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.
Busier than the weekends around it Saturday, April 29, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
26
sanctioned contests
In the window
99
±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 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
- 27 Jun 10
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | Boone, IA | 0 | 35 |
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 | Salzburg Austria, 5020 | 0 | 28 |
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | Q Fest | Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ149TD | 0 | 12 |
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | *Pig and Swig KC (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Kansas City, MO | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sellersburg, IN | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Smoke By the River Cancelled | Cazis, 5735 | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Marietta, OH | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-29 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Marietta, OH | 0 | — |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lanexa, VA | -1 | 46 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Lexington, NC | -1 | 38 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | -1 | 33 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | *Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off | Wellington, KS | -1 | 32 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Boone, IA | -1 | 31 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -1 | 30 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Stuttgart, AR | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Carmel, IL | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | The G Town Smokin Showdown | Garnett, KS | -1 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | -1 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | *Smokin in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -1 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | *BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | -1 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition | Manawa, WI | -1 | 23 |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Niew Vennep, | -1 | — |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Salzburg, | -1 | — |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bishopsteignton, Devon, | -1 | — |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | *Backyard BBQ Festival Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | -1 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Morris Twister Days Cancelled | Morris, OK | -1 | — |
| 2017-04-28 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | -1 | — |
| 2017-05-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 4 | — |
| 2017-05-04 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | 5 | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | 6 | 75 |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | 6 | 69 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Bixby, OK | 6 | 68 |
| 2017-05-05 | *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) | APPLETON, WI | 6 | 56 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) | Lawrence, KS | 6 | 44 |
| 2017-05-05 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | 6 | 39 |
| 2017-05-05 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | 6 | 37 |
| 2017-05-05 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | 6 | 36 |
| 2017-05-05 | *36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | 6 | 34 |
| 2017-05-05 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | 6 | 33 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | Liberty, IN | 6 | 27 |
| 2017-05-05 | BBQ In the Valley | Jamestown, NY | 6 | 26 |
| 2017-05-05 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | 6 | 18 |
| 2017-05-05 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | Kansas City, MO | 6 | 17 |
| 2017-05-05 | Stephan Franklin - Competition 101 Class | Orange, CA | 6 | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crownsville, MD | 6 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | *Master In May-The Classic | APPLETON, WI | 7 | 50 |
| 2017-05-06 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 7 | 38 |
| 2017-04-22 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Bardonecchia, 10098 | -7 | 28 |
| 2017-05-06 | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | 7 | 26 |
| 2017-04-22 | Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) | Hampton, GA | -7 | 23 |
| 2017-04-22 | *Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | -7 | 11 |
| 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 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | Black Elk Brisket Burnout (Competitor's Series Invite Only) | Miami, OK | 7 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship( BACKYARD) | Elk Grove, CA | 7 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Plymouth, IN | 7 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | *The Pearl City Picnic( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-21 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | -8 | 64 |
| 2017-04-21 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -8 | 55 |
| 2017-04-21 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -8 | 47 |
| 2017-04-21 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -8 | 41 |
| 2017-04-21 | Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | -8 | 40 |
| 2017-04-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-04-21 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnsville, GA | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-04-21 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Cornelia, GA | -8 | 26 |
| 2017-04-21 | Smokin on the Bay Cancelled | Dover, FL | -8 | — |
| 2017-04-20 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | -9 | — |
| 2017-04-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -10 | — |
| 2017-05-12 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 13 | 71 |
| 2017-05-12 | *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 | 54 |
| 2017-05-12 | *BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 | 43 |
| 2017-05-12 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 13 | 42 |
| 2017-05-12 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 13 | 40 |
| 2017-05-12 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 13 | 39 |
| 2017-05-12 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | 13 | 37 |
| 2017-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | 13 | 31 |
| 2017-05-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | 13 | 29 |
| 2017-05-12 | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | 13 | 27 |
| 2017-05-12 | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD) | Arab, AL | 13 | — |
| 2017-05-13 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | Hasselt, 3800 | 14 | 50 |
| 2017-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest | Ninove, Belgium, g400 | -14 | 41 |
| 2017-05-13 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | Okotoks, AB | 14 | 34 |
| 2017-04-15 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | -14 | — |
| 2017-05-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ljubljana, | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-14 | *Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | -15 | 58 |
| 2017-04-14 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | -15 | 49 |
| 2017-04-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | -15 | 30 |
| 2017-04-14 | *2017 Smokin' in the Forest | Millington, TN | -15 | 14 |
| 2017-04-14 | Grilln-N-Chilln Memorial (BACKYARD ONLY) | Gurley, AL | -15 | — |
| 2017-04-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | -16 | — |
| 2017-04-12 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | -17 | — |
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.
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