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, September 2, 2023 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
9
sanctioned contests
In the window
85
±2 weeks either side
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 9 Jul 22
- 10 Jul 29
- 11 Aug 5
- 15 Aug 12
- 13 Aug 19
- 18 Aug 26
- 9 Sep 2
- 23 Sep 9
- 18 Sep 16
- 16 Sep 23
- 12 Sep 30
- 13 Oct 7
- 15 Oct 14
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-02 Your weekend | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | 0 | 40 |
| 2023-09-02 Your weekend | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | 0 | 34 |
| 2023-09-02 | 5th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | 0 | — |
| 2023-09-01 Your weekend | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival State championship | King, NC | -1 | 21 |
| 2023-09-01 Your weekend | Smoke on the River State championship | Burlington, KS | -1 | 20 |
| 2023-09-01 Your weekend | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | -1 | 18 |
| 2023-09-01 Your weekend | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Grove, OK | -1 | 17 |
| 2023-09-01 Your weekend | Smokin in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | -1 | 14 |
| 2023-09-03 Your weekend | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 1 | 11 |
| 2023-09-03 Your weekend | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | 1 | 11 |
| 2023-09-01 | 4th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | -1 | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff State championship | Waller, TX | 6 | 99 |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | 6 | 33 |
| 2023-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Millington, TN | 6 | 29 |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | 6 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | 6 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Primo BBQ Bash State championship | Poplar Bluff, MO | 6 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | 6 | 26 |
| 2023-09-08 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | 6 | 25 |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | 6 | 19 |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off State championship | Centralia, MO | 6 | 13 |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) State championship | Mannington, WV | 6 | 12 |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Belton, MO | 6 | 11 |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Mannington, WV | 6 | 8 |
| 2023-09-08 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 6 | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Algona Family YMCA Annual YBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Algona, IA | 6 | — |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails State championship | Gardner, KS | 7 | 38 |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | 7 | 30 |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | Rolfstorp, | -7 | 21 |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, AL | -7 | 17 |
| 2023-08-26 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival State championship | Paola, KS | -7 | 16 |
| 2023-09-09 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | 7 | 13 |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) State championship | Mannington, WV | 7 | 11 |
| 2023-08-26 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Sweden | Rolfstorp, 432 97 | -7 | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Rogue Caveman Barbecue Cancelled State championship | Grant Pass, OR | 7 | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Certified Barbeque JudgingClass - Waller, TX | Waller, TX | 7 | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks State championship | Baldwin City, KS | -8 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest State championship | New Holland, PA | -8 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship | Bozeman, MT | -8 | 44 |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) State championship | Washington Island, WI | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest State championship | Hill City, SD | -8 | 26 |
| 2023-08-25 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Lincoln, IL | -8 | 26 |
| 2023-08-25 | TN River BBQ Fest State championship | Saltillo, TN | -8 | 23 |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 State championship | Warsaw, IN | -8 | 23 |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, 5106NC | 8 | 23 |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Warsaw, IN | -8 | 21 |
| 2023-08-25 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show State championship | Liberal, KS | -8 | 19 |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Washington Island, WI | -8 | 19 |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Braintree, VT | 8 | 11 |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | 8 | 11 |
| 2023-08-25 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival | Paola, KS | -8 | 9 |
| 2023-08-25 | Woodward County Free Fair BBQ Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Woodward, OK | -8 | 7 |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) State championship | Washington Island, WI | -9 | 27 |
| 2023-09-14 | WINGS 4 WATER 2023 (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lee's Summit, MO | 12 | 37 |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | 13 | 32 |
| 2023-09-15 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition State championship | Bowling Green, KY | 13 | 28 |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | 13 | 26 |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | 13 | 26 |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest State championship | Baxley, GA | 13 | 25 |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Baxley, GA | 13 | 24 |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Yorkville, IL | 13 | 24 |
| 2023-09-15 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | 13 | 22 |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Yorkville, IL | 13 | 17 |
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton BBQ Challenge State championship | Clayton, NC | 13 | 17 |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | 13 | 11 |
| 2023-09-15 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Tomah, WI | 13 | 8 |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition State championship | Hiram, ME | -14 | 46 |
| 2023-09-16 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 14 | 35 |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Fairbury, IL | -14 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Hiram, ME | -14 | 32 |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition State championship | DuPont, WA | -14 | 30 |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 14 | 29 |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot State championship | Yorkville, IL | 14 | 18 |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Canton, MN | -14 | 16 |
| 2023-09-16 | FO.G & Smoke 2023 | Spilamberto, It | 14 | 15 |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 14 | 13 |
| 2023-08-19 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Murphysboro, IL | Murphysboro, IL | -14 | — |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River State championship | Excelsior Springs, MO | -15 | 57 |
| 2023-08-18 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships State championship | Lubbock, TX | -15 | 48 |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues State championship | Madison, IN | -15 | 41 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival State championship | Worland, WY | -15 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival State championship | Kennesaw, GA | -15 | 27 |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa | Saue Parish, 76505 | -15 | 15 |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Frostburg, MD | -15 | 11 |
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.
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