Siouxland’s Biggest & Most Rockin’ Rib Cook Off

Rib Fest is back!

Save the date for Saturday, June 19th at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Battery Park in Sioux City, Iowa.

Public tasting will be from 12:00pm-3:00pm this year.

•$10 entry fee at the gate; kids 12 and under get in free.
•Purchase $10 punch cards at the gate to taste BBQ ribs and chicken cooked by the competing teams. A $10 punch card gets you 5 tastings. A tasting equals one rib bone, chicken portion, or two sides.
•Live music by Dane Louis Band.
•Rib eating contest for adults, teens, and children starting at 1:30pm!
•Taste Siouxland’s best BBQ from 25 different teams!
•Funds raised will support programs for kids and adults with disabilities at Camp High Hopes, a local Sioux City non-profit.

Buy your Rib Fest Raffle tickets here!

For $1, you have a chance to win 4 great prizes, each valued at $250 and above!

HEY BBQ TEAMS! WE WANT YOU!!!

Interested in joining the fun and entering your team for the competition? CLICK HERE FOR THE 2021 BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST ENTRY FORM!!

Wanna judge some tasty BBQ? CLICK HERE FOR THE 2021 JUDGE APPLICATION!!!

Click here to learn more about becoming a Rib Fest sponsor!

Thank you to our amazing 2021 Rib Fest Sponsors!!!

Rib Fest 2021 is presented by:

Our Hawg Boss Sponsors:

Our Pit Master Sponsors:

Our Holy Smokes Sponsors:

Our Hogs Gone Wild Sponsors: