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 · 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.
- 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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-29 Your weekend | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 | Graz, 8010 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018-09-29 Your weekend | *New Albany BBQ Competition(BACKYARD ONLY) | New Albany, IN | 0 | 8 |
| 2018-09-29 Your weekend | Kincaid Fair Smoke Off(BACKYARD ONLY) | Kincaid, KS | 0 | 6 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | *Smoke On the Trails | Gardner, KS | -1 | 68 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -1 | 49 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -1 | 45 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Richmond, VA | -1 | 41 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ | -1 | 40 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | -1 | 31 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | -1 | 29 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | *Rock The Grill | Rock Hill, SC | -1 | 27 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | BBQ in the Badlands | Glendive, MT | -1 | 26 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | *Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) | Wisconsin Dell, WI | -1 | 25 |
| 2018-09-28 Your weekend | *Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | -1 | 25 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Cancelled | Bryant, AR | -1 | 20 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Oaky Smokey At Oak Hills Cancelled | Girard, IL | -1 | — |
| 2018-10-02 Your weekend | *Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 3 | 8 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | 6 | 56 |
| 2018-10-05 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 6 | 42 |
| 2018-10-05 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | 6 | 42 |
| 2018-10-05 | *SMOKEToBERFEST | Ottumwa, IA | 6 | 40 |
| 2018-10-05 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | 6 | 31 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 6 | 28 |
| 2018-10-05 | Squealin in the Square | Laurens, SC | 6 | 27 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-10-05 | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | 6 | 25 |
| 2018-10-05 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee(JUDGES FULL) | Helena, AR | 6 | 25 |
| 2018-10-05 | *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | Decatur, IL | 6 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Smoke On Water St. BBQ Championship Cancelled | Henderson, NV | 6 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guntersville, AL | 6 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2018-09-22 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Waltrop, | -7 | 73 |
| 2018-09-22 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | -7 | 51 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | -7 | 43 |
| 2018-10-06 | *Rib's and Bibs | Topeka, KS | 7 | 37 |
| 2018-09-22 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling, MO | -7 | 35 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Bangor, ME | -7 | 27 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | -7 | 16 |
| 2018-10-06 | *Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 7 | 7 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled | Garden City, MO | -7 | — |
| 2018-09-22 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | -7 | — |
| 2018-10-06 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 7 | — |
| 2018-09-21 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque State championship | Shawnee, KS | -8 | 107 |
| 2018-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | -8 | 59 |
| 2018-09-21 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -8 | 45 |
| 2018-09-21 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -8 | 37 |
| 2018-09-21 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | -8 | 33 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Smokin in The Hills | Hillsboro, OH | -8 | 30 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK | -8 | 29 |
| 2018-09-21 | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Grand Haven, MI | -8 | 28 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -8 | 27 |
| 2018-09-21 | Roast N Boast | Columbus, MS | -8 | 17 |
| 2018-09-21 | *First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Columbia, TN | -8 | 13 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -8 | 12 |
| 2018-09-21 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2018-09-21 | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, | -8 | — |
| 2018-10-12 | *15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest | Desoto, KS | 13 | 69 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Temecula State BBQ Championship | Temecula, CA | 13 | 46 |
| 2018-10-12 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Arthur, IL | 13 | 45 |
| 2018-10-12 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 | 39 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Chelsea, MI | 13 | 38 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Cancelled | Woodstock, VA | 13 | 36 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 13 | 33 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Pigs in the Pit | Alton, VA | 13 | 30 |
| 2018-10-12 | Grills N Grills Cancelled | Penn Valley, CA | 13 | 27 |
| 2018-10-12 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Lyons, GA | 13 | 26 |
| 2018-10-12 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 13 | 26 |
| 2018-10-12 | Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Monson, MA | 13 | 26 |
| 2018-10-12 | Smoke the Town Cancelled | Leon, IA | 13 | 16 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Butler Fest 2018 | Butler, AL | 13 | 13 |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Kansas City, KS | -14 | 467 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Tallya BBQ Festival | Tallya, 1125 | 14 | 38 |
| 2018-09-15 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | -14 | 31 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que | Muskogee, OK | 14 | 26 |
| 2018-09-15 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Wa, 6556 | -14 | 23 |
| 2018-10-13 | Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) | Monson, MA | 14 | 18 |
| 2018-10-13 | *NILE Beer B Q Cancelled | Billings, MT | 14 | 17 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Bataille Sur La Sorgue | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 84800 | 14 | 16 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, MI | 14 | 13 |
| 2018-09-14 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) | Kansas City, KS | -15 | 164 |
| 2018-09-14 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Mears, MI | -15 | 48 |
| 2018-09-14 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Oroville, CA | -15 | 43 |
| 2018-09-14 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship State championship | San Diego, CA | -15 | 40 |
| 2018-09-14 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Kearney, MO | -15 | 35 |
| 2018-09-14 | *Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival | Decatur, AL | -15 | 32 |
| 2018-09-14 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Salisbury, NC | -15 | 29 |
| 2018-09-14 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Casper, WY | -15 | 28 |
| 2018-09-14 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Carrollton, KY | -15 | 27 |
| 2018-09-14 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | Worthington, MN | -15 | 25 |
| 2018-09-14 | *Tunes, Brews & BBQ's | Penn Yan, NY | -15 | 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. Days off counts from your date, so a negative number is before it.
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