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, May 29, 2021 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 8 Apr 17
- 11 Apr 24
- 10 May 1
- 5 May 8
- 11 May 15
- 5 May 22
- 8 May 29
- 12 Jun 5
- 14 Jun 12
- 15 Jun 19
- 8 Jun 26
- 1 Jul 3
- 8 Jul 10
The weekend of Jul 3 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Minonk I-39 Smoke Off (POSTPONED).
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2021 | Brew'n'Q Invitational Cancelled | Coalville, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | Same day | 26 |
| May 28, 2021 Your weekend |
9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition State championship | Valley, NE | 1 day before | 46 |
| May 28, 2021 | Brew'n'Q Open Cancelled | Coalville, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | 1 day before | 34 |
| May 28, 2021 Your weekend |
Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | 1 day before | 27 |
| May 28, 2021 Your weekend |
The Best Dam Barbeque State championship | Boulder City, NV | 1 day before | 26 |
| May 30, 2021 Your weekend |
Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A | Omaha, NE | 1 day after | 21 |
| May 30, 2021 Your weekend |
Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B | Omaha, NE | 1 day after | 20 |
| May 30, 2021 Your weekend |
Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C | Omaha, NE | 1 day after | 18 |
| May 28, 2021 Your weekend |
9th Annual Smokin on the Lake (POSTPONED) State championship | Monroe City, MO | 1 day before | — |
| May 28, 2021 Your weekend |
The Great Georgia BBQ Festival (POSTPONED) State championship | Cumming, GA | 1 day before | — |
| May 28, 2021 | Hadi ShrinersFest Cancelled State championship | Evansville, IN | 1 day before | — |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) State championship | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 55 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Original SD BBQ Championship State championship | Huron, SD | 6 days after | 49 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off State championship | Cedar Park, TX | 6 days after | 48 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual State championship | Mclouth, KS | 6 days after | 42 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Up In Smoke on the Square (POSTPONED) State championship | Lincoln, IL | 6 days after | 36 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest State championship | Covington, TN | 6 days after | 34 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Greeley Blues Jam State championship | Greeley, CO | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest | Huron, SD | 6 days after | 30 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards State championship | Murphy, CA | 6 days after | 29 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout State championship | Wendell, NC | 6 days after | 18 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | Butler, AL | 6 days after | 14 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Smoke on The Lake (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Bloomington, IN | 6 days after | — |
| May 22, 2021 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 State championship | Evans, GA | 7 days before | 21 |
| May 21, 2021 | BBQ, Boots & Brew State championship | Perris, CA | 8 days before | 25 |
| May 21, 2021 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) | Meridian, MS | 8 days before | 22 |
| May 21, 2021 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 State championship | Evans, GA | 8 days before | 21 |
| May 21, 2021 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Undilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 State championship | West Salem, WI | 13 days after | 52 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 13 days after | 38 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 13 days after | 31 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | BBQ Jamboree State championship | Fredericksburg, VA | 13 days after | 30 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck State championship | Roebuck, SC | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Montana BBQ Cook-off State championship | Absarokee, MT | 13 days after | 27 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ State championship | Wagoner, OK | 13 days after | 25 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 13 days after | 20 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs | Derby, KS | 13 days after | 17 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off State championship | Welch, WV | 13 days after | 15 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Separation Day Colonial BBQ Cancelled State championship | New Castle, DE | 13 days after | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Undilla, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 State championship | West Salem, WI | 14 days after | 45 |
| May 15, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 State championship | Warsaw, IN | 14 days before | 39 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Granite State BBQ Championship State championship | Hancock, NH | 14 days after | 32 |
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) State championship | Plainview, TX | 14 days before | 22 |
| May 15, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | Mannington, WV | 14 days before | 15 |
| May 15, 2021 | Transylvanian BBQ Festival 2nd Edition (POSTPONED) | Olteni, Covasna County, Romania | 14 days before | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke State championship | Morgantown, PA | 15 days before | 46 |
| May 14, 2021 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 15 days before | 42 |
| May 14, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 State championship | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 41 |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) State championship | Plainview, TX | 15 days before | 33 |
| May 14, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 32 |
| May 14, 2021 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off State championship | Union City, TN | 15 days before | 31 |
| May 14, 2021 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition Cancelled State championship | Valparaiso, IN | 15 days before | 20 |
| May 14, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 State championship | Mannington, WV | 15 days before | 18 |
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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