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 5, 2024 · everywhere, because no place is set
That weekend
In the window
The weekends around yours
How many sanctioned contests each Saturday already has, nationwide — click a weekend to check it instead.
- 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
- 3 Nov 9
- 3 Nov 16
The weekend of Nov 9 is the quietest in range: 3 contests. The biggest thing on it is The Downtown BBQ Showdown.
Contests within ±2 weeks
| Date | Contest | Where | Days off | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-05 | TORO in Dante's Hell BBQ Competition Cancelled | Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | 0 | — |
| 2024-10-05 | TORO in Dante's Hell BBQ Competition (One Meat Ribs) Cancelled | Pratovecchio Stia, 52015 | 0 | — |
| 2024-10-05 | All American Brisket Battle (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Cancelled | El Dorado Hills, CA | 0 | — |
| 2024-10-04 Your weekend | Poosa Q State championship | Montgomery, AL | -1 | 59 |
| 2024-10-04 Your weekend | Meat Inferno State championship | Edgerton, KS | -1 | 38 |
| 2024-10-04 Your weekend | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival State championship | Lyons, GA | -1 | 29 |
| 2024-10-04 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cancelled State championship | Sheridan, AR | -1 | 26 |
| 2024-10-04 Your weekend | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship State championship | Harrisburg, PA | -1 | 25 |
| 2024-10-04 Your weekend | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Pleasant Hill, MO | -1 | 19 |
| 2024-10-04 Your weekend | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) State championship | Edgerton, KS | -1 | 10 |
| 2024-10-04 Your weekend | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) | Henryetta, OK | -1 | 9 |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Lynchburg, TN | 6 | 87 |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Scottsboro, AL | 6 | 38 |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Topeka, KS | 6 | 31 |
| 2024-10-11 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off Cancelled State championship | Waxhaw, NC | 6 | 27 |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash State championship | Bel Air, MD | 6 | 26 |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down State championship | Rocky Mount, NC | 6 | 26 |
| 2024-10-11 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Stover, MO | 6 | 10 |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoking on the Swan | Burswood, Western Australia, 6100 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024-09-29 | BBQ Boot Camp 102 - Butts & Briskets - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | -6 | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Lynchburg, TN | Lynchburg, TN | 6 | — |
| 2024-09-28 | BBQ Boot Camp 101 - Chicken & Ribs - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | -7 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State championship | Shawnee, KS | -8 | 73 |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship State championship | Fargo, ND | -8 | 47 |
| 2024-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival State championship | Jonesboro, AR | -8 | 27 |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash State championship | Milford, DE | -8 | 26 |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cancelled | Milford, DE | -8 | 26 |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Milford, DE | -8 | 26 |
| 2024-09-27 | Smoketember Fest Cancelled State championship | Baxley, GA | -8 | 24 |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Clanton, AL | -8 | 18 |
| 2024-09-27 | TN River BBQ Fest State championship | Saltillo, TN | -8 | 17 |
| 2024-09-27 | Blowin' Smoke BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Cancelled | Guthrie, OK | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Southern Colorado BBQ Challenge Cancelled State championship | Florence, CO | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Southern Colorado BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cancelled | Florence, CO | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Certified Barbeque Judging & Table Captain Class - Florence, CO Cancelled | Florence, CO | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Smoke Over Tooky Cancelled State championship | Contoocook, NH | -8 | — |
| 2024-09-26 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Clanton, AL Cancelled | Clanton, AL | -9 | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) | Roswell, GA | 12 | 33 |
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Huntsville, AL | 13 | 50 |
| 2024-10-18 | Border War Barbeque Cancelled State championship | Osawatomie, KS | 13 | 41 |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Columbia, NJ | 13 | 28 |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Columbia, NJ | 13 | 17 |
| 2024-10-18 | Roast N Boast State championship | Columbus, MS | 13 | 15 |
| 2024-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Cancelled State championship | Harper, KS | 13 | 11 |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Southwick, MA | -14 | 27 |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) State championship | Columbia, NJ | 14 | 26 |
| 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 |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Vienna, 1110 | 14 | 19 |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days | Vienna, 1110 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Columbia, NJ | 14 | 12 |
| 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 |
| 2024-10-19 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 Cancelled State championship | Harper, KS | 14 | 9 |
| 2024-10-19 | Barrel Smoking Class - Build Your Own - BBQ Maestros | Indianapolis, IN | 14 | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard State championship | Murphysboro, IL | -15 | 58 |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water State championship | Pine Bluff, AR | -15 | 42 |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge State championship | Rutherford College, NC | -15 | 33 |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out State championship | Kearney, MO | -15 | 32 |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest State championship | Denison, IA | -15 | 30 |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off State championship | Ponca City, OK | -15 | 26 |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) State championship | Southwick, MA | -15 | 25 |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Glencoe, AL | -15 | 18 |
| 2024-09-20 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Lincoln, CA | -15 | 15 |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Ponca City, OK | -15 | 4 |
| 2024-09-20 | Certified Barbeque Judging Class - Fort Quappelle, SK., Canada | Fort Quappelle, SK | -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.
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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