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.
Quieter than the weekends around it Saturday, May 11, 2024 · nationwide — add a town above to narrow it
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The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 2 Mar 30
- 14 Apr 6
- 12 Apr 13
- 18 Apr 20
- 7 Apr 27
- 11 May 4
- 7 May 11
- 17 May 18
- 10 May 25
- 12 Jun 1
- 16 Jun 8
- 14 Jun 15
- 9 Jun 22
The weekend of Mar 30 is the quietest in range: 2 contests. The biggest thing on it is Iowa State BBQ Championship.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | vs. your date | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2024 Your weekend |
Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Canisteo, NY | Canisteo, NY | Same day | — |
| May 10, 2024 Your weekend |
Minnesota in May State championship | St. Peter, MN | 1 day before | 58 |
| May 10, 2024 Your weekend |
Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) | St. Peter, MN | 1 day before | 49 |
| May 10, 2024 Your weekend |
18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off State championship | Waynesboro, GA | 1 day before | 42 |
| May 10, 2024 Your weekend |
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off State championship | Lamar, CO | 1 day before | 29 |
| May 10, 2024 Your weekend |
Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off State championship | Kennett, MO | 1 day before | 26 |
| May 10, 2024 Your weekend |
Derby Park Que Off | Louisville, KY | 1 day before | 21 |
| May 17, 2024 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Winchester, TN | 6 days after | 39 |
| May 17, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) State championship | Morgantown, PA | 6 days after | 37 |
| May 17, 2024 | King of the Corn State championship | Ottumwa, IA | 6 days after | 36 |
| May 17, 2024 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw State championship | Warsaw, IN | 6 days after | 32 |
| May 17, 2024 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Warsaw, IN | 6 days after | 32 |
| May 17, 2024 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival State championship | Sevierville, TN | 6 days after | 31 |
| May 17, 2024 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ State championship | Iola, KS | 6 days after | 31 |
| May 17, 2024 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) State championship | Wrentham, MA | 6 days after | 30 |
| May 17, 2024 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival State championship | Ayden, NC | 6 days after | 18 |
| May 17, 2024 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival State championship | West Plains, MO | 6 days after | 17 |
| May 17, 2024 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) | Derby, KS | 6 days after | 14 |
| May 17, 2024 | Expert Brisket Class - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 6 days after | — |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 7 days before | 35 |
| May 18, 2024 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) State championship | Wrentham, MA | 7 days after | 31 |
| May 18, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) State championship | Morgantown, PA | 7 days after | 26 |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | Freistadt, Austria | 7 days after | 22 |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Freistadt, Austria | 7 days after | 22 |
| May 4, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | Oneonta, AL | 7 days before | 20 |
| May 18, 2024 | Twin Smoke | Vilnius, Lithuania | 7 days after | 18 |
| May 4, 2024 | The Great Alabama Public Television BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) | Birmingham, AL | 7 days before | 17 |
| May 4, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 7 days before | 14 |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 State championship | Kannapolis, NC | 8 days before | 45 |
| May 3, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | Oneonta, AL | 8 days before | 27 |
| May 3, 2024 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition State championship | Westland, MI | 8 days before | 26 |
| May 3, 2024 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest State championship | Brookhaven, MS | 8 days before | 25 |
| May 3, 2024 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest State championship | Alva, OK | 8 days before | 20 |
| May 3, 2024 | The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mobile, AL | 8 days before | 10 |
| May 3, 2024 | IBEW So Cal BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | San Diego, CA | 8 days before | 10 |
| May 3, 2024 | Route 66 Smokeout Cancelled State championship | Dwight, IL | 8 days before | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | Lebanon, TN | 13 days after | 118 |
| May 24, 2024 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Westmont, IL | 13 days after | 52 |
| May 24, 2024 | Best Dam Barbeque State championship | Boulder City, NV | 13 days after | 33 |
| May 24, 2024 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest State championship | Rochester, PA | 13 days after | 23 |
| May 24, 2024 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off State championship | Felton, CA | 13 days after | 21 |
| May 24, 2024 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - North Bend, OR | North Bend, OR | 13 days after | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | Lebanon, TN | 14 days after | 81 |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | Lebanon, TN | 14 days after | 47 |
| May 25, 2024 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | Calmar, AB | 14 days after | 39 |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay State championship | North Bend, OR | 14 days after | 27 |
| May 25, 2024 | Jack 9 Memorial | La Salette, ON | 14 days after | 20 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southaven Springfest State championship | Southaven, MS | 15 days before | 44 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest State championship | Sugar Creek, MO | 15 days before | 44 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Florence, AL | 15 days before | 40 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues State championship | Calhoun, GA | 15 days before | 34 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship State championship | Lodi, CA | 15 days before | 34 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smokin' in the Pines Cancelled State championship | Pinehurst, NC | 15 days before | 24 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Marietta River City BBQ State championship | Marietta, OH | 15 days before | 13 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Marietta, OH | 15 days before | 6 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Jeep Beach BBQ Showdown Cancelled State championship | Daytona Beach, FL | 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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