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, July 27, 2019 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 15 Jun 15
- 18 Jun 22
- 8 Jun 29
- 7 Jul 6
- 15 Jul 13
- 13 Jul 20
- 10 Jul 27
- 10 Aug 3
- 12 Aug 10
- 16 Aug 17
- 19 Aug 24
- 11 Aug 31
- 12 Sep 7
The weekend of Jul 6 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is Johnson County BBQ Challenge.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2019 Your weekend |
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival State championship | Windsor, VT | Same day | 33 |
| Jul 27, 2019 Your weekend |
Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival State championship | Hannibal, MO | Same day | 18 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Smoke in the Grove State championship | Spring Grove, PA | 1 day before | 53 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | 1 day before | 41 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition State championship | Dodge City, KS | 1 day before | 39 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge State championship | Gilroy, CA | 1 day before | 36 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Hartselle, AL | 1 day before | 27 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Effingham -Jam State championship | Effingham, IL | 1 day before | 26 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Fire on the Mountain State championship | Leburn, KY | 1 day before | 25 |
| Jul 26, 2019 Your weekend |
Rumble on the River | Morris MB, Canada | 1 day before | 15 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ State championship | Alamosa, CO | 6 days after | 54 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hawgin On Lanier State championship | Gainesville, GA | 6 days after | 45 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Pigs & Pedals State championship | Asheboro, NC | 6 days after | 40 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 6 days after | 40 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic State championship | Vista, CA | 6 days after | 34 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition State championship | Cincinnati, OH | 6 days after | 31 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ State championship | Laurie, MO | 6 days after | 30 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) | Warsaw, MO | 6 days after | 15 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hometown BBQ Bash State championship | Hoover, AL | 6 days after | 15 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Bad Bellingen, Germany | 7 days before | 44 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues State championship | Auburn, NY | 7 days before | 34 |
| Aug 3, 2019 | Burleigh BBQ Championships | Queensland, Australia | 7 days after | 32 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show State championship | Osceola, MO | 7 days before | 27 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Barn Burner BBQ | Chilliwack, BC | 7 days before | 21 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Rescue Smokers Cook School | Warner Robins, GA | 7 days before | — |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown State championship | Peoria, IL | 8 days before | 40 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Cookin On Kampeska State championship | Watertown, SD | 8 days before | 40 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Smokin on the Summit State championship | Unity Village, MO | 8 days before | 35 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! State championship | Waterloo, IA | 8 days before | 33 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl State championship | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 8 days before | 28 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown State championship | Hattiesburg, MS | 8 days before | 28 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades State championship | Wise, VA | 8 days before | 27 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Piggin in the Park State championship | Jasper, GA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash State championship | Mason City, IA | 13 days after | 38 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | 13 days after | 30 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day State championship | Milliken, CO | 13 days after | 30 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Belair, MD | 13 days after | 30 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | GOBS Que State championship | Arlington, NE | 13 days after | 29 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Big Blue Barbecue State championship | Shelbyville, IN | 13 days after | 29 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show State championship | Franklin, NC | 13 days after | 29 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Glencoe, AL | 13 days after | 26 |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown State championship | Springfiled, MO | 13 days after | 25 |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 State championship | Green Bay, WI | 14 days before | 36 |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark State championship | Saco, ME | 14 days after | 28 |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Wild West Fest On Fire | Zbilje, Medvode, Slovenia | 14 days after | 27 |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Battle River BBQ Showdown | Camrose, AB | 14 days after | 20 |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food | Glenarm, Billobo, Ireland | 14 days before | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | SC Festival of Discovery State championship | Greenwood, SC | 15 days before | 83 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship State championship | North Wildwood, NJ | 15 days before | 64 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest State championship | Mayetta, KS | 15 days before | 59 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 State championship | Green Bay, WI | 15 days before | 37 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) State championship | Cameron, MO | 15 days before | 35 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off State championship | Kettering, OH | 15 days before | 33 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off State championship | Clayton, CA | 15 days before | 31 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery State championship | Marshall, IL | 15 days before | 31 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In State championship | Jamestown, TN | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Adath Israel Kosher BBQ Cook-off (KOSHER SERIES) | Cincinnati, OH | 15 days before | 14 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Antigo, WI | 15 days before | 10 |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | Glenarm Estate, Glenarm, Ireland | 15 days before | — |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Table Captain Class | Glenarm Estate, Glenarm, Ireland | 15 days before | — |
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.
This is the whole country. Put a town, state or ZIP in the Near box and every number above narrows to the teams who could actually reach you.
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