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 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | Boone, IA | Same day | 35 |
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 | Salzburg, Austria | Same day | 28 |
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
Q Fest | Bishopsteignton, Devon, United Kingdom | Same day | 12 |
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
Pig and Swig KC (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) | Kansas City, MO | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sellersburg, IN | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Smoke By the River Cancelled | Cazis, Switzerland | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Marietta, OH | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Marietta, OH | Same day | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lanexa, VA | 1 day before | 46 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Lexington, NC | 1 day before | 38 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | 1 day before | 33 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off | Wellington, KS | 1 day before | 32 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Boone, IA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | 1 day before | 30 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Stuttgart, AR | 1 day before | 29 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Carmel, IL | 1 day before | 29 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
The G Town Smokin Showdown | Garnett, KS | 1 day before | 27 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | 1 day before | 27 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Smokin in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | 1 day before | 26 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | 1 day before | 26 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition | Manawa, WI | 1 day before | 23 |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Niew Vennep, Netherlands | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Salzburg, Austria | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bishopsteignton, Devon, United Kingdom | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Backyard BBQ Festival Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Morris Twister Days Cancelled | Morris, OK | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 1 day before | — |
| May 3, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | 4 days after | — |
| May 4, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | 5 days after | — |
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | 6 days after | 75 |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | 6 days after | 69 |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Bixby, OK | 6 days after | 68 |
| May 5, 2017 | The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) | Appleton, WI | 6 days after | 56 |
| May 5, 2017 | Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) | Lawrence, KS | 6 days after | 44 |
| May 5, 2017 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | 6 days after | 39 |
| May 5, 2017 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | 6 days after | 37 |
| May 5, 2017 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | 6 days after | 36 |
| May 5, 2017 | 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | 6 days after | 34 |
| May 5, 2017 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | 6 days after | 33 |
| May 5, 2017 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | 6 days after | 30 |
| May 5, 2017 | Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | 6 days after | 29 |
| May 5, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | 6 days after | 29 |
| May 5, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | Liberty, IN | 6 days after | 27 |
| May 5, 2017 | BBQ In the Valley | Jamestown, NY | 6 days after | 26 |
| May 5, 2017 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | 6 days after | 18 |
| May 5, 2017 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 17 |
| May 5, 2017 | Stephan Franklin - Competition 101 Class | Orange, CA | 6 days after | — |
| May 5, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crownsville, MD | 6 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Master In May-The Classic | Appleton, WI | 7 days after | 50 |
| May 6, 2017 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 7 days after | 38 |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Bardonecchia, Italy | 7 days before | 28 |
| May 6, 2017 | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | 7 days after | 26 |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) | Hampton, GA | 7 days before | 23 |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | 7 days before | 11 |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tuscumbia, AL | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Fleishmanns, NY | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Table Captain Class | South Alberta, AB | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - CLASS FULL | Red Deer County, AB | 7 days before | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Black Elk Brisket Burnout (Competitor's Series Invite Only) | Miami, OK | 7 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship ( BACKYARD) | Elk Grove, CA | 7 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Plymouth, IN | 7 days after | — |
| May 6, 2017 | The Pearl City Picnic ( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | 8 days before | 64 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | 8 days before | 55 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | 8 days before | 47 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | 8 days before | 41 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | 8 days before | 40 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | 8 days before | 30 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnsville, GA | 8 days before | 29 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Cornelia, GA | 8 days before | 26 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Smokin on the Bay Cancelled | Dover, FL | 8 days before | — |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | 9 days before | — |
| Apr 19, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | 10 days before | — |
| May 12, 2017 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 13 days after | 71 |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 days after | 54 |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 days after | 43 |
| May 12, 2017 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 13 days after | 42 |
| May 12, 2017 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 13 days after | 40 |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 13 days after | 39 |
| May 12, 2017 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | 13 days after | 37 |
| May 12, 2017 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | 13 days after | 31 |
| May 12, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | 13 days after | 29 |
| May 12, 2017 | Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | 13 days after | 27 |
| May 12, 2017 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD) | Arab, AL | 13 days after | — |
| May 13, 2017 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | Hasselt, Belgium | 14 days after | 50 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Eastern BBQ Contest | Ninove, Belgium | 14 days before | 41 |
| May 13, 2017 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | Okotoks, AB | 14 days after | 34 |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Clayton, CA | 14 days before | — |
| May 13, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | 15 days before | 58 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Kings Mountain, NC | 15 days before | 49 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Fort Collins, CO | 15 days before | 30 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 2017 Smokin' in the Forest | Millington, TN | 15 days before | 14 |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Grilln-N-Chilln Memorial (BACKYARD ONLY) | Gurley, AL | 15 days before | — |
| Apr 13, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 16 days before | — |
| Apr 12, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lubbock, TX | 17 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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