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.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, May 6, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
28
sanctioned contests
In the window
110
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 27 Jun 17
The weekend of Apr 15 is the quietest in range: 9 contests. The biggest thing on it is *Interstate BBQ Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-06 Your weekend | *Master In May-The Classic | APPLETON, WI | 0 | 50 |
| 2017-05-06 Your weekend | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 0 | 38 |
| 2017-05-06 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | 0 | 26 |
| 2017-05-06 Your weekend | Black Elk Brisket Burnout (Competitor's Series Invite Only) | Miami, OK | 0 | — |
| 2017-05-06 Your weekend | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship( BACKYARD) | Elk Grove, CA | 0 | — |
| 2017-05-06 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Plymouth, IN | 0 | — |
| 2017-05-06 Your weekend | *The Pearl City Picnic( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | 0 | — |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | -1 | 75 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -1 | 69 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Bixby, OK | -1 | 68 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) | APPLETON, WI | -1 | 56 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) | Lawrence, KS | -1 | 44 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | -1 | 39 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | -1 | 37 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -1 | 36 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | *36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | -1 | 34 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -1 | 33 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | -1 | 30 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | Liberty, IN | -1 | 27 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | BBQ In the Valley | Jamestown, NY | -1 | 26 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -1 | 18 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | Kansas City, MO | -1 | 17 |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Stephan Franklin - Competition 101 Class | Orange, CA | -1 | — |
| 2017-05-05 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crownsville, MD | -1 | — |
| 2017-05-04 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | -2 | — |
| 2017-05-03 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | -3 | — |
| 2017-05-12 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 6 | 71 |
| 2017-05-12 | *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | 6 | 54 |
| 2017-05-12 | *BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | 6 | 43 |
| 2017-05-12 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 6 | 42 |
| 2017-05-12 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | 6 | 40 |
| 2017-05-12 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 6 | 39 |
| 2017-05-12 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | 6 | 37 |
| 2017-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | 6 | 31 |
| 2017-05-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-05-12 | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | 6 | 27 |
| 2017-05-12 | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD) | Arab, AL | 6 | — |
| 2017-05-13 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | Hasselt, 3800 | 7 | 50 |
| 2017-04-29 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | Boone, IA | -7 | 35 |
| 2017-05-13 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | Okotoks, AB | 7 | 34 |
| 2017-04-29 | 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 | Salzburg Austria, 5020 | -7 | 28 |
| 2017-04-29 | Q Fest | Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ149TD | -7 | 12 |
| 2017-04-29 | *Pig and Swig KC (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Kansas City, MO | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Mankato, MN | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Sellersburg, IN | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Smoke By the River Cancelled | Cazis, 5735 | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Table Captain Class | Marietta, OH | -7 | — |
| 2017-04-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Marietta, OH | -7 | — |
| 2017-05-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ljubljana, | 7 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lanexa, VA | -8 | 46 |
| 2017-04-28 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Lexington, NC | -8 | 38 |
| 2017-04-28 | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | -8 | 33 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off | Wellington, KS | -8 | 32 |
| 2017-04-28 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Boone, IA | -8 | 31 |
| 2017-04-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Stuttgart, AR | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Carmel, IL | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | Garnett, KS | -8 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | -8 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -8 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 | *BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | -8 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition | Manawa, WI | -8 | 23 |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Niew Vennep, | -8 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Salzburg, | -8 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bishopsteignton, Devon, | -8 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Backyard BBQ Festival Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | -8 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Morris Twister Days Cancelled | Morris, OK | -8 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | -8 | — |
| 2017-05-19 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | 13 | 59 |
| 2017-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | Morgantown, PA | 13 | 53 |
| 2017-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 13 | 49 |
| 2017-05-19 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | 13 | 47 |
| 2017-05-19 | *SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL) | Pomona, CA | 13 | 46 |
| 2017-05-19 | *Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | 13 | 41 |
| 2017-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | 13 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | Pueblo, CO | 13 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | 13 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | 13 | 34 |
| 2017-05-19 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | 13 | 30 |
| 2017-05-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Marietta, GA | 13 | 26 |
| 2017-05-19 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) | Birmingham, AL | 13 | 25 |
| 2017-05-19 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | 13 | 22 |
| 2017-05-19 | *BBQ Throw Down | Wyandotte, MI | 13 | 22 |
| 2017-05-19 | Southern Smoke BBQ Championship | Lebanon, TN | 13 | 19 |
| 2017-05-19 | Pellet Envy Cooking Class | Overland Park, KS | 13 | — |
| 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 |
| 2017-05-20 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Cancelled | Sauk City, WI | 14 | 19 |
| 2017-04-22 | *Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | -14 | 11 |
| 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 | — |
| 2017-05-20 | Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Manhattan, KS | 14 | — |
| 2017-05-20 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-21 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | -15 | 64 |
| 2017-04-21 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -15 | 55 |
| 2017-04-21 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -15 | 47 |
| 2017-04-21 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -15 | 41 |
| 2017-04-21 | Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | -15 | 40 |
| 2017-04-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Las Vegas, NV | -15 | 30 |
| 2017-04-21 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnsville, GA | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-04-21 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Cornelia, GA | -15 | 26 |
| 2017-04-21 | Smokin on the Bay Cancelled | Dover, FL | -15 | — |
| 2017-04-20 | Table Captain Class | Overland Park, KS | -16 | — |
| 2017-04-19 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Overland Park, KS | -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.
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.