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 20, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
19
sanctioned contests
In the window
105
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 9 Jul 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-20 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Cancelled | Sauk City, WI | 0 | 19 |
| 2017-05-20 Your weekend | Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Manhattan, KS | 0 | — |
| 2017-05-20 Your weekend | Pete Warner - BBQ Fundamentals | Marietta, GA | 0 | — |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | -1 | 59 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | Morgantown, PA | -1 | 53 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | -1 | 49 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | -1 | 47 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | *SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL) | Pomona, CA | -1 | 46 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | *Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | -1 | 41 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | -1 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | Pueblo, CO | -1 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | -1 | 36 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | -1 | 34 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | -1 | 30 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Marietta, GA | -1 | 26 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) | Birmingham, AL | -1 | 25 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | -1 | 22 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | *BBQ Throw Down | Wyandotte, MI | -1 | 22 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Southern Smoke BBQ Championship | Lebanon, TN | -1 | 19 |
| 2017-05-19 Your weekend | Pellet Envy Cooking Class | Overland Park, KS | -1 | — |
| 2017-05-26 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Evans, GA | 6 | 67 |
| 2017-05-26 | The National BBQ Cup(DAY 2) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 6 | 51 |
| 2017-05-26 | The National BBQ Cup (DAY1) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 6 | 51 |
| 2017-05-26 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | Westmont, IL | 6 | 40 |
| 2017-05-26 | Best Dam BBQ | Boulder City, NV | 6 | 37 |
| 2017-05-26 | *The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival(WFC QUALIFIER) | Ruidoso, NM | 6 | 36 |
| 2017-05-26 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Cancelled | Lewisburg, TN | 6 | 33 |
| 2017-05-26 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 6 | 26 |
| 2017-05-26 | Old Town Barbecue Throwdown | Kissimmee, FL | 6 | 22 |
| 2017-05-26 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | North Bend, OR | 6 | — |
| 2017-05-26 | *Car Blues BBQ Cancelled | St. Louis, MO | 6 | — |
| 2017-05-27 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | Westmont, IL | 7 | 59 |
| 2017-05-13 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | Hasselt, 3800 | -7 | 50 |
| 2017-05-27 | *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) | North Bend, OR | 7 | 37 |
| 2017-05-13 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | Okotoks, AB | -7 | 34 |
| 2017-05-27 | Brew N Q (OPEN) | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 7 | 34 |
| 2017-05-27 | Italian Hardcore Barbcue | Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy, 20015 | 7 | 12 |
| 2017-05-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ljubljana, | -7 | — |
| 2017-05-27 | The National BBQ Cup Backyard Championship(BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Nashville, TN | 7 | — |
| 2017-05-12 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | -8 | 71 |
| 2017-05-12 | *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | -8 | 54 |
| 2017-05-12 | *BBQ Jamboree- Day 2(JUDGES FULL) | Fredericksburg, VA | -8 | 43 |
| 2017-05-12 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -8 | 42 |
| 2017-05-12 | West Coast BBQ Classic | Long Beach, CA | -8 | 40 |
| 2017-05-12 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -8 | 39 |
| 2017-05-12 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | -8 | 37 |
| 2017-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | -8 | 31 |
| 2017-05-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Bowling Green, KY | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-05-12 | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | -8 | 27 |
| 2017-05-12 | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD) | Arab, AL | -8 | — |
| 2017-05-28 | Fergolicious BBQ - Backyard Ptimaster Class | Las Vegas, NV | 8 | — |
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin' On The Summit | Lee's Summit, MO | 13 | 65 |
| 2017-06-02 | Que for the Troops | Levittown, PA | 13 | 63 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ | Kansas City, MO | 13 | 61 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) | Norco, CA | 13 | 57 |
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin In Steele | Owatonna, MN | 13 | 46 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Piggin In The Park(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Woodruff, SC | 13 | 44 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL) | Marysville, KS | 13 | 35 |
| 2017-06-02 | Up In smoke on the Square | Lincoln, IL | 13 | 32 |
| 2017-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary(JUDGES FULL) | McLouth, KS | 13 | 32 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Original SD BBQ Championships | Huron, SD | 13 | 32 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Smokin For Garrett | Boonville, IN | 13 | 31 |
| 2017-06-02 | Hog Happenin BBQ & Bike Fest Cancelled | Lincolnton, NC | 13 | 30 |
| 2017-06-02 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Laurel, MD | 13 | 28 |
| 2017-06-02 | Boots and BBQ Festival | Claremore, OK | 13 | 28 |
| 2017-06-02 | 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake | Monroe City, MO | 13 | 27 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Memphis, TN | 13 | 25 |
| 2017-06-02 | *Conquer The Grill | Coudersport, PA | 13 | 12 |
| 2017-06-02 | *2nd Annual Elf Khurafeh Shrine BBQ( CANCELLED) | Clio, MI | 13 | — |
| 2017-06-02 | PigMaina Lima State Championship BBQ & Blues Festival Cancelled State championship | Lima, OH | 13 | — |
| 2017-06-02 | *Musictree Festival Cancelled | Manchester, TN | 13 | — |
| 2017-06-03 | Sun BBQ Fest | Uncasville, CT | 14 | 73 |
| 2017-06-03 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp Netherlands, 2314CG | 14 | 56 |
| 2017-05-06 | *Master In May-The Classic | APPLETON, WI | -14 | 50 |
| 2017-05-06 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | -14 | 38 |
| 2017-05-06 | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | -14 | 26 |
| 2017-06-03 | *Craze Fest | Georgina, ON | 14 | 17 |
| 2017-06-03 | Ribs & Rockets(COMPETITOR SERIES/INVITE ONLY/JUDGES)FULL | Sacramento, CA | 14 | 7 |
| 2017-05-06 | Black Elk Brisket Burnout (Competitor's Series Invite Only) | Miami, OK | -14 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship( BACKYARD) | Elk Grove, CA | -14 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Plymouth, IN | -14 | — |
| 2017-05-06 | *The Pearl City Picnic( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | -14 | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | -15 | 75 |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -15 | 69 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Bixby, OK | -15 | 68 |
| 2017-05-05 | *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) | APPLETON, WI | -15 | 56 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) | Lawrence, KS | -15 | 44 |
| 2017-05-05 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | -15 | 39 |
| 2017-05-05 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | -15 | 37 |
| 2017-05-05 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -15 | 36 |
| 2017-05-05 | *36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | -15 | 34 |
| 2017-05-05 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -15 | 33 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | -15 | 30 |
| 2017-05-05 | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | St. Charles, MO | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-05-05 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | Liberty, IN | -15 | 27 |
| 2017-05-05 | BBQ In the Valley | Jamestown, NY | -15 | 26 |
| 2017-05-05 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest | Columbia, MO | -15 | 18 |
| 2017-05-05 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | Kansas City, MO | -15 | 17 |
| 2017-05-05 | Stephan Franklin - Competition 101 Class | Orange, CA | -15 | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Crownsville, MD | -15 | — |
| 2017-06-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Norco, CA | 15 | — |
| 2017-06-04 | KOSHER Certified BBQ Judging Class | Wynnewood, PA | 15 | — |
| 2017-05-04 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | -16 | — |
| 2017-05-03 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Kansas City, MO | -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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