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, October 6, 2018 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
16
sanctioned contests
In the window
95
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 3 Nov 17
The weekend of Nov 17 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-06 Your weekend | *Rib's and Bibs | Topeka, KS | 0 | 37 |
| 2018-10-06 Your weekend | *Harbor-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 0 | 7 |
| 2018-10-06 Your weekend | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | 0 | — |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Independence, MO | -1 | 56 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | -1 | 42 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Springfield, KY | -1 | 42 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | *SMOKEToBERFEST | Ottumwa, IA | -1 | 40 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | Greenfield, MA | -1 | 31 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | *Harbor-Que | Winthrop Harbor, IL | -1 | 28 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | Squealin in the Square | Laurens, SC | -1 | 27 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Sheridan, AR | -1 | 26 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Turtle Lake, WI | -1 | 26 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | Que & Cruz | Louisa, VA | -1 | 25 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee(JUDGES FULL) | Helena, AR | -1 | 25 |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | Decatur, IL | -1 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Smoke On Water St. BBQ Championship Cancelled | Henderson, NV | -1 | — |
| 2018-10-05 | Smoke on the Water (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guntersville, AL | -1 | — |
| 2018-10-05 Your weekend | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -1 | — |
| 2018-10-02 | *Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | -4 | 8 |
| 2018-10-12 | *15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest | Desoto, KS | 6 | 69 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Temecula State BBQ Championship | Temecula, CA | 6 | 46 |
| 2018-10-12 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Arthur, IL | 6 | 45 |
| 2018-10-12 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Rocky Mount, NC | 6 | 39 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Chelsea, MI | 6 | 38 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Cancelled | Woodstock, VA | 6 | 36 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Anchor City Cook Off | Centralia, MO | 6 | 33 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Pigs in the Pit | Alton, VA | 6 | 30 |
| 2018-10-12 | Grills N Grills Cancelled | Penn Valley, CA | 6 | 27 |
| 2018-10-12 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Lyons, GA | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-10-12 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Waxhaw, NC | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-10-12 | Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Monson, MA | 6 | 26 |
| 2018-10-12 | Smoke the Town Cancelled | Leon, IA | 6 | 16 |
| 2018-10-12 | *Butler Fest 2018 | Butler, AL | 6 | 13 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Tallya BBQ Festival | Tallya, 1125 | 7 | 38 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que | Muskogee, OK | 7 | 26 |
| 2018-09-29 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 | Graz, 8010 | -7 | 19 |
| 2018-10-13 | Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) | Monson, MA | 7 | 18 |
| 2018-10-13 | *NILE Beer B Q Cancelled | Billings, MT | 7 | 17 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Bataille Sur La Sorgue | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 84800 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018-10-13 | *Smoke & Ale Fall Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) | Chelsea, MI | 7 | 13 |
| 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 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Smoke On the Trails | Gardner, KS | -8 | 68 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Fayetteville, AR | -8 | 49 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Jonesboro, AR | -8 | 45 |
| 2018-09-28 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Richmond, VA | -8 | 41 |
| 2018-09-28 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Payson, AZ | -8 | 40 |
| 2018-09-28 | Smoke in the Park | Lemoyne, PA | -8 | 31 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Mason City, IA | -8 | 29 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Rock The Grill | Rock Hill, SC | -8 | 27 |
| 2018-09-28 | BBQ in the Badlands | Glendive, MT | -8 | 26 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) | Wisconsin Dell, WI | -8 | 25 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley | Clinton, MO | -8 | 25 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Cancelled | Bryant, AR | -8 | 20 |
| 2018-09-28 | *Oaky Smokey At Oak Hills Cancelled | Girard, IL | -8 | — |
| 2018-10-19 | Boo-B-Que | Rehoboth Beach, DE | 13 | 73 |
| 2018-10-19 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival | Westminster, CO | 13 | 48 |
| 2018-10-19 | *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Union Grove, WI | 13 | 42 |
| 2018-10-19 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | Lenoir, NC | 13 | 35 |
| 2018-10-19 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Harper, KS | 13 | 33 |
| 2018-10-19 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Munfordville, KY | 13 | 29 |
| 2018-10-19 | *Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Nelsonville, OH | 13 | 28 |
| 2018-10-19 | *Mid-South BBQ Festival | Mount Pleasant, TN | 13 | 22 |
| 2018-10-19 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown | Lebanon, MO | 13 | 21 |
| 2018-10-19 | 2018 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Cancelled | Independence, MO | 13 | 20 |
| 2018-10-19 | Logandale Fall Festival Cancelled | Logandale, NV | 13 | 18 |
| 2018-10-19 | *Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Clarksville, TN | 13 | 15 |
| 2018-10-19 | *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Cancelled | Duncanville, TX | 13 | — |
| 2018-10-19 | *BarnBQ Cancelled | Topeka, KS | 13 | — |
| 2018-09-22 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Waltrop, | -14 | 73 |
| 2018-09-22 | Oinktoberfest | Clarence, NY | -14 | 51 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Que by the Sea | Seaside Heights, NJ | -14 | 43 |
| 2018-10-20 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | West Kingston, RI | 14 | 37 |
| 2018-09-22 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | Kimberling, MO | -14 | 35 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Great Maine BBQ Challenge | Bangor, ME | -14 | 27 |
| 2018-10-20 | SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN | Goldschlagiplatz, 5735 | 14 | 20 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Blue Island, IL | -14 | 16 |
| 2018-10-20 | *3rd Annual St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition (KOSHER SERIES) | Olivette, MO | 14 | 9 |
| 2018-09-22 | *Garden City Fall Festival BBQ Contest Cancelled | Garden City, MO | -14 | — |
| 2018-09-22 | Pete Warner - Que University BBQ Cooking School | Marietta, GA | -14 | — |
| 2018-10-20 | *Holy Cow Kosher BBQ & Festival (KOSHER SERIES) | Garden City, NY | 14 | — |
| 2018-09-21 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque State championship | Shawnee, KS | -15 | 107 |
| 2018-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Murphysboro, IL | -15 | 59 |
| 2018-09-21 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | Newton, NC | -15 | 45 |
| 2018-09-21 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | Owensboro, KY | -15 | 37 |
| 2018-09-21 | Rock'n Ribville | Lawrenceville, GA | -15 | 33 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Smokin in The Hills | Hillsboro, OH | -15 | 30 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Ponca City, OK | -15 | 29 |
| 2018-09-21 | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | Grand Haven, MI | -15 | 28 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Tri City BBQ Fest | Denison, IA | -15 | 27 |
| 2018-09-21 | Roast N Boast | Columbus, MS | -15 | 17 |
| 2018-09-21 | *First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) | Columbia, TN | -15 | 13 |
| 2018-09-21 | *Smoke in the Valley | Pikeville, TN | -15 | 12 |
| 2018-09-21 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -15 | — |
| 2018-09-21 | Table Captain Class | Waltrop, | -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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