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, August 12, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Maryland State BBQ Bash

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104

±2 weeks either side

The weekends around yours

How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.

The weekend of Jul 1 is the quietest in range: 9 contests. The biggest thing on it is Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

Contests within ±2 weeks

Date	Contest	Where	Days off	Field
2017-08-12 Your weekend	Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown	North Battleford, SK	0	18
2017-08-12 Your weekend	New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton	New London, CT	0	14
2017-08-12 Your weekend	Seward County Fair Rib Rally(COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	Seward, NE	0	10
2017-08-12 Your weekend	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Delphi, IN	0	—
2017-08-12 Your weekend	Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101	Diamond BAr, CA	0	—
2017-08-12 Your weekend	*Vine Street BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)(JUDGES FULL)	Park Ridge, IL	0	—
2017-08-11 Your weekend	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Bel Air, MD	-1	47
2017-08-11 Your weekend	Smokin in McMinnville	McMinnville, TN	-1	35
2017-08-11 Your weekend	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Franklin, NC	-1	34
2017-08-11 Your weekend	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	N. Charleston, SC	-1	27
2017-08-11 Your weekend	*Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff	Conroe, TX	-1	26
2017-08-11 Your weekend	*Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash	Winston, MO	-1	25
2017-08-11 Your weekend	*Casa Grab, Root & Growl	Woodward, OK	-1	25
2017-08-11 Your weekend	Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River	Ceres, CA	-1	21
2017-08-11 Your weekend	Tuffy Stone - Cool Smoke Cook School	Richmond, VA	-1	—
2017-08-11 Your weekend	Northwood Triple Crown(BACKYARD)	Antigo, WI	-1	—
2017-08-11	Birdy's Pitmaster BBQ Competition Cancelled	Kohler, WI	-1	—
2017-08-17	Table Captain Class - CANCELLED	Worland, WY	5	—
2017-08-17	Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED	Worland, WY	5	—
2017-08-18	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Excelsior Springs, MO	6	65
2017-08-18	Hudson Valley Ribfest	New Paltz, NY	6	59
2017-08-18	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Madison, IN	6	55
2017-08-18	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Del Mar, CA	6	52
2017-08-18	*Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Cape Girardeau, MO	6	43
2017-08-18	SMSU Smokefest	Marshall, MN	6	41
2017-08-18	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Cancelled	Emporia, KS	6	31
2017-08-18	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton	Boydton, VA	6	31
2017-08-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Asheville, NC	6	29
2017-08-18	*Smokin on Oak	Bonner Springs, KS	6	28
2017-08-18	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship	Worland, WY	6	28
2017-08-18	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Cancelled	Oakland, CA	6	21
2017-08-18	BBQ Festival 2017	VanamÃµisa, Saue Parish,	6	15
2017-08-18	Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off	Susanville, CA	6	15
2017-08-06	Adath Israel Kosher BBQ Contestant and Festival (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Cancelled	CINCINNATI, OH	-6	—
2017-08-05	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2	Omaha, NE	-7	50
2017-08-05	Capital BBQ Festival	Ottawa, ON	-7	42
2017-08-19	*McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ	McHenry, IL	7	36
2017-08-19	*EUregio Barbeque Festival	Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	7	31
2017-08-19	*Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off	DuPont, WA	7	18
2017-08-05	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Shawnee, KS	-7	—
2017-08-05	Table Captain Class	Ottawa, ON	-7	—
2017-08-04	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	Dillard, GA	-8	57
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1	Omaha, NE	-8	54
2017-08-04	*Pigs & Pedals	Asheboro, NC	-8	46
2017-08-04	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Alamosa, CO	-8	44
2017-08-04	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Laurie, MO	-8	40
