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