ribfest
{{short description|Type of food festival that occurs throughout the United States and Canada}}
A ribfest (short for rib festival), sometimes called a rib cook-off, is a type of food festival that occurs throughout the United States and Canada.
Background
The size of each ribfest is often measured by the number of traveling professional "rib teams" which sell food and compete at the events.Benedetto, Richard {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100913152352/http://richardlakefront.com/blog/chautauqua-rib-fest-kicks-off-in-celoron-today.html Chautauqua Rib-Fest Kicks Off In Celoron Today]}}. June 9th, 2010.[http://www.famousdaves.com/other-saucy-stuff/rib-fest-events/ Traveling Rib Team | Famous Dave's] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230152125/http://www.famousdaves.com/other-saucy-stuff/rib-fest-events/ |date=2010-12-30 }}[http://brantfordribfest.com/ Traveling to Ribfests | Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest]
A rib festival generally has multiple food vendors selling barbecue beef or pork ribs, pulled pork sandwiches, chicken, coleslaw, baked beans, and other related food choices. The vendors usually compete against one another for top spot in several categories including: Best Ribs, Best Sauce, Best Pulled Pork, and the Peoples Choice Award.
The rib festivals often coincide with music festivals, such as the "Dallas Ribfest Gospel BBQ",[http://fcg-bbq.blogspot.com/2010/03/beckham-mandel-rib-fest.html Beckham & Mandel Rib Fest | Full Custom Gospel BBQ] or Cleveland's "Great American Rib Cook-off & Music Festival".[http://www.cleveland.com/rib/ cleveland.com: We've Moved!]
After 30 years, Ribfest in St. Petersburg, Florida celebrated its final event in 2019. The festival raised nearly $4.5 million for local non-profits throughout the years.{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Savannah |title=Ribfest to end after 30 years in St. Petersburg |url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/ribfest-to-end-after-30-years-in-st-pete/67-2e6ebb0c-7ce4-40b9-9c2a-70410c77f658 |website=WSTP 10 Tampa Bay |date=21 March 2019 |publisher=WTSP-TV |accessdate=10 July 2020}} Dawson Creek, British Columbia held its first ribfest event in 2023.{{cite web |last1=MacTavish |first1=Grady |title=Ribfest coming to Dawson Creek this weekend |url=https://www.cjdctv.com/ribfest-coming-to-dawson-creek-this-weekend-1.6497141 |website=CJDC-TV |access-date=30 July 2023 |language=en |date=27 July 2023}}
Notable ribfests
- Canada's Largest Ribfest – Burlington, Ontario[http://www.canadaslargestribfest.com/ Canada's Largest Ribfest]
- Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off – Sparks, Nevada[http://www.nuggetribcookoff.com/ Nugget Rib Cook-Off: Best In The West John Ascuaga's Nugget Reno Nevada NV World Rib Eating Championship BBQ lovers cookers entertainment kids area craft booths summer family ...]
- London Ribfest – London, Ontario[http://www.canadasbiggestparty.com/ canadasbiggestparty.com]
- Toronto Ribfest – Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada[http://www.torontoribfest.com Toronto Ribfest]
- Naperville Ribfest - Naperville, Illinois{{cite web |url=https://www.ribfest.net/ |title=Home |website=ribfest.net}}
- Canada's largest Halal Barbeque and Fast Food Truck Festival – Toronto, Ontario{{Cite web | title=Halal Ribfest {{!}} North America's Largest Halal Food Tour | url=https://www.halalribfest.com/ | access-date=2025-02-22 | website=www.halalribfest.com}}
- Ribfest Gaspésien - Gaspé, Quebec, Canada {{Cite web |last=Nérisson |first=Igor |date=2023-07-26 |title=Un premier RibFest couronné de succès |url=https://www.radiogaspesie.ca/nouvelles/actualite/un-premier-ribfest-couronne-de-succes/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Radio-Gaspésie |language=fr-FR}}
References
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Category:Food and drink festivals in the United States