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.
Busier than the weekends around it Saturday, April 29, 2023 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
17
sanctioned contests
In the window
67
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 12 Jun 3
- 22 Jun 10
The weekend of Mar 18 is the quietest in range: 6 contests. The biggest thing on it is Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2023 Your weekend |
Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | Aalter, Belgium | Same day | 20 |
| Apr 29, 2023 Your weekend |
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | Same day | 19 |
| Apr 29, 2023 Your weekend |
Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Palmer, AK | Same day | 12 |
| Apr 29, 2023 Your weekend |
Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Palmer, AK | Same day | 11 |
| Apr 29, 2023 Your weekend |
8th BBQ Bulls Championship (POSTPONED) | Salzburg, Austria | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Red, White & Blue BBQ Cancelled State championship | Topeka, KS | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Cancelled State championship | Cuddlebackville, NY | Same day | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Cuddlebackville, NY | Same day | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Marietta River City BBQ State championship | Marietta, OH | 1 day before | 42 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) State championship | Washington, MO | 1 day before | 37 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 1 day before | 36 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
BBQ, Boots & Brew State championship | Perris, CA | 1 day before | 33 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
BBQ Boogie & Blues State championship | Calhoun, GA | 1 day before | 32 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff State championship | Brandon, MS | 1 day before | 28 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship State championship | Lodi, CA | 1 day before | 27 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Smokin' in the Pines State championship | Pinehurst, NC | 1 day before | 24 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) State championship | Williamsburg, VA | 1 day before | 20 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Marietta, OH | 1 day before | 18 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) | Washington, MO | 1 day before | 13 |
| Apr 28, 2023 Your weekend |
7th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg 2021 (POSTPONED) | Salzburg, Austria | 1 day before | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Cancelled State championship | Cuddlebackville, NY | 1 day before | — |
| May 5, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 6 days after | 35 |
| May 5, 2023 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off State championship | Kennett, MO | 6 days after | 26 |
| May 5, 2023 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition State championship | Westland, MI | 6 days after | 25 |
| May 5, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Lincoln, DE | 6 days after | 20 |
| May 5, 2023 | 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest | Alva, OK | 6 days after | 15 |
| May 5, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Lincoln, DE | 6 days after | 9 |
| May 6, 2023 | HOGS 4 HEROES State championship | Jamestown, RI | 7 days after | 50 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 7 days before | 30 |
| May 6, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 7 days after | 23 |
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Lincoln, DE | 7 days after | 19 |
| May 6, 2023 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest | Terneuzen, Netherlands | 7 days after | 15 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Blairstown, NJ | 7 days before | 9 |
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, DE | 7 days after | 9 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - New Lenox, IL | New Lenox, IL | 7 days before | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Bensalem, PA | Bensalem, PA | 7 days before | — |
| May 6, 2023 | Certified BBQ Judging & Table Captain Class - Jamestown, RI | Jamestown, RI | 7 days after | — |
| May 6, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Alberta, Canada | Edmonton, AB | 7 days after | — |
| May 6, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Kansas City, MO - Q39 sponsors CBJ for National BBQ Month | Kansas City, MO | 7 days after | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | 8 days before | 51 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Blairstown, NJ | 8 days before | 36 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | 8 days before | 34 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition State championship | Derby, KS | 8 days before | 28 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown State championship | Cottageville, WV | 8 days before | 15 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Blairstown, NJ | 8 days before | 12 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 8 days before | — |
| May 11, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - St. Peter, MN | St. Peter, MN | 12 days after | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May State championship | St. Peter, MN | 13 days after | 59 |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) | St. Peter, MN | 13 days after | 46 |
| May 12, 2023 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 13 days after | 40 |
| May 12, 2023 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Murfreesboro, TN | 13 days after | 32 |
| May 12, 2023 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Lamar, CO | 13 days after | 30 |
| May 12, 2023 | City of Springs BBQ Championship State championship | Sulphur, OK | 13 days after | 16 |
| May 12, 2023 | UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 13 days after | 5 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 43 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 | San Jose, Costa Rica | 14 days before | 26 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Bristol, CT | 14 days before | 22 |
| May 13, 2023 | Longhorn BBQ (POSTPONED) | Broerup, Denmark | 14 days after | 14 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Bel Air, MD | Bel Air, MD | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Derby, KS | Derby, KS | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Calgary, Canada | Calgary, Canada | 14 days before | — |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest State championship | Apex, NC | 15 days before | 32 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown State championship | Lake City, FL | 15 days before | 32 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ State championship | Somerville, TN | 15 days before | 25 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) State championship | Chelsea, AL | 15 days before | 17 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Philly BBQ Contest & Spring Fling Cancelled State championship | Philadelphia, MS | 15 days before | — |
| May 16, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Sauce Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 17 days after | — |
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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