Rib Fest 2025

Save the Date!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 18TH & 19TH, 2025

More info to come soon!

 

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Announcing headliner December 2024!

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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 Bingo 

Features 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

2024 Ribfest Contest Rules

*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.

2024 Rib Fest Camping Rules

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.