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 22, 2016 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 0 Nov 26
- 7 Dec 3
The weekend of Nov 26 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2016 Your weekend |
Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | Same day | — |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | 96 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Boo-B-Que | Rehobeth Beach, DE | 1 day before | 67 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI | 1 day before | 51 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | 41 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition | San Francisco, CA | 1 day before | 38 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Border War Barbeque | Osawatomie, KS | 1 day before | 38 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival ( Cancelled) | Cleveland, GA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | FortGibson, OK | 1 day before | 28 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q | Independence, MO | 1 day before | 15 |
| Oct 21, 2016 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class (JUDGES CLASS IS FULL) | Lynchburg, TN | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 20, 2016 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Union Grove, WI | 2 days before | — |
| Oct 27, 2016 | USA Barbecue Championship | Laughlin, NV | 5 days after | 36 |
| Oct 27, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, KS | 5 days after | — |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) | Kansas City, KS | 6 days after | 180 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Dickson County Smoke Fest | Dickson, TN | 6 days after | 40 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Rock Springs BBQ Bash Cancelled | Black Canyon City, AZ | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (Comp #1) (GBC Qualifier) Cancelled | Rome, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Commander Brew N Que Cancelled | Ocean City, MD | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Kansas City, KS | 7 days after | 557 |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Second Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Dallas, TX | 7 days after | 7 |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (Comp #2) (GBC Qualifier) Cancelled | Rome, GA | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 14, 2016 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Authur, IL | 8 days before | 55 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoking in the Foothills | Lenoir, NC | 8 days before | 41 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Balloons Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, KS | 8 days before | 39 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 8 days before | 38 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 8 days before | 38 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoke on the River | Sacramento, CA | 8 days before | 38 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 8 days before | 37 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 8 days before | 34 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff | Munfordville, KY | 8 days before | 34 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 8 days before | 27 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | CEF Good News BBQ Festival (CANCELLED0 | West Columbia, SC | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 11th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-Bq Cancelled | Libertyville, IL | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) | Kansas City, MO | 11 days before | 10 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Table Captain Class | Peoria, AZ | 12 days after | — |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Peoria, AZ | 12 days after | — |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Hog Happnin' | Shelby, NC | 13 days after | 56 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) | Winder, GA | 13 days after | 33 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | World BBQ Festival | Peoria, AZ | 13 days after | 31 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | 14 days before | 48 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 14 days before | 46 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | I Grill Because I Care (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Cancelled | New Hope, AL | 14 days before | 26 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ | Levenworth, KS | 14 days before | 22 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Glendive Chambers of Commerce BBQ in the Badlands (BACKYARD) | Glendive, MT | 14 days before | — |
| Nov 5, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class Cancelled | Boca Raton, FL | 14 days after | — |
| Nov 5, 2016 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Dana Point, CA | 15 days before | 75 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Cookin on the Kaw | DeSoto, KS | 15 days before | 56 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 15 days before | 47 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 15 days before | 33 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bliss Brews & Que | Ft. Bliss, TX | 15 days before | 32 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 15 days before | 27 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Pig Mania Marion | Marion, OH | 15 days before | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 15 days before | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Cancelled | Rocky Mount, NC | 15 days before | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bacon Brew & Que | Tuscaloosa, AL | 15 days before | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 15 days before | 26 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | 15 days before | 21 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | River Grill Before the Big Chill ( Cancelled ) | Cincinnati, OH | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 6, 2016 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ft. Bliss, TX | 16 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.
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.
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