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.
Quieter than the weekends around it Saturday, April 15, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
9
sanctioned contests
In the window
92
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 12 May 27
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-15 Your weekend | Eastern BBQ Contest | Ninove, Belgium, g400 | 0 | 41 |
| 2017-04-15 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-14 Your weekend | *Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | -1 | 58 |
| 2017-04-14 Your weekend | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | -1 | 49 |
| 2017-04-14 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | -1 | 30 |
| 2017-04-14 Your weekend | *2017 Smokin' in the Forest | Millington, TN | -1 | 14 |
| 2017-04-14 Your weekend | Grilln-N-Chilln Memorial (BACKYARD ONLY) | Gurley, AL | -1 | — |
| 2017-04-13 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | -2 | — |
| 2017-04-12 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | -3 | — |
| 2017-04-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 4 | — |
| 2017-04-20 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 5 | — |
| 2017-04-21 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | 6 | 64 |
| 2017-04-21 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 6 | 55 |
| 2017-04-21 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 6 | 47 |
| 2017-04-21 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 6 | 41 |
| 2017-04-21 | Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | 6 | 40 |
| 2017-04-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-04-21 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnsville, GA | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-04-21 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Cornelia, GA | 6 | 26 |
| 2017-04-21 | Smokin on the Bay Cancelled | Dover, FL | 6 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Bardonecchia, 10098 | 7 | 28 |
| 2017-04-22 | Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) | Hampton, GA | 7 | 23 |
| 2017-04-08 | *Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival | Perth, 8008 | -7 | 22 |
| 2017-04-08 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | -7 | 19 |
| 2017-04-08 | Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 | Wels, 4072 | -7 | 14 |
| 2017-04-22 | *Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | 7 | 11 |
| 2017-04-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perth, | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-08 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Table Captain Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Fleishmanns, NY | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Table Captain Class | South Alberta, AB | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-22 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Red Deer County, AB | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | Osage City, KS | -8 | 100 |
| 2017-04-07 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | -8 | 54 |
| 2017-04-07 | Boss Frogs BBQ | Hurlock, MD | -8 | 45 |
| 2017-04-07 | *CCS Fest | Indianapolis, IN | -8 | 45 |
| 2017-04-07 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | -8 | 43 |
| 2017-04-07 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off(TEAMS FULL) | Bowling Green, KY | -8 | 40 |
| 2017-04-07 | Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival | Sands Springs, OK | -8 | 33 |
| 2017-04-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls | Gadsden, AL | -8 | 28 |
| 2017-04-07 | Seventh Annual Bull Moose | Somerville, TN | -8 | 27 |
| 2017-04-07 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash(GBC QUALIFIER) | Brunswick, GA | -8 | 25 |
| 2017-04-07 | *A Que of their Own Cancelled | Evansville, IN | -8 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lanexa, VA | 13 | 46 |
| 2017-04-28 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Lexington, NC | 13 | 38 |
| 2017-04-28 | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | 13 | 33 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off | Wellington, KS | 13 | 32 |
| 2017-04-28 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Boone, IA | 13 | 31 |
| 2017-04-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | 13 | 30 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Stuttgart, AR | 13 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Carmel, IL | 13 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | Garnett, KS | 13 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | 13 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | 13 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 | *BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | 13 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition | Manawa, WI | 13 | 23 |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Niew Vennep, | 13 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Salzburg, | 13 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bishopsteignton, Devon, | 13 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Backyard BBQ Festival Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | 13 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Morris Twister Days Cancelled | Morris, OK | 13 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 13 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce | Gravette, AR | -14 | 37 |
| 2017-04-29 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | Boone, IA | 14 | 35 |
| 2017-04-29 | 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 | Salzburg Austria, 5020 | 14 | 28 |
| 2017-04-29 | Q Fest | Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ149TD | 14 | 12 |
| 2017-04-01 | Smoking Hot BBQ Nassau | Nassau, 00745 | -14 | 7 |
| 2017-04-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Cary, NC | -14 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Table Captain Class | Cary, NC | -14 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Auggen, | -14 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Gardner, KS | -14 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Table Captain Class | Kearney, NE | -14 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kearney, NE | -14 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | *Pig and Swig KC (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Kansas City, MO | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sellersburg, IN | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Smoke By the River Cancelled | Cazis, 5735 | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Table Captain Class | Marietta, OH | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Marietta, OH | 14 | — |
| 2017-03-31 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship | Arcadia, CA | -15 | 77 |
| 2017-03-31 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Cedar Park, TX | -15 | 70 |
| 2017-03-31 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Pleasant Hill, MO | -15 | 59 |
| 2017-03-31 | The Ironman | Greencastle, PA | -15 | 59 |
| 2017-03-31 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Savannah, TN | -15 | 48 |
| 2017-03-31 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Stillwater, OK | -15 | 37 |
| 2017-03-31 | *Jack Town Throw Down | Jackson, MS | -15 | 34 |
| 2017-03-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Renton, WA | -15 | 30 |
| 2017-03-31 | The Carolina Grand BBQ Contest Cancelled | Winston Salem, NC | -15 | — |
| 2017-03-30 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Stillwater, OK | -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.