2017-08-04	*Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled	Rossville, KS	-8	38
2017-08-04	*Pit at the Park	Macungie, PA	-8	32
2017-08-04	*Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	Cincinnati, OH	-8	32
2017-08-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	South Windsor, CT	-8	30
2017-08-04	Badger Brews & Que	Port Washington, WI	-8	30
2017-08-04	All American BBQ Throwdown	Westland, MI	-8	29
2017-08-04	Smithfield BBQ Classic	Smithfield, VA	-8	28
2017-08-04	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Ottawa, ON	-8	—
2017-08-20	*Total Eclips of the Q Presented BY La Bella Casa (BACK YARD )	Carrollton, MO	8	—
2017-08-03	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Asheboro, NC	-9	—
2017-08-22	Table Captain Class	Lee's Summit, MO	10	—
2017-08-24	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)	Washington Island, WI	12	40
2017-08-24	Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101	Angel Fire, NM	12	—
2017-08-24	Certified BBQ Judging Class - CANCELLED	Appleton City, MO	12	—
2017-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest	New Holland, PA	13	69
2017-08-25	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Paola, KS	13	57
2017-08-25	10th Annual Big Island BBQ	Albert Lea, MN	13	56
2017-08-25	*Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Lubbock, TX	13	44
2017-08-25	Great American BBQ Festival	Franklin, TN	13	40
2017-08-25	Grill Games	Kenosha, WI	13	39
2017-08-25	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	Washington Island, WI	13	39
2017-08-25	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival(GBC QUALIFIER)	Kennesaw, GA	13	37
2017-08-25	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	West Wendover, NV	13	37
2017-08-25	BBQ on the Bricks	Kearney, NE	13	34
2017-08-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Richmond, VA	13	29
2017-08-25	*Hott Butts BBQ Contest Cancelled	Boonville, MO	13	27
2017-08-25	Grills N Grills	penn Valley, CA	13	27
2017-08-25	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	Hill City, SD	13	26
2017-08-25	*Montana Pitmaster Classic	Bozeman, MT	13	20
2017-08-25	*The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest	Fleischmanns, NY	13	17
2017-08-25	*Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off(BACKYARD ONLY)	Kanab, UT	13	7
2017-08-25	Certified BBQ Judging Class	Kanab, UT	13	—
2017-08-25	BBQ at the Jungle( Cancelled)	Fairfield, OH	13	—
2017-08-25	Rockin Apples Cancelled	Appleton City, MO	13	—
2017-08-25	BBQ The Bear Fest Cancelled	Big Bear Lake, CA	13	—
2017-07-29	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	WINDSOR, VT	-14	30
2017-08-26	Regahfest 2017	The Hague,	14	28
2017-08-26	HAVA Nagrilla 2017 Kosher (Competitor's Series)(Judges Full)	Wynnewood, PA	14	17
2017-08-26	*First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest	Emmetsburg, IA	14	11
2017-08-26	Indiana Bacon Festival( BACKYARD)	Delphi, IN	14	5
2017-07-29	*Binghamton BBQ Bash(COMPETITOR'S) (JUDGES FULL)	Johnson City, NY	-14	—
2017-08-26	Chris Marks - Ribs & Chicken	Sellersburg, IN	14	—
2017-08-26	Pikes Peak BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY)	Woodland Park, CO	14	—
2017-07-28	*Racing for the BBQ	Lee's Summit, MO	-15	54
2017-07-28	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)	Spring Grove, PA	-15	51
2017-07-28	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest	Dodge City, KS	-15	43
2017-07-28	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)	Vista, CA	-15	40
2017-07-28	EffingHam-Jam	Effingham, IL	-15	35
2017-07-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Ankeny, IA	-15	30
2017-07-28	*The Great Adirondack BBQ	Old Forge, NY	-15	30
2017-07-28	*Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off	Hartselle, AL	-15	27
2017-07-28	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	Iola, KS	-15	27
2017-07-28	*BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	Dyersburg, TN	-15	26
2017-07-28	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	Gilroy, CA	-15	26
2017-07-28	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Summerville, SC	-15	25
2017-07-28	*Fire on the Mountain	Leburn, KY	-15	13
2017-07-28	Looftlighter 2017 Barbecue Competition Cancelled	Hoganas, 18155	-15	—
2017-08-27	Chris Marks - Butts & Briskets	Sellersburg, IN	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.

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