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, September 23, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
23
sanctioned contests
In the window
109
±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 Aug 12
- 19 Aug 19
- 28 Aug 26
- 17 Sep 2
- 22 Sep 9
- 21 Sep 16
- 23 Sep 23
- 14 Sep 30
- 19 Oct 7
- 19 Oct 14
- 12 Oct 21
- 6 Oct 28
- 1 Nov 4
The weekend of Nov 4 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is *Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival( JUDGES FULL).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-23 Your weekend | *Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | 0 | 18 |
| 2017-09-23 | *Heart of Arkansas BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Lonoke, AR | 0 | — |
| 2017-09-23 Your weekend | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 0 | — |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque State championship | Shawnee, KS | -1 | 112 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | Waltrop NRW, Germany, | -1 | 66 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | -1 | 55 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | -1 | 53 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | -1 | 44 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | *Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | -1 | 43 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -1 | 42 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -1 | 41 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -1 | 38 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -1 | 37 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Junction City, KS | -1 | 35 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Edmond, OK | -1 | 30 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Bangor, ME | -1 | 29 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) | Hillsboro, OH | -1 | 25 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | BBBrew For Hope | Ft.Collins, CO | -1 | 25 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Grand Haven, MI | -1 | 24 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Columbia, TN | -1 | 22 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | *Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -1 | 19 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY | -1 | 18 |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, | -1 | — |
| 2017-09-22 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Waltrop, | -1 | — |
| 2017-09-22 | Smokin Up Layton Hill Cancelled | Layton, UT | -1 | — |
| 2017-09-22 | *Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled | Garden City, MO | -1 | — |
| 2017-09-28 | Table Captain Class | Dothan, AL | 5 | — |
| 2017-09-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Dothan, AL | 5 | — |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoke On the Trails | Gardner, KS | 6 | 64 |
| 2017-09-29 | Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ | 6 | 36 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 6 | 33 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Sonora, CA | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-09-29 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ | Sapulpa, OK | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-09-29 | BBQ in the Badlands | Glendive, MT | 6 | 26 |
| 2017-09-29 | LuLu's Brew & Que | Brighton, CO | 6 | 25 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) | Wisconsin Dells, WI | 6 | 25 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | 6 | 19 |
| 2017-09-29 | Q in The Lou Cancelled | St.Louis, MO | 6 | — |
| 2017-09-29 | Free State BBQ Showdown Cancelled | Westminster, MD | 6 | — |
| 2017-09-16 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling, MO | -7 | 47 |
| 2017-09-16 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | -7 | 31 |
| 2017-09-30 | *Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | 7 | 31 |
| 2017-09-16 | *Slovenia BBQ Open | Medvode, | -7 | 25 |
| 2017-09-16 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) | Ridgeland, MS | -7 | 17 |
| 2017-09-15 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | -8 | 63 |
| 2017-09-15 | 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | -8 | 48 |
| 2017-09-15 | Battle of the Brisket Cancelled | Mission, KS | -8 | 44 |
| 2017-09-15 | Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Atlantic City, NJ | -8 | 42 |
| 2017-09-15 | Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest | Decatur, AL | -8 | 39 |
| 2017-09-15 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) | Lawrenceville, GA | -8 | 39 |
| 2017-09-15 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK | -8 | 38 |
| 2017-09-15 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -8 | 37 |
| 2017-09-15 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 33 |
| 2017-09-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Madison, WI | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-09-15 | *Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival | Boise, ID | -8 | 28 |
| 2017-09-15 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -8 | 27 |
| 2017-09-15 | *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days | Butler, MO | -8 | 26 |
| 2017-09-15 | *Currituck Heritage Festival | Powells Point, NC | -8 | 25 |
| 2017-09-15 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) | Ridgeland, MS | -8 | 22 |
| 2017-09-15 | *Smokin on the White | Batesville, AR | -8 | 17 |
| 2017-09-15 | *Grillin'@Gator Grounds | Bunkie, LA | -8 | 7 |
| 2017-09-15 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championship Cancelled | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championsh, SD | -8 | — |
| 2017-09-15 | *Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Cancelled | Plymouth, IN | -8 | — |
| 2017-09-14 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Ridgeland, MS | -9 | — |
| 2017-10-04 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 11 | — |
| 2017-10-06 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | 13 | 76 |
| 2017-10-06 | National Pro BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 13 | 50 |
| 2017-10-06 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 13 | 44 |
| 2017-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 39 |
| 2017-10-06 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | 13 | 30 |
| 2017-10-06 | *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Decatur, IL | 13 | 30 |
| 2017-10-06 | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 13 | 28 |
| 2017-10-06 | Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Laurens, SC | 13 | 26 |
| 2017-10-06 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 13 | 25 |
| 2017-10-06 | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 13 | 25 |
| 2017-10-06 | *Roast N Boast BBQ | Columbus, MS | 13 | 25 |
| 2017-10-06 | *Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic | Virginia Beach, VA | 13 | 23 |
| 2017-10-06 | *Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 13 | 23 |
| 2017-10-06 | *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | 13 | 19 |
| 2017-10-06 | *Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES ) | Clarksville, TN | 13 | 15 |
| 2017-10-06 | Red Rocks Country Club BBQ Championship Cancelled | Morrison, CO | 13 | — |
| 2017-10-06 | All Fired Up (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Heathsville, VA | 13 | — |
| 2017-10-07 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off | Hoofddorp, 6515 DE | 14 | 47 |
| 2017-09-09 | Farm Meat | Dongen, 5106NC | -14 | 38 |
| 2017-09-09 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship | Randolph, VT | -14 | 32 |
| 2017-10-07 | *Leavenworth Break-out BBQ( Cancelled) | Leavenworth, KS | 14 | 22 |
| 2017-09-09 | *Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 | Perugia, 06129 | -14 | 15 |
| 2017-09-09 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Oakland, CA | -14 | — |
| 2017-09-09 | Kansas City Kosher BBQ Championship (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Overland Park, KS | -14 | — |
| 2017-10-07 | Smoke on the Water(BACKYARD ONLY) | Guntersville, AL | 14 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Millington, TN | -15 | 42 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Goldsboro, NC | -15 | 39 |
| 2017-09-08 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship State championship | Richmond, VA | -15 | 35 |
| 2017-09-08 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off | Cookeville, TN | -15 | 34 |
| 2017-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | -15 | 31 |
| 2017-09-08 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | -15 | 31 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Derby, KS | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Vernon, IN | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Silver Lake, MI | -15 | 28 |
| 2017-09-08 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Jct, CO | -15 | 28 |
| 2017-09-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Kansas City, MO | -15 | 28 |
| 2017-09-08 | *Hot Pursuit BBQ | Shawnee, OK | -15 | 27 |
| 2017-09-08 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -15 | 25 |
| 2017-09-08 | Table Captain Class | Richmond, VA | -15 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | Table Captain Class | Perugia, | -15 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Perugia, | -15 | — |
| 2017-09-08 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Unadilla, GA | -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.