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 7, 2022 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
12
sanctioned contests
In the window
83
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 13 Mar 26
- 15 Apr 2
- 9 Apr 9
- 3 Apr 16
- 15 Apr 23
- 14 Apr 30
- 12 May 7
- 19 May 14
- 13 May 21
- 8 May 28
- 15 Jun 4
- 12 Jun 11
- 18 Jun 18
The weekend of Apr 16 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is Pork-A-Palooza.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-07 Your weekend | Bardo - Q 3 (POSTPONED) | Bardonecchia, | 0 | — |
| 2022-05-07 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Class - Ashland, VA | Ashland, VA | 0 | — |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival State championship | Bixby, OK | -1 | 38 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Lamar, CO | -1 | 33 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | Route 66 Smoke Out State championship | Dwight, IL | -1 | 33 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (POSTPONED) State championship | Elk Grove, CA | -1 | 28 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff State championship | Columbia, MO | -1 | 25 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs | Columbia, MO | -1 | 18 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off State championship | Kennett, MO | -1 | 13 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest - Competitor's Series | Kansas City, MO | -1 | 12 |
| 2022-05-06 Your weekend | Eastern Sierra BBQ, Chili & Salsa Festival State championship | Bishop, CA | -1 | 4 |
| 2022-05-06 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Cancelled State championship | Lawrence, KS | -1 | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Apple Blossom BBQ Cancelled State championship | St. Joseph, MO | -1 | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Classic City BBQ Challenge Cancelled State championship | Athens, GA | -1 | — |
| 2022-05-05 Your weekend | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | -2 | 72 |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) State championship | Cambridge, MN | 6 | 59 |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 6 | 46 |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 6 | 42 |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke State championship | Morgantown, PA | 6 | 39 |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | Cambridge, MN | 6 | 38 |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) State championship | Warsaw, IN | 6 | 36 |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) | Warsaw, IN | 6 | 30 |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) State championship | Lansing, KS | 6 | 28 |
| 2022-05-13 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 State championship | Union City, TN | 6 | 25 |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) | Cambridge, MN | 6 | 22 |
| 2022-05-01 | KCBS Media Pro-Am Presented by Prairie Fresh | KANSAS CITY, MO | -6 | 6 |
| 2022-05-13 | Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Alva, OK | 6 | 4 |
| 2022-05-14 | Jiggy With The Piggy-Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 7 | 29 |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) State championship | Warsaw, IN | 7 | 25 |
| 2022-05-14 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 State championship | Union City, TN | 7 | 23 |
| 2022-05-14 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | Aalter, 9880 | 7 | 19 |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills | Chidlow, Western, 6558 | -7 | 16 |
| 2022-05-14 | Longhorn BBQ | Broerup, 6650 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022-05-14 | BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oconomowoc, WI | 7 | 10 |
| 2022-04-30 | Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Riverside, CA (NEW DATE) | Riverside, CA | -7 | — |
| 2022-05-14 | Certified BBQ Judging - Isanit, MN | Isanit, MN | 7 | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition State championship | Topeka, KS | -8 | 77 |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May State championship | Bancroft, WI | -8 | 43 |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues State championship | Calhoun, GA | -8 | 37 |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship State championship | Lodi, CA | -8 | 29 |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ State championship | Marietta, OH | -8 | 25 |
| 2022-04-29 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Liberty, IN | -8 | 25 |
| 2022-04-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival State championship | Brookhaven, MS | -8 | 25 |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) | Bancroft, WI | -8 | 24 |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin State championship | Derby, KS | -8 | 16 |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs | Derby, KS | -8 | 12 |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) | Derby, KS | -8 | 6 |
| 2022-04-29 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chilli Cook-Off-(COMPETITOR SERIES INVITATIONAL ONLY) Cancelled | San Diego, CA | -8 | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Wines, Brews & BBQ Cancelled | Lubbock, TX | -8 | — |
| 2022-05-15 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Rub Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 8 | — |
| 2022-05-17 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Sauce Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 10 | — |
| 2022-05-18 | Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 11 | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival State championship | Ayden, NC | 13 | 32 |
| 2022-05-20 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | 13 | 30 |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship | Winchester, TN | 13 | 29 |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship State championship | Sulphur, OK | 13 | 25 |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 State championship | Mannington, WV | 13 | 14 |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs 2) | Sulphur, OK | 13 | 7 |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Sulphur, OK | 13 | 6 |
| 2022-05-20 | Thrills N Grills (Master & Backyard) POSTPONED | Cambridge, MD | 13 | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Capital BBQ Festival Cancelled | Ottawa, ON | 14 | 43 |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Blairstown, NJ | -14 | 41 |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II | Terneuzen, 4538AP | 14 | 18 |
| 2022-04-23 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Tirol, A-6380 | -14 | 17 |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 State championship | Mannington, WV | 14 | 13 |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night | Blairstown, NJ | -14 | 9 |
| 2022-04-23 | Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Huron, SD | Huron, SD | -14 | — |
| 2022-04-23 | Fitzgeralds Hotel & Casino Presents The World Championship Hot Wing Contest (COMPETITORS) Cancelled | Tunica, MS | -14 | — |
| 2022-04-23 | Charcoal & More Presents: BBQ Boot Camp - Cooking Class | Sellersburg, IN | -14 | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Country Smoke House Roadside BBQ Challenge (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Almont, MI | 14 | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Blairstown, NJ | -15 | 48 |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | -15 | 36 |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (KCBS National Steak Championship) Cancelled | Sugar Creek, MO | -15 | 36 |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | -15 | 35 |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | Florence, AL | -15 | 34 |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest State championship | Springfield, MO | -15 | 31 |
| 2022-04-22 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest State championship | Washington, MO | -15 | 29 |
| 2022-04-22 | 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Enid, OK | -15 | 26 |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown State championship | Ripley, WV | -15 | 17 |
| 2022-04-22 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Tirol, A-6380 | -15 | 15 |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night | Blairstown, NJ | -15 | 14 |
| 2022-04-22 | Pineridge Campground - BBQ Competition #1 Cancelled State championship | Roebuck, SC | -15 | — |
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. Days off counts from your date, so a negative number is before it.
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