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 26, 2018 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
15
sanctioned contests
In the window
87
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 6 Jul 7
The weekend of Jul 7 is the quietest in range: 6 contests. The biggest thing on it is Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2018 Your weekend |
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | Westmont, IL | Same day | 60 |
| May 26, 2018 Your weekend |
BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) | North Bend, OR | Same day | 35 |
| May 26, 2018 Your weekend |
Brew N Q | Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom | Same day | 34 |
| May 26, 2018 Your weekend |
CSU BBQ Showdown | Estes Park, CO | Same day | 20 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | Evans, GA | 1 day before | 72 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off | Branson, MO | 1 day before | 50 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | Westmont, IL | 1 day before | 49 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Gettysburg, PA | 1 day before | 35 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Best Dam Barbeque | Boulder City, NV | 1 day before | 30 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Big Bear Lake, CA | 1 day before | 29 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 day before | 24 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) | Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom | 1 day before | 24 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off | Gillett, AR | 1 day before | 18 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
The Stith Family Farms BACKYARD BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Elizabethtown, KY | 1 day before | 7 |
| May 25, 2018 Your weekend |
Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 1 day before | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Smokin' On The Summit Cancelled | Lee's Summit, MO | 6 days after | 68 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Que for the Troops | Levittown, PA | 6 days after | 61 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Norco, CA | 6 days after | 57 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 48 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Smokin In Steele | Owatonna, MN | 6 days after | 45 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) | Marysville, KS | 6 days after | 42 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) | Lincoln, IL | 6 days after | 40 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) | McLouth, KS | 6 days after | 36 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Piggin In The Park | Woodruff, SC | 6 days after | 34 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | The Original SD BBQ Championships | Huron, SD | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Claremore, OK | 6 days after | 30 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 7th Annual Smokin on the Lake | Monroe City, MO | 6 days after | 29 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival | Quebec City, Canada | 6 days after | 22 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort | Shelby, OH | 6 days after | 18 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Conquer The Grill Cancelled | Coudersport, PA | 6 days after | 15 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Louisville, KY | 6 days after | 14 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Smoke on the Water USA Barbecue Championship Cancelled | Pine Bluff, AR | 6 days after | — |
| May 19, 2018 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 7 days before | 60 |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Sun BBQ Fest | Uncasville, CT | 7 days after | 59 |
| May 19, 2018 | Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY) | Overland Park, KS | 7 days before | 12 |
| May 19, 2018 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 7 days before | — |
| May 18, 2018 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke | Morgantown, PA | 8 days before | 47 |
| May 18, 2018 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | Sevierville, TN | 8 days before | 43 |
| May 18, 2018 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | Valley, NE | 8 days before | 42 |
| May 18, 2018 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | Ayden, NC | 8 days before | 38 |
| May 18, 2018 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | Platte City, MO | 8 days before | 37 |
| May 18, 2018 | Salt City BBQ Festival | Syracuse, NY | 8 days before | 34 |
| May 18, 2018 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lima, OH | 8 days before | 32 |
| May 18, 2018 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Cancelled | Pueblo, CO | 8 days before | 32 |
| May 18, 2018 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | Chesapeake, VA | 8 days before | 27 |
| May 18, 2018 | BBQ 4 ASTOP | Fond du Lac, WI | 8 days before | 27 |
| May 18, 2018 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | Langley, OK | 8 days before | 26 |
| May 18, 2018 | Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) | Brookwood, AL | 8 days before | 16 |
| May 18, 2018 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival | Washington, UT | 8 days before | 15 |
| May 18, 2018 | Spring out to Sunset Cancelled | Valparaiso, IN | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Table Captain Class | Norco, CA | 8 days after | — |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | Kansas City, KS | 13 days after | 46 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Mankato Cookout (Day 1) | Mankato, MN | 13 days after | 44 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | Wynne, AR | 13 days after | 44 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | New Castle, DE | 13 days after | 42 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Derby BBQ Festival | Derby, KS | 13 days after | 40 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ | Aurora, CO | 13 days after | 31 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Annual Poor Que | Montello, WI | 13 days after | 26 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue | Beardstown, IL | 13 days after | 17 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Harrodsburg, KY | 13 days after | 13 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1) | Milano, Italy | 13 days after | 12 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Marietta River City BBQ | Marietta, OH | 13 days after | 11 |
| May 12, 2018 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | Hasselt, Belgium | 14 days before | 51 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Mankato Cookout (Day 2) | Mankato, MN | 14 days after | 42 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Upper Marlboro, MD | 14 days after | 42 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Granite State BBQ Championship | Hancock, NH | 14 days after | 41 |
| May 12, 2018 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 | Fredericksburg, VA | 14 days before | 38 |
| May 12, 2018 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | Aldersyde, Canada | 14 days before | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Smoke Out in the Valley Cancelled | Buckner, MO | 14 days after | 27 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Okauchee, WI | 14 days after | 21 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) | Milano, Italy | 14 days after | 20 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Chicago Kosher BBQ Competition,At The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival (KOSHER SERIES) | Morton Grove, IL | 14 days after | — |
| May 11, 2018 | Minnesota in May | Falcon Heights, MN | 15 days before | 70 |
| May 11, 2018 | The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) | De Soto, KS | 15 days before | 56 |
| May 11, 2018 | BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 | Fredericksburg, VA | 15 days before | 45 |
| May 11, 2018 | Hawgin on Lanier (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Gainesville, GA | 15 days before | 45 |
| May 11, 2018 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 15 days before | 42 |
| May 11, 2018 | Roman Roast on the River | Rome, GA | 15 days before | 39 |
| May 11, 2018 | BBQ in the Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | 15 days before | 39 |
| May 11, 2018 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) | Hasselt, Belgium | 15 days before | 37 |
| May 11, 2018 | Rockin BBQ | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 37 |
| May 11, 2018 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | Lamar, CO | 15 days before | 26 |
| May 11, 2018 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | Arab, AL | 15 days before | — |
| May 11, 2018 | Boro Backyard BBQ Brawl (BACKYARD ONLY) | Murfreesboro, TN | 15 days before | — |
| May 10, 2018 | Table Captain Class | Lee's Summit, MO | 16 days before | — |
| May 10, 2018 | Table Captain Class | Kansas City, MO | 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.
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