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 · everywhere, because no place is set
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 | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 Your weekend | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Bristol, CT | 0 | 43 |
| 2023-04-15 Your weekend | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | San Jose, | 0 | 26 |
| 2023-04-15 Your weekend | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Bristol, CT | 0 | 22 |
| 2023-04-15 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 0 | — |
| 2023-04-15 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Derby, KS | Derby, KS | 0 | — |
| 2023-04-15 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Calgary, Canada | Calgary, | 0 | — |
| 2023-04-14 Your weekend | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest State championship | Apex, NC | -1 | 32 |
| 2023-04-14 Your weekend | The Downtown BBQ Showdown State championship | Lake City, FL | -1 | 32 |
| 2023-04-14 Your weekend | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ State championship | Somerville, TN | -1 | 25 |
| 2023-04-14 Your weekend | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship | Chelsea, AL | -1 | 17 |
| 2023-04-14 | Philly BBQ Contest & Spring Fling Cancelled State championship | Philadelphia, MS | -1 | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | 6 | 51 |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 6 | 36 |
| 2023-04-21 | Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | 6 | 34 |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition State championship | Derby, KS | 6 | 28 |
| 2023-04-21 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown State championship | Cottageville, WV | 6 | 15 |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Blairstown, NJ | 6 | 12 |
| 2023-04-21 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 7 | 30 |
| 2023-04-08 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | -7 | 13 |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Blairstown, NJ | 7 | 9 |
| 2023-04-22 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - New Lenox, IL | New Lenox, IL | 7 | — |
| 2023-04-22 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bensalem, PA | Bensalem, PA | 7 | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring State championship | Osage City, KS | -8 | 103 |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls State championship | Gadsden, AL | -8 | 39 |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman State championship | Greencastle, PA | -8 | 30 |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition State championship | Stem, NC | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-04-07 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 | MEERBEKE, 9402 | -8 | 10 |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ State championship | Marietta, OH | 13 | 42 |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Washington, MO | 13 | 37 |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 13 | 36 |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew State championship | Perris, CA | 13 | 33 |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues State championship | Calhoun, GA | 13 | 32 |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff State championship | Brandon, MS | 13 | 28 |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship State championship | Lodi, CA | 13 | 27 |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines State championship | Pinehurst, NC | 13 | 24 |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 13 | 20 |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Marietta, OH | 13 | 18 |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) | Washington, MO | 13 | 13 |
| 2023-04-28 | 7th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg 2021 (POSTPONED) | Salzburg, 5020 | 13 | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Cuddlebackville, NY | 13 | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | Aalter, 9880 | 14 | 20 |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 14 | 19 |
| 2023-04-29 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Palmer, AK | 14 | 12 |
| 2023-04-29 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Palmer, AK | 14 | 11 |
| 2023-04-01 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (Day 2) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | -14 | — |
| 2023-04-01 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | -14 | — |
| 2023-04-29 | 8th BBQ Bulls Championship (POSTPONED) | Salzburg, 5020 | 14 | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Red, White & Blue BBQ Cancelled State championship | Topeka, KS | 14 | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Cuddlebackville, NY | 14 | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Cuddlebackville, NY | 14 | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff State championship | Cedar Park, TX | -15 | 57 |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship State championship | Altoona, IA | -15 | 47 |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) State championship | Wagoner, OK | -15 | 29 |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest State championship | Waycross, GA | -15 | 28 |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Waycross, GA | -15 | 28 |
| 2023-03-31 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome State championship | Marion, AR | -15 | 15 |
| 2023-03-31 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (Day 1) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | -15 | — |
| 2023-03-31 | DelMarVa BBQ Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Whaleyville, MD | -15 | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Montana Outlaw BBQ Tell-All Competition BBQ Class | Billings, MT | -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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