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.

The busiest weekend in range Saturday, May 5, 2018 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Jiggy With the Piggy

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The weekends around yours

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

The weekend of Mar 31 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is Eastern BBQ Contest.

Contests within ±2 weeks

Date	Contest	Where	vs. your date	Field
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	The Masters In May (DAY 2)	Appleton, WI	Same day	54
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	Ridgefield, CT	Same day	40
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest	Crownsville, MD	Same day	37
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	Smoke on the Water	Liberty, IN	Same day	28
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	Atlanta BBQ Festival	Atlanta, GA	Same day	27
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	The Brave Fires of Scotland	Aberlour Scotland, United Kingdom	Same day	11
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	The Pearl City Picnic ( Competitor's Series)	Muscatine, IA	Same day	—
May 5, 2018 Your weekend	Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School	Marietta, GA	Same day	—
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Jiggy With the Piggy	Kannapolis, NC	1 day before	70
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	Bixby, OK	1 day before	68
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Huntsville, AL	1 day before	61
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	The Masters In May ( DAY 1)	Appleton, WI	1 day before	54
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown	Show Low, AZ	1 day before	52
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Sertoma 48 BBQ	Lawrence, KS	1 day before	41
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Route 66 Smoke Out	Dwight, IL	1 day before	38
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	St. Joseph, MO	1 day before	37
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	Elk Grove, CA	1 day before	35
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	Lansing, KS	1 day before	29
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's	Kennett, MO	1 day before	25
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	BBQ in The Valley	Jamestown, NY	1 day before	25
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)	Meridian, MS	1 day before	22
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	Brookhaven, MS	1 day before	19
May 4, 2018	Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Cancelled	Columbia, MO	1 day before	18
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)	Kansas City, MO	1 day before	14
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)	Riverside, CA	1 day before	—
May 4, 2018 Your weekend	Table Captain Class - CANCELLED	Jamestown, NY	1 day before	—
May 10, 2018	Table Captain Class	Lee's Summit, MO	5 days after	—
May 10, 2018	Table Captain Class	Kansas City, MO	5 days after	—
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May	Falcon Heights, MN	6 days after	70
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)	De Soto, KS	6 days after	56
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	Fredericksburg, VA	6 days after	45
May 11, 2018	Hawgin on Lanier (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled	Gainesville, GA	6 days after	45
May 11, 2018	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship	Waynesboro, GA	6 days after	42
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River	Rome, GA	6 days after	39
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs	Council Bluffs, IA	6 days after	39
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)	Hasselt, Belgium	6 days after	37
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ	Warsaw, IN	6 days after	37
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	Lamar, CO	6 days after	26
May 11, 2018	Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)	Arab, AL	6 days after	—
May 11, 2018	Boro Backyard BBQ Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY)	Murfreesboro, TN	6 days after	—
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	Hasselt, Belgium	7 days after	51
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Blairstown, NJ	7 days before	40
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que	Brighton, CO	7 days before	40
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	Fredericksburg, VA	7 days after	38
Apr 28, 2018	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018	Reichshof, Germany	7 days before	32
May 12, 2018	Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch	Aldersyde, Canada	7 days after	30
Apr 28, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Classic	Atlanta, GA	7 days before	26
Apr 28, 2018	4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018	Salzburg, Austria	7 days before	24
Apr 28, 2018	Fergolicious University of Que Backyard Class	Manhattan, KS	7 days before	—
Apr 28, 2018	Jason Day - Burnt Finger BBQ Hands-on Ribs	Lee's Summit, MO	7 days before	—
Apr 28, 2018	Deer Creek Transition House Arts Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled	Edmond, OK	7 days before	—
Apr 28, 2018	Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101	Perth, Australia	7 days before	—
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL)	Sugar Creek, MO	8 days before	53
Apr 27, 2018	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Cancelled	Lexington, NC	8 days before	46
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Lenexa, VA	8 days before	45
Apr 27, 2018	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Florence, AL	8 days before	45
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett	Boonville, IN	8 days before	38
Apr 27, 2018	Southaven Springfest	Southaven, MS	8 days before	34
Apr 27, 2018	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Cancelled	Wellington, KS	8 days before	32
Apr 27, 2018	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Calhoun, GA	8 days before	28
Apr 27, 2018	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	Manawa, WI	8 days before	26
Apr 26, 2018	Table Captain Class	Florence, AL	9 days before	—
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	Morgantown, PA	13 days after	47
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	Sevierville, TN	13 days after	43
May 18, 2018	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	Valley, NE	13 days after	42
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	Ayden, NC	13 days after	38
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	Platte City, MO	13 days after	37
May 18, 2018	Salt City BBQ Festival	Syracuse, NY	13 days after	34
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship	Lima, OH	13 days after	32
May 18, 2018	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Cancelled	Pueblo, CO	13 days after	32
May 18, 2018	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	Chesapeake, VA	13 days after	27
May 18, 2018	BBQ 4 ASTOP	Fond du Lac, WI	13 days after	27
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	Langley, OK	13 days after	26
May 18, 2018	Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY)	Brookwood, AL	13 days after	16
May 18, 2018	Southern Utah BBQ Festival	Washington, UT	13 days after	15
May 18, 2018	Spring out to Sunset Cancelled	Valparaiso, IN	13 days after	—
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	14 days after	60
Apr 21, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	Plymouth, MA	14 days before	25
Apr 21, 2018	Fire N Up in the Flint Hills	Council Grove, KS	14 days before	21
Apr 21, 2018	Smokin in the City	Perth, Australia	14 days before	20
Apr 21, 2018	Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)	Chelsea, AL	14 days before	20
Apr 21, 2018	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	Bardonecchia, Italy	14 days before	15
May 19, 2018	Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY)	Overland Park, KS	14 days after	12
Apr 21, 2018	Southern Hot Wing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)	Memphis, TN	14 days before	—
May 19, 2018	Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101	Diamond Bar, CA	14 days after	—
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival	Hagerstown, MD	15 days before	67
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Hagerstown, MD	15 days before	60
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Enid, OK	15 days before	49
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	Lodi, CA	15 days before	48
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Overland Park, KS	15 days before	46
Apr 20, 2018	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	Springfield, MO	15 days before	43
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival	Winchester, TN	15 days before	42
Apr 20, 2018	Q for a Cause	Papillion, NE	15 days before	41
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Washington, MO	15 days before	40
Apr 20, 2018	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff	Kings Mountain, NC	15 days before	33
Apr 20, 2018	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition	Cornelia, GA	15 days before	26
Apr 20, 2018	Barnesville BBQ & Blues	Barnesville, GA	15 days before	25
Apr 20, 2018	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	Plymouth, MA	15 days before	25
Apr 20, 2018	Wild Wild West BBQ Showdown Cancelled	Wildomar, CA	15 days before	—
Apr 20, 2018	Pig and Swig (COMPETITORS SERIES) Competition Cancelled	Kansas City, MO	15 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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