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 22, 2017 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
19
sanctioned contests
In the window
102
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 23 Jun 3
The weekend of Mar 18 is the quietest in range: 8 contests. The biggest thing on it is Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Bardonecchia, Italy | Same day | 28 |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) | Hampton, GA | Same day | 23 |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | Same day | 11 |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Tuscumbia, AL | Same day | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tuscumbia, AL | Same day | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Fleishmanns, NY | Same day | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | Same day | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | South Alberta, AB | Same day | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Red Deer County, AB | Same day | — |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | 1 day before | 64 |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 1 day before | 55 |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 1 day before | 47 |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 1 day before | 41 |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | 1 day before | 40 |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | 1 day before | 30 |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnsville, GA | 1 day before | 29 |
| Apr 21, 2017 Your weekend |
Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Cornelia, GA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Smokin on the Bay Cancelled | Dover, FL | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 2 days before | — |
| Apr 19, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 3 days before | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lanexa, VA | 6 days after | 46 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Lexington, NC | 6 days after | 38 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | 6 days after | 33 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off | Wellington, KS | 6 days after | 32 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Boone, IA | 6 days after | 31 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | 6 days after | 30 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Stuttgart, AR | 6 days after | 29 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Carmel, IL | 6 days after | 29 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | Garnett, KS | 6 days after | 27 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | 6 days after | 27 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smokin in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | 6 days after | 26 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | 6 days after | 26 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition | Manawa, WI | 6 days after | 23 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Niew Vennep, Netherlands | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Salzburg, Austria | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bishopsteignton, Devon, United Kingdom | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Backyard BBQ Festival Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Morris Twister Days Cancelled | Morris, OK | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Eastern BBQ Contest | Ninove, Belgium | 7 days before | 41 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | Boone, IA | 7 days after | 35 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 | Salzburg, Austria | 7 days after | 28 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Q Fest | Bishopsteignton, Devon, United Kingdom | 7 days after | 12 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Pig and Swig KC (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) | Kansas City, MO | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sellersburg, IN | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Smoke By the River Cancelled | Cazis, Switzerland | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Marietta, OH | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Marietta, OH | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | 8 days before | 58 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | 8 days before | 49 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | 8 days before | 30 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 2017 Smokin' in the Forest | Millington, TN | 8 days before | 14 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Grilln-N-Chilln Memorial (BACKYARD ONLY) | Gurley, AL | 8 days before | — |
| Apr 13, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 9 days before | — |
| Apr 12, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 10 days before | — |
| May 3, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 11 days after | — |
| May 4, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | 12 days after | — |
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | 13 days after | 75 |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | 13 days after | 69 |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Bixby, OK | 13 days after | 68 |
| May 5, 2017 | The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) | Appleton, WI | 13 days after | 56 |
| May 5, 2017 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) | Lawrence, KS | 13 days after | 44 |
| May 5, 2017 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | 13 days after | 39 |
| May 5, 2017 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | 13 days after | 37 |
| May 5, 2017 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | 13 days after | 36 |
| May 5, 2017 | 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | 13 days after | 34 |
| May 5, 2017 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | 13 days after | 33 |
| May 5, 2017 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | 13 days after | 30 |
| May 5, 2017 | Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | 13 days after | 29 |
| May 5, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 13 days after | 29 |
| May 5, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | Liberty, IN | 13 days after | 27 |
| May 5, 2017 | BBQ In the Valley | Jamestown, NY | 13 days after | 26 |
| May 5, 2017 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | 13 days after | 18 |
| May 5, 2017 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | Kansas City, MO | 13 days after | 17 |
| May 5, 2017 | Stephan Franklin - Competition 101 Class | Orange, CA | 13 days after | — |
| May 5, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crownsville, MD | 13 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Master In May-The Classic | Appleton, WI | 14 days after | 50 |
| May 6, 2017 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 14 days after | 38 |
| May 6, 2017 | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | 14 days after | 26 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival | Perth, Australia | 14 days before | 22 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 14 days before | 19 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 | Wels, Austria | 14 days before | 14 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perth, Australia | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 14 days before | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Black Elk Brisket Burnout (Competitor's Series Invite Only) | Miami, OK | 14 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship ( BACKYARD) | Elk Grove, CA | 14 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Plymouth, IN | 14 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | The Pearl City Picnic ( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | Osage City, KS | 15 days before | 100 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | 15 days before | 54 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Boss Frogs BBQ | Hurlock, MD | 15 days before | 45 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | CCS Fest | Indianapolis, IN | 15 days before | 45 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Staten Island, NY | 15 days before | 43 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) | Bowling Green, KY | 15 days before | 40 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival | Sands Springs, OK | 15 days before | 33 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Salt Lake City, UT | 15 days before | 29 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls | Gadsden, AL | 15 days before | 28 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Seventh Annual Bull Moose | Somerville, TN | 15 days before | 27 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER) | Brunswick, GA | 15 days before | 25 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | A Que of their Own Cancelled | Evansville, IN | 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.
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