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, August 7, 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 Jun 26
- 1 Jul 3
- 8 Jul 10
- 16 Jul 17
- 10 Jul 24
- 6 Jul 31
- 9 Aug 7
- 9 Aug 14
- 21 Aug 21
- 11 Aug 28
- 12 Sep 4
- 15 Sep 11
- 8 Sep 18
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2021 Your weekend |
B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | Same day | 21 |
| Aug 7, 2021 Your weekend |
Battle River BBQ Showdown (POSTPONED) | Camrose, AB | Same day | — |
| Aug 7, 2021 Your weekend |
Beech Mountain BBQ Cook Off (Backyard) (POSTPONED) | Beech Mountain, NC | Same day | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 Your weekend |
SLV Beat the Heat BBQ State championship | Alamosa, CO | 1 day before | 42 |
| Aug 6, 2021 Your weekend |
All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 1 day before | 32 |
| Aug 6, 2021 Your weekend |
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | 1 day before | 31 |
| Aug 6, 2021 Your weekend |
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ State championship | Laurie, MO | 1 day before | 26 |
| Aug 6, 2021 Your weekend |
Swine At the Shrine State championship | Savannah, GA | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 5, 2021 Your weekend |
RBC County Fair Backyard Cookoff (POSTPONED) | Meeker, CO | 2 days before | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ State championship | Huntsville, AL | 6 days after | 49 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day State championship | Milliken, CO | 6 days after | 42 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Cancelled State championship | Aiken, SC | 6 days after | 34 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Big Blue Barbecue State championship | Shelbyville, IN | 6 days after | 30 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 State championship | Dodge City, KS | 6 days before | 26 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) State championship | Arlington, NE | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | 6 days after | 25 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 | Meerbeke, Belgium | 6 days after | 19 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 | Meerbeke, Belgium | 7 days after | 26 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) State championship | Arlington, NE | 7 days after | 25 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Sherwood Park, AB | 7 days after | 25 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove State championship | Spring Grove, PA | 8 days before | 54 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown State championship | Cumming, GA | 8 days before | 39 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 8 days before | 35 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 State championship | Dodge City, KS | 8 days before | 27 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy Cancelled State championship | Marble, NC | 8 days before | 22 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest | Dodge City, KS | 8 days before | 18 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 13 days after | 46 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 13 days after | 43 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madison, IN | 13 days after | 43 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 days after | 40 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ State championship | Albert Lea, MN | 13 days after | 35 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 13 days after | 30 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest State championship | Cape Girardeau, MO | 13 days after | 27 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 13 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 13 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Western Legends BBQ Contest State championship | Kanab, UT | 13 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland State championship | Myrtle Beach, SC | 13 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smokin on The Harbor State championship | Warsaw, MO | 13 days after | 19 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | 13 days after | 18 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ Festival 2021 | Saue Parish, Estonia | 13 days after | 13 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Rib | Brookhaven, MS | 13 days after | 6 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smoke & Fire Festival-Master Challenge (POSTPONED TO 2022) | Essex, United Kingdom | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Pork | Brookhaven, MS | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 14 days after | 30 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | 14 days after | 27 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 State championship | Osceola, MO | 14 days before | 25 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 14 days after | 18 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 | Reichenau an der Rax, Austria | 14 days before | 10 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | 14 days after | — |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest State championship | Apex, NC | 15 days before | 30 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Effingham -Jam State championship | Effingham, IL | 15 days before | 29 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | 15 days before | 28 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 State championship | Osceola, MO | 15 days before | 25 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship State championship | Galax, VA | 15 days before | 17 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | Albert Lea, MN | 15 days after | 15 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ- (BACKYARD ONLY) | Bloomington, IN | 15 days before | 14 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 | Reichenau an der Rax, Austria | 15 days before | 9 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge | Delta Junction, AK | 15 days before | 6 |
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.
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