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 20, 2022 · 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.
- 6 Jul 9
- 12 Jul 16
- 13 Jul 23
- 14 Jul 30
- 14 Aug 6
- 8 Aug 13
- 12 Aug 20
- 16 Aug 27
- 6 Sep 3
- 19 Sep 10
- 21 Sep 17
- 12 Sep 24
- 14 Oct 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2022 Your weekend |
Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | Same day | 41 |
| Aug 20, 2022 Your weekend |
5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff State championship | DuPont, WA | Same day | 29 |
| Aug 20, 2022 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | Same day | 20 |
| Aug 20, 2022 Your weekend |
Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | Same day | 15 |
| Aug 19, 2022 Your weekend |
Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | 1 day before | 59 |
| Aug 19, 2022 Your weekend |
BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | 1 day before | 54 |
| Aug 19, 2022 Your weekend |
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival State championship | Madison, IN | 1 day before | 45 |
| Aug 19, 2022 Your weekend |
Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | 1 day before | 30 |
| Aug 19, 2022 Your weekend |
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | 1 day before | 29 |
| Aug 19, 2022 Your weekend |
Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | 1 day before | 12 |
| Aug 19, 2022 Your weekend |
BBQ Festival | Saue Parish, Estonia | 1 day before | 10 |
| Aug 18, 2022 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Worland, WY | Worland, WY | 2 days before | — |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | 6 days after | 49 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | 6 days after | 48 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks (Steak) Cancelled | Baldwin City, KS | 6 days after | 48 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | 6 days after | 45 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | 6 days after | 37 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | 6 days after | 28 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest (Steak) | Hill City, SD | 6 days after | 27 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque State championship | Washington Island, WI | 6 days after | 26 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington Island, WI | 6 days after | 23 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Columbus, MS | 6 days after | 20 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue Cook Off (POSTPONED) State championship | Nevada, MO | 7 days after | 37 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | 7 days after | 31 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | Didsbury, AB | 7 days after | 19 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | 7 days after | 19 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Holy Smokes (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Walnut Creek, CA | 7 days after | 15 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival | Nova Scotia, Canada | 7 days before | 11 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | BIGFEAST CHALLENGE | Uusikaupunki, Finland | 7 days before | 9 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging Class & Table Captain - Finland | Uusikaupunksi, Finland | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Certified Barbeque Class - Nova Scotia, CANADA | Meteghan River, Canada | 7 days before | — |
| Aug 27, 2022 | BBQ Boot Camp 101 - Chicken & Ribs - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 7 days after | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Glencoe, AL | 8 days before | 35 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash State championship | Winston, MO | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest State championship | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 8 days before | 25 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Black Mountain BBQ Festival Cancelled State championship | Black Mountain, NC | 8 days before | — |
| Aug 28, 2022 | BBQ Boot Camp 102 - Butts & Brisket - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 8 days after | — |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Certified Barbeque Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 9 days before | — |
| Sep 2, 2022 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) | Lake Placid, NY | 13 days after | 28 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Smokin' in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | 13 days after | 23 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | Lake Placid, NY | 13 days after | 22 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Cancelled State championship | Maryville, MO | 13 days after | — |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 14 days after | 45 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Barbeque on the Bow | Calgary, AB | 14 days after | 36 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 14 days before | 12 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Wild West Fest on Fire | Medvode, Slovenia | 14 days before | 11 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Shawnee, KS | Shawnee, KS | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor - Judging | Warsaw, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD) - Judging | Warsaw, MO | 14 days before | — |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Bedford BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Bedford, TX | 14 days after | — |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Certified Barbeque Class - WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Swan Valley, Australia | 14 days after | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown State championship | Westland, MI | 15 days before | 50 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine State championship | Savannah, GA | 15 days before | 49 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs | Westland, MI | 15 days before | 42 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews State championship | Alamosa, CO | 15 days before | 35 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Warsaw, MO | 15 days before | 25 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) | Savannah, GA | 15 days before | 24 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | 15 days before | 21 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Madison, AL | 15 days before | 21 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD) (JUDGING FULL) | Warsaw, MO | 15 days before | 5 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | 17th Annual Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Cancelled State championship | Mason City, IA | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Oinktoberfest BBQ Cookoff Cancelled State championship | Clarence, NY | 15 days before | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Cancelled State championship | Cincinnati, OH | 15 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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