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, June 9, 2018 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge

In the window

101

±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 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
Jun 9, 2018 Your weekend	Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	Mankato, MN	Same day	42
Jun 9, 2018 Your weekend	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Upper Marlboro, MD	Same day	42
Jun 9, 2018 Your weekend	Granite State BBQ Championship	Hancock, NH	Same day	41
Jun 9, 2018	Smoke Out in the Valley Cancelled	Buckner, MO	Same day	27
Jun 9, 2018 Your weekend	Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)	Okauchee, WI	Same day	21
Jun 9, 2018 Your weekend	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	Milano, Italy	Same day	20
Jun 9, 2018 Your weekend	Chicago Kosher BBQ Competition,At The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival (KOSHER SERIES)	Morton Grove, IL	Same day	—
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Kansas City, KS	1 day before	46
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Mankato Cookout (Day 1)	Mankato, MN	1 day before	44
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Wynne, AR	1 day before	44
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	New Castle, DE	1 day before	42
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Derby BBQ Festival	Derby, KS	1 day before	40
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Aurora, CO	1 day before	31
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	Huntsville, AL	1 day before	29
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Annual Poor Que	Montello, WI	1 day before	26
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	Beardstown, IL	1 day before	17
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	Harrodsburg, KY	1 day before	13
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1)	Milano, Italy	1 day before	12
Jun 8, 2018 Your weekend	Marietta River City BBQ	Marietta, OH	1 day before	11
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Frisco, CO	6 days after	62
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Weston, WV	6 days after	59
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Hernado, MS	6 days after	45
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Apex, NC	6 days after	44
Jun 15, 2018	Central Plains Ribfest	Holdrege, NE	6 days after	35
Jun 15, 2018	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	Barbourville, KY	6 days after	34
Jun 15, 2018	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	Kansas City, KS	6 days after	32
Jun 15, 2018	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off	Miles City, MT	6 days after	27
Jun 15, 2018	Hog Capital Challenge	Kewanee, IL	6 days after	25
Jun 15, 2018	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	State Center, IA	6 days after	23
Jun 15, 2018	Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018	Richmond, QC	6 days after	18
Jun 15, 2018	Hartford Rib Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	Hartford, CT	6 days after	16
Jun 15, 2018	Smoke in the House	White House, TN	6 days after	16
Jun 3, 2018	Table Captain Class	Norco, CA	6 days before	—
Jun 15, 2018	Carlton Landing's 3rd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Competition Cancelled	Carlton Landing, OK	6 days after	—
Jun 15, 2018	Table Captain Class	Belgrade, Serbia	6 days after	—
Jun 15, 2018	Copy of *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	Kansas City, KS	6 days after	—
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest	Uncasville, CT	7 days before	59
Jun 16, 2018	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Edmonton, Canada	7 days after	51
Jun 16, 2018	Q'Fest	Bishopsteignton, Devon, United Kingdom	7 days after	12
Jun 16, 2018	Stills and Grills Fest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	North Wilkesboro, NC	7 days after	9
Jun 16, 2018	King of the County BBQ Challenge & Music Festival (COMPETITOR'S Series) Cancelled	Martinez, CA	7 days after	—
Jun 16, 2018	Smokin Hot Backyard BBQ Contest ( BACKYARD ONLY)	Cottage Grove, WI	7 days after	—
Jun 16, 2018	Big Kahuna Wing Festival (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	Knoxville, TN	7 days after	—
Jun 16, 2018	Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101	Diamond Bar, CA	7 days after	—
Jun 16, 2018	Iowa Juneteenth Observance ( Grilling Competitors Series)Cancelled	Des Moines, IA	7 days after	—
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin' On The Summit Cancelled	Lee's Summit, MO	8 days before	68
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops	Levittown, PA	8 days before	61
Jun 1, 2018	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival	Norco, CA	8 days before	57
Jun 1, 2018	Kelley Wilson BBQ	Kansas City, MO	8 days before	48
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele	Owatonna, MN	8 days before	45
Jun 1, 2018	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL)	Marysville, KS	8 days before	42
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	Lincoln, IL	8 days before	40
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)	McLouth, KS	8 days before	36
Jun 1, 2018	Piggin In The Park	Woodruff, SC	8 days before	34
Jun 1, 2018	The Original SD BBQ Championships	Huron, SD	8 days before	33
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Claremore, OK	8 days before	30
Jun 1, 2018	7th Annual Smokin on the Lake	Monroe City, MO	8 days before	29
Jun 1, 2018	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival	Quebec City, Canada	8 days before	22
Jun 1, 2018	PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort	Shelby, OH	8 days before	18
Jun 1, 2018	Conquer The Grill Cancelled	Coudersport, PA	8 days before	15
Jun 1, 2018	Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	Louisville, KY	8 days before	14
Jun 17, 2018	Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL)	Kansas City, MO	8 days after	12
Jun 1, 2018	Smoke on the Water USA Barbecue Championship Cancelled	Pine Bluff, AR	8 days before	—
Jun 17, 2018	Table Captain Class	De Rijp, Netherlands	8 days after	—
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Lenexa, KS	13 days after	185
Jun 22, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	Belvidere, IL	13 days after	51
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	Santa Clara, CA	13 days after	49
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs	LaCrosse, WI	13 days after	41
Jun 22, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1)	Artesia, NM	13 days after	39
Jun 22, 2018	Blount County BBQ Bash	Maryville, TN	13 days after	36
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	Leadville, CO	13 days after	31
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off	Auburn Hills, MI	13 days after	30
Jun 22, 2018	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Covington, VA	13 days after	27
Jun 22, 2018	Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sioux City, IA	13 days after	19
Jun 22, 2018	Ayr Charity BBQ	Ayr Ontario, Canada	13 days after	18
Jun 22, 2018	Smoke on the Water (Day 1)	Kenora, ON	13 days after	17
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rock n Ribs (BACKYARD)	LaCrosse, WI	13 days after	—
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	Westmont, IL	14 days before	60
Jun 23, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	Belvidere, IL	14 days after	44
Jun 23, 2018	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	Washington, DC	14 days after	42
May 26, 2018	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	North Bend, OR	14 days before	35
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q	Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom	14 days before	34
Jun 23, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	Artesia, NM	14 days after	32
Jun 23, 2018	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Absarokee, MT	14 days after	26
Jun 23, 2018	Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Galway, NY	14 days after	23
Jun 23, 2018	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Deurne, Netherlands	14 days after	22
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown	Estes Park, CO	14 days before	20
Jun 23, 2018	Smoke on the Water (Day 2)	Kenora, Ontaro, Canada	14 days after	16
Jun 23, 2018	Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School	Marietta, GA	14 days after	—
Jun 23, 2018	Table Captain Class	Tallya, Hungary	14 days after	—
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	Evans, GA	15 days before	72
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off	Branson, MO	15 days before	50
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)	Westmont, IL	15 days before	49
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Gettysburg, PA	15 days before	35
May 25, 2018	Best Dam Barbeque	Boulder City, NV	15 days before	30
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Big Bear Lake, CA	15 days before	29
May 25, 2018	Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship	Oklahoma City, OK	15 days before	24
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL)	Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom	15 days before	24
May 25, 2018	10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off	Gillett, AR	15 days before	18
May 25, 2018	The Stith Family Farms BACKYARD BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Elizabethtown, KY	15 days before	7
May 25, 2018	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	15 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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