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 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
25
sanctioned contests
In the window
100
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 24 Jun 16
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | *The Masters In May (DAY 2) | Appleton, WI | 0 | 54 |
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | 0 | 40 |
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | 0 | 37 |
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | 0 | 28 |
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | Atlanta BBQ Festival | Atlanta, GA | 0 | 27 |
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | The Brave Fires of Scotland | Aberlour Scotland, AB38 9NY | 0 | 11 |
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | *The Pearl City Picnic( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | 0 | — |
| 2018-05-05 Your weekend | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 0 | — |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | -1 | 70 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -1 | 68 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -1 | 61 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *The Masters In May ( DAY 1) | Appleton, WI | -1 | 54 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -1 | 52 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | -1 | 41 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | -1 | 38 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | -1 | 37 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -1 | 35 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | -1 | 29 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | -1 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | BBQ in The Valley | Jamestown, NY | -1 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | -1 | 22 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | -1 | 19 |
| 2018-05-04 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Cancelled | Columbia, MO | -1 | 18 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) | Kansas City, MO | -1 | 14 |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) | Riverside, CA | -1 | — |
| 2018-05-04 Your weekend | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | Jamestown, NY | -1 | — |
| 2018-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Lee's Summit, MO | 5 | — |
| 2018-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | 5 | — |
| 2018-05-11 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 6 | 70 |
| 2018-05-11 | *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL) | De Soto, KS | 6 | 56 |
| 2018-05-11 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 | Fredericksburg, VA | 6 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Hawgin on Lanier (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Gainesville, GA | 6 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 6 | 42 |
| 2018-05-11 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | 6 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 | *BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 6 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) | Hasselt, 3800 | 6 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | 6 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD ONLY) | Arab, AL | 6 | — |
| 2018-05-11 | Boro Backyard BBQ Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | 6 | — |
| 2018-05-12 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | Hasselt, 3800 | 7 | 51 |
| 2018-04-28 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Blairstown, NJ | -7 | 40 |
| 2018-04-28 | LuLu's Brew & Que | Brighton, CO | -7 | 40 |
| 2018-05-12 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 | Fredericksburg, VA | 7 | 38 |
| 2018-04-28 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 | Reichshof, 51580 | -7 | 32 |
| 2018-05-12 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | Aldersyde, T1A5H8 | 7 | 30 |
| 2018-04-28 | Atlanta BBQ Classic | Atlanta, GA | -7 | 26 |
| 2018-04-28 | 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 | Salzburg Austria, 5020 | -7 | 24 |
| 2018-04-28 | Fergolicious University of Que Backyard Class | Manhattan, KS | -7 | — |
| 2018-04-28 | Jason Day - Burnt Finger BBQ Hands-on Ribs | Lee's Summit, MO | -7 | — |
| 2018-04-28 | Deer Creek Transition House Arts Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Edmond, OK | -7 | — |
| 2018-04-28 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 | Perth, | -7 | — |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) | Sugar Creek, MO | -8 | 53 |
| 2018-04-27 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Cancelled | Lexington, NC | -8 | 46 |
| 2018-04-27 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lenexa, VA | -8 | 45 |
| 2018-04-27 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | -8 | 45 |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin For Garrett | Boonville, IN | -8 | 38 |
| 2018-04-27 | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | -8 | 34 |
| 2018-04-27 | Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Cancelled | Wellington, KS | -8 | 32 |
| 2018-04-27 | *BBQ Boogie & Blues | Calhoun, GA | -8 | 28 |
| 2018-04-27 | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest | Manawa, WI | -8 | 26 |
| 2018-04-26 | Table Captain Class | Florence, AL | -9 | — |
| 2018-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke | Morgantown, PA | 13 | 47 |
| 2018-05-18 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 13 | 43 |
| 2018-05-18 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | 13 | 42 |
| 2018-05-18 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | 13 | 38 |
| 2018-05-18 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | 13 | 37 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | 13 | 34 |
| 2018-05-18 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lima, OH | 13 | 32 |
| 2018-05-18 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Cancelled | Pueblo, CO | 13 | 32 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | 13 | 27 |
| 2018-05-18 | BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | 13 | 27 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | 13 | 26 |
| 2018-05-18 | Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) | Brookwood, AL | 13 | 16 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Southern Utah BBQ Festival | Washington, UT | 13 | 15 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Spring out to Sunset Cancelled | Valparaiso, IN | 13 | — |
| 2018-05-19 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp , 2314CG | 14 | 60 |
| 2018-04-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES | Plymouth, MA | -14 | 25 |
| 2018-04-21 | *Fire N Up in the Flint Hills | Council Grove, KS | -14 | 21 |
| 2018-04-21 | Smokin in the City | Perth, 6929 | -14 | 20 |
| 2018-04-21 | *Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, AL | -14 | 20 |
| 2018-04-21 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Bardonecchia, 10098 | -14 | 15 |
| 2018-05-19 | *Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY) | Overland Park, KS | 14 | 12 |
| 2018-04-21 | *Southern Hot Wing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | -14 | — |
| 2018-05-19 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 | — |
| 2018-04-20 | *Interstate BBQ Festival | Hagerstown, MD | -15 | 67 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Interstate BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Hagerstown, MD | -15 | 60 |
| 2018-04-20 | 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -15 | 49 |
| 2018-04-20 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship | Lodi, CA | -15 | 48 |
| 2018-04-20 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | Overland Park, KS | -15 | 46 |
| 2018-04-20 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Springfield, MO | -15 | 43 |
| 2018-04-20 | High on the Hog Festival | Winchester, TN | -15 | 42 |
| 2018-04-20 | Q for a Cause | Papillion, NE | -15 | 41 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest | Washington, MO | -15 | 40 |
| 2018-04-20 | *22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff | Kings Mountain, NC | -15 | 33 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition | Cornelia, GA | -15 | 26 |
| 2018-04-20 | *Barnesville BBQ & Blues | Barnesville, GA | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-04-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES | Plymouth, MA | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-04-20 | Wild Wild West BBQ Showdown Cancelled | Wildomar, CA | -15 | — |
| 2018-04-20 | *Pig and Swig (COMPETITORS SERIES) Competition Cancelled | Kansas 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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