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, October 16, 2021 · 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.
- 12 Sep 4
- 15 Sep 11
- 8 Sep 18
- 16 Sep 25
- 12 Oct 2
- 10 Oct 9
- 12 Oct 16
- 13 Oct 23
- 10 Oct 30
- 3 Nov 6
- 9 Nov 13
- 3 Nov 20
- 1 Nov 27
The weekend of Nov 27 is the quietest in range: 1 contest. The biggest thing on it is Agribition Supreme BBQ.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2021 Your weekend |
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | West Salem, WI | Same day | 36 |
| Oct 16, 2021 Your weekend |
Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague State championship | Galax, VA | Same day | 15 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | West Salem, WI | 1 day before | 40 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Roswell, GA | 1 day before | 34 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | 1 day before | 27 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Hartford Rib Off (POSTPONED) State championship | Hartford, CT | 1 day before | 27 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Munfordville, KY | 1 day before | 27 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Belair, MD | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Harper County Bullseye BBQ State championship | Harper, KS | 1 day before | 16 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague State championship | Galax, VA | 1 day before | 15 |
| Oct 15, 2021 Your weekend |
Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off State championship | Susanville, CA | 1 day before | 11 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ State championship | Union Grove, WI | 6 days after | 44 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Jackson, NJ | 6 days after | 31 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Border War Barbeque State championship | Osawatomie, KS | 6 days after | 30 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Madison, AL | 6 days after | 30 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Esperanza Bonanza State championship | Marion, AR | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Smokin' For Garrett State championship | Boonville, IN | 6 days after | 27 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 State championship | Summerville, SC | 6 days after | 15 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest | Jackson, NJ | 6 days after | 12 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | GrillBillies BBQ Backyard Contest (POSTPONED) | Wendell, NC | 6 days after | — |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Jackson, NJ | 7 days after | 31 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees | Liesselseweg, Deurne, Netherlands | 7 days after | 30 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 State championship | Summerville, SC | 7 days after | 15 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest | Jackson, NJ | 7 days after | 12 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 8 days before | 70 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Cookin' on the Kaw BBQ Contest (POSTPONED) State championship | De Soto, KS | 8 days before | 51 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | 8 days before | 31 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 8 days before | 27 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off State championship | Waxhaw, NC | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | 8 days before | 26 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 17th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Riverside, CA | 8 days before | 19 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Anchor City Cook Off State championship | Centralia, MO | 8 days before | 19 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | All American Smokers - Steak Contest Cancelled | Bonifay, FL | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Cookin' on the Kaw BBQ Contest - One Meat Rib Contest (POSTPONED) | De Soto, KS | 8 days before | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 State championship | Unity Village, MO | 13 days after | 41 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | 13 days after | 36 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 State championship | Shelby, NC | 13 days after | 33 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ | Buckhannon, WV | 13 days after | 12 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 | Catigliano, Vicenza, Italy | 13 days after | 8 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 State championship | Unity Village, MO | 14 days after | 33 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest | Unity Village, MO | 14 days after | 28 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 State championship | Shelby, NC | 14 days after | 27 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 | Casper, WY | 14 days before | 26 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | 14 days before | 16 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle | Bremen, Germany | 14 days before | 16 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Smokin in the Valley (International) | Perth, Australia | 14 days after | 14 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 | Catigliano, Vicenza, Italy | 14 days after | 11 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest | Braintree, VT | 14 days before | 8 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Cancelled State championship | Springfield, KY | 15 days before | 43 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Sheridan, AR | 15 days before | 30 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 State championship | Casper, WY | 15 days before | 27 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) | Tahlequah, OK | 15 days before | 20 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Squealin on the Square State championship | Laurens, SC | 15 days before | 17 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | BBQ On The Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (Postponed) | Blue Island, IL | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Road To OZ BBQ Challenge (POSTPONED) State championship | Wamego, KS | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Inaugural Hawg Harvest - Lindsay Fall Fest - One Meat Rib Contest (POSTPONED) | Lindsay, OK | 15 days before | — |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Midland, TX | 17 days before | 54 |
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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