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 14, 2019 · 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.
- 10 Aug 3
- 12 Aug 10
- 16 Aug 17
- 19 Aug 24
- 11 Aug 31
- 12 Sep 7
- 14 Sep 14
- 14 Sep 21
- 13 Sep 28
- 14 Oct 5
- 13 Oct 12
- 13 Oct 19
- 7 Oct 26
The weekend of Oct 26 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-14 Your weekend | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 | Chidlow, 6558 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019-09-14 Your weekend | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | Carugate MI, 20015 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | RiverFest State championship | Decatur, AL | -1 | 37 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival State championship | Mears, MI | -1 | 35 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) State championship | San Diego, CA | -1 | 30 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | Smoke On the Ohio State championship | Mt.Vernon, IN | -1 | 28 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | -1 | 28 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | Smoke & Soul Fest State championship | Casper, WY | -1 | 28 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off State championship | Worthington, MN | -1 | 26 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | Bands brews & BBQ State championship | Boise, ID | -1 | 25 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | Open Polish BBQ Championship | Poland, | -1 | 23 |
| 2019-09-13 Your weekend | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) | Carugate MI, 20015 | -1 | 5 |
| 2019-09-12 Your weekend | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST State championship | Kansas City, KS | -2 | 468 |
| 2019-09-12 Your weekend | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST State championship | Kansas City, KS | -2 | 135 |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic State championship | Salisbury, NC | 6 | 56 |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off State championship | Murphysboro, IL | 6 | 54 |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship State championship | 6 | 44 | |
| 2019-09-20 | Smokin in The Hills State championship | 6 | 38 | |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | 6 | 34 |
| 2019-09-20 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ State championship | Owensboro, KY | 6 | 34 |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | 6 | 31 |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com State championship | Grand Haven, MI | 6 | 28 |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | 6 | 28 |
| 2019-09-20 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Grand Lake, CO | 6 | 25 |
| 2019-09-20 | Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off State championship | Manhattan, KS | 6 | 24 |
| 2019-09-20 | Pork on the Plaza- Cancelled State championship | Fort Scott, KS | 6 | — |
| 2019-09-21 | Oinktoberfest State championship | Clarence, NY | 7 | 43 |
| 2019-09-07 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | -7 | 38 |
| 2019-09-21 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 7 | 36 |
| 2019-09-07 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | -7 | 31 |
| 2019-09-21 | Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown State championship | Kimberling City, MO | 7 | 28 |
| 2019-09-07 | Smoke on the Waters | Devon, EX37 9HZ | -7 | 15 |
| 2019-09-07 | Jack Daniel's presents Burgerfest | Prague, 17000 | -7 | 13 |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | -8 | 39 |
| 2019-09-06 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN State championship | Millington, TN | -8 | 32 |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) State championship | Richmond, VA | -8 | 31 |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | -8 | 29 |
| 2019-09-06 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge State championship | Grand Jct, CO | -8 | 28 |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | Arab, AL | -8 | 19 |
| 2019-09-06 | Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff State championship | Wichita, KS | -8 | 16 |
| 2019-09-06 | Smokin' on the White State championship | Batesville, AR | -8 | 15 |
| 2019-09-26 | KC Realty Royal (Competitor's Series)-Cancelled | Overland Park, KS | 12 | — |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 13 | 102 |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | 13 | 53 |
| 2019-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 13 | 43 |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park State championship | Lemoyne, PA | 13 | 40 |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge State championship | Newton, NC | 13 | 37 |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival State championship | Payson, AZ | 13 | 33 |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands State championship | Glendive, MT | 13 | 25 |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival State championship | New Albany, IN | 13 | 23 |
| 2019-09-01 | Prairie Dog on the Bow | Alberta, T2P 2M2 | -13 | 13 |
| 2019-09-27 | Kincaid Fair Backyard BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Kincaid, KS | 13 | 7 |
| 2019-09-27 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Undilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow | Calgary, T3B 0H7 | -14 | 37 |
| 2019-09-28 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Hope Valley, RI | 14 | 36 |
| 2019-08-31 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | -14 | 31 |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest State championship | Kansas City, MO | 14 | 29 |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | -14 | 28 |
| 2019-08-31 | Route Six Ribfest State championship | Coudersport, PA | -14 | 16 |
| 2019-08-31 | Crimson & Blue BBQ State championship | Lawrence, KS | -14 | 15 |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival State championship | Bedford, TX | -15 | 58 |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | -15 | 38 |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Hilliard, OH | -15 | 28 |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival State championship | West Jefferson, NC | -15 | 24 |
| 2019-08-30 | Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off State championship | Nevada, MO | -15 | 22 |
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.
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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