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 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Minnesota in May

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±2 weeks either side

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 12, 2018 Your weekend	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	Hasselt, Belgium	Same day	51
May 12, 2018 Your weekend	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	Fredericksburg, VA	Same day	38
May 12, 2018 Your weekend	Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch	Aldersyde, Canada	Same day	30
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Minnesota in May	Falcon Heights, MN	1 day before	70
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)	De Soto, KS	1 day before	56
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	Fredericksburg, VA	1 day before	45
May 11, 2018	Hawgin on Lanier (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled	Gainesville, GA	1 day before	45
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship	Waynesboro, GA	1 day before	42
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Roman Roast on the River	Rome, GA	1 day before	39
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	BBQ in the Bluffs	Council Bluffs, IA	1 day before	39
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)	Hasselt, Belgium	1 day before	37
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Rockin BBQ	Warsaw, IN	1 day before	37
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	Lamar, CO	1 day before	26
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)	Arab, AL	1 day before	—
May 11, 2018 Your weekend	Boro Backyard BBQ Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY)	Murfreesboro, TN	1 day before	—
May 10, 2018 Your weekend	Table Captain Class	Lee's Summit, MO	2 days before	—
May 10, 2018 Your weekend	Table Captain Class	Kansas City, MO	2 days before	—
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	Morgantown, PA	6 days after	47
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	Sevierville, TN	6 days after	43
May 18, 2018	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	Valley, NE	6 days after	42
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	Ayden, NC	6 days after	38
May 18, 2018	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	Platte City, MO	6 days after	37
May 18, 2018	Salt City BBQ Festival	Syracuse, NY	6 days after	34
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship	Lima, OH	6 days after	32
May 18, 2018	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Cancelled	Pueblo, CO	6 days after	32
May 18, 2018	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	Chesapeake, VA	6 days after	27
May 18, 2018	BBQ 4 ASTOP	Fond du Lac, WI	6 days after	27
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	Langley, OK	6 days after	26
May 18, 2018	Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY)	Brookwood, AL	6 days after	16
May 18, 2018	Southern Utah BBQ Festival	Washington, UT	6 days after	15
May 18, 2018	Spring out to Sunset Cancelled	Valparaiso, IN	6 days after	—
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Hoofddorp, Netherlands	7 days after	60
May 5, 2018	The Masters In May (DAY 2)	Appleton, WI	7 days before	54
May 5, 2018	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	Ridgefield, CT	7 days before	40
May 5, 2018	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest	Crownsville, MD	7 days before	37
May 5, 2018	Smoke on the Water	Liberty, IN	7 days before	28
May 5, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Festival	Atlanta, GA	7 days before	27
May 19, 2018	Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY)	Overland Park, KS	7 days after	12
May 5, 2018	The Brave Fires of Scotland	Aberlour Scotland, United Kingdom	7 days before	11
May 5, 2018	The Pearl City Picnic ( Competitor's Series)	Muscatine, IA	7 days before	—
May 5, 2018	Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School	Marietta, GA	7 days before	—
May 19, 2018	Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101	Diamond Bar, CA	7 days after	—
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy	Kannapolis, NC	8 days before	70
May 4, 2018	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	Bixby, OK	8 days before	68
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Huntsville, AL	8 days before	61
May 4, 2018	The Masters In May ( DAY 1)	Appleton, WI	8 days before	54
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown	Show Low, AZ	8 days before	52
May 4, 2018	Sertoma 48 BBQ	Lawrence, KS	8 days before	41
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out	Dwight, IL	8 days before	38
May 4, 2018	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	St. Joseph, MO	8 days before	37
May 4, 2018	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	Elk Grove, CA	8 days before	35
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	Lansing, KS	8 days before	29
May 4, 2018	37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's	Kennett, MO	8 days before	25
May 4, 2018	BBQ in The Valley	Jamestown, NY	8 days before	25
May 4, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)	Meridian, MS	8 days before	22
May 4, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	Brookhaven, MS	8 days before	19
May 4, 2018	Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Cancelled	Columbia, MO	8 days before	18
May 4, 2018	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series)	Kansas City, MO	8 days before	14
May 4, 2018	Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)	Riverside, CA	8 days before	—
May 4, 2018	Table Captain Class - CANCELLED	Jamestown, NY	8 days before	—
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	Evans, GA	13 days after	72
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off	Branson, MO	13 days after	50
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)	Westmont, IL	13 days after	49
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Gettysburg, PA	13 days after	35
May 25, 2018	Best Dam Barbeque	Boulder City, NV	13 days after	30
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Big Bear Lake, CA	13 days after	29
May 25, 2018	Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship	Oklahoma City, OK	13 days after	24
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL)	Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom	13 days after	24
May 25, 2018	10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off	Gillett, AR	13 days after	18
May 25, 2018	The Stith Family Farms BACKYARD BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Elizabethtown, KY	13 days after	7
May 25, 2018	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	13 days after	—
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	Westmont, IL	14 days after	60
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Blairstown, NJ	14 days before	40
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que	Brighton, CO	14 days before	40
May 26, 2018	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	North Bend, OR	14 days after	35
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q	Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom	14 days after	34
Apr 28, 2018	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018	Reichshof, Germany	14 days before	32
Apr 28, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Classic	Atlanta, GA	14 days before	26
Apr 28, 2018	4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018	Salzburg, Austria	14 days before	24
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown	Estes Park, CO	14 days after	20
Apr 28, 2018	Fergolicious University of Que Backyard Class	Manhattan, KS	14 days before	—
Apr 28, 2018	Jason Day - Burnt Finger BBQ Hands-on Ribs	Lee's Summit, MO	14 days before	—
Apr 28, 2018	Deer Creek Transition House Arts Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled	Edmond, OK	14 days before	—
Apr 28, 2018	Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101	Perth, Australia	14 days before	—
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL)	Sugar Creek, MO	15 days before	53
Apr 27, 2018	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Cancelled	Lexington, NC	15 days before	46
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Lenexa, VA	15 days before	45
Apr 27, 2018	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Florence, AL	15 days before	45
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett	Boonville, IN	15 days before	38
Apr 27, 2018	Southaven Springfest	Southaven, MS	15 days before	34
Apr 27, 2018	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Cancelled	Wellington, KS	15 days before	32
Apr 27, 2018	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Calhoun, GA	15 days before	28
Apr 27, 2018	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	Manawa, WI	15 days before	26
Apr 26, 2018	Table Captain Class	Florence, AL	16 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.

Only contests already sanctioned and listed at kcbs.us can show up here, so a quiet weekend on this page is not a guarantee — the next organiser to sanction one might be looking at the same square on the calendar. Nothing you type into this page is stored or sent anywhere: towns and ZIPs are matched against the contest listings themselves.