Mark your calendar for August 12 - 15, 2010.
The Nebraska Pork Producers' Capital City Ribfest is a 4 day summer street festival featuring award-winning BBQ and music. The 2009 event attracted 31,475 people during four wonderful days! Ribfest is the largest, most popular summer event in downtown Lincoln.
Food, showcasing great barbeque, plus live music on the Performance Scion of Lincoln Sound Stage featuring some of the best local and regional talent, highlight the 4 day event.
Award-winning BBQ chefs and pit bosses from around the country gather to showcase their talents and serve up award-winning barbeque to southeastern Nebraskans. This festival is unique to Lincoln in that barbeque is the focal point of the event - offering the public a chance to sample a variety of barbeque recipes from across the nation and even Australia.
BBQ fans can now taste Southern, Texas style, Austrailian, Jamaican, Memphis and Southwestern BBQ, all without leaving Lincoln!
The 2009 Lincoln Journal Star Ground Zero "Best of Show" winners were:
1. Porky n' Beans of Port St. Lucie, FL
2. Johnson's BBQ of Virginia Beach, VA
Festival entertainment including live folk, classic rock, blues and country music is featured throughout the 4 day event. In 2009, 15 bands kept the stage rocking and the rib lovers entertained.
Ribfest generated more than 3,300 pounds of donated food for The Food Bank of Lincoln. The public donated cans of food on Thursday and Friday during the lunch hour as an admission donation. Thanks to all who contibuted.
Pershing Center and the Nebraska Pork Producers Association will host the big event on August 12 - 15, 2010.
The Barebones
Nebraska Pork Producers Capital City Ribfest
WHEN: August 12 - 15, 2010
TENTATIVE HOURS: 11 a.m. - midnight, Thurs. - Sat.
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Just outside the Pershing Center on "N" Street, 16th Street to 14th; and Centennial Mall "M" to "O".
ADMISSION: Adults $4, children 11 & under are free. Thurs. and Fri. August 12 & 13 admission is free from 111 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Suggested" admission is a can of food for the Food Bank of Lincoln.
No coolers or outside food or beverages allowed in the festival area. Aslo no skateboards or bicycles inside the festival area.
PARTICIPATING RIB VENDORS:
Aussom Aussie - Sydney, Australia
Desperado's BBQ & Rib Co. - Hinckley, OH
Howling Coyote Southwestern BBQ -Chicago, IL
Johnson's BBQ - Chesapeake, VA
Porky N' Beans - Port St. Lucie, FL
Texas Rib Rangers - Denton, TX
Willingham's BBQ - Memphis, TN
Ribfest Entertainment
We'll feature four days of live music on the
PERFORMANCE SCION of Lincoln Stage.
Thurs. Aug. 12 104-1 The Blaze Day
11:30 a.m. Chris Sayre
4:30 p.m. Mezcal Brothers
7:00 p.m. Killigans
9:30 p.m. Kris Lager Band
Fri. Aug. 13 Froggy 98 Day
11:30 a.m. John Walker
4:30 p.m. Switchback
7:00 p.m. Chad Lee Band
9:30 p.m. Jim Rice Band
Sat. Aug. 14 92.9 The Eagle Day
2:00 p.m. Spare Change
4:30 p.m. The Slangs
7:00 p.m. Cronin Bros. Band
9:30 p.m. Edgar Winter
Sun. Aug. 15 KFOR Day
11:00 a.m. Room 211 Band
1:00 p.m. Resonators
Bands, artists and performance times are subject to change.
