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.
Quieter than the weekends around it Saturday, May 28, 2022 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
8
sanctioned contests
In the window
73
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 17 Jun 25
- 11 Jul 2
- 6 Jul 9
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 | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2022 Your weekend |
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Sherwood Park, AB | Same day | 39 |
| May 28, 2022 Your weekend |
Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Westmont, IL | Same day | 28 |
| May 28, 2022 Your weekend |
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | Same day | 27 |
| May 28, 2022 Your weekend |
Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | Same day | 25 |
| May 28, 2022 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q Cancelled State championship | Lake City, CO | Same day | 19 |
| May 27, 2022 Your weekend |
Bombers & BBQ State championship | Hot Springs, AR | 1 day before | 28 |
| May 27, 2022 Your weekend |
Best Dam Barbeque State championship | Boulder City, NV | 1 day before | 26 |
| May 27, 2022 Your weekend |
Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | 1 day before | 25 |
| May 27, 2022 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Cancelled State championship | Morgantown, WV | 1 day before | — |
| May 27, 2022 Your weekend |
Giant BBQ Battle Virtual Junior Chef Competition - Entries Accepted Starting May 27, 2022 - June 17, 2022 | Bowie, MD | 1 day before | — |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | 5 days after | 29 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship State championship | Huron, SD | 6 days after | 46 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition State championship | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 41 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 6 days after | 38 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival State championship | Norco, CA | 6 days after | 37 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) State championship | Owatonna, MN | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) State championship | Greeley, CO | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta | Bassano, AB | 6 days after | 31 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | 6 days after | 30 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival State championship | Covington, TN | 6 days after | 28 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | 6 days after | 25 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Honeybee BBQ Competition State championship | Lafayette, GA | 6 days after | 25 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Country Invasion (POSTPONED) State championship | Wilmington, OH | 6 days after | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 3rd Annual Ironstone Throwdown in the Vineyards Cancelled State championship | Murphys, CA | 6 days after | — |
| May 21, 2022 | Capital BBQ Festival Cancelled | Ottawa, ON | 7 days before | 43 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Merrimack, NH | 7 days after | 37 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) State championship | Greeley, CO | 7 days after | 34 |
| May 21, 2022 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II | Terneuzen, Netherlands | 7 days before | 18 |
| May 21, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 State championship | Mannington, WV | 7 days before | 13 |
| May 21, 2022 | Country Smoke House Roadside BBQ Challenge (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Almont, MI | 7 days before | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival State championship | Ayden, NC | 8 days before | 32 |
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | 8 days before | 30 |
| May 20, 2022 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship | Winchester, TN | 8 days before | 29 |
| May 20, 2022 | City of Springs BBQ Championship State championship | Sulphur, OK | 8 days before | 25 |
| May 20, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 State championship | Mannington, WV | 8 days before | 14 |
| May 20, 2022 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs 2) | Sulphur, OK | 8 days before | 7 |
| May 20, 2022 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Sulphur, OK | 8 days before | 6 |
| May 20, 2022 | Thrills N Grills (Master & Backyard) POSTPONED | Cambridge, MD | 8 days before | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| May 18, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 10 days before | — |
| May 17, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Sauce Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 11 days before | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 13 days after | 39 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 13 days after | 36 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 13 days after | 33 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Montana BBQ Cook-off State championship | Absarokee, MT | 13 days after | 27 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 13 days after | 26 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 13 days after | 23 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational State championship | New Haven, KY | 13 days after | 17 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff State championship | Welch, WV | 13 days after | 15 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Cushing Chamber Annual BBQ and Blues Festival (INVITE ONLY) | Cushing, OK | 13 days after | 6 |
| May 15, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Rub Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 13 days before | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 13 days after | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Pineridge Campground - BBQ Competition #2 Cancelled State championship | Roebuck, SC | 13 days after | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 14 days after | 37 |
| May 14, 2022 | Jiggy With The Piggy-Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 14 days before | 29 |
| May 14, 2022 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) State championship | Warsaw, IN | 14 days before | 25 |
| May 14, 2022 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 State championship | Union City, TN | 14 days before | 23 |
| May 14, 2022 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | Aalter, Belgium | 14 days before | 19 |
| May 14, 2022 | Longhorn BBQ | Broerup, Denmark | 14 days before | 14 |
| May 14, 2022 | BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oconomowoc, WI | 14 days before | 10 |
| May 14, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging - Isanit, MN | Isanit, MN | 14 days before | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) State championship | Cambridge, MN | 15 days before | 59 |
| May 13, 2022 | Jiggy With The Piggy State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 15 days before | 46 |
| May 13, 2022 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 15 days before | 42 |
| May 13, 2022 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke State championship | Morgantown, PA | 15 days before | 39 |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | Cambridge, MN | 15 days before | 38 |
| May 13, 2022 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) State championship | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 36 |
| May 13, 2022 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 30 |
| May 13, 2022 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) State championship | Lansing, KS | 15 days before | 28 |
| May 13, 2022 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 State championship | Union City, TN | 15 days before | 25 |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) | Cambridge, MN | 15 days before | 22 |
| May 13, 2022 | Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Alva, OK | 15 days before | 4 |
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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