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 22, 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.
- 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
- 9 Oct 27
- 7 Nov 3
The weekend of Nov 3 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is *Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-22 Your weekend | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Waltrop, | 0 | 73 |
| 2018-09-22 Your weekend | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 0 | 51 |
| 2018-09-22 Your weekend | *Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 0 | 43 |
| 2018-09-22 Your weekend | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling, MO | 0 | 35 |
| 2018-09-22 Your weekend | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Bangor, ME | 0 | 27 |
| 2018-09-22 Your weekend | *Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | 0 | 16 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled | Garden City, MO | 0 | — |
| 2018-09-22 Your weekend | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 0 | — |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque State championship | Shawnee, KS | -1 | 107 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | -1 | 59 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -1 | 45 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -1 | 37 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | -1 | 33 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | *Smokin in The Hills | Hillsboro, OH | -1 | 30 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 29 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Grand Haven, MI | -1 | 28 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | *Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -1 | 27 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Roast N Boast | Columbus, MS | -1 | 17 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | *First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Columbia, TN | -1 | 13 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | *Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -1 | 12 |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2018-09-21 Your weekend | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, | -1 | — |
| 2018-09-28 | *Smoke On the Trails | Gardner, KS | 6 | 68 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 6 | 49 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 6 | 45 |
| 2018-09-28 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Richmond, VA | 6 | 41 |
| 2018-09-28 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ | 6 | 40 |
| 2018-09-28 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | 6 | 31 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | 6 | 29 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Rock The Grill | Rock Hill, SC | 6 | 27 |
| 2018-09-28 | BBQ in the Badlands | Glendive, MT | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) | Wisconsin Dell, WI | 6 | 25 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | 6 | 25 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Cancelled | Bryant, AR | 6 | 20 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Oaky Smokey At Oak Hills Cancelled | Girard, IL | 6 | — |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Kansas City, KS | -7 | 467 |
| 2018-09-15 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | -7 | 31 |
| 2018-09-15 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Wa, 6556 | -7 | 23 |
| 2018-09-29 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 | Graz, 8010 | 7 | 19 |
| 2018-09-29 | *New Albany BBQ Competition(BACKYARD ONLY) | New Albany, IN | 7 | 8 |
| 2018-09-29 | Kincaid Fair Smoke Off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Kincaid, KS | 7 | 6 |
| 2018-09-14 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) | Kansas City, KS | -8 | 164 |
| 2018-09-14 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -8 | 48 |
| 2018-09-14 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | -8 | 43 |
| 2018-09-14 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship State championship | San Diego, CA | -8 | 40 |
| 2018-09-14 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -8 | 35 |
| 2018-09-14 | *Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival | Decatur, AL | -8 | 32 |
| 2018-09-14 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | -8 | 29 |
| 2018-09-14 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY | -8 | 28 |
| 2018-09-14 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 27 |
| 2018-09-14 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -8 | 25 |
| 2018-09-14 | *Tunes, Brews & BBQ's | Penn Yan, NY | -8 | 14 |
| 2018-10-02 | *Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 10 | 8 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | 13 | 56 |
| 2018-10-05 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 42 |
| 2018-10-05 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 13 | 42 |
| 2018-10-05 | *SMOKEToBERFEST | Ottumwa, IA | 13 | 40 |
| 2018-10-05 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 13 | 31 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 13 | 28 |
| 2018-10-05 | Squealin in the Square | Laurens, SC | 13 | 27 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 13 | 26 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | 13 | 26 |
| 2018-10-05 | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 13 | 25 |
| 2018-10-05 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee(JUDGES FULL) | Helena, AR | 13 | 25 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | Decatur, IL | 13 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Smoke On Water St. BBQ Championship Cancelled | Henderson, NV | 13 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guntersville, AL | 13 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2018-09-08 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | -14 | 40 |
| 2018-10-06 | *Rib's and Bibs | Topeka, KS | 14 | 37 |
| 2018-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Randolph, VT | -14 | 33 |
| 2018-09-08 | Smoke on the Quiet Waters | Devon, EX37 9HZ | -14 | 13 |
| 2018-10-06 | *Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 14 | 7 |
| 2018-09-08 | Harry Soo - Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ 101 | Diamond Bar, CA | -14 | — |
| 2018-09-08 | Table Captain Class | Atherington, Devon, | -14 | — |
| 2018-10-06 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 14 | — |
| 2018-09-07 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) | Millington, TN | -15 | 34 |
| 2018-09-07 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Grand Jct, CO | -15 | 32 |
| 2018-09-07 | Puckaway Pigfest | Montello, WI | -15 | 31 |
| 2018-09-07 | Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival | Atlanta, GA | -15 | 31 |
| 2018-09-07 | *14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship State championship | Richmond, VA | -15 | 29 |
| 2018-09-07 | *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) | Mt.Vernon, IN | -15 | 28 |
| 2018-09-07 | *Hot Pursuit BBQ Cancelled | Shawnee, OK | -15 | 27 |
| 2018-09-07 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | Vermillion, SD | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-09-07 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Leavenworth, KS | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-09-07 | *Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival | Boise, ID | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-09-07 | *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days | Butler, MO | -15 | 19 |
| 2018-09-07 | *Smokin on the White | Batesville, AR | -15 | 17 |
| 2018-09-07 | *Harvest On Fire at The Winery(JUDGES FULL) | Marshall, IL | -15 | 16 |
| 2018-09-07 | NGS Steak Contest - Smoke On The Ohio (Teams & Judges Full) | Mt. Vernon, IN | -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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