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, September 16, 2023 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
18
sanctioned contests
In the window
87
±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 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
- 12 Oct 21
- 11 Oct 28
The weekend of Sep 2 is the quietest in range: 9 contests. The biggest thing on it is Barbeque on the Bow Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-16 Your weekend | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Park Ridge, IL | 0 | 35 |
| 2023-09-16 Your weekend | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 0 | 29 |
| 2023-09-16 Your weekend | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot State championship | Yorkville, IL | 0 | 18 |
| 2023-09-16 Your weekend | FO.G & Smoke 2023 | Spilamberto, It | 0 | 15 |
| 2023-09-16 Your weekend | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023-09-16 Your weekend | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | -1 | 32 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition State championship | Bowling Green, KY | -1 | 28 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | -1 | 26 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 26 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Smoketember Fest State championship | Baxley, GA | -1 | 25 |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Baxley, GA | -1 | 24 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Yorkville, IL | -1 | 24 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | -1 | 22 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Yorkville, IL | -1 | 17 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Clayton BBQ Challenge State championship | Clayton, NC | -1 | 17 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 11 |
| 2023-09-15 Your weekend | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Tomah, WI | -1 | 8 |
| 2023-09-14 Your weekend | WINGS 4 WATER 2023 (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lee's Summit, MO | -2 | 37 |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship | Murphysboro, IL | 5 | 50 |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | 6 | 73 |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | 6 | 33 |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Southwick, MA | 6 | 31 |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | 6 | 24 |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, 5106NC | -6 | 23 |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 | Oneonta, AL | 6 | 18 |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (One Meat Ribs) | Oneonta, AL | 6 | 12 |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Braintree, VT | -6 | 11 |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | -6 | 11 |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 | Oneonta, AL | 6 | 11 |
| 2023-09-22 | NWA Grand National BBQ & Expo (POSTPONED) State championship | Bella Vista, AR | 6 | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Prairie Smoke (POSTPONED) State championship | Fairbury, IL | 6 | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Southwick, MA | 7 | 42 |
| 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 |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Lumsden, SK | 7 | 26 |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Ashland, VA | 7 | 20 |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Southwick, MA | 7 | 17 |
| 2023-09-09 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest | Dongen, 5106NC | -7 | 13 |
| 2023-09-23 | Bar-B-QC (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Davenport, IA | 7 | 13 |
| 2023-09-23 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, 5752 5C | 7 | 13 |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) State championship | Mannington, WV | -7 | 11 |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke on the Waters 2023 | Devon, | 7 | 6 |
| 2023-09-09 | Rogue Caveman Barbecue Cancelled State championship | Grant Pass, OR | -7 | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Certified Barbeque JudgingClass - Waller, TX | Waller, TX | -7 | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Atlantic Canada BBQ Championship Cancelled | Meteghan River, NS | 7 | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Nova Scotia, Canada Cancelled | Meteghan River, NS | 7 | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff State championship | Waller, TX | -8 | 99 |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 33 |
| 2023-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Millington, TN | -8 | 29 |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll State championship | Vermillion, SD | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Primo BBQ Bash State championship | Poplar Bluff, MO | -8 | 28 |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES State championship | Braintree, VT | -8 | 26 |
| 2023-09-08 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | -8 | 25 |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | -8 | 19 |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off State championship | Centralia, MO | -8 | 13 |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) State championship | Mannington, WV | -8 | 12 |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Belton, MO | -8 | 11 |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Mannington, WV | -8 | 8 |
| 2023-09-08 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -8 | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Algona Family YMCA Annual YBQ (POSTPONED) State championship | Algona, IA | -8 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest State championship | Kansas City, KS | 11 | 487 |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | Kansas City, KS | 11 | 211 |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | 11 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides | Kansas City, KS | 11 | — |
| 2023-09-27 | copy of American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kids Que | Kansas City, KS | 11 | — |
| 2023-09-28 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Midland, TX | 12 | 88 |
| 2023-09-28 | Bulls & BBQ Cancelled | Ruidoso Downs, NM | 12 | — |
| 2023-09-28 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Monterrey, N.L. Mexico | Monterrey, N.L., | 12 | — |
| 2023-09-28 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Jonesboro, AR Cancelled | Jonesboro, AR | 12 | — |
| 2023-09-29 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 13 | 25 |
| 2023-09-29 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | Santiago, N.L., | 13 | 22 |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! State championship | Los Banos, CA | 13 | 19 |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | -13 | 11 |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Chillicothe, IL | -13 | 11 |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Calgary, AB | -14 | 40 |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge State championship | Omaha, NE | -14 | 34 |
| 2023-09-02 | 5th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | -14 | — |
| 2023-09-30 | Southern Thunder BBQ - Master Class (Whole Hog) | Marietta, GA | 14 | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival State championship | King, NC | -15 | 21 |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River State championship | Burlington, KS | -15 | 20 |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Lake Placid, NY | -15 | 18 |
| 2023-09-01 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Grove, OK | -15 | 17 |
| 2023-09-01 | Smokin in the Bogs State championship | Warrens, WI | -15 | 14 |
| 2023-09-01 | 4th International Suydersee BBQ Contest Cancelled | Flevoland, 3891DM | -15 | — |
| 2023-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest - JUDGING | Kansas City, KS | 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.
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