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.
The busiest weekend in range Saturday, September 17, 2022 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
21
sanctioned contests
In the window
78
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 20 Oct 8
- 14 Oct 15
- 14 Oct 22
- 8 Oct 29
The weekend of Sep 3 is the quietest in range: 6 contests. The biggest thing on it is Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-17 Your weekend | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Braintree, VT | 0 | 26 |
| 2022-09-17 Your weekend | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022-09-17 Your weekend | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | 0 | 17 |
| 2022-09-17 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 State championship | San Diego, CA | 0 | 16 |
| 2022-09-17 Your weekend | FO.G & SMOKE | Spilamberto, Mo | 0 | 12 |
| 2022-09-17 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 - Judging | San Diego, CA | 0 | — |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 39 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | -1 | 33 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Smoketember Fest State championship | Baxley, GA | -1 | 30 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Smokin' For Garrett State championship | Mt. Carmel, IL | -1 | 27 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | -1 | 25 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition State championship | Bowling Green, KY | -1 | 24 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Tuscumbia, AL | -1 | 18 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Braintree, VT | -1 | 18 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 State championship | San Diego, CA | -1 | 17 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Smoketember Fest (One Meat Ribs) | Baxley, GA | -1 | 17 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (One Meat Ribs) | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 13 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) | Burlington, KS | -1 | 6 |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | Tivoli Farm BBQ Classic by iDS (POSTPONED) | Malvern, PA | -1 | — |
| 2022-09-16 Your weekend | QUEing at the Barns (POSTPONED) State championship | Rolla, MO | -1 | — |
| 2022-09-18 Your weekend | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 - Judging | San Diego, CA | 1 | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship State championship | Shawnee, KS | 6 | 87 |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship | Murphysboro, IL | 6 | 46 |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out State championship | Fresno, CA | 6 | 43 |
| 2022-09-23 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 6 | 33 |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Connelly Springs, NC | 6 | 32 |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | 6 | 20 |
| 2022-09-23 | TN River BBQ Battle State championship | Saltillo, TN | 6 | 16 |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) | Ashland, VA | 6 | 11 |
| 2022-09-23 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 1) | Devon, | 6 | 8 |
| 2022-09-23 | Twin States Festival: meat, music & marketplace (BACKYARD ONLY) (POSTPONED) | Meridian, MS | 6 | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | -7 | 30 |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | -7 | 28 |
| 2022-09-10 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Moose Jaw, SK | -7 | 18 |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | 7 | 18 |
| 2022-09-24 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) | Devon, | 7 | 10 |
| 2022-09-10 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) | Ashland, MO | -7 | 8 |
| 2022-09-10 | Bands, Brews and BBQ Cancelled State championship | Manassas, VA | -7 | — |
| 2022-09-24 | Certified Barbeque Class - Westmont, IL Cancelled | Westmont, IL | 7 | — |
| 2022-09-09 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest State championship | Millington, TN | -8 | 38 |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | -8 | 38 |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | -8 | 37 |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 32 |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest State championship | Kanab, UT | -8 | 31 |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | -8 | 28 |
| 2022-09-09 | 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff State championship | Hanover, VA | -8 | 17 |
| 2022-09-09 | Smokin on the White (POSTPONED) State championship | Batesville, AR | -8 | 17 |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Chidlow, Western, 6556 | -8 | 17 |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) | Davenport, IA | -8 | 13 |
| 2022-09-09 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Belton, MO | -8 | 13 |
| 2022-09-09 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | -8 | 12 |
| 2022-09-09 | Annual Crawford County Fair BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT PORK) | Mulberry, AR | -8 | 5 |
| 2022-09-09 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Undilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ State championship | Huntsville, AL | -9 | 35 |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST State championship | Kansas City, KS | 12 | 505 |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | Kansas City, KS | 12 | 249 |
| 2022-09-29 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Midland, TX | 12 | 64 |
| 2022-09-29 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Monterrey, N.L. Mexico | Monterrey, N.L., | 12 | — |
| 2022-09-30 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Cancelled State championship | Arthur, IL | 13 | 45 |
| 2022-09-30 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | San Pedro Garza Garcia, | 13 | 25 |
| 2022-09-30 | Squealin on the Square Cancelled State championship | Laurens, SC | 13 | 23 |
| 2022-09-30 | 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival State championship | Payson, AZ | 13 | 21 |
| 2022-09-30 | Vista BBQ Competition State championship | Altavista, VA | 13 | 17 |
| 2022-09-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - KIDS QUE | Kansas City, KS | 13 | — |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | -14 | 45 |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow | Calgary, AB | -14 | 36 |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Southwick, MA | 14 | 33 |
| 2022-09-03 | Bedford BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Bedford, TX | -14 | — |
| 2022-09-03 | Certified Barbeque Class - WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Swan Valley, We 6055 | -14 | — |
| 2022-10-01 | Certified Barbeque Class & Table Captain Class - Kapolei, HI | Kapolei, HI | 14 | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - KIDS QUE - Judging | Kansas City, KS | 14 | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES | Kansas City, KS | 14 | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES - Judging | Kansas City, KS | 14 | — |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) | Lake Placid, NY | -15 | 28 |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | -15 | 23 |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | Lake Placid, NY | -15 | 22 |
| 2022-09-02 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Cancelled State championship | Maryville, MO | -15 | — |
| 2022-10-02 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST - Judging | Kansas City, KS | 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.
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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