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, April 15, 2023 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 3 Mar 4
- 4 Mar 11
- 6 Mar 18
- 11 Mar 25
- 6 Apr 1
- 6 Apr 8
- 10 Apr 15
- 11 Apr 22
- 17 Apr 29
- 14 May 6
- 10 May 13
- 14 May 20
- 8 May 27
The weekend of Mar 4 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 Your weekend |
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Bristol, CT | Same day | 43 |
| Apr 15, 2023 Your weekend |
BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Same day | 26 |
| Apr 15, 2023 Your weekend |
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Bristol, CT | Same day | 22 |
| Apr 15, 2023 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | Same day | — |
| Apr 15, 2023 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Derby, KS | Derby, KS | Same day | — |
| Apr 15, 2023 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Calgary, Canada | Calgary, Canada | Same day | — |
| Apr 14, 2023 Your weekend |
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest State championship | Apex, NC | 1 day before | 32 |
| Apr 14, 2023 Your weekend |
The Downtown BBQ Showdown State championship | Lake City, FL | 1 day before | 32 |
| Apr 14, 2023 Your weekend |
11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ State championship | Somerville, TN | 1 day before | 25 |
| Apr 14, 2023 Your weekend |
Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship | Chelsea, AL | 1 day before | 17 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Philly BBQ Contest & Spring Fling Cancelled State championship | Philadelphia, MS | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | 6 days after | 51 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 6 days after | 36 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | 6 days after | 34 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition State championship | Derby, KS | 6 days after | 28 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown State championship | Cottageville, WV | 6 days after | 15 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Blairstown, NJ | 6 days after | 12 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 7 days after | 30 |
| Apr 8, 2023 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 | Meerbeke, Belgium | 7 days before | 13 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Blairstown, NJ | 7 days after | 9 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - New Lenox, IL | New Lenox, IL | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bensalem, PA | Bensalem, PA | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring State championship | Osage City, KS | 8 days before | 103 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls State championship | Gadsden, AL | 8 days before | 39 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | The Ironman State championship | Greencastle, PA | 8 days before | 30 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Stem, NC | 8 days before | 28 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 | Meerbeke, Belgium | 8 days before | 10 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Marietta River City BBQ State championship | Marietta, OH | 13 days after | 42 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Washington, MO | 13 days after | 37 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 13 days after | 36 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ, Boots & Brew State championship | Perris, CA | 13 days after | 33 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ Boogie & Blues State championship | Calhoun, GA | 13 days after | 32 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff State championship | Brandon, MS | 13 days after | 28 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship State championship | Lodi, CA | 13 days after | 27 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smokin' in the Pines State championship | Pinehurst, NC | 13 days after | 24 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 13 days after | 20 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Marietta, OH | 13 days after | 18 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) | Washington, MO | 13 days after | 13 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 7th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg 2021 (POSTPONED) | Salzburg, Austria | 13 days after | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Cuddlebackville, NY | 13 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | Aalter, Belgium | 14 days after | 20 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 14 days after | 19 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Palmer, AK | 14 days after | 12 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Palmer, AK | 14 days after | 11 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (Day 2) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 1, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 8th BBQ Bulls Championship (POSTPONED) | Salzburg, Austria | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Red, White & Blue BBQ Cancelled State championship | Topeka, KS | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Cuddlebackville, NY | 14 days after | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Cuddlebackville, NY | 14 days after | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff State championship | Cedar Park, TX | 15 days before | 57 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship State championship | Altoona, IA | 15 days before | 47 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) State championship | Wagoner, OK | 15 days before | 29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Swampfest State championship | Waycross, GA | 15 days before | 28 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Swampfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Waycross, GA | 15 days before | 28 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome State championship | Marion, AR | 15 days before | 15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (Day 1) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 15 days before | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | 15 days before | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Montana Outlaw BBQ Tell-All Competition BBQ Class | Billings, MT | 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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