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 21, 2017 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 0 Nov 25
- 4 Dec 2
The weekend of Nov 25 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 Your weekend |
Ocean Sate BBQ Championship | West Kingston, RI | Same day | 24 |
| Oct 21, 2017 Your weekend |
15th Annual Conecuh Sausage Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Evergreen, AL | Same day | — |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Boo-B-Que | Rehobeth Beach, DE | 1 day before | 69 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI | 1 day before | 52 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 1 day before | 47 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 1 day before | 39 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | Lenoir, NC | 1 day before | 39 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off | Munfordville, KY | 1 day before | 36 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Mid-South BBQ Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 1 day before | 28 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q | Independence, MO | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Downtown BBQ Showdown | Hattiesburg, MS | 1 day before | 19 |
| Oct 20, 2017 Your weekend |
Logandale Fall Festival | Logandale, NV | 1 day before | 18 |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Willis BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Willis, TX | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | 95 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Border War Barbeque | Osawatomie, KS | 6 days after | 46 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | 42 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival | Fort Gibson, OK | 6 days after | 32 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Lynchburg, TN | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Tallya BBQ Fesztival | Tallya, Hungary | 7 days before | 40 |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Bay State BBQ Championship | Monson, MA | 7 days before | 30 |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que (JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer ) | Muskogee, OK | 7 days before | 18 |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Nile Beer-B-Q | Billings, MT | 7 days before | 17 |
| Oct 14, 2017 | West Texas King of Meat BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Odessa, TX | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Muskogee, OK | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Blues,Brew & BBQ (BACKYARD) Cancelled | Prince Fredrick, MD | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Third Annual Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Dallas, TX | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Cancelled | Dana Point, CA | 8 days before | 90 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | OC BBQ Competition | Costa Messa, CA | 8 days before | 56 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw | Desoto, KS | 8 days before | 55 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC | 8 days before | 50 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Arthur, IL | 8 days before | 41 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Chelsea, MI | 8 days before | 32 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | Woodstock, VA | 8 days before | 30 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 8 days before | 29 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Lyons, GA | 8 days before | 29 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 8 days before | 27 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival | Duncanville, TX | 8 days before | 18 |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Table Captain Class | Tallya, Hungary | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Tallya, Hungary | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Muskogee, OK | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY) | Kansas City, MO | 10 days before | 8 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Dickson County Smoke Fest Cancelled | Dickson, TN | 13 days after | 40 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) | Indio, CA | 13 days after | 35 |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 14 days before | 47 |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ ( Cancelled) | Leavenworth, KS | 14 days before | 22 |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) | Guntersville, AL | 14 days before | — |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | 15 days before | 76 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | National Pro BBQ Tour Championship | Bentonville, AR | 15 days before | 50 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 15 days before | 44 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Keystone Classic BBQ | Harrisburg, PA | 15 days before | 39 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Helena, AR | 15 days before | 30 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Decatur, IL | 15 days before | 30 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 15 days before | 28 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Laurens, SC | 15 days before | 26 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Roast N Boast BBQ | Columbus, MS | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic | Virginia Beach, VA | 15 days before | 23 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 15 days before | 23 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | 15 days before | 19 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES ) | Clarksville, TN | 15 days before | 15 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Red Rocks Country Club BBQ Championship Cancelled | Morrison, CO | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 6, 2017 | All Fired Up (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Heathsville, VA | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 4, 2017 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Bentonville, AR | 17 days before | — |
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.
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