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, April 1, 2017 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 4 Feb 18
- 9 Feb 25
- 8 Mar 4
- 11 Mar 11
- 8 Mar 18
- 15 Mar 25
- 17 Apr 1
- 16 Apr 8
- 9 Apr 15
- 19 Apr 22
- 26 Apr 29
- 28 May 6
- 14 May 13
The weekend of Feb 18 is the quietest in range: 4 contests. The biggest thing on it is The Smithfield Guinea Pig.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce | Gravette, AR | Same day | 37 |
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau | Nassau, Bahamas | Same day | 7 |
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cary, NC | Same day | — |
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Cary, NC | Same day | — |
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Auggen, Germany | Same day | — |
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Gardner, KS | Same day | — |
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Kearney, NE | Same day | — |
| Apr 1, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | Same day | — |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship | Arcadia, CA | 1 day before | 77 |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Cedar Park, TX | 1 day before | 70 |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 1 day before | 59 |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
The Ironman | Greencastle, PA | 1 day before | 59 |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Savannah, TN | 1 day before | 48 |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Stillwater, OK | 1 day before | 37 |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
Jack Town Throw Down | Jackson, MS | 1 day before | 34 |
| Mar 31, 2017 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Renton, WA | 1 day before | 30 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | The Carolina Grand BBQ Contest Cancelled | Winston Salem, NC | 1 day before | — |
| Mar 30, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | 2 days before | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | Osage City, KS | 6 days after | 100 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | 6 days after | 54 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Boss Frogs BBQ | Hurlock, MD | 6 days after | 45 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | CCS Fest | Indianapolis, IN | 6 days after | 45 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | 6 days after | 43 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) | Bowling Green, KY | 6 days after | 40 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival | Sands Springs, OK | 6 days after | 33 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | 6 days after | 29 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls | Gadsden, AL | 6 days after | 28 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Seventh Annual Bull Moose | Somerville, TN | 6 days after | 27 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER) | Brunswick, GA | 6 days after | 25 |
| Mar 26, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Brookhaven, MS | 6 days before | — |
| Mar 26, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ninove, Belgium | 6 days before | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | A Que of their Own Cancelled | Evansville, IN | 6 days after | — |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | Shawnee, OK | 7 days before | 77 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival | Perth, Australia | 7 days after | 22 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 7 days after | 19 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 | Wels, Austria | 7 days after | 14 |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Canandaigua, NY | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Johnston, IA | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Johnston, IA | 7 days before | — |
| Mar 25, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Canandaigua, NY | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perth, Australia | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 7 days after | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Shawnee, OK | 8 days before | 87 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | BBQ Gives Back | Urbanna, VA | 8 days before | 64 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ | Hammond, LA | 8 days before | 55 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Reno, NV | 8 days before | 30 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges | Spring Hill, KS | 8 days before | 27 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | 13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands | Crestview, FL | 8 days before | 8 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Mike Davis - Lotta Bull BBQ Tell All | Crossville, IL | 8 days before | — |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crestview, FL | 9 days before | — |
| Apr 12, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 11 days after | — |
| Apr 13, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 12 days after | — |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | 13 days after | 58 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | 13 days after | 49 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | 13 days after | 30 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 2017 Smokin' in the Forest | Millington, TN | 13 days after | 14 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Grilln-N-Chilln Memorial (BACKYARD ONLY) | Gurley, AL | 13 days after | — |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | Tupelo, MS | 14 days before | 45 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Eastern BBQ Contest | Ninove, Belgium | 14 days after | 41 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Paul Kirk - Lang BBQ Smokers Q-School | Hoboken, GA | 14 days before | — |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lee's Summit, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | 14 days after | — |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | Tupelo, MS | 15 days before | 68 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Smokin in the Square | Pensacola, FL | 15 days before | 38 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD) (TEAMS FULL) | Hartselle, AL | 15 days before | 33 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Tucson, AZ | 15 days before | 29 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Paul Kirk - Lang BBQ Smokers Q-School | Hoboken, GA | 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.
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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