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, October 7, 2017 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
19
sanctioned contests
In the window
98
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 6 Nov 11
- 5 Nov 18
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-07 Your weekend | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off | Hoofddorp, 6515 DE | 0 | 47 |
| 2017-10-07 Your weekend | *Leavenworth Break-out BBQ( Cancelled) | Leavenworth, KS | 0 | 22 |
| 2017-10-07 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water(BACKYARD ONLY) | Guntersville, AL | 0 | — |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | -1 | 76 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | National Pro BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | -1 | 50 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | -1 | 44 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | Keystone Classic BBQ | Harrisburg, PA | -1 | 39 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | -1 | 30 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Decatur, IL | -1 | 30 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | -1 | 28 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Laurens, SC | -1 | 26 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | -1 | 25 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | -1 | 25 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Roast N Boast BBQ | Columbus, MS | -1 | 25 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic | Virginia Beach, VA | -1 | 23 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | -1 | 23 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | -1 | 19 |
| 2017-10-06 Your weekend | *Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES ) | Clarksville, TN | -1 | 15 |
| 2017-10-06 | Red Rocks Country Club BBQ Championship Cancelled | Morrison, CO | -1 | — |
| 2017-10-06 | All Fired Up (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Heathsville, VA | -1 | — |
| 2017-10-04 Your weekend | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | -3 | — |
| 2017-10-11 | Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc(BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY) | Kansas City, MO | 4 | 8 |
| 2017-10-13 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Cancelled | Dana Point, CA | 6 | 90 |
| 2017-10-13 | *OC BBQ Competition | Costa Messa, CA | 6 | 56 |
| 2017-10-13 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw | Desoto, KS | 6 | 55 |
| 2017-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC | 6 | 50 |
| 2017-10-13 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Arthur, IL | 6 | 41 |
| 2017-10-13 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Chelsea, MI | 6 | 32 |
| 2017-10-13 | *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 6 | 30 |
| 2017-10-13 | *Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-10-13 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 6 | 29 |
| 2017-10-13 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 6 | 27 |
| 2017-10-13 | *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival | Duncanville, TX | 6 | 18 |
| 2017-10-13 | Table Captain Class | Tallya, | 6 | — |
| 2017-10-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tallya, | 6 | — |
| 2017-10-13 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Muskogee, OK | 6 | — |
| 2017-10-14 | *Tallya BBQ Fesztival | Tallya, | 7 | 40 |
| 2017-09-30 | *Red, White and Que | Cresskill, NJ | -7 | 31 |
| 2017-10-14 | Bay State BBQ Championship | Monson, MA | 7 | 30 |
| 2017-10-14 | *Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que(JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer ) | Muskogee, OK | 7 | 18 |
| 2017-10-14 | *Nile Beer-B-Q | Billings, MT | 7 | 17 |
| 2017-10-14 | *West Texas King of Meat BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Odessa, TX | 7 | — |
| 2017-10-14 | Table Captain Class | Muskogee, OK | 7 | — |
| 2017-10-14 | Blues,Brew & BBQ(BACKYARD) Cancelled | Prince Fredrick, MD | 7 | — |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoke On the Trails | Gardner, KS | -8 | 64 |
| 2017-09-29 | Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ | -8 | 36 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -8 | 33 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL) | Sonora, CA | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-09-29 | Porktober Que | Dothan, AL | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ | Sapulpa, OK | -8 | 30 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | -8 | 29 |
| 2017-09-29 | BBQ in the Badlands | Glendive, MT | -8 | 26 |
| 2017-09-29 | LuLu's Brew & Que | Brighton, CO | -8 | 25 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) | Wisconsin Dells, WI | -8 | 25 |
| 2017-09-29 | *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash | Bryant, AR | -8 | 19 |
| 2017-09-29 | Q in The Lou Cancelled | St.Louis, MO | -8 | — |
| 2017-09-29 | Free State BBQ Showdown Cancelled | Westminster, MD | -8 | — |
| 2017-09-28 | Table Captain Class | Dothan, AL | -9 | — |
| 2017-09-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Dothan, AL | -9 | — |
| 2017-10-20 | Boo-B-Que | Rehobeth Beach, DE | 13 | 69 |
| 2017-10-20 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI | 13 | 52 |
| 2017-10-20 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 13 | 47 |
| 2017-10-20 | *Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 13 | 39 |
| 2017-10-20 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | Lenoir, NC | 13 | 39 |
| 2017-10-20 | *Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off | Munfordville, KY | 13 | 36 |
| 2017-10-20 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 13 | 28 |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q | Independence, MO | 13 | 25 |
| 2017-10-20 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 13 | 19 |
| 2017-10-20 | *Logandale Fall Festival | Logandale, NV | 13 | 18 |
| 2017-10-20 | *Willis BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Willis, TX | 13 | — |
| 2017-10-21 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship | West Kingston, RI | 14 | 24 |
| 2017-09-23 | *Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | -14 | 18 |
| 2017-09-23 | *Heart of Arkansas BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Lonoke, AR | -14 | — |
| 2017-09-23 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | -14 | — |
| 2017-10-21 | 15th Annual Conecuh Sausage Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | Evergreen, AL | 14 | — |
| 2017-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque State championship | Shawnee, KS | -15 | 112 |
| 2017-09-22 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | Waltrop NRW, Germany, | -15 | 66 |
| 2017-09-22 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | -15 | 55 |
| 2017-09-22 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | -15 | 53 |
| 2017-09-22 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | -15 | 44 |
| 2017-09-22 | *Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | -15 | 43 |
| 2017-09-22 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -15 | 42 |
| 2017-09-22 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -15 | 41 |
| 2017-09-22 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -15 | 38 |
| 2017-09-22 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -15 | 37 |
| 2017-09-22 | *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Junction City, KS | -15 | 35 |
| 2017-09-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Edmond, OK | -15 | 30 |
| 2017-09-22 | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Bangor, ME | -15 | 29 |
| 2017-09-22 | Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) | Hillsboro, OH | -15 | 25 |
| 2017-09-22 | BBBrew For Hope | Ft.Collins, CO | -15 | 25 |
| 2017-09-22 | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Grand Haven, MI | -15 | 24 |
| 2017-09-22 | First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Columbia, TN | -15 | 22 |
| 2017-09-22 | *Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -15 | 19 |
| 2017-09-22 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY | -15 | 18 |
| 2017-09-22 | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, | -15 | — |
| 2017-09-22 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Waltrop, | -15 | — |
| 2017-09-22 | Smokin Up Layton Hill Cancelled | Layton, UT | -15 | — |
| 2017-09-22 | *Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled | Garden City, MO | -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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