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 8, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 19 May 20
The weekend of Mar 4 is the quietest in range: 8 contests. The biggest thing on it is Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-08 Your weekend | *Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival | Perth, 8008 | 0 | 22 |
| 2017-04-08 Your weekend | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 0 | 19 |
| 2017-04-08 Your weekend | Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 | Wels, 4072 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017-04-08 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perth, | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-08 Your weekend | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | Osage City, KS | -1 | 100 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | -1 | 54 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | Boss Frogs BBQ | Hurlock, MD | -1 | 45 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | *CCS Fest | Indianapolis, IN | -1 | 45 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | -1 | 43 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off(TEAMS FULL) | Bowling Green, KY | -1 | 40 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival | Sands Springs, OK | -1 | 33 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | Smoke on the Falls | Gadsden, AL | -1 | 28 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | Seventh Annual Bull Moose | Somerville, TN | -1 | 27 |
| 2017-04-07 Your weekend | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash(GBC QUALIFIER) | Brunswick, GA | -1 | 25 |
| 2017-04-07 | *A Que of their Own Cancelled | Evansville, IN | -1 | — |
| 2017-04-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 4 | — |
| 2017-04-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 5 | — |
| 2017-04-14 | *Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | 6 | 58 |
| 2017-04-14 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | 6 | 49 |
| 2017-04-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-04-14 | *2017 Smokin' in the Forest | Millington, TN | 6 | 14 |
| 2017-04-14 | Grilln-N-Chilln Memorial (BACKYARD ONLY) | Gurley, AL | 6 | — |
| 2017-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest | Ninove, Belgium, g400 | 7 | 41 |
| 2017-04-01 | *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce | Gravette, AR | -7 | 37 |
| 2017-04-01 | Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau | Nassau, 00745 | -7 | 7 |
| 2017-04-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cary, NC | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Table Captain Class | Cary, NC | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Auggen, | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Gardner, KS | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Table Captain Class | Kearney, NE | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-15 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | 7 | — |
| 2017-03-31 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship | Arcadia, CA | -8 | 77 |
| 2017-03-31 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Cedar Park, TX | -8 | 70 |
| 2017-03-31 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Pleasant Hill, MO | -8 | 59 |
| 2017-03-31 | The Ironman | Greencastle, PA | -8 | 59 |
| 2017-03-31 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Savannah, TN | -8 | 48 |
| 2017-03-31 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Stillwater, OK | -8 | 37 |
| 2017-03-31 | *Jack Town Throw Down | Jackson, MS | -8 | 34 |
| 2017-03-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Renton, WA | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-03-31 | The Carolina Grand BBQ Contest Cancelled | Winston Salem, NC | -8 | — |
| 2017-03-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | -9 | — |
| 2017-04-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 11 | — |
| 2017-04-20 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 12 | — |
| 2017-04-21 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | 13 | 64 |
| 2017-04-21 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 13 | 55 |
| 2017-04-21 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 13 | 47 |
| 2017-04-21 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 13 | 41 |
| 2017-04-21 | Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | 13 | 40 |
| 2017-04-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | 13 | 30 |
| 2017-04-21 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnsville, GA | 13 | 29 |
| 2017-04-21 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Cornelia, GA | 13 | 26 |
| 2017-03-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Brookhaven, MS | -13 | — |
| 2017-03-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ninove, | -13 | — |
| 2017-04-21 | Smokin on the Bay Cancelled | Dover, FL | 13 | — |
| 2017-03-25 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) | Shawnee, OK | -14 | 77 |
| 2017-04-22 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Bardonecchia, 10098 | 14 | 28 |
| 2017-04-22 | Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) | Hampton, GA | 14 | 23 |
| 2017-04-22 | *Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | 14 | 11 |
| 2017-03-25 | Table Captain Class | Canandaigua, NY | -14 | — |
| 2017-03-25 | Table Captain Class | Johnston, IA | -14 | — |
| 2017-03-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Johnston, IA | -14 | — |
| 2017-03-25 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Canandaigua, NY | -14 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Table Captain Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Fleishmanns, NY | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Table Captain Class | South Alberta, AB | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Red Deer County, AB | 14 | — |
| 2017-03-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Shawnee, OK | -15 | 87 |
| 2017-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back | Urbanna, VA | -15 | 64 |
| 2017-03-24 | Hammond BBQ | Hammond, LA | -15 | 55 |
| 2017-03-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Reno, NV | -15 | 30 |
| 2017-03-24 | Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges | Spring Hill, KS | -15 | 27 |
| 2017-03-24 | 13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands | Crestview, FL | -15 | 8 |
| 2017-03-24 | Mike Davis - Lotta Bull BBQ Tell All | Crossville, IL | -15 | — |
| 2017-03-23 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crestview, FL | -16 | — |
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.