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, June 3, 2023 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
That weekend
12
sanctioned contests
In the window
69
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 11 Apr 22
- 17 Apr 29
- 14 May 6
- 10 May 13
- 14 May 20
- 8 May 27
- 12 Jun 3
- 22 Jun 10
- 10 Jun 17
- 9 Jun 24
- 10 Jul 1
- 8 Jul 8
- 13 Jul 15
The weekend of May 27 is the quietest in range: 8 contests. The biggest thing on it is Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2023 Your weekend |
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Merrimack, NH | Same day | 39 |
| Jun 3, 2023 Your weekend |
Small Town Smoke Down | Bassano, AB | Same day | 23 |
| Jun 3, 2023 Your weekend |
Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition State championship | Marion, KS | Same day | 5 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival State championship | Norco, CA | 1 day before | 43 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
Original SD BBQ Championships State championship | Huron, SD | 1 day before | 39 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual State championship | McLouth, KS | 1 day before | 36 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
Smokin in Steele State championship | Owatonna, MN | 1 day before | 29 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
Big Blue BBQ Championship State championship | Marysville, KS | 1 day before | 28 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
Covington Cork & Pork Festival State championship | Covington, VA | 1 day before | 27 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
Honeybee BBQ Competition State championship | Lafayette, GA | 1 day before | 27 |
| Jun 2, 2023 Your weekend |
Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival State championship | Covington, TN | 1 day before | 25 |
| Jun 1, 2023 Your weekend |
Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) | Huron, SD | 2 days before | 24 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Pipeline Appreciation BBQ N Blues Contest (INVITE ONLY) (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Cushing, OK | 5 days after | 3 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 6 days after | 44 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 6 days after | 43 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 State championship | Franklin, IN | 6 days after | 38 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff State championship | Absarokee, MT | 6 days after | 36 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest State championship | Derby, KS | 6 days after | 32 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Ozarks BBQ Fest State championship | Springfield, MO | 6 days after | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 6 days after | 30 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 6 days after | 29 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 6 days after | 26 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest State championship | Wynne, AR | 6 days after | 26 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff State championship | Welch, WV | 6 days after | 16 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship State championship | Ogden, UT | 6 days after | 16 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Franklin, IN | 6 days after | 15 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 days after | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | copy of Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 6 days after | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | copy of Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Springfield, TN | 6 days after | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 7 days after | 40 |
| May 27, 2023 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest State championship | Castle Rock, CO | 7 days before | 37 |
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Westmont, IL | 7 days before | 34 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 State championship | Franklin, IN | 7 days after | 28 |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | 7 days before | 25 |
| May 27, 2023 | Jack 9 Memorial | La Salette, ON | 7 days before | 19 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Full Throttle BBQ and Music Festival | Buttai, Australia | 7 days after | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff - Judging | Welch, WV | 7 days after | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Nova Scotia, Canada | Upper Onslow, N., Canada | 7 days after | — |
| May 26, 2023 | Best Dam Barbeque State championship | Boulder City, NV | 8 days before | 27 |
| May 26, 2023 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship State championship | Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 days before | 19 |
| May 26, 2023 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Felton, CA | 8 days before | 19 |
| May 26, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Ontario, Canada | Delhi, ON | 8 days before | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Colorado BBQ Challenge State championship | Frisco, CO | 13 days after | 42 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" State championship | Kansas City, KS | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | York County BBQ Festival State championship | Delta, PA | 13 days after | 29 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash State championship | Buckhannon, WV | 13 days after | 28 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State championship | State Center, IA | 13 days after | 27 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff State championship | Miles City, MT | 13 days after | 22 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Logansport, IN | 13 days after | 21 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ | Regina, SK | 13 days after | 16 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Santa's Summer Solstice BBQ (KCBS Masters) Cancelled | North Pole, AK | 13 days after | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Morris, IL | 14 days after | 33 |
| May 20, 2023 | Somerset Sizzle State championship | Somerset, MA | 14 days before | 24 |
| May 20, 2023 | Patio Porkers on Beale (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Memphis, TN | 14 days before | 15 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition | Seagrave, ON | 14 days after | 15 |
| May 20, 2023 | Twin Smoke | Vilnius, Lithuania | 14 days before | 14 |
| May 20, 2023 | 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Union City, TN | 14 days before | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Ontario, Canada Cancelled | Seagrave, ON | 14 days after | — |
| May 19, 2023 | King of the Corn State championship | Ottumwa, IA | 15 days before | 45 |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke State championship | Morgantown, PA | 15 days before | 37 |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw State championship | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 35 |
| May 19, 2023 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winchester, TN | 15 days before | 34 |
| May 19, 2023 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | 15 days before | 32 |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Warsaw, IN | 15 days before | 29 |
| May 19, 2023 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival State championship | Ayden, NC | 15 days before | 25 |
| May 19, 2023 | 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 State championship | Union City, TN | 15 days before | 18 |
| May 19, 2023 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | San Diego, CA | 15 days before | 14 |
| May 19, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
| May 18, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Rub Contest (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Kansas City, MO | 16 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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