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, July 14, 2018 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 16 Jun 2
- 18 Jun 9
- 24 Jun 16
- 22 Jun 23
- 10 Jun 30
- 6 Jul 7
- 19 Jul 14
- 8 Jul 21
- 13 Jul 28
- 11 Aug 4
- 18 Aug 11
- 20 Aug 18
- 24 Aug 25
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-14 Your weekend | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 0 | 64 |
| 2018-07-14 Your weekend | *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 | Green Bay, WI | 0 | 49 |
| 2018-07-14 Your weekend | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 | Jamestown, TN | 0 | 32 |
| 2018-07-14 Your weekend | Vienna BBQ Days | Vienna , 1210 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018-07-14 Your weekend | *Binghamton BBQ Bash(COMPETITOR'S) | Johnson City, NY | 0 | — |
| 2018-07-14 Your weekend | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 0 | — |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 | Green Bay, WI | -1 | 54 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Mayetta, KS | -1 | 48 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Kettering, OH | -1 | 40 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 | Jamestown, TN | -1 | 40 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) | Vista, CA | -1 | 37 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *17th Annual Bordertown Bash | Fort Smith, AR | -1 | 32 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic | Niagara Falls, ON | -1 | 24 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL) | Cameron, MO | -1 | 24 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition | Draper, UT | -1 | 21 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off | Clayton, CA | -1 | 19 |
| 2018-07-13 Your weekend | *The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival | Coeur d' Alene, ID | -1 | 19 |
| 2018-07-12 Your weekend | SC Festival Of Discovery | Greenwood, SC | -2 | 89 |
| 2018-07-16 Your weekend | Fergolicious University of Que Competition Class | Denver, CO | 2 | — |
| 2018-07-20 | *Cookin On Kampeska | Watertown, SD | 6 | 45 |
| 2018-07-20 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) | Peoria, IL | 6 | 43 |
| 2018-07-20 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | Waterloo, IA | 6 | 42 |
| 2018-07-20 | *Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) | Wise, VA | 6 | 29 |
| 2018-07-20 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | Dyersburg, TN | 6 | 25 |
| 2018-07-20 | National Pitmaster Championship Cancelled | Cumming, GA | 6 | — |
| 2018-07-21 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Bad Bellingen, 79415 | 7 | 48 |
| 2018-07-21 | Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues | Auburn, NY | 7 | 31 |
| 2018-07-21 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 7 | 18 |
| 2018-07-07 | Pure Q | Bellerive,Tasmania, | -7 | 10 |
| 2018-07-07 | *Smokin in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Whitwell, TN | -7 | — |
| 2018-07-07 | RiverFest Red White & Que Cancelled | Bellevue, NE | -7 | — |
| 2018-07-21 | *South Carolina Peach Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Gaffney, SC | 7 | — |
| 2018-07-06 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge(JUDGES FULL) | Warrensburg, MO | -8 | 47 |
| 2018-07-06 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | -8 | 39 |
| 2018-07-06 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | Petaluma, CA | -8 | 38 |
| 2018-07-06 | Back To Mayberry | Rodney, IA | -8 | 26 |
| 2018-07-06 | *Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival | East Liverpool, OH | -8 | 10 |
| 2018-07-27 | *Racing for the BBQ | Lee's Summit, MO | 13 | 66 |
| 2018-07-27 | Smoke in the Grove | Spring Grove, PA | 13 | 54 |
| 2018-07-27 | BBBrew For Hope | Fort Collins, CO | 13 | 35 |
| 2018-07-27 | *EffingHam-Jam | Effingham, IL | 13 | 30 |
| 2018-07-27 | *Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off | Hartselle, AL | 13 | 27 |
| 2018-07-27 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Iola, KS | 13 | 27 |
| 2018-07-27 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | Dodge City, KS | 13 | 27 |
| 2018-07-27 | *Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ | El Reno, OK | 13 | 23 |
| 2018-07-27 | *Fire on the Mountain | Leburn, KY | 13 | 13 |
| 2018-07-28 | *Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge | Gilroy, CA | 14 | 34 |
| 2018-07-28 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | WINDSOR, VT | 14 | 34 |
| 2018-06-30 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 | Geestland, 27574 | -14 | 30 |
| 2018-06-30 | *I-39 Smokin Car Show | Minonk, IL | -14 | 29 |
| 2018-06-30 | PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP | Gaiarine, 31018 | -14 | 18 |
| 2018-06-30 | Fergolicious University of Que Competition Class | Valley Park, MO | -14 | — |
| 2018-07-28 | Fergolicious University of Que Competition Class | Fargo, ND | 14 | — |
| 2018-07-28 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | 14 | — |
| 2018-06-29 | Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Willard, MO | -15 | 52 |
| 2018-06-29 | *York County BBQ Festival | Delta, PA | -15 | 33 |
| 2018-06-29 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Hilliard, OH | -15 | 33 |
| 2018-06-29 | *Grillin and Chillin Cancelled | Chillicothe, MO | -15 | 31 |
| 2018-06-29 | *Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Elkmont, AL | -15 | 20 |
| 2018-06-29 | *Traeger NorUt State Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | -15 | 19 |
| 2018-06-29 | Grillin' in Grafton Cancelled | Grafton, WI | -15 | — |
| 2018-06-29 | Chuckwagaon BBQ Cook-off Cancelled | Los Angeles, CA | -15 | — |
| 2018-06-29 | Cool Smoke Cook School | Richmond, VA | -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.
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.
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