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, April 28, 2018 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
16
sanctioned contests
In the window
95
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 3 Mar 17
- 11 Mar 24
- 3 Mar 31
- 17 Apr 7
- 10 Apr 14
- 19 Apr 21
- 16 Apr 28
- 25 May 5
- 16 May 12
- 15 May 19
- 15 May 26
- 16 Jun 2
- 18 Jun 9
The weekend of Mar 17 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is Smokin In the Square.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Blairstown, NJ | 0 | 40 |
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | LuLu's Brew & Que | Brighton, CO | 0 | 40 |
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 | Reichshof, 51580 | 0 | 32 |
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | Atlanta BBQ Classic | Atlanta, GA | 0 | 26 |
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 | Salzburg Austria, 5020 | 0 | 24 |
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | Fergolicious University of Que Backyard Class | Manhattan, KS | 0 | — |
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | Jason Day - Burnt Finger BBQ Hands-on Ribs | Lee's Summit, MO | 0 | — |
| 2018-04-28 | Deer Creek Transition House Arts Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Edmond, OK | 0 | — |
| 2018-04-28 Your weekend | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 | Perth, | 0 | — |
| 2018-04-27 Your weekend | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) | Sugar Creek, MO | -1 | 53 |
| 2018-04-27 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Cancelled | Lexington, NC | -1 | 46 |
| 2018-04-27 Your weekend | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lenexa, VA | -1 | 45 |
| 2018-04-27 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | -1 | 45 |
| 2018-04-27 Your weekend | *Smokin For Garrett | Boonville, IN | -1 | 38 |
| 2018-04-27 Your weekend | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | -1 | 34 |
| 2018-04-27 | Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Cancelled | Wellington, KS | -1 | 32 |
| 2018-04-27 Your weekend | *BBQ Boogie & Blues | Calhoun, GA | -1 | 28 |
| 2018-04-27 Your weekend | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest | Manawa, WI | -1 | 26 |
| 2018-04-26 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Florence, AL | -2 | — |
| 2018-05-04 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | 6 | 70 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | 6 | 68 |
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | 6 | 61 |
| 2018-05-04 | *The Masters In May ( DAY 1) | Appleton, WI | 6 | 54 |
| 2018-05-04 | *City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | 6 | 52 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | 6 | 41 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | 6 | 38 |
| 2018-05-04 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | 6 | 37 |
| 2018-05-04 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | 6 | 35 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | 6 | 29 |
| 2018-05-04 | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | 6 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 | BBQ in The Valley | Jamestown, NY | 6 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | 6 | 22 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | 6 | 19 |
| 2018-05-04 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Cancelled | Columbia, MO | 6 | 18 |
| 2018-05-04 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) | Kansas City, MO | 6 | 14 |
| 2018-05-04 | Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) | Riverside, CA | 6 | — |
| 2018-05-04 | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | Jamestown, NY | 6 | — |
| 2018-05-05 | *The Masters In May (DAY 2) | Appleton, WI | 7 | 54 |
| 2018-05-05 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 7 | 40 |
| 2018-05-05 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | 7 | 37 |
| 2018-05-05 | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | 7 | 28 |
| 2018-05-05 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | Atlanta, GA | 7 | 27 |
| 2018-04-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES | Plymouth, MA | -7 | 25 |
| 2018-04-21 | *Fire N Up in the Flint Hills | Council Grove, KS | -7 | 21 |
| 2018-04-21 | Smokin in the City | Perth, 6929 | -7 | 20 |
| 2018-04-21 | *Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | -7 | 20 |
| 2018-04-21 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Bardonecchia, 10098 | -7 | 15 |
| 2018-05-05 | The Brave Fires of Scotland | Aberlour Scotland, AB38 9NY | 7 | 11 |
| 2018-04-21 | *Southern Hot Wing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | -7 | — |
| 2018-05-05 | *The Pearl City Picnic( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | 7 | — |
| 2018-05-05 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 7 | — |
| 2018-04-20 | *Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | -8 | 67 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Interstate BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Hagerstown, MD | -8 | 60 |
| 2018-04-20 | 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -8 | 49 |
| 2018-04-20 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship | Lodi, CA | -8 | 48 |
| 2018-04-20 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | -8 | 46 |
| 2018-04-20 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -8 | 43 |
| 2018-04-20 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -8 | 42 |
| 2018-04-20 | Q for a Cause | Papillion, NE | -8 | 41 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | -8 | 40 |
| 2018-04-20 | *22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff | Kings Mountain, NC | -8 | 33 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition | Cornelia, GA | -8 | 26 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnesville, GA | -8 | 25 |
| 2018-04-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES | Plymouth, MA | -8 | 25 |
| 2018-04-20 | Wild Wild West BBQ Showdown Cancelled | Wildomar, CA | -8 | — |
| 2018-04-20 | *Pig and Swig (COMPETITORS SERIES) Competition Cancelled | Kansas City, MO | -8 | — |
| 2018-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Lee's Summit, MO | 12 | — |
| 2018-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | 12 | — |
| 2018-05-11 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 13 | 70 |
| 2018-05-11 | *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL) | De Soto, KS | 13 | 56 |
| 2018-05-11 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Hawgin on Lanier (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Gainesville, GA | 13 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 13 | 42 |
| 2018-05-11 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | 13 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 | *BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 13 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) | Hasselt, 3800 | 13 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | 13 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | 13 | 26 |
| 2018-04-15 | Table Captain Class | North Grosvenordale, CT | -13 | — |
| 2018-05-11 | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD ONLY) | Arab, AL | 13 | — |
| 2018-05-11 | Boro Backyard BBQ Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | 13 | — |
| 2018-05-12 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | Hasselt, 3800 | 14 | 51 |
| 2018-05-12 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 | Fredericksburg, VA | 14 | 38 |
| 2018-04-14 | Meat The East | Hengelo, 7534 HK | -14 | 34 |
| 2018-05-12 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | Aldersyde, T1A5H8 | 14 | 30 |
| 2018-04-14 | Wild King BBQ Competition | Tirol, A-6380 | -14 | 23 |
| 2018-04-14 | Fergolicious University of Que Competition Class | Osage City, KS | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-14 | BBQ Boot Camp | Indianapolis, IN | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-14 | Perth Barbecue Festival Cancelled | Perth, 8008 | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-14 | Stephan Franklin - Simply Marvelous BBQ - Competition Class | Irvine, CA | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-13 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Smithville, MO | -15 | 51 |
| 2018-04-13 | Smoke on the Falls | Gadsden, AL | -15 | 38 |
| 2018-04-13 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest | Savannah, TN | -15 | 28 |
| 2018-04-13 | *Grilln N Chilln Memorial (BACKYARD ONLY) | Gurley, AL | -15 | — |
| 2018-04-13 | Jim Beam BBQ World Invitational Cancelled | Clermont, KY | -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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