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 14, 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.
- 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
- 16 Sep 25
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 14, 2021 Your weekend |
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 | Meerbeke, Belgium | Same day | 26 |
| Aug 14, 2021 Your weekend |
GOBS Que (DAY 2) State championship | Arlington, NE | Same day | 25 |
| Aug 14, 2021 Your weekend |
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Sherwood Park, AB | Same day | 25 |
| Aug 13, 2021 Your weekend |
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ State championship | Huntsville, AL | 1 day before | 49 |
| Aug 13, 2021 Your weekend |
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day State championship | Milliken, CO | 1 day before | 42 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Cancelled State championship | Aiken, SC | 1 day before | 34 |
| Aug 13, 2021 Your weekend |
Big Blue Barbecue State championship | Shelbyville, IN | 1 day before | 30 |
| Aug 13, 2021 Your weekend |
GOBS Que (DAY 1) State championship | Arlington, NE | 1 day before | 26 |
| Aug 13, 2021 Your weekend |
Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | 1 day before | 25 |
| Aug 13, 2021 Your weekend |
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 | Meerbeke, Belgium | 1 day before | 19 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 6 days after | 46 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship State championship | Lubbock, TX | 6 days after | 43 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madison, IN | 6 days after | 43 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 days after | 40 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ State championship | Albert Lea, MN | 6 days after | 35 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 6 days after | 30 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest State championship | Cape Girardeau, MO | 6 days after | 27 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Western Legends BBQ Contest State championship | Kanab, UT | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland State championship | Myrtle Beach, SC | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smokin on The Harbor State championship | Warsaw, MO | 6 days after | 19 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | 6 days after | 18 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ Festival 2021 | Saue Parish, Estonia | 6 days after | 13 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Rib | Brookhaven, MS | 6 days after | 6 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smoke & Fire Festival-Master Challenge (POSTPONED TO 2022) | Essex, United Kingdom | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Pork | Brookhaven, MS | 6 days after | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 7 days after | 30 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | 7 days after | 27 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | 7 days before | 21 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | 7 days after | 18 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Battle River BBQ Showdown (POSTPONED) | Camrose, AB | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Beech Mountain BBQ Cook Off (Backyard) (POSTPONED) | Beech Mountain, NC | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | The Great Virginia Pigout-Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Richmond, VA | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ State championship | Alamosa, CO | 8 days before | 42 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 32 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | 8 days before | 31 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ State championship | Laurie, MO | 8 days before | 26 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Swine At the Shrine State championship | Savannah, GA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | Albert Lea, MN | 8 days after | 15 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | RBC County Fair Backyard Cookoff (POSTPONED) | Meeker, CO | 9 days before | — |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 12 days after | 25 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 13 days after | 44 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 13 days after | 31 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | 13 days after | 31 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | World Championship Hot wing Contest and Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Memphis, TN | 13 days after | 30 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 State championship | Dodge City, KS | 13 days before | 26 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | 13 days after | 25 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Great Americana BBQ Festival State championship | Franklin, TN | 13 days after | 25 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 | Boonsboro, MD | 13 days after | 24 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park State championship | Myrtle Beach, SC | 13 days after | 22 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Roast-N-Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 13 days after | 19 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Grillin' on the Trail Cancelled State championship | Council Grove, KS | 13 days after | — |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 | Boonsboro, MD | 14 days after | 20 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove State championship | Spring Grove, PA | 15 days before | 54 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown State championship | Cumming, GA | 15 days before | 39 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest State championship | Emmetsburg, IA | 15 days before | 35 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 State championship | Dodge City, KS | 15 days before | 27 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy Cancelled State championship | Marble, NC | 15 days before | 22 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest | Dodge City, KS | 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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