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, September 8, 2018 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
18
sanctioned contests
In the window
96
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 13 Jul 28
- 11 Aug 4
- 18 Aug 11
- 20 Aug 18
- 24 Aug 25
- 12 Sep 1
- 18 Sep 8
- 14 Sep 15
- 21 Sep 22
- 15 Sep 29
- 16 Oct 6
- 16 Oct 13
- 14 Oct 20
The weekend of Aug 4 is the quietest in range: 11 contests. The biggest thing on it is Pigs & Pedals.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2018 Your weekend |
Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest | Dongen, Netherlands | Same day | 40 |
| Sep 8, 2018 Your weekend |
Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Randolph, VT | Same day | 33 |
| Sep 8, 2018 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Quiet Waters | Devon, United Kingdom | Same day | 13 |
| Sep 8, 2018 Your weekend |
Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | Same day | — |
| Sep 8, 2018 Your weekend |
Table Captain Class | Atherington, Devon, United Kingdom | Same day | — |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) | Millington, TN | 1 day before | 34 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Jct, CO | 1 day before | 32 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | 1 day before | 31 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival | Atlanta, GA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship State championship | Richmond, VA | 1 day before | 29 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Vernon, IN | 1 day before | 28 |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cancelled | Shawnee, OK | 1 day before | 27 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | 1 day before | 25 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival | Boise, ID | 1 day before | 25 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days | Butler, MO | 1 day before | 19 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Smokin on the White | Batesville, AR | 1 day before | 17 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
Harvest On Fire at The Winery (JUDGES FULL) | Marshall, IL | 1 day before | 16 |
| Sep 7, 2018 Your weekend |
NGS Steak Contest - Smoke On The Ohio (Teams & Judges Full) | Mt. Vernon, IN | 1 day before | — |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) | Kansas City, KS | 6 days after | 164 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | 6 days after | 48 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | 6 days after | 43 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship State championship | San Diego, CA | 6 days after | 40 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 6 days after | 35 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival | Decatur, AL | 6 days after | 32 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | 6 days after | 29 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY | 6 days after | 28 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | 6 days after | 27 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | 6 days after | 25 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Tunes, Brews & BBQ's | Penn Yan, NY | 6 days after | 14 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Kansas City, KS | 7 days after | 467 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Zeewolde Flevoland, Netherlands | 7 days before | 44 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, Canada | 7 days before | 43 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Omaha, NE | 7 days before | 34 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint Niklaas, Belgium | 7 days after | 31 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Frostproof, FL | 7 days before | 24 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship | Victoria, Australia | 7 days before | 24 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Wa, Australia | 7 days after | 23 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Big Muddy Brew N Que | Winona, MN | 7 days before | 22 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild Cancelled | Crescent City, CA | 7 days before | 15 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Blues, Views and BBQ Festival's Cookin' for a Cause (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Westport, CT | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Bedford, TX | 8 days before | 74 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lebanon, OH | 8 days before | 46 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Ranson, WV | 8 days before | 40 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Smokin in the Bogs | Warrens, WI | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) | Trussville, AL | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque State championship | Shawnee, KS | 13 days after | 107 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | 13 days after | 59 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | 13 days after | 45 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 13 days after | 37 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 13 days after | 33 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smokin in The Hills | Hillsboro, OH | 13 days after | 30 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK | 13 days after | 29 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Grand Haven, MI | 13 days after | 28 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 13 days after | 27 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Roast N Boast | Columbus, MS | 13 days after | 17 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) | Columbia, TN | 13 days after | 13 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 13 days after | 12 |
| Aug 26, 2018 | BBQ Boot Camp Day 2 | Sellersburg, IN | 13 days before | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, Germany | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 22, 2018 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Waltrop, Germany | 14 days after | 73 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 14 days after | 51 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 14 days after | 43 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Regahfest 2018 Green | The Hague, Netherlands | 14 days before | 35 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling, MO | 14 days after | 35 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | RegahFest 2018 Yellow | The Hague, Netherlands | 14 days before | 29 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | Brandon, MS | 14 days before | 28 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Bangor, ME | 14 days after | 27 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | HAVA Nagrilla 2018 (KOSHER SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) | Wynnewood, PA | 14 days before | 20 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | 14 days after | 16 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Nevada, MO | 14 days before | 8 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 2nd Annual Halfway to St.Pats BBQ Contest | Emmetsburg, IA | 14 days before | 8 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Indiana Bacon Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Delphi, IN | 14 days before | 5 |
| Aug 25, 2018 | BBQ Boot Camp Day 1 | Sellersburg, IN | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled | Garden City, MO | 14 days after | — |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 14 days after | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) | New Holland, PA | 15 days before | 71 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | 15 days before | 67 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Lubbock, TX | 15 days before | 54 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | 11th Annual Big Island BBQ | Alberta Lea, MN | 15 days before | 49 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Wendover, NV | 15 days before | 46 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Grill Games | Kenosha, WI | 15 days before | 42 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Franklin, TN | 15 days before | 36 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | Kennesaw, GA | 15 days before | 34 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) | Brandon, MS | 15 days before | 28 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | Washington Island, WI | 15 days before | 27 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ | Hill City, SD | 15 days before | 27 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | Bozeman, MT | 15 days before | 26 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off | Kanab, UT | 15 days before | 13 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Indiana Bacon Festival Cancelled | Delphi, IN | 15 days before | 5 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Battle Cancelled | Boydton, VA | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Smokin for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fort Payne, AL | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Table Captain Class | Den Haag, Netherlands | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Smokin In Columbia Cancelled | Columbia, MO | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 23, 2018 | 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) | Washington Island, WI | 16 days before | 26 |
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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