 7 days before | 23 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ | Levenworth, KS | 7 days after | 22 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Waltrop, Germany | 7 days before | — |
| Sep 24, 2016 | First Tennessee Bank Muletown BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD) | Columbia, TN | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Glendive Chambers of Commerce BBQ in the Badlands (BACKYARD) | Glendive, MT | 7 days after | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 8 days before | 111 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | 8 days before | 64 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Clarence, NY | 8 days before | 54 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Bikes Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 8 days before | 43 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Cancelled | Vidalia, LA | 8 days before | 42 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Grillin and Chillin | Owensboro, KY | 8 days before | 39 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest | Junction City, KS | 8 days before | 39 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | 8 days before | 38 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 8 days before | 36 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | 8 days before | 31 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | 8 days before | 30 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Marshall County Blazin'BBQ & Bluegrass Cancelled | Plymouth, IN | 8 days before | 27 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Carnivores Classic | Missoula, MT | 8 days before | 25 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | 8 days before | 25 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! | Cape Charles, VA | 8 days before | 22 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | 8 days before | 22 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Herten, Germany | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, Germany | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | BB Brew for Hope (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Ft.Collins, CO | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Q In the Lou Cancelled | St. Louis, MO | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) | Kansas City, MO | 10 days after | 10 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Authur, IL | 13 days after | 55 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoking in the Foothills | Lenoir, NC | 13 days after | 41 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Balloons Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, KS | 13 days after | 39 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 13 days after | 38 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 13 days after | 38 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | 13 days after | 38 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 13 days after | 37 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 13 days after | 34 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff | Munfordville, KY | 13 days after | 34 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | CEF Good News BBQ Festival (CANCELLED0 | West Columbia, SC | 13 days after | — |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 11th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-Bq Cancelled | Libertyville, IL | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 14 days before | 44 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling City, MO | 14 days before | 43 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland | Nikiaas, Belgium | 14 days before | 29 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Mazomanie BBQ Fest | Mazomanie, WI | 14 days before | 21 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | 15 days before | 68 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | 15 days before | 61 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK | 15 days before | 43 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) | Lawrenceville, GA | 15 days before | 39 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 15 days before | 35 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 15 days before | 34 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Battle of the Brisket | Mission, KS | 15 days before | 33 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | 15 days before | 31 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Madison, WI | 15 days before | 30 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival | Nampa, ID | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship | Pine Bluff, AR | 15 days before | 21 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day | Butler, MO | 15 days before | 21 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition | Nebo, KY | 15 days before | 20 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Currituck Heritage Festival | Powells Point, NC | 15 days before | 16 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Richland Pig Fest Cancelled | Richland, GA | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championship Cancelled | Spearfish, SD | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Gills & Grills Bass and BBQ Festival Cancelled | Dayton, TN | 15 days before | — |
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.
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