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, October 28, 2023 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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.
- 18 Sep 16
- 16 Sep 23
- 12 Sep 30
- 13 Oct 7
- 15 Oct 14
- 12 Oct 21
- 11 Oct 28
- 7 Nov 4
- 7 Nov 11
- 4 Nov 18
- 0 Nov 25
- 2 Dec 2
- 0 Dec 9
The weekend of Nov 25 is the quietest in range: 0 contests.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | Same day | 40 |
| Oct 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Oak Grove, MO | Same day | 28 |
| Oct 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Oak Grove, MO | Same day | 27 |
| Oct 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Zom-B-Q (Day 2) State championship | Galax, VA | Same day | 17 |
| Oct 28, 2023 Your weekend |
Johnny Trigg - Smokin' Triggers - Rib Class | Hammond, LA | Same day | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 Your weekend |
Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB State championship | Pine Bluff, AR | 1 day before | 49 |
| Oct 27, 2023 Your weekend |
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) State championship | Oak Grove, MO | 1 day before | 47 |
| Oct 27, 2023 Your weekend |
Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) State championship | Galax, VA | 1 day before | 19 |
| Oct 27, 2023 Your weekend |
Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Galax, VA | 1 day before | 17 |
| Oct 27, 2023 Your weekend |
Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 State championship | Madison, AL | 1 day before | 14 |
| Oct 27, 2023 Your weekend |
Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Galax, VA | 1 day before | 13 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition State championship | Vidalia, LA | 6 days after | 27 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic State championship | Mesa, AZ | 6 days after | 26 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ State championship | Powells Point, NC | 6 days after | 21 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) | Mesa, AZ | 6 days after | 19 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 7 days before | 29 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Vienna, Austria | 7 days before | 15 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Jackson, NJ | 7 days before | 14 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 | Vienna, Austria | 7 days before | 13 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Birmingham, AL | 7 days before | 11 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Smokin' in the Valley | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 7 days after | 11 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Contest Cancelled State championship | Union Grove, WI | 7 days before | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Liberal, KS | Liberal, KS | 7 days before | — |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class & Table Captain Class - Onalaska, WI | Onalaska, WI | 7 days after | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 8 days before | 50 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 8 days before | 35 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Jackson, NJ | 8 days before | 34 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Jackson, NJ | 8 days before | 20 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 19th Annual Burnt Offering BBQ Contest (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Riverside, CA | 8 days before | 20 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 8 days before | 12 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition Cancelled State championship | Lenoir, NC | 8 days before | — |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Honolulu, HI | Schofield Barracks, HI | 8 days after | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | West Salem, WI | 13 days before | 24 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" State championship | Honolulu, HI | 13 days after | 18 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Honolulu, HI | 13 days after | 14 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | 13 days after | — | |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Indio BBQ State Championship & Festival (CANCELLED - see new Indio Contest) State championship | Indio, CA | 13 days after | — |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival State championship | Biloxi, MS | 14 days after | 19 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) | Honolulu, HI | 14 days after | 12 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off- Judging | Waxhaw, NC | 14 days before | — |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Blackfoot, ID | Blackfoot, ID | 14 days after | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 15 days before | 81 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 15 days before | 39 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | 15 days before | 27 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Scottsboro, AL | 15 days before | 27 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 26 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off State championship | Waxhaw, NC | 15 days before | 25 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Maryland State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | 15 days before | 23 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) State championship | West Salem, WI | 15 days before | 21 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport State championship | Wadsworth, OH | 15 days before | 20 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition State championship | Osage Beach, MO | 15 days before | 18 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | 15 days before | 16 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | 15 days before | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 15 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.
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