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 26, 2020 · 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.
- 5 Aug 15
- 5 Aug 22
- 6 Aug 29
- 5 Sep 5
- 10 Sep 12
- 9 Sep 19
- 6 Sep 26
- 4 Oct 3
- 2 Oct 10
- 9 Oct 17
- 5 Oct 24
- 4 Oct 31
- 1 Nov 7
The weekend of Nov 7 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Currituck Bulls & BBQ.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2020 Your weekend |
West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest State championship | Cameron, MO | Same day | 36 |
| Sep 26, 2020 Your weekend |
BBQ on the Bow | Didsbury, AB | Same day | 21 |
| Sep 25, 2020 Your weekend |
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest State championship | Savannah, TN | 1 day before | 47 |
| Sep 25, 2020 Your weekend |
Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com State championship | Grand Haven, MI | 1 day before | 28 |
| Sep 25, 2020 Your weekend |
Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest State championship | Semmes, AL | 1 day before | 23 |
| Sep 25, 2020 Your weekend |
Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy State championship | Murphy, NC | 1 day before | 22 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest State championship | Ottumwa, IA | 6 days after | 66 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 State championship | Casper, WY | 6 days after | 41 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition State championship | Bonifay, FL | 6 days after | 18 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 State championship | Shawnee, OK | 7 days before | 56 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 State championship | Casper, WY | 7 days after | 41 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | 6th BBQ Bulls Championship | Salzburg, Austria | 7 days before | 19 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Wales, MA | 7 days before | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 State championship | Shawnee, OK | 8 days before | 56 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smokin in the Hills State championship | Hillsboro, OH | 8 days before | 41 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off State championship | Worthington, MN | 8 days before | 35 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ Cancelled State championship | Owensboro, KY | 8 days before | 34 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smoke on the Falls State championship | Gadsden, AL | 8 days before | 28 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge | Bunbury, Australia | 8 days before | 11 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Wales, MA | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Tilley H-D Biker Blues BBQ Rally Cancelled State championship | Salisbury, NC | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | 6th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Cancelled State championship | 8 days before | — | |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South | Undilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | 9 days before | — |
| Oct 9, 2020 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | 13 days after | 37 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Roast-N-Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 13 days after | 36 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Cancelled State championship | Waxhaw, NC | 13 days after | 27 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Dave Salm BBQ Classic Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Bancroft, WI | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ | Dongen, Netherlands | 14 days before | 31 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 State championship | Warsaw, IN | 14 days before | 26 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Dave Salm BBQ Classic Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Bancroft, WI | 14 days after | — |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | 15 days before | 48 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Cancelled State championship | Joliet, IL | 15 days before | 42 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Swine At the Shrine State championship | Savannah, GA | 15 days before | 38 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (POSTPONED) State championship | Grand Jct, CO | 15 days before | 36 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 State championship | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 36 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 33 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | 15 days before | 29 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge State championship | St. Roberts, MO | 15 days before | 26 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Connelly Springs, NC | 15 days before | 24 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Gritty Open Cancelled | Philadelphia, PA | 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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