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 7, 2024 · everywhere, because no place is set

That weekend

sanctioned contests

Biggest that weekend

Puckaway Pigfest

In the window

±2 weeks either side

The weekends around yours

How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.

The weekend of Aug 3 is the quietest in range: 4 contests. The biggest thing on it is All American BBQ Throwdown.

Contests within ±2 weeks

Date	Contest	Where	Days off	Field
2024-09-07 Your weekend	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2)	Dongen, 5106NC	0	24
2024-09-07 Your weekend	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Roseville, MN	0	18
2024-09-07	Snake River Farms BBQ Fest - Day 2 Cancelled	Boise, ID	0	—
2024-09-06 Your weekend	Puckaway Pigfest State championship	Montello, WI	-1	37
2024-09-06 Your weekend	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest State championship	Castle Rock, CO	-1	36
2024-09-06 Your weekend	Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship	Wadsworth, OH	-1	30
2024-09-06	Ribs, Rods & Rock n' Roll Cancelled State championship	Vermillion, SD	-1	28
2024-09-06 Your weekend	Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)	Cullman, AL	-1	27
2024-09-06 Your weekend	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1)	Dongen, 5106NC	-1	16
2024-09-06 Your weekend	Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)	Cullman, AL	-1	16
2024-09-06	Snake River Farms BBQ Fest - Day 1 Cancelled	Boise, ID	-1	—
2024-09-06 Your weekend	Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class	Unadilla, GA	-1	—
2024-09-06	Small Town Smoke Out (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled	Antioch, IL	-1	—
2024-09-06	Small Town Smoke Out (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled	Antioch, IL	-1	—
2024-09-06	Gateway Drum Smokers Hot & Fast Under the Arch Cancelled State championship	St. Louis, MO	-1	—
2024-09-12	Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES)	Lee's Summit, MO	5	37
2024-09-12	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Waller, TX	Waller, TX	5	—
2024-09-13	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff State championship	Waller, TX	6	67
2024-09-13	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	Weston, MO	6	38
2024-09-13	Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)	Guntersville, AL	6	33
2024-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship	Carrollton, KY	6	31
2024-09-13	Smoke on the Ohio State championship	Mt. Vernon, IN	6	28
2024-09-13	Clayton BBQ Challenge State championship	Clayton, NC	6	27
2024-09-13	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) State championship	Braintree, VT	6	25
2024-09-01	Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Chillicothe, IL	-6	19
2024-09-13	Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival State championship	Moore, OK	6	19
2024-09-01	Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Chillicothe, IL	-6	18
2024-09-13	Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES & BACKYARD) (POSTPONED)	Yorkville, IL	6	18
2024-09-13	Saluting with Smoke (ONE MEAT RIBS) (POSTPONED)	Yorkville, IL	6	18
2024-09-13	September Fest State championship	Coldwater, MI	6	18
2024-09-13	Buds Blues and BBQ State championship	Columbia, MO	6	16
2024-09-13	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Braintree, VT	6	11
2024-09-13	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)	Braintree, VT	6	11
2024-09-13	Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)	Columbia, MO	6	5
2024-09-13	Jack Cooper Ranch Master Series Benefiting Hometown Hero Outdoors Cancelled State championship	Cologne, MN	6	—
2024-09-13	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Guntersville, AL	Guntersville, AL	6	—
2024-08-31	Barbeque on the Bow Festival	Calgary, AB	-7	35
2024-09-14	Trekking for CDH State championship	Pierron, IL	7	35
2024-08-31	Smoke on the River State championship	Burlington, KS	-7	28
2024-09-14	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) State championship	Braintree, VT	7	25
2024-08-31	Prairie Dog on the Bow	Calgary, AB	-7	24
2024-08-31	Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Burlington, KS	-7	13
2024-09-14	Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	7	—
2024-08-30	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival State championship	King, NC	-8	28
2024-08-30	SD BBQ Shootout at Huset's Speedway Cancelled	Brandon, SD	-8	—
2024-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship	Murphysboro, IL	13	58
2024-09-20	Smoke on the Water State championship	Pine Bluff, AR	13	42
2024-09-20	Pigmaster BBQ Challenge State championship	Rutherford College, NC	13	33
2024-09-20	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship	Kearney, MO	13	32
2024-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest State championship	Denison, IA	13	30
2024-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship	Ponca City, OK	13	26
2024-09-20	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship	Southwick, MA	13	25
2024-09-20	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)	Glencoe, AL	13	18
2024-09-20	12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Lincoln, CA	13	15
2024-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Ponca City, OK	13	4
2024-08-25	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition - Judging	DuPont, WA	-13	—
2024-08-25	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Washington Island, WI Cancelled	Washignton Island, WI	-13	—
2024-09-20	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Fort Quappelle, SK., Canada	Fort Quappelle, SK	13	—
2024-08-24	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Park Ridge, IL	-14	36
2024-08-24	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition State championship	DuPont, WA	-14	27
2024-09-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship	Southwick, MA	14	27
2024-09-21	Smoke 'N the Valley	Fort Qu'Appelle, SK	14	21
2024-09-21	Fo.G & Smoke 2024	Providence of MODENA (MO),	14	19
2024-09-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)	Southwick, MA	14	10
2024-09-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)	Southwick, MA	14	10
2024-09-21	Vuur en Vlees	Deurne, 5752 5C	14	10
2024-08-24	Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2	Beaver, OK	-14	2
2024-08-24	Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	-14	—
2024-08-24	Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Jonesboro, AR	Jonesboro, AR	-14	—
2024-08-23	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship State championship	Paola, KS	-15	42
2024-08-23	Montana Pitmaster Classic State championship	Bozeman, MT	-15	39
2024-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest State championship	New Holland, PA	-15	38
2024-08-23	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ State championship	Hill City, SD	-15	29
2024-08-23	Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)	Lincoln, IL	-15	28
2024-08-23	MN Masters BBQ State championship	Pierz, MN	-15	27
2024-08-23	Smoke in the North	Rolfstorp,	-15	23
2024-08-23	Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show Cancelled State championship	Liberal, KS	-15	19
2024-08-23	All American Rib Cookoff (COMPETITOR SERIES)	Auburn, CA	-15	13
2024-08-23	Cowchip BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1	Beaver, OK	-15	2
2024-08-23	12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Cancelled State championship	Washington Island, WI	-15	—
2024-08-23	12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled	Washington Island, WI	-15	—
2024-08-22	Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Pierz, MN Cancelled	Pierz, MN	-16	—
2024-08-22	12th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Cancelled State championship	Washington Island, WI	-16	—

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.

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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