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 29, 2018 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
15
sanctioned contests
In the window
91
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 8 Nov 10
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2018 Your weekend |
Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 | Graz, Austria | Same day | 19 |
| Sep 29, 2018 Your weekend |
New Albany BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | New Albany, IN | Same day | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2018 Your weekend |
Kincaid Fair Smoke Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kincaid, KS | Same day | 6 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Smoke On the Trails | Gardner, KS | 1 day before | 68 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | 1 day before | 49 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | 1 day before | 45 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Smithfield BBQ Classic | Richmond, VA | 1 day before | 41 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ | 1 day before | 40 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | 1 day before | 31 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | 1 day before | 29 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Rock The Grill | Rock Hill, SC | 1 day before | 27 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
BBQ in the Badlands | Glendive, MT | 1 day before | 26 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Wisconsin Dell, WI | 1 day before | 25 |
| Sep 28, 2018 Your weekend |
Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | 1 day before | 25 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Cancelled | Bryant, AR | 1 day before | 20 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Oaky Smokey At Oak Hills Cancelled | Girard, IL | 1 day before | — |
| Oct 2, 2018 Your weekend |
Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 3 days after | 8 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | 6 days after | 56 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 6 days after | 42 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 6 days after | 42 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | SMOKEToBERFEST | Ottumwa, IA | 6 days after | 40 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 6 days after | 31 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 6 days after | 28 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Squealin in the Square | Laurens, SC | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | 6 days after | 26 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) | Helena, AR | 6 days after | 25 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Decatur, IL | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Smoke On Water St. BBQ Championship Cancelled | Henderson, NV | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guntersville, AL | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Sep 22, 2018 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Waltrop, Germany | 7 days before | 73 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | 7 days before | 51 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | 7 days before | 43 |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Rib's and Bibs | Topeka, KS | 7 days after | 37 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling, MO | 7 days before | 35 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Bangor, ME | 7 days before | 27 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | 7 days before | 16 |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 7 days after | 7 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled | Garden City, MO | 7 days before | — |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 7 days after | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque State championship | Shawnee, KS | 8 days before | 107 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | 8 days before | 59 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | 8 days before | 45 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | 8 days before | 37 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | 8 days before | 33 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smokin in The Hills | Hillsboro, OH | 8 days before | 30 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK | 8 days before | 29 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Grand Haven, MI | 8 days before | 28 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | 8 days before | 27 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Roast N Boast | Columbus, MS | 8 days before | 17 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) | Columbia, TN | 8 days before | 13 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | 8 days before | 12 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, Germany | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest | Desoto, KS | 13 days after | 69 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Temecula State BBQ Championship | Temecula, CA | 13 days after | 46 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Arthur, IL | 13 days after | 45 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 days after | 39 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Chelsea, MI | 13 days after | 38 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Cancelled | Woodstock, VA | 13 days after | 36 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 13 days after | 33 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Pigs in the Pit | Alton, VA | 13 days after | 30 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Grills N Grills Cancelled | Penn Valley, CA | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Lyons, GA | 13 days after | 26 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 13 days after | 26 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Monson, MA | 13 days after | 26 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Smoke the Town Cancelled | Leon, IA | 13 days after | 16 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Butler Fest 2018 | Butler, AL | 13 days after | 13 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Kansas City, KS | 14 days before | 467 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Tallya BBQ Festival | Tallya, Hungary | 14 days after | 38 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint Niklaas, Belgium | 14 days before | 31 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que | Muskogee, OK | 14 days after | 26 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Wa, Australia | 14 days before | 23 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) | Monson, MA | 14 days after | 18 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | NILE Beer B Q Cancelled | Billings, MT | 14 days after | 17 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Bataille Sur La Sorgue | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France | 14 days after | 16 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, MI | 14 days after | 13 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) | Kansas City, KS | 15 days before | 164 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | 15 days before | 48 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | 15 days before | 43 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship State championship | San Diego, CA | 15 days before | 40 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | 15 days before | 35 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival | Decatur, AL | 15 days before | 32 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY | 15 days before | 28 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | 15 days before | 27 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | 15 days before | 25 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Tunes, Brews & BBQ's | Penn Yan, NY | 15 days before | 14 |
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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