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.
Busier than the weekends around it Saturday, October 8, 2016 · everywhere, because no place is set
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 6 Nov 19
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-08 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 0 | 48 |
| 2016-10-08 Your weekend | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off | Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL | 0 | 46 |
| 2016-10-08 | I Grill Because I Care (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Cancelled | New Hope, AL | 0 | 26 |
| 2016-10-08 Your weekend | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ | Levenworth, KS | 0 | 22 |
| 2016-10-08 Your weekend | Glendive Chambers of Commerce BBQ in the Badlands(BACKYARD) | Glendive, MT | 0 | — |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | -1 | 75 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | -1 | 56 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | -1 | 47 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | -1 | 33 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Bliss Brews & Que | Ft. Bliss, TX | -1 | 32 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | -1 | 27 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Pig Mania Marion | Marion, OH | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | Hattiesburg, MS | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Cancelled | Rocky Mount, NC | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Bacon Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | -1 | 26 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | -1 | 25 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | -1 | 21 |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2016-10-07 Your weekend | River Grill Before the Big Chill ( Cancelled ) | Cincinnati, OH | -1 | — |
| 2016-10-06 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | -2 | — |
| 2016-10-11 Your weekend | Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) | Kansas City, MO | 3 | 10 |
| 2016-10-14 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Authur, IL | 6 | 55 |
| 2016-10-14 | Smoking in the Foothills | Lenoir, NC | 6 | 41 |
| 2016-10-14 | Balloons Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, KS | 6 | 39 |
| 2016-10-14 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 6 | 38 |
| 2016-10-14 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 6 | 38 |
| 2016-10-14 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | 6 | 38 |
| 2016-10-14 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 6 | 37 |
| 2016-10-14 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 6 | 34 |
| 2016-10-14 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff | Munfordville, KY | 6 | 34 |
| 2016-10-14 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 6 | 27 |
| 2016-10-14 | CEF Good News BBQ Festival(CANCELLED0 | West Columbia, SC | 6 | — |
| 2016-10-14 | 11th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-Bq Cancelled | Libertyville, IL | 6 | — |
| 2016-10-01 | Table Captain Class | Las Vegas, NV | -7 | — |
| 2016-10-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Las Vegas, NV | -7 | — |
| 2016-10-01 | Gettin Paid BBQ Competition Cancelled | Grande Prairie Alberta Canada, T8V 2N2 | -7 | — |
| 2016-09-30 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | -8 | 50 |
| 2016-09-30 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -8 | 44 |
| 2016-09-30 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | -8 | 43 |
| 2016-09-30 | 3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa | Sapulpa, OK | -8 | 37 |
| 2016-09-30 | * Smoke on the Water-Guntersville ( BACKYARD ONLY) | Guntersville, AL | -8 | 31 |
| 2016-09-30 | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | -8 | 31 |
| 2016-09-30 | Roast N Boast BBQ | Columbus, MS | -8 | 27 |
| 2016-09-30 | Squealin' on the Square | Laurens, SC | -8 | 26 |
| 2016-09-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | Corinth, MS | -9 | 28 |
| 2016-09-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | -10 | — |
| 2016-10-20 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Union Grove, WI | 12 | — |
| 2016-10-21 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 | 96 |
| 2016-10-21 | Boo-B-Que | Rehobeth Beach, DE | 13 | 67 |
| 2016-09-25 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff (COMPETITOR'S ONLY) | Clarence, NY | -13 | 54 |
| 2016-10-21 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI | 13 | 51 |
| 2016-10-21 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 | 41 |
| 2016-10-21 | San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition | San Francisco, CA | 13 | 38 |
| 2016-10-21 | Border War Barbeque | Osawatomie, KS | 13 | 38 |
| 2016-10-21 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival( Cancelled) | Cleveland, GA | 13 | 31 |
| 2016-10-21 | Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | FortGibson, OK | 13 | 28 |
| 2016-10-21 | 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q | Independence, MO | 13 | 15 |
| 2016-10-21 | Certified BBQ Judging Class (JUDGES CLASS IS FULL) | Lynchburg, TN | 13 | — |
| 2016-09-24 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | Waltrop NRW, DE | -14 | 67 |
| 2016-09-24 | Red White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | -14 | 41 |
| 2016-09-24 | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | -14 | 23 |
| 2016-09-24 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Waltrop, | -14 | — |
| 2016-09-24 | First Tennessee Bank Muletown BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD) | Columbia, TN | -14 | — |
| 2016-10-22 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 14 | — |
| 2016-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | -15 | 111 |
| 2016-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | -15 | 64 |
| 2016-09-23 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Clarence, NY | -15 | 54 |
| 2016-09-23 | Bikes Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -15 | 43 |
| 2016-09-23 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Cancelled | Vidalia, LA | -15 | 42 |
| 2016-09-23 | Grillin and Chillin | Owensboro, KY | -15 | 39 |
| 2016-09-23 | Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest | Junction City, KS | -15 | 39 |
| 2016-09-23 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | -15 | 38 |
| 2016-09-23 | *Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | -15 | 36 |
| 2016-09-23 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -15 | 31 |
| 2016-09-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Midwest City, OK | -15 | 30 |
| 2016-09-23 | Marshall County Blazin'BBQ & Bluegrass Cancelled | Plymouth, IN | -15 | 27 |
| 2016-09-23 | Carnivores Classic | Missoula, MT | -15 | 25 |
| 2016-09-23 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | -15 | 25 |
| 2016-09-23 | Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) | Conyers, GA | -15 | 25 |
| 2016-09-23 | Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! | Cape Charles, VA | -15 | 22 |
| 2016-09-23 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | -15 | 22 |
| 2016-09-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Herten, | -15 | — |
| 2016-09-23 | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, | -15 | — |
| 2016-09-23 | BB Brew for Hope (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Ft.Collins, CO | -15 | — |
| 2016-09-23 | *Q In the Lou Cancelled | St. Louis, MO | -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.
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.