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, June 4, 2022 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
15
sanctioned contests
In the window
71
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 12 Jul 16
The weekend of Jul 9 is the quietest in range: 6 contests. The biggest thing on it is South Carolina Festival of Discovery.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2022 Your weekend |
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Merrimack, NH | Same day | 37 |
| Jun 4, 2022 Your weekend |
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) State championship | Greeley, CO | Same day | 34 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Original SD BBQ Championship State championship | Huron, SD | 1 day before | 46 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition State championship | Kansas City, MO | 1 day before | 41 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 1 day before | 38 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Horse Town Brew N Que Festival State championship | Norco, CA | 1 day before | 37 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) State championship | Owatonna, MN | 1 day before | 33 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) State championship | Greeley, CO | 1 day before | 33 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta | Bassano, AB | 1 day before | 31 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | 1 day before | 30 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival State championship | Covington, TN | 1 day before | 28 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | 1 day before | 25 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Honeybee BBQ Competition State championship | Lafayette, GA | 1 day before | 25 |
| Jun 3, 2022 Your weekend |
Country Invasion (POSTPONED) State championship | Wilmington, OH | 1 day before | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 3rd Annual Ironstone Throwdown in the Vineyards Cancelled State championship | Murphys, CA | 1 day before | — |
| Jun 2, 2022 Your weekend |
Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | 2 days before | 29 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 6 days after | 39 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 36 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 6 days after | 33 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 6 days after | 29 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Montana BBQ Cook-off State championship | Absarokee, MT | 6 days after | 27 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 6 days after | 26 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 days after | 23 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational State championship | New Haven, KY | 6 days after | 17 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff State championship | Welch, WV | 6 days after | 15 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Cushing Chamber Annual BBQ and Blues Festival (INVITE ONLY) | Cushing, OK | 6 days after | 6 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Pineridge Campground - BBQ Competition #2 Cancelled State championship | Roebuck, SC | 6 days after | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Sherwood Park, AB | 7 days before | 39 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 7 days after | 37 |
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Westmont, IL | 7 days before | 28 |
| May 28, 2022 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | 7 days before | 27 |
| May 28, 2022 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | 7 days before | 25 |
| May 28, 2022 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q Cancelled State championship | Lake City, CO | 7 days before | 19 |
| May 27, 2022 | Bombers & BBQ State championship | Hot Springs, AR | 8 days before | 28 |
| May 27, 2022 | Best Dam Barbeque State championship | Boulder City, NV | 8 days before | 26 |
| May 27, 2022 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 days before | 25 |
| May 27, 2022 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Cancelled State championship | Morgantown, WV | 8 days before | — |
| May 27, 2022 | Giant BBQ Battle Virtual Junior Chef Competition - Entries Accepted Starting May 27, 2022 - June 17, 2022 | Bowie, MD | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Frisco BBQ Challenge State championship | Frisco, CO | 12 days after | 37 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 State championship | Franklin, IN | 13 days after | 42 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | York County BBQ Festival State championship | Delta, PA | 13 days after | 34 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest State championship | State Center, IA | 13 days after | 32 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Central Plains Ribfest (Steak) | Holdrege, NE | 13 days after | 30 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Central Plains Ribfest State championship | Holdrege, NE | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" State championship | Kansas City, KS | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) | Franklin, IN | 13 days after | 25 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) | Morris, IL | 13 days after | 23 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Roanoke, WV | 13 days after | 20 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Logansport, IN | 13 days after | 14 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) | Sioux City, IA | 13 days after | 13 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) | Liberty, MO | 13 days after | 13 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging - ITALY | Isola della Scala, Italy | 13 days after | — |
| May 21, 2022 | Capital BBQ Festival Cancelled | Ottawa, ON | 14 days before | 43 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 State championship | Franklin, IN | 14 days after | 27 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | BBQ Battle Finland (POSTPONED) | Tampere, Finland | 14 days after | 23 |
| May 21, 2022 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II | Terneuzen, Netherlands | 14 days before | 18 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | The War of Barbeque | Isola della Scala (VR), Italy | 14 days after | 15 |
| May 21, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 State championship | Mannington, WV | 14 days before | 13 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Isola della Scala (VR), Italy | 14 days after | 10 |
| May 21, 2022 | Country Smoke House Roadside BBQ Challenge (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Almont, MI | 14 days before | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival State championship | Ayden, NC | 15 days before | 32 |
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | 15 days before | 30 |
| May 20, 2022 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship | Winchester, TN | 15 days before | 29 |
| May 20, 2022 | City of Springs BBQ Championship State championship | Sulphur, OK | 15 days before | 25 |
| May 20, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 State championship | Mannington, WV | 15 days before | 14 |
| May 20, 2022 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs 2) | Sulphur, OK | 15 days before | 7 |
| May 20, 2022 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) | Sulphur, OK | 15 days before | 6 |
| May 20, 2022 | Thrills N Grills (Master & Backyard) POSTPONED | Cambridge, MD | 15 days before | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
| May 18, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | 17 days before | — |
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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