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FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 18TH & 19TH, 2025
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BOB 106 Friday Night Pre-Rib Fest Party
Live Music / B's Pork Chop Dinner / Bean Bag Tournament
Pre-Rib Fest Featuring TBD Artist
Friday, July 18th, 2025
The Friday night pre-Rib Fest Party will also feature the ever-popular pork chop dinner plus prizes and ticket giveaways. Baumann also encourages fans to, "Camp along the Crow," and make a weekend out of it by staying at B's on the River the entire weekend.
RIB FEST 2025 SCHEDULE
Thursday
7pm Accepting Camping Units
Friday - No Cover Charge
12pm-Dusk Accepting Camping Units
5:30pm Bean Bag Registration (Can Preregister @ B's Prior to Event)
6pm Bean Bag Tournament Starts
6pm-Gone Pork Chop Dinner
6:30-10:30pm TBD
8am BBQ'rs Arrive / Accepting Camping Units
10am Cooker's Meeting
2pm Gates Open
2pm Food Truck Opens / Kids Events / Rib Tasting Kits on Sale –
DJ Chopper – “World’s Nuttiest DJ” 2pm-4:30pm, Face Painting, Bounce House
2:30pm Cash Bingo (Under Tent; $1,000 Final Game) / Pull Tabs
2:30pm Rib Contest Turn In
2:50pm Pick-Up Rib Tasting Kits
3-4:30pm Rib Tasting Begins
4:30pm VIP Opens
4:30pm Rib & Chicken Buffet Line Opens
$20 Adults $15 Kids 9 & Under
5-6pm Take Out Rib and Chicken Dinner $20
5-7pm VIP Buffet Line
4:30-7pm TBD
7:30-9pm TBD
9:30-11pm TBD
11pm Fireworks
Additional Offerings at 2025 Rib Fest
Cash BingoFeatures 10 rounds of bingo with 8 games with 75% cash payout, 1 game with 90% cash payout and final round is $1000 cash payout. Each round will also have featured prizes including VIP ticket upgrades, Meet and Greet tickets and more!
Pull Tabs
Both Friday & Saturday night the pull tab booth will be open with a variety of games available for play!
Kids DJ
"World's Nuttiest DJ" DJ Chopper will be playing by the Kid's Events from 2pm-4:30pm. Fun kid's games and an interactive experience for all to enjoy!
Friday Night Bean Bag Tournament
The Bean Bag Tournament will be Friday night. Preregistration is available at the bar any time. $25 per 2-person team.
Backyard BBQ Rib Contest
Our Backyard BBQ Rib Contest is a fun rib cooking contest (limited number of cooking spaces available). Cooks will prepare 10 full racks of ribs, all furnished by B's on the River. This is an opportunity for you to show your rib cooking skills off! The cooks furnish seasonings and sauce, along wth serving up their tasty ribs to guest tasters. Your ribs will be judged first by KCBS (Kansas City Barbeque Society) certified judges and then by our guest tasters.
2024 Ribfest Contest Entry Form
*Notice of Change: Rib Contest Cookers may start cooking as soon as they receive their ribs. Ribs will be available starting at 7am Saturday.
General Pricing
VIP: Includes: Admission, private viewing area in front of the stage, private bar, All-You-Can-Eat BBQ Rib and Chicken Dinner, private seating area for dinner, 2 free drinks and private bathrooms. (*In response to guest requests, the VIP area at Rib Fest will NOT include seating in front of the stage. There will be stand up bars with assigned spots for each ticket holder. VIP ticket holders will have access to the exclusive VIP tent, which does include seating, in addition to the private viewing area in front of the stage*): $135
General Admission: In Advance: $40 At the Door: $50
All-You-Can-Eat BBQ Rib and Chicken Buffet: $20
Camping: 3 Nights (Thursday/ Friday/ Saturday): $140
Tickets will be available for purchase by clicking here or at B's on the River, 1455 County Road 27, Watertown, MN. General Admission tickets will be sold the day of Rib Fest.
Camping
Primitive camping (no electrical or water hook-ups) is available at B's on the River Rib Fest 2024. One sleeping unit (ie. camper or tent) and one vehicle per site is allowed. Campsites must be reserved by July 5th, 2024 and will not be available for purchase at the gate the day of the event. Fires and pets are not allowed.
Campers will be accepted after 7pm on Thursday, July 11th.
Hotel Accomodations
GrandStay Hotels
395 13th St S, Delano, MN
(763) 972-4303
AmeriVu Inn and Suites
550 Cherry Dr. Waconia, MN
(952) 442-8787
Cab Services
Christie Cab
(763) 913-4889
Thank You to all of the 2024 Rib Fest Sponsors!
Republic Services, Gallus Painting, MBE, Fobbe Electric, Bursch Brothers Sand & Gravel, Anchor Plastics, Vanderlinde Group Edge Reality, Fine-Line Foundations, Mikie's Landscaping, Stein Heating & Cooling, Hecksel Machine Shop, Class Act Outdoor Furnace, Kohl's Dairy, M & K Construction, K-Way Trucking, Rocket Crane, Davis Motorsports / Chevy, Delano Family Dental, Bauer Design Build, Showcase Lawncare, Berg Exteriors, All Season Sports, Lansing Indoor/Outdoor Services, Kevin Butcher Edina Reality, Matter Construction, Graham Moving, Elmer J. Peterson Company, and Performance Food Group
Disclaimers: B's on the River/Rib Fest is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets, personal injury, or loss, theft, or damage to personal property. By attending Rib Fest, you acknowledge and agree your photo may be used in future promotional materials, including but not limited to social media. B's on the River/Rib Fest has the right to inspect persons or parcels. Chairs, food, beverages or coolers may not be brought into the music area. Must be 21 or older to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages in any event area. Violators will be ejected. Please carry a picture ID with you at all times. No pets allowed. No audio or video recording of any kind is permitted. No refunds for anyone ejected for rule violations. Call for handicap accommodations. Rain or shine event. No refunds or exchanges. Artists subject to change without notice. Firearms are not permitted anywhere on B's on the River property.
