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 19, 2018 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
15
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.
- 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
- 10 Jun 30
The weekend of Apr 14 is the quietest in range: 10 contests. The biggest thing on it is The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-19 Your weekend | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp , 2314CG | 0 | 60 |
| 2018-05-19 Your weekend | *Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY) | Overland Park, KS | 0 | 12 |
| 2018-05-19 Your weekend | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 0 | — |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke | Morgantown, PA | -1 | 47 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | -1 | 43 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | -1 | 42 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | -1 | 38 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | -1 | 37 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | *Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | -1 | 34 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lima, OH | -1 | 32 |
| 2018-05-18 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Cancelled | Pueblo, CO | -1 | 32 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | *Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | -1 | 27 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | -1 | 27 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | *Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | -1 | 26 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) | Brookwood, AL | -1 | 16 |
| 2018-05-18 Your weekend | *Southern Utah BBQ Festival | Washington, UT | -1 | 15 |
| 2018-05-18 | *Spring out to Sunset Cancelled | Valparaiso, IN | -1 | — |
| 2018-05-25 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | Evans, GA | 6 | 72 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off | Branson, MO | 6 | 50 |
| 2018-05-25 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | Westmont, IL | 6 | 49 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Gettysburg, PA | 6 | 35 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Best Dam Barbeque | Boulder City, NV | 6 | 30 |
| 2018-05-25 | *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Big Bear Lake, CA | 6 | 29 |
| 2018-05-25 | Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship | Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | 24 |
| 2018-05-25 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 6 | 24 |
| 2018-05-25 | *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off | Gillett, AR | 6 | 18 |
| 2018-05-25 | The Stith Family Farms BACKYARD BBQ Contest(BACKYARD ONLY) | Elizabethtown, KY | 6 | 7 |
| 2018-05-25 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2018-05-26 | *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | Westmont, IL | 7 | 60 |
| 2018-05-12 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | Hasselt, 3800 | -7 | 51 |
| 2018-05-12 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 | Fredericksburg, VA | -7 | 38 |
| 2018-05-26 | *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) | North Bend, OR | 7 | 35 |
| 2018-05-26 | Brew N Q | Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 7 | 34 |
| 2018-05-12 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | Aldersyde, T1A5H8 | -7 | 30 |
| 2018-05-26 | CSU BBQ Showdown | Estes Park, CO | 7 | 20 |
| 2018-05-11 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | -8 | 70 |
| 2018-05-11 | *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL) | De Soto, KS | -8 | 56 |
| 2018-05-11 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 | Fredericksburg, VA | -8 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Hawgin on Lanier (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Gainesville, GA | -8 | 45 |
| 2018-05-11 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship | Waynesboro, GA | -8 | 42 |
| 2018-05-11 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | -8 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 | *BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | -8 | 39 |
| 2018-05-11 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) | Hasselt, 3800 | -8 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | -8 | 37 |
| 2018-05-11 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | -8 | 26 |
| 2018-05-11 | *Fire on the Mountain(BACKYARD ONLY) | Arab, AL | -8 | — |
| 2018-05-11 | Boro Backyard BBQ Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | -8 | — |
| 2018-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Lee's Summit, MO | -9 | — |
| 2018-05-10 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | -9 | — |
| 2018-06-01 | Smokin' On The Summit Cancelled | Lee's Summit, MO | 13 | 68 |
| 2018-06-01 | Que for the Troops | Levittown, PA | 13 | 61 |
| 2018-06-01 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Norco, CA | 13 | 57 |
| 2018-06-01 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ | Kansas City, MO | 13 | 48 |
| 2018-06-01 | Smokin In Steele | Owatonna, MN | 13 | 45 |
| 2018-06-01 | *Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL) | Marysville, KS | 13 | 42 |
| 2018-06-01 | *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) | Lincoln, IL | 13 | 40 |
| 2018-06-01 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual( JUDGES FULL) | McLouth, KS | 13 | 36 |
| 2018-06-01 | Piggin In The Park | Woodruff, SC | 13 | 34 |
| 2018-06-01 | *The Original SD BBQ Championships | Huron, SD | 13 | 33 |
| 2018-06-01 | *Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Claremore, OK | 13 | 30 |
| 2018-06-01 | *7th Annual Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 13 | 29 |
| 2018-06-01 | *Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival | Quebec City, G1R 4W6 | 13 | 22 |
| 2018-06-01 | PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort | Shelby, OH | 13 | 18 |
| 2018-06-01 | *Conquer The Grill Cancelled | Coudersport, PA | 13 | 15 |
| 2018-06-01 | *Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Louisville, KY | 13 | 14 |
| 2018-06-01 | Smoke on the Water USA Barbecue Championship Cancelled | Pine Bluff, AR | 13 | — |
| 2018-06-02 | Sun BBQ Fest | Uncasville, CT | 14 | 59 |
| 2018-05-05 | *The Masters In May (DAY 2) | Appleton, WI | -14 | 54 |
| 2018-05-05 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | Ridgefield, CT | -14 | 40 |
| 2018-05-05 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | Crownsville, MD | -14 | 37 |
| 2018-05-05 | Smoke on the Water | Liberty, IN | -14 | 28 |
| 2018-05-05 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | Atlanta, GA | -14 | 27 |
| 2018-05-05 | The Brave Fires of Scotland | Aberlour Scotland, AB38 9NY | -14 | 11 |
| 2018-05-05 | *The Pearl City Picnic( Competitor's Series) | Muscatine, IA | -14 | — |
| 2018-05-05 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | -14 | — |
| 2018-05-04 | Jiggy With the Piggy | Kannapolis, NC | -15 | 70 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | Bixby, OK | -15 | 68 |
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Huntsville, AL | -15 | 61 |
| 2018-05-04 | *The Masters In May ( DAY 1) | Appleton, WI | -15 | 54 |
| 2018-05-04 | *City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | Show Low, AZ | -15 | 52 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ | Lawrence, KS | -15 | 41 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Route 66 Smoke Out | Dwight, IL | -15 | 38 |
| 2018-05-04 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | St. Joseph, MO | -15 | 37 |
| 2018-05-04 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | Elk Grove, CA | -15 | 35 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q | Lansing, KS | -15 | 29 |
| 2018-05-04 | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | Kennett, MO | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 | BBQ in The Valley | Jamestown, NY | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown(BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | -15 | 22 |
| 2018-05-04 | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | Brookhaven, MS | -15 | 19 |
| 2018-05-04 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Cancelled | Columbia, MO | -15 | 18 |
| 2018-05-04 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Only Series) | Kansas City, MO | -15 | 14 |
| 2018-05-04 | Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) | Riverside, CA | -15 | — |
| 2018-05-04 | Table Captain Class - CANCELLED | Jamestown, NY | -15 | — |
| 2018-06-03 | Table Captain Class | Norco, CA | 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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