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, May 12, 2018 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
16
sanctioned contests
In the window
94
±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 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
- 22 Jun 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-12 Your weekend | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | Hasselt, 3800 | 0 | 51 |
| 2018-05-12 Your weekend | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 | Fredericksburg, VA | 0 | 38 |
| 2018-05-12 Your weekend | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | Aldersyde, T1A5H8 | 0 | 30 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | -1 | 70 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL) | De Soto, KS | -1 | 56 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 | Fredericksburg, VA | -1 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Hawgin on Lanier (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Gainesville, GA | -1 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -1 | 42 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | -1 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | *BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -1 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) | Hasselt, 3800 | -1 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | -1 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | -1 | 26 |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD ONLY) | Arab, AL | -1 | — |
| 2018-05-11 Your weekend | Boro Backyard BBQ Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | -1 | — |
| 2018-05-10 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Lee's Summit, MO | -2 | — |
| 2018-05-10 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | -2 | — |
| 2018-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke | Morgantown, PA | 6 | 47 |
| 2018-05-18 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 6 | 43 |
| 2018-05-18 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | 6 | 42 |
| 2018-05-18 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | 6 | 38 |
| 2018-05-18 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | 6 | 37 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | 6 | 34 |
| 2018-05-18 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lima, OH | 6 | 32 |
| 2018-05-18 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Cancelled | Pueblo, CO | 6 | 32 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | 6 | 27 |
| 2018-05-18 | BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | 6 | 27 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-05-18 | Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) | Brookwood, AL | 6 | 16 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Southern Utah BBQ Festival | Washington, UT | 6 | 15 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Spring out to Sunset Cancelled | Valparaiso, IN | 6 | — |
| 2018-05-19 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp , 2314CG | 7 | 60 |
| 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 |
| 2018-05-19 | *Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY) | Overland Park, KS | 7 | 12 |
| 2018-05-05 | The Brave Fires of Scotland | Aberlour Scotland, AB38 9NY | -7 | 11 |
| 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 | — |
| 2018-05-19 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 | — |
| 2018-05-04 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | -8 | 70 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -8 | 68 |
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -8 | 61 |
| 2018-05-04 | *The Masters In May ( DAY 1) | Appleton, WI | -8 | 54 |
| 2018-05-04 | *City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -8 | 52 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | -8 | 41 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | -8 | 38 |
| 2018-05-04 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | -8 | 37 |
| 2018-05-04 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -8 | 35 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | -8 | 29 |
| 2018-05-04 | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | -8 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 | BBQ in The Valley | Jamestown, NY | -8 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | -8 | 22 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | -8 | 19 |
| 2018-05-04 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Cancelled | Columbia, MO | -8 | 18 |
| 2018-05-04 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) | Kansas City, MO | -8 | 14 |
| 2018-05-04 | Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) | Riverside, CA | -8 | — |
| 2018-05-04 | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | Jamestown, NY | -8 | — |
| 2018-05-25 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | Evans, GA | 13 | 72 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off | Branson, MO | 13 | 50 |
| 2018-05-25 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | Westmont, IL | 13 | 49 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Gettysburg, PA | 13 | 35 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Best Dam Barbeque | Boulder City, NV | 13 | 30 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Big Bear Lake, CA | 13 | 29 |
| 2018-05-25 | Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship | Oklahoma City, OK | 13 | 24 |
| 2018-05-25 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 13 | 24 |
| 2018-05-25 | *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off | Gillett, AR | 13 | 18 |
| 2018-05-25 | The Stith Family Farms BACKYARD BBQ Contest(BACKYARD ONLY) | Elizabethtown, KY | 13 | 7 |
| 2018-05-25 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2018-05-26 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | Westmont, IL | 14 | 60 |
| 2018-04-28 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Blairstown, NJ | -14 | 40 |
| 2018-04-28 | LuLu's Brew & Que | Brighton, CO | -14 | 40 |
| 2018-05-26 | *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) | North Bend, OR | 14 | 35 |
| 2018-05-26 | Brew N Q | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 14 | 34 |
| 2018-04-28 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 | Reichshof, 51580 | -14 | 32 |
| 2018-04-28 | Atlanta BBQ Classic | Atlanta, GA | -14 | 26 |
| 2018-04-28 | 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 | Salzburg Austria, 5020 | -14 | 24 |
| 2018-05-26 | CSU BBQ Showdown | Estes Park, CO | 14 | 20 |
| 2018-04-28 | Fergolicious University of Que Backyard Class | Manhattan, KS | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-28 | Jason Day - Burnt Finger BBQ Hands-on Ribs | Lee's Summit, MO | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-28 | Deer Creek Transition House Arts Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Edmond, OK | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-28 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 | Perth, | -14 | — |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) | Sugar Creek, MO | -15 | 53 |
| 2018-04-27 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Cancelled | Lexington, NC | -15 | 46 |
| 2018-04-27 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Lenexa, VA | -15 | 45 |
| 2018-04-27 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | -15 | 45 |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin For Garrett | Boonville, IN | -15 | 38 |
| 2018-04-27 | Southaven Springfest | Southaven, MS | -15 | 34 |
| 2018-04-27 | Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Cancelled | Wellington, KS | -15 | 32 |
| 2018-04-27 | *BBQ Boogie & Blues | Calhoun, GA | -15 | 28 |
| 2018-04-27 | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest | Manawa, WI | -15 | 26 |
| 2018-04-26 | Table Captain Class | Florence, AL | -16 | — |
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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