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 21, 2024 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
17
sanctioned contests
In the window
82
±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 Aug 10
- 15 Aug 17
- 15 Aug 24
- 7 Aug 31
- 9 Sep 7
- 21 Sep 14
- 17 Sep 21
- 8 Sep 28
- 7 Oct 5
- 8 Oct 12
- 10 Oct 19
- 10 Oct 26
- 9 Nov 2
The weekend of Aug 31 is the quietest in range: 7 contests. The biggest thing on it is Barbeque on the Bow Festival.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-21 Your weekend | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Southwick, MA | 0 | 27 |
| 2024-09-21 Your weekend | Smoke 'N the Valley | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 0 | 21 |
| 2024-09-21 Your weekend | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 | Providence of MODENA (MO), | 0 | 19 |
| 2024-09-21 Your weekend | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Southwick, MA | 0 | 10 |
| 2024-09-21 Your weekend | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Southwick, MA | 0 | 10 |
| 2024-09-21 Your weekend | Vuur en Vlees | Deurne, 5752 5C | 0 | 10 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship | Murphysboro, IL | -1 | 58 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Smoke on the Water State championship | Pine Bluff, AR | -1 | 42 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | -1 | 33 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | -1 | 32 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | -1 | 30 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 26 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Southwick, MA | -1 | 25 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | -1 | 18 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | -1 | 15 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | -1 | 4 |
| 2024-09-20 Your weekend | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Fort Quappelle, SK., Canada | Fort Quappelle, SK | -1 | — |
| 2024-09-26 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Clanton, AL Cancelled | Clanton, AL | 5 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | 6 | 73 |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship State championship | Fargo, ND | 6 | 47 |
| 2024-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | 6 | 27 |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash State championship | Milford, DE | 6 | 26 |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Milford, DE | 6 | 26 |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Milford, DE | 6 | 26 |
| 2024-09-27 | Smoketember Fest Cancelled State championship | Baxley, GA | 6 | 24 |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Clanton, AL | 6 | 18 |
| 2024-09-27 | TN River BBQ Fest State championship | Saltillo, TN | 6 | 17 |
| 2024-09-27 | Blowin' Smoke BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guthrie, OK | 6 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Southern Colorado BBQ Challenge Cancelled State championship | Florence, CO | 6 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Southern Colorado BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Florence, CO | 6 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Florence, CO Cancelled | Florence, CO | 6 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Smoke Over Tooky Cancelled State championship | Contoocook, NH | 6 | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH State championship | Pierron, IL | -7 | 35 |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) State championship | Braintree, VT | -7 | 25 |
| 2024-09-14 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, MO | -7 | — |
| 2024-09-28 | BBQ Boot Camp 101 - Chicken & Ribs - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 7 | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff State championship | Waller, TX | -8 | 67 |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Weston, MO | -8 | 38 |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | Guntersville, AL | -8 | 33 |
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point State championship | Carrollton, KY | -8 | 31 |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Ohio State championship | Mt. Vernon, IN | -8 | 28 |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge State championship | Clayton, NC | -8 | 27 |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) State championship | Braintree, VT | -8 | 25 |
| 2024-09-13 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Moore, OK | -8 | 19 |
| 2024-09-13 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES & BACKYARD) (POSTPONED) | Yorkville, IL | -8 | 18 |
| 2024-09-13 | Saluting with Smoke (ONE MEAT RIBS) (POSTPONED) | Yorkville, IL | -8 | 18 |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest State championship | Coldwater, MI | -8 | 18 |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ State championship | Columbia, MO | -8 | 16 |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Braintree, VT | -8 | 11 |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Braintree, VT | -8 | 11 |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Columbia, MO | -8 | 5 |
| 2024-09-13 | Jack Cooper Ranch Master Series Benefiting Hometown Hero Outdoors Cancelled State championship | Cologne, MN | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Guntersville, AL | Guntersville, AL | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-29 | BBQ Boot Camp 102 - Butts & Briskets - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 8 | — |
| 2024-09-12 | Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) | Lee's Summit, MO | -9 | 37 |
| 2024-09-12 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Waller, TX | Waller, TX | -9 | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | 13 | 59 |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno State championship | Edgerton, KS | 13 | 38 |
| 2024-10-04 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | 13 | 29 |
| 2024-10-04 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cancelled State championship | Sheridan, AR | 13 | 26 |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | 13 | 25 |
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | 13 | 19 |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Edgerton, KS | 13 | 10 |
| 2024-10-04 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) | Henryetta, OK | 13 | 9 |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Dongen, 5106NC | -14 | 24 |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Roseville, MN | -14 | 18 |
| 2024-09-07 | Snake River Farms BBQ Fest - Day 2 Cancelled | Boise, ID | -14 | — |
| 2024-10-05 | TORO in Dante's Hell BBQ Competition Cancelled | Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | 14 | — |
| 2024-10-05 | TORO in Dante's Hell BBQ Competition (One Meat Ribs) Cancelled | Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | 14 | — |
| 2024-10-05 | All American Brisket Battle (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Cancelled | El Dorado Hills, CA | 14 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest State championship | Montello, WI | -15 | 37 |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest State championship | Castle Rock, CO | -15 | 36 |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl State championship | Wadsworth, OH | -15 | 30 |
| 2024-09-06 | Ribs, Rods & Rock n' Roll Cancelled State championship | Vermillion, SD | -15 | 28 |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Cullman, AL | -15 | 27 |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) | Dongen, 5106NC | -15 | 16 |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Cullman, AL | -15 | 16 |
| 2024-09-06 | Snake River Farms BBQ Fest - Day 1 Cancelled | Boise, ID | -15 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Myron Mixon - Jack's Old South - Cooking Class | Unadilla, GA | -15 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Small Town Smoke Out (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Antioch, IL | -15 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Small Town Smoke Out (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Antioch, IL | -15 | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Gateway Drum Smokers Hot & Fast Under the Arch Cancelled State championship | St. Louis, MO | -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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