Friday, May 18 - 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m
Saturday, May 19 - 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
at City Lot D - 777 E. Waterman near INTRUST Bank Arena. Gate admission is $4 per person and kids 12 and under are free. Free admission during the festival with a WIchita Riverfestival button.
Ribfest Cookers include: Cowboy's Barbecue & Rib Co., Texas Thunder, Chicago BBQ Company, Uncle Bub's BBQ, Johnson's BBQ, Porky Chicks BBQ
Ribfest will include a kid's area featuring activities and entertainment for kids of all ages. Bring the family and enjoy inflatables, ballon art, a caricature artist and more.
Entertainment:
Thursday
11am: City & County First Responders Rib Eating Contest
Second Annual Mel Hambelton Ford Idle Contest
11am - 6pm: Preliminary Rounds
6:30pm - 9pm: Semifinals and Finals
Friday
11:30am - 1:30pm: The Watchers
4pm - 5pm: Chandler Kirkhart & The Broken Roads
6pm- pm: Nobody's Business
9pm - 10pm: Gloriana
Saturday
12pm- 1pm: Poultry 'N Motion
2pm - 3pm: Pretty Ugly
4pm - 5pm: Casey James
7pm - 7:45pm: Cojunto Anonimo
8pm - 9pm.: Kareem Lopez