Jazz and Rib Fest July 24th – 26th

Come to downtown Columbus riverfront for 3 days of Jazz and mouth watering ribs. The Arena district and north bank areas will be filled with the sounds of cool Jazz and the smell of delicious hot ribs.

Celebrating 30 years of one of Columbus’ most popular weekend long events. The music lineup is packed with more than 30 artists and bands, more than 90 hours of musix during the three days. And of course you can’t have Jazz without the Ribs. There will be more than 20 rib burners in attendance to tantalize your taste buds with the hot and savory flavor of authentic BBQ Ribs. All of course fighting for bragging rights of Best Ribs.

Here is a run down of the Rib Burners that will be in attendance, representing 10 states and Canada
Armadillo’s Youngstown, Ohio
Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que Plymouth, Minnesota
Porky-N-Beans BBQ Port St. Lucie, Florida
Bad Wolf Barbecue Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jack on the Bone Rib Team Massillon, Ohio
Schmidt’s of German Village Columbus, Ohio
BBQ Masters Stockbridge, Georgia
Joey’s Texas Thunder Burr Ridge, Illinois
Smokin’ Joe’s Ribs Columbus, Ohio
Big Boned BBQ Co. Malta, Illinois
Johnson’s BBQ Chesapeake, Virginia
Texas Outlaw BBQ Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Butch’s Smack Your Lips BBQ Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
Lawshea’s Southern Ribs Columbus, Ohio
The King of Bar-B Que Ribs Mansfield, Ohio
Chicago Barbecue Company Burr Ridge, Illinois
Mojo’s Rib Shack Cleveland, Ohio
Willingham’s BBQ Annandale, Minnesota
Cowboy’s BBQ & Rib Co. Weatherford, Texas
Open Hands Catering Columbus, Ohio
Desperado’s BBQ & Rib Co. Hinckley, Ohio
Pigfoot BBQ Co. West Salem, Ohio

Be sure to cast your vote for the people’s choice award. Ballots can be picked up at the Smooth Jazz WJZA and The CW on WWHO-TV booths, as well as Information, First Aid and all soft drink tent locations.

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