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, May 13, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
14
sanctioned contests
In the window
107
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 24 Jun 24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-13 Your weekend | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | Hasselt, 3800 | 0 | 50 |
| 2017-05-13 Your weekend | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | Okotoks, AB | 0 | 34 |
| 2017-05-13 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ljubljana, | 0 | — |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | -1 | 71 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | -1 | 54 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | *BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | -1 | 43 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -1 | 42 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | -1 | 40 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -1 | 39 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | -1 | 37 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | -1 | 31 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | -1 | 27 |
| 2017-05-12 Your weekend | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD) | Arab, AL | -1 | — |
| 2017-05-19 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | 6 | 59 |
| 2017-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | Morgantown, PA | 6 | 53 |
| 2017-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 6 | 49 |
| 2017-05-19 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | 6 | 47 |
| 2017-05-19 | *SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL) | Pomona, CA | 6 | 46 |
| 2017-05-19 | *Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | 6 | 41 |
| 2017-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | 6 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | Pueblo, CO | 6 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | 6 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | 6 | 34 |
| 2017-05-19 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-05-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Marietta, GA | 6 | 26 |
| 2017-05-19 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) | Birmingham, AL | 6 | 25 |
| 2017-05-19 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | 6 | 22 |
| 2017-05-19 | *BBQ Throw Down | Wyandotte, MI | 6 | 22 |
| 2017-05-19 | Southern Smoke BBQ Championship | Lebanon, TN | 6 | 19 |
| 2017-05-19 | Pellet Envy Cooking Class | Overland Park, KS | 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 |
| 2017-05-06 | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | -7 | 26 |
| 2017-05-20 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Cancelled | Sauk City, WI | 7 | 19 |
| 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 | — |
| 2017-05-20 | Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Manhattan, KS | 7 | — |
| 2017-05-20 | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 7 | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | -8 | 75 |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -8 | 69 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Bixby, OK | -8 | 68 |
| 2017-05-05 | *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) | APPLETON, WI | -8 | 56 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) | Lawrence, KS | -8 | 44 |
| 2017-05-05 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | -8 | 39 |
| 2017-05-05 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | -8 | 37 |
| 2017-05-05 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -8 | 36 |
| 2017-05-05 | *36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | -8 | 34 |
| 2017-05-05 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -8 | 33 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | Liberty, IN | -8 | 27 |
| 2017-05-05 | BBQ In the Valley | Jamestown, NY | -8 | 26 |
| 2017-05-05 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -8 | 18 |
| 2017-05-05 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | Kansas City, MO | -8 | 17 |
| 2017-05-05 | Stephan Franklin - Competition 101 Class | Orange, CA | -8 | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crownsville, MD | -8 | — |
| 2017-05-04 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | -9 | — |
| 2017-05-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | -10 | — |
| 2017-05-26 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Evans, GA | 13 | 67 |
| 2017-05-26 | The National BBQ Cup(DAY 2) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 13 | 51 |
| 2017-05-26 | The National BBQ Cup (DAY1) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 13 | 51 |
| 2017-05-26 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | Westmont, IL | 13 | 40 |
| 2017-05-26 | Best Dam BBQ | Boulder City, NV | 13 | 37 |
| 2017-05-26 | *The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER) | Ruidoso, NM | 13 | 36 |
| 2017-05-26 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Cancelled | Lewisburg, TN | 13 | 33 |
| 2017-05-26 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 13 | 26 |
| 2017-05-26 | Old Town Barbecue Throwdown | Kissimmee, FL | 13 | 22 |
| 2017-05-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Bend, OR | 13 | — |
| 2017-05-26 | *Car Blues BBQ Cancelled | St. Louis, MO | 13 | — |
| 2017-05-27 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | Westmont, IL | 14 | 59 |
| 2017-05-27 | *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) | North Bend, OR | 14 | 37 |
| 2017-04-29 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | Boone, IA | -14 | 35 |
| 2017-05-27 | Brew N Q (OPEN) | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 14 | 34 |
| 2017-04-29 | 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 | Salzburg Austria, 5020 | -14 | 28 |
| 2017-04-29 | Q Fest | Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ149TD | -14 | 12 |
| 2017-05-27 | Italian Hardcore Barbcue | Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy, 20015 | 14 | 12 |
| 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 | — |
| 2017-05-27 | The National BBQ Cup Backyard Championship(BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 14 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lanexa, VA | -15 | 46 |
| 2017-04-28 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Lexington, NC | -15 | 38 |
| 2017-04-28 | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | -15 | 33 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off | Wellington, KS | -15 | 32 |
| 2017-04-28 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Boone, IA | -15 | 31 |
| 2017-04-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Overland Park, KS | -15 | 30 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Stuttgart, AR | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Carmel, IL | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-04-28 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | Garnett, KS | -15 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | -15 | 27 |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin in the Ville | Edwardsville, KS | -15 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 | *BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier) | Calhoun, GA | -15 | 26 |
| 2017-04-28 | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition | Manawa, WI | -15 | 23 |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Niew Vennep, | -15 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Salzburg, | -15 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bishopsteignton, Devon, | -15 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Backyard BBQ Festival Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | -15 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Morris Twister Days Cancelled | Morris, OK | -15 | — |
| 2017-04-28 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | -15 | — |
| 2017-05-28 | Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Las Vegas, NV | 15 | — |
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